The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 66th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
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| Event | 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 27 September 1953 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Peter McDermott (Meath) | ||||||
| Attendance | 86,155 | ||||||
Match
Summary
Mal McEvoy scored an early goal for Armagh, who led by two points after 40 minutes, before Kerry began to pile on the points. Armagh's Bill McCorry missed a penalty and Kerry won by four points.[1]
It was the first of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1950s.[2]
This was also the first Championship meeting of Armagh and Kerry.[3]
With just over 90,000 spectators in attendance, some of whom had broken through a gate to gain access, it was the biggest crowd ever witnessed at Croke Park at the time.[4]
The record attendance was beaten in the 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final when Down beat Offaly before 90,556 fans.[5]
Details
References
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