1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 52nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match
Summary
Kerry had to play without their captain, Seán Brosnan, who had a heavy cold. Dan Spring scored both Kerry goals. Meath rued their missed chances - they shot 11 wides.This was the fifth of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.
It was also the first championship meeting of Kerry and Meath.
To avoid a colour clash, Kerry wore the red and white of Dingle, county champions at the time.
Details
Kerry
- 1 Dan O'Keeffe
- 2 Billy Myers
- 3 Joe Keohane
- 4 Tadhg Healy
- 5 Bill Dillon
- 6 Bill Casey
- 7 Eddie Walsh
- 8 Paddy Kennedy
- 9 Jimmy O'Gorman
- 10 Murt Kelly
- 11 Tom O'Connor
- 12 Johnny Walsh
- 13 Charlie O'Sullivan
- 14 Dan Spring
- 15 Tim Landers
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