1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

none May 2021 May 2021 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final Kerry gaa football team 1926.jpg Kerry, champions 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Kerry 40px 1–3(6) Kildare 40px 0–6(6) 5 September 1926 Croke Park Dublin T Shevlin (Roscommon) 37,500January 2026 Wet 1925 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay Kerry 40px 1–4(7) Kildare 40px 0–4(4) 17 October 1926 Croke Park Dublin T Shevlin (Roscommon) 35,500January 2026 1927 The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 39th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Background Although this was a first appearance in the decider since 1919 for Kildare, 1926 began a run of four consecutive All-Ireland SFC finals featuring Kildare. Paths to the final Kerry defeated Cavan by 1–6 to 0–1 in the first semi-final. Kildare defeated Galway by 2–5 to 0–2 in the second semi-final. Matches Summary The final was played on 5 September. A last-minute goal by Bill Gorman (Kerry) forced a draw. After the game, Kerry's centre-back Jack Murphy put his clothes back on without taking off his playing gear, and died of pneumonia before the replay. He was 22 years of age.https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2025/1231/1550986-sport-in-1926-radio-advent-and-five-nations-near-miss/ Sport in 1926: Radio advent in hurling and a Five Nations near miss RTÉ Raf Diallo 31 December 2025 The Kingdom (Kerry) won the replay, with a Nathan O'Reilly goal.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. The replay was played on 17 October.https://www.gaa.ie/api/pdfs/image/upload/t8bphnbixyanijooj1un.pdfbook The Complete Handbook of GAELIC GAMES 2021 DBA 148 It was the second of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Dublin, also winner of three.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/kerry-on-honour-roll-1885579.html Kerry on honour roll Irish Independent 14 September 2009 14 September 2009 Details 1926 10 17 y Final Kerry football 23px|border 1-4 (7) (4) 0-4 23px|border Kildare football Dublin Croke Park T Shevlin (Roscommon) _goldhorizontal 009900 009900 009900 ffffff 000000 Kerry ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 Kildare 1 Johnny Riordan 2 Pat Clifford 3 Joe Barrett 4 Jack Walsh 5 Paul Russell 6 Jerry Moriarty 7 John Slattery 8 Con Brosnan 9 Bob Stack 10 John Ryan 11 Denis O'Connell 12 Tom O'Mahony 13 J. J. Sheehy (c) 14 Jimmy Bailey 15 Bill GormanPlayed in drawn game: John MurphyJoe O'SullivanPhil O'Sullivan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1927 Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kerry county football team matches Category:Kildare county football team matches Category:September 1926 sports events in Europe Category:October 1926 sports events in Europe