1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

June 2018 June 2018 1953 All-Ireland Football Championship final 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.jpg 150 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Kerry 40px 0–13(13) Armagh 40px 1–6(9) 27 September 1953 Croke Park Dublin Peter McDermott (Meath) 86,155 1952 1954 The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 66th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Match Summary Mal McEvoy scored an early goal for Armagh, who led by two points after 40 minutes, before Kerry began to pile on the points. Armagh's Bill McCorry missed a penalty and Kerry won by four points.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. It was the first 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 This was also the first championship meeting of Armagh and Kerry.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-fullhouse-awaits-kilkenny-26882432.html Kerry full-house awaits Kilkenny Irish Independent Independent News & Media 2 August 2012 2 August 2012 With just over 90,000 spectators in attendance, some of whom had broken through a gate to gain access, it was the biggest crowd ever witnessed at Croke Park at the time.https://www.independent.ie/news/all-ireland-final-countdown/27545677.html All-Ireland final countdown Irish Independent 12 September 2002 The record attendance was beaten in the 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final when Down beat Offaly before 90,556 fans.https://www.offalyexpress.ie/video/fun---games/338127/watch-the-day-offaly-played-in-front-of-the-biggest-croke-park-crowd-in-history.html/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180927112901/https://www.offalyexpress.ie/video/fun---games/338127/watch-the-day-offaly-played-in-front-of-the-biggest-croke-park-crowd-in-history.html dead 27 September 2018 The day Offaly played in front of the biggest Croke Park crowd in history Offaly Express Offaly Express 26 September 2018 26 September 2018 Details 27 September 1953 border|20px Kerry football 0–13 – 1–6 border|20x20px Armagh football J. Brosnan (0-4), J. J. Sheehan (0-3), T. Lyne (0-4), T. Ashe (0-1) & J.Lyne (0-1). M. McEvoy (1-2), G. O'Neill (0-2), J. Cunningham & B. Seeley (0-1). Croke Park, Dublin 86,155 Peter McDermott (Meath) GK1 J. FoleyRCB2 J. Murphy (c)FB3 N. RocheLCB4 D. MurphyRHB5 C. KennellyCHB6 J. CroninLHB7 M. PalmerMF8 S. MurphyMF9 D. HanafinRHF10 J. BrosnanCHF11 J. J. SheehanLHF12 T. LyneRCF13 T. AsheFF14 S. KellyLCF15 J. LyneSubstitutes: 16 G. O'Sullivan for D. Hanafin 17 J. O'Shea 18 P. Sheehy 19 B. O'Shea 20 M. Brosnan GK1 E. McMahonRCB2 G. MorganFB3 J. BrattanLCB4 J. McKnightRHB5 F. KernanCHB6 P. O'NeillLHB7 S. Quinn (c)MF8 M. O'HanlonMF9 M. McEvoyRHF10 J. CunninghamCHF11 B. Seeley LHF12 B. McCorry RCF13 P. Campbell FF14 A. O'HaganLCF15 G. O'NeillSubstitutes: 16 G. Wilson for E. McMahon 17 G. Murphy for G. Wilson 18 J. O'Hare for S. Quinn 19 G. McStay 20 I. Henderson 21 P. Murphy 22 P. O'Neill 23 P. McCreesh 24 J. McBreen References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Armagh county football team matches Category:Kerry county football team matches