1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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.

1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Event	1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry Mayo 0–13 (13) 1–7 (10)
Date	28 September 1997
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	Brian White (Wexford)
Attendance	65,601
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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

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