1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 28th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
| Event | 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 November 1915 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Dunphy (Laois) | ||||||
| Attendance | 27,000 | ||||||
| Weather | fine | ||||||
Wexford won by three points; their goals were scored by Jim and Aidan Byrne, while Dick Fitzgerald and Denis Doyle got Kerry's goals.[1]
It was the first of four consecutive All-Ireland football titles won by Wexford between 1915 and 1918.[2]
Wexford were captained by Seán O'Kennedy, whose brother Gus played at corner-forward.
References
- High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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