1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 41st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kildare were the winners.^[1][2][3] Ending Kerry's year.

1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kildare (3rd win)
Captain	Mick Buckley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	John Joe Sheehy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Kildare
Ulster	Monaghan
Connacht	Leitrim
Championship statistics
← 1926 1928 →

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Sligo	1-8 – 2-3	Mayo

29 May 1927
Quarter-Final

Castlerea

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

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Sligo	0-0 – 1-0	Mayo

19 June 1927
Quarter-Final Replay

Sligo

[Match abandoned following a disputed goal for Mayo after 12 minutes. Sligo withdrew from the championship and Mayo were awarded the tie.]

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Leitrim	1-3 – 0-2	Roscommon

22 May 1927
Semi-Final

Carrick-on-Shannon

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

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Leitrim	0-7 – 1-0	Roscommon

26 June 1927
Semi-Final Replay

Ballinamore

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Mayo	1-4 – 1-5	Galway
JE McEllin (1-0).

17 July 1927
Semi-Final

Tuam

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Leitrim	2-4 – 0-3	Galway

7 August 1927
Final

Roscommon

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Meath	2-7 – 0-0	Louth

22 May 1927

Quarter-Final

Navan

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Kildare	1-4 – 0-2	Kilkenny

22 May 1927

Quarter-Final

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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Wexford	7-10 – 6-2	Longford

29 May 1927

Quarter-Final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Dublin	2-5 – 0-3	Laois

19 June 1927

Quarter-Final

Geraldine Park, Athy

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Dublin	0-11 – 2-5	Wexford

1927

Semi-Final

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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Dublin	0-8 – 1-1	Wexford

1927

Semi-Final Replay

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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Kildare	1-6 – 1-2	Meath

17 July 1927

Semi-Final

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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Kildare	0-5 – 0-3	Dublin
Paul Doyle 0-4 and Jack Higgins 0-1f		Paul Russell 0-2 and Paddy McDonnell 0-1

14 August 1927

Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: Tom Burke (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry	1-7– 0-1	Cork
John Joe Sheehy (0-1),Tom O'Mahony (0-3) & James Baily (1-2).

8 May 1927
Quarter-Final

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

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Tipperary	4-3– 0-4	Limerick

12 June 1927
Quarter-Final

Clonmel

Referee: R. Stapleton ( T )

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Clare	2-6– 1-1	Waterford

15 May 1927
Semi-Final

Ennis

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Kerry	2-6 – 1-1	Tipperary
Jackie Ryan (0-2), Paddy Whitty (1-0), Denis Rory O'Connell (1-0), Tom O'Mahony (0-3) & Ned Sweeney (0-1).

14 August 1927
Semi-Final

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Referee: A. Beckett ( C )

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Kerry	4-4 – 1-3	Clare
Bob Stack (0-1), Denis Rory O'Connell (1-0), John Joe Sheehy (1-1), Tom O'Mahony (1-1) & Ned Sweeney (1-0).

11 September 1927
Final

The Cricket Field, Kilrush

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Cavan	7-7 – 4-3	Derry

22 May 1927
Quarter-Final

Belfast

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Armagh	1-5 – 0-4	Donegal

22 May 1927
Quarter-Final

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

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Antrim	1-9 – 0-11	Tyrone

22 May 1927
Quarter-Final

Belfast

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Monaghan	2-5 – 1-2	Down

22 May 1927
Quarter-Final

Pairc Esler, Newry

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Cavan	1-6 – 2-6	Monaghan

19 June 1927
Semi-Final

St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

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Armagh	3-6 – 0-4	Antrim

26 June 1927
Semi-Final

Pairc Esler, Newry

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Monaghan	3-5 – 2-5	Armagh

31 July 1927
Final

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Kerry	0-4 – 0-2	Leitrim
Paddy Whitty (0-1) & John Joe Sheehy (0-3).

28 August 1927
Semi-Final

Tuam

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Kildare	1-7 – 0-2	Monaghan
T.Keogh 1-1, P.Doyle 0-3, P.Loughlin 0-2, W.Mangan 0-1.

28 August 1927
Semi-Final

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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Main article: 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Kildare	0-5 – 0-3	Kerry
P.Doyle 0-2, W.Mangan, W.Gannon, J.Curtis 0-1.		John Joe Sheehy (0-1) & James Baily (0-2).

25 September 1927
Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 36,529

Referee: T Shevlin (Roscommon)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The Kilkenny GAA Grounds become known as Nowlan Park after former President James Nowlan.
• Leitrim win their first Connacht title.

References

1. "Football results 1887-1910". GAA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
2. "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1887-2010". HoganStand. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
3. "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.