1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 75th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
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| Event | 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 23 September 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 75,771 | ||||||
This marked the first occasion on which the final was televised.[1]
Pre-match edit
Roscommon played Sligo in the 1962 Connacht final and were behind for much of the match. Sligo were blighted by a sudden string of injuries, missed a 50 while two points ahead in the final minute, and then gifted soon-to-be All-Ireland finalists Roscommon a goal, allowing them to progress at Sligo's expense in what is considered "one of the great football tragedies in Connacht".[2]
Match summary edit
Garry McMahon scored a goal for Kerry after 35 seconds and Kerry hit a point quickly after, and victory was never in doubt.[3] McMahon's goal was the fastest in All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final history.[4] Until Garristown man Dean Rock scored for Dublin against Mayo in the 2020 final.
Match details edit
       Kerry
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    Roscommon
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References edit
- ^ a b Furlong, Brendan (17 November 2021). "Eamonn 'Fitch' Moules, referee of first televised All-Ireland football final, dies aged 97: Wicklowman also took charge of 1963 decider and a National League final in New York". The Irish Times.
Wicklow GAA is mourning the passing of Eamonn 'Fitch' Moules who had the proud record of refereeing the first televised All-Ireland senior football final in which Kerry defeat[sic] Roscommon by 1–12 to 1–6 in 1962. Aged 97 on Tuesday, Eamonn passed away this week. He was a household name in Wicklow GAA circles, when he refereed both the 1962 and 1963 All-Ireland football finals. In 1963 Moules was in charge of the final which saw Dublin defeat Galway by 1–9 to 0–10.
- ^ Sweeney, Eamonn (8 July 2007). "About time Lady Luck gave Sligo the time of day". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ "DDTV Video: Murphy strike against Mayo named Goal of the Championship". Donegal Daily. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
According to Ger Canning, RTÉ's commentator for the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
External links edit
- "Kerry Win Cup (1962)" on YouTube, a British Pathé newsreel of the game