1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry Offaly
0–10 0–7
Date28 September 1969
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeJohn Moloney
Attendance67,828
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The 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 82nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

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Summary

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Kerry claimed a three-point win, thanks mostly to three great saves by goalkeeper Johnny Culloty.[1]

This was also the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Offaly.[2]

Half-time entertainment was provided by way of an Irish dancing routine from the "Hurling Boys from Omagh", County Tyrone.[3]

Vendor at Heuston Station in 1969, selling rosettes for Kerry, Offaly, Derry and Cork (the latter meeting in the minor final)

Details

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Kerry
0–10 – 0–7Offaly
M. O'Connell (0–02)
M. O'Dwyer (0–02)
D. J. Crowley (0–02)
M. Gleeson (0–02)
L. Higgins (0–01)
B. Lynch (0–01)		 T. McTague (0–03)
S. Evans (0–02)
W. Bryan (0–01)
P. Keenan (0–01)

Linesmen:

Sideline Official

References

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  1. ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  2. ^ "Kerry full-house awaits Kilkenny". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ The Hurling Boys, Omagh, at the 1969 All Ireland Final. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ Away shirt worn by Kerry to avoid colours clash
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