1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

June 2018 June 2018 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme cover.png 150 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Kerry 40px 3–7(16) Galway 40px 1–4(7) 27 September 1959 Croke Park Dublin John Dowling (Offaly) 85,897 1958 1960 The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 72nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Match This year's final was played on 27 September.https://www.gaa.ie/api/pdfs/image/upload/t8bphnbixyanijooj1un.pdfbook The Complete Handbook of GAELIC GAMES 2021 DBA 151July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Summary Kerry won easily with goals by Dan McAuliffe (2) and Garry McMahon.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1950s.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-on-honour-roll-26565988.html Kerry on honour roll Irish Independent Independent News & Media 14 September 2009 14 September 2009 Galway were beaten by Kerry.Tom Kenny https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/38701/the-men-who-first-brought-sam-to-galway The men who first brought Sam to Galway Galway Advertiser 14 April 2011 14 April 2011 In 1959, Kerry beat them 3 – 7 to 1 – 4, and in 1963 that Simon Behan goal for Dublin beat us, the score 1 – 9 to 0 – 10. Details 27 September 1959Final Kerry football 3–7 – 1–4 Galway football Mick O'Dwyer (0–1), Dan McAuliffe (2–2), John Dowling (0–2), Tadhgie Lyne (0–2). Sean Purcell (0–3), Frank Evers (1–0) & Joe Young (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 85,897 J. Dowling (Offaly) _whiteborder _goldhorizontal _whiteborder _hoops_gold 009900 009900 009900 ffffff 009900 Kerry _collarwhite _hoops_white 770000 770000 770000 ffffff 770000 Galway Kerry 1 J. Culloty 2 J. O'Shea 3 N. Sheehy 4 T. Lyons 5 Seán Murphy 6 K. Coffey 7 M. O'Dwyer 8 Mick O'Connell (c) 9 Séamus Murphy 10 D. McAuliffe 11 T. Long 12 P. Sheehy 13 D. Geaney 14 John Dowling 15 T. Lyne Subs used Jack Dowling for T. Lyons Moss O'Connell for Mick O'Connell G. McMahon for D. Geaney Galway 1 J. Farrell 2 J. Kissane 3 S. Meade 4 M. Greally 5 M. Garrett 6 J. Mahon 7 S. Colleran 8 F. Evers 9 M. McDonagh 10 J. Young 11 S. Purcell (c) 12 M. McDonagh 13 M. Laide 14 F. Stockwell 15 J. Nallen Subs used J. Keeley for J. Nallen P. Dunne for M. Greally References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Galway county football team matches Category:Kerry county football team matches