1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
| Event | 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 5 February 1899 | ||||||
| Venue | Jones' Road, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Spencer Lyons (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,000 | ||||||
| Weather | fine | ||||||
The 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the tenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match
Summary
William Guiry scored both of Dublin's goals, as they won 2–6 to 0–2, having led 1–2 to 0–1 at half-time.
At this time, club teams represented their counties with the CJ Kickhams club, captained by PJ Walsh, representing Dublin and Cork represented by the Dohenys club from Dunmanway.
It was the fourth of six All-Ireland SFC titles won by Dublin in the 1890s.[1]
Details
Dublin =
- P. J. Walsh (c)
- Bill Guiry
- Richard Scallan
- Luke O'Kelly
- W. Callaghan
- Ted Downey
- Dick Curtis
- D. O'Donnell
- Matt Chambers
- V. Kelly
- C. Cannon
- P. O'Donoghue
- R. O'Brien
- P. Redmond
- J. Matthews
- W. Flynn
- J. O'Brien
References
- ^ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.