1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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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.
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Event | 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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Date | 24 September 1939 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | J Flaherty (Offaly) | ||||||
Attendance | 46,828 | ||||||
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Kerry had to play without their captain Sean Brosnan who had a heavy cold. [1] Dan Spring (later TD, and father of Tánaiste Dick Spring) scored both Kerry goals. Meath rued their missed chances - they shot 11 wides.[2]
It was the fifth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.[3]
This was the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Meath.
To avoid a colour clash, Kerry wore the red and white of Dingle, the county champions at the time.[4]