1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 76th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
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Event | 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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Date | 22 September 1963 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)[1] | ||||||
Attendance | 87,106 | ||||||
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Brian McDonald took the line ball that led to Dublin's goal, which was finished by Simon Behan after a small-rectangle scuffle involving six defenders and four attackers. Galway narrowed the gap to one point near the end, but John Timmons put Dublin two ahead. Referee Eamon Moules (Wicklow) denied Galway a last-minute penalty.[2][3]
Galway were beaten by a Simon Behan goal.[4]
Man of the match was Leo Hickey.[citation needed]