1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
| Event | 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 28 September 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Brian White (Wexford) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,601 | ||||||
The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 110th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match
Summary
Kerry bridged an 11-year gap, the longest in their history, helped by nine Maurice Fitzgerald points.[1] Fitzgerald also broke Billy O'Shea's leg on the pitch.[2]
Mayo in their second final appearance in a row, were hoping to bridge a gap that stretched back to their All-Ireland SFC title winning team of 1951.[3] They failed, and would lose again to Kerry in 2004 and 2006. Subsequent All-Ireland SFC final defeats followed for Mayo at the hands of Donegal in 2012 and Dublin in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020... Tyrone in 2021...
Details
       Kerry |     Mayo
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Kerry
- 1 D. O'Keeffe
- 2 K. Burns
- 3 Barry O'Shea
- 4 S. Stack
- 5 S. Moynihan
- 6 L. O'Flaherty
- 7 E. Breen
- 8 D. Ó Sé
- 9 W. Kirby
- 10 P. Laide
- 11 L. Hassett (c)
- 12 D. O'Dwyer
- 13 Billy O'Shea
- 14 D. Ó Cinnéide
- 15 M. Fitzgerald
- Sub used
- 22 J. Crowley for Billy O'Shea
- 19 M. F. Russell for D. Ó Cinnéide
- 20 D. Daly for W. Kirby
- Sub not used
- 16 P. O'Leary
- 17 M. Hassett
- 18 B. Clarke
- 21 S. Burke
- 23 M. O'Shea
- 24 T. Ó Sé
- Manager
- P. Ó Sé
Mayo
- 1 P. Burke
- 2 K. Mortimer
- 3 P. Holmes
- 4 D. Flanagan
- 5 F. Costello
- 6 J. Nallen
- 7 N. Connelly
- 8 P. Fallon
- 9 D. Heaney
- 10 M. Sheridan
- 11 C. McManamon
- 12 J. Casey
- 13 C. McDonald
- 14 L. McHale
- 15 D. Nestor
- Subs used
- J. Horan for Flanagan
- D. Byrne for Sheridan
- PJ Loftus for Nestor
- Manager
- J. Maughan
References
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ Whyte, Barry J. (15 September 2006). "Kerry v Mayo Classics: 1997 SFC final". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2006.
- ^ McGee, Eugene (6 February 2006). "First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 6 February 2006.