The 1917 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the thirtieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1917 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match Summary Turlough "Tull" Considine, a dual star, was through on goal for Clare but was tripped up, while both teams had goals disallowed, so only points decided the game, Wexford winning nine to five.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
It was the third of four All-Ireland SFC titles won by Wexford in the 1910s.
Seán O'Kennedy, whose brother Gus played at corner-forward, captained Wexford.
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Wexford Team
Seán O'Kennedy (c) Gus O'Kennedy Paddy Mackey Aidan Doyle Tom Mernagh Tom McGrath (goal) Tom Murphy Bill Hodgins J. Quinn Jim Byrne John Crowley Frank Furlong Martin Howlett Tom Doyle Dick Reynolds
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