1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

May 2021 May 2021 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Kerry 40px 0–13(13) Mayo 40px 1–7(10) 28 September 1997 Croke Park Dublin Brian White (Wexford) 65,601 1996 1998 The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 110th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Match Summary Kerry bridged an 11-year gap, the longest in their history, helped by nine Maurice Fitzgerald points.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. Fitzgerald also broke Billy O'Shea's leg on the pitch.Barry J. Whyte http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2006/0915/209114-kerryvmayo/ Kerry v Mayo Classics: 1997 SFC final RTÉ Sport RTÉ 15 September 2006 15 September 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726090725/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2006/0915/209114-kerryvmayo/ 26 July 2014 live Mayo in their second final appearance in a row, were hoping to bridge a gap that stretched back to their All-Ireland SFC title winning team of 1951.Eugene McGee http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/first-signs-that-mayo-might-be-set-to-turn-back-the-clock-111572.html First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock Irish Independent Independent News & Media 6 February 2006 6 February 2006 Details _goldhorizontal _green stripes adidas 009900 009900 009900 ffffff 009900 Kerry _greenborder _redhorizontal _greenborder _greentop ff0000 006600 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 Mayo Kerry 1 D. O'Keeffe 2 K. Burns 3 Barry O'Shea 4 S. Stack 5 S. Moynihan 6 L. O'Flaherty 7 E. Breen 8 D. Ó Sé 9 W. Kirby 10 P. Laide 11 L. Hassett (c) 12 D. O'Dwyer 13 Billy O'Shea 14 D. Ó Cinnéide 15 M. Fitzgerald Sub used 22 J. Crowley for Billy O'Shea 19 M. F. Russell for D. Ó Cinnéide 20 D. Daly for W. Kirby Sub not used 16 P. O'Leary 17 M. Hassett 18 B. Clarke 21 S. Burke 23 M. O'Shea 24 T. Ó Sé Manager P. Ó Sé Mayo 1 P. Burke 2 K. Mortimer 3 P. Holmes 4 D. Flanagan 5 F. Costello 6 J. Nallen 7 N. Connelly 8 P. Fallon 9 D. Heaney 10 M. Sheridan 11 C. McManamon 12 J. Casey 13 C. McDonald 14 L. McHale 15 D. Nestor Subs used J. Horan for Flanagan D. Byrne for Sheridan PJ Loftus for Nestor Manager J. Maughan References External links Liam Hassett's 1997 All-Ireland winning speech All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kerry county football team matches Category:Mayo county football team matches