1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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.

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.

The final was played on 5 September. A last-minute goal by Bill Gorman 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.
The Kingdom won the replay, with a Nathan O'Reilly goal. The replay was played on 17 October.
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.