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1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Field	Value
title	1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
image	1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme cover.png
image_size	150
event	1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
team1	Kerry
team1association	[[File:Colours of Kerry.svg	40px]]
team1score	3–7
(16)
team2	Galway
team2association	[[File:Colours of Galway.svg	40px]]
team2score	1–4
(7)
date	27 September 1959
stadium	Croke Park
city	Dublin
referee	John Dowling (Offaly)
attendance	85,897
previous	1958
next	1960

(16) (7) The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 72nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

This year's final was played on 27 September.

Summary

Kerry won easily with goals by Dan McAuliffe (2) and Garry McMahon.

It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1950s.

Galway were beaten by Kerry.

Details

Kerry

1 J. Culloty
2 J. O'Shea
3 N. Sheehy
4 T. Lyons
5 Seán Murphy
6 K. Coffey
7 M. O'Dwyer
8 Mick O'Connell (c)
9 Séamus Murphy
10 D. McAuliffe
11 T. Long
12 P. Sheehy
13 D. Geaney
14 John Dowling
15 T. Lyne

;Subs used : Jack Dowling for T. Lyons : Moss O'Connell for Mick O'Connell : G. McMahon for D. Geaney

Galway

1 J. Farrell
2 J. Kissane
3 S. Meade
4 M. Greally
5 M. Garrett
6 J. Mahon
7 S. Colleran
8 F. Evers
9 M. McDonagh
10 J. Young
11 S. Purcell (c)
12 M. McDonagh
13 M. Laide
14 F. Stockwell
15 J. Nallen

;Subs used : J. Keeley for J. Nallen : P. Dunne for M. Greally

References

(2021). "The Complete Handbook of GAELIC GAMES". DBA.
''High Ball'' magazine, issue #6, 1998.
(14 September 2009). "Kerry on honour roll". [[Independent News & Media]].
Kenny, Tom. (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". [[Galway Advertiser]].

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