The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 72nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match This year's final was played on 27 September.
Summary Kerry won easily with goals by Dan McAuliffe (2) and Garry McMahon.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1950s.
Galway were beaten by Kerry.
Details
Kerry 1 J. Culloty 2 J. O'Shea 3 N. Sheehy 4 T. Lyons 5 Seán Murphy 6 K. Coffey 7 M. O'Dwyer 8 Mick O'Connell (c) 9 Séamus Murphy 10 D. McAuliffe 11 T. Long 12 P. Sheehy 13 D. Geaney 14 John Dowling 15 T. Lyne
Subs used Jack Dowling for T. Lyons Moss O'Connell for Mick O'Connell G. McMahon for D. Geaney
Galway 1 J. Farrell 2 J. Kissane 3 S. Meade 4 M. Greally 5 M. Garrett 6 J. Mahon 7 S. Colleran 8 F. Evers 9 M. McDonagh 10 J. Young 11 S. Purcell (c) 12 M. McDonagh 13 M. Laide 14 F. Stockwell 15 J. Nallen
Subs used J. Keeley for J. Nallen P. Dunne for M. Greally
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