1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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 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
- 9 Séamus Murphy
- 10 D. McAuliffe
- 11 T. Long
- 12 P. Sheehy
- 13 D. Geaney
- 14 John Dowling
- 15 T. Lyne
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
- 12 M. McDonagh
- 13 M. Laide
- 14 F. Stockwell
- 15 J. Nallen