The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 81st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
This was Down's third appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final, and they won all three. It was the third of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Down in the 1960s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Galway who also won three.
In 2018, Martin Breheny listed this as the eleventh greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.Breheny, Martin. "Martin Breheny's Greatest All-Ireland Finals". Irish Independent. 1 September 2018, p. 15.
Match Summary Seán O'Neill and John Murphy each scored a goal which contributed to Down being in the lead by eight points following eight minutes of play. Kerry never recovered.
Seán O'Neill and John Murphy scored scrappy goals for Down, while Brendan Lynch's goal for Kerry was too late to make a difference.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
Details
Down 1 D. Kelly 2 B. Sloan 3 D. McCartan 4 T. O'Hare 5 R. McConville 6 W. Doyle 7 J. Lennon (c) 8 J. Milligan 9 C. McAlarney 10 M.Cole 11 P. Doherty 12 J. Murphy 13 P. Rooney 14 S. O'Neill 15 J. Purdy
Subs used L. Powell for J. Lennon G. Glynn for L. Powell
Subs not used H. McGrath R. Murphy V. Kane
Manager G. Brown
Kerry 1 J. Culloty 2 S. Murphy 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 S. Burrows 5 Denis O'Sullivan 6 M. Morris 7 Donie O'Sullivan 8 M. O'Connell 9 M. Fleming 10 B. Lynch 11 P. Griffin (c) 12 É. O'Donoghue 13 T. Prendergast 14 D. J. Crowley 15 M. O'Dwyer
Subs used 17 P. Moynihan for T. Prendergast 23 S. Mac Gearailt for S. Burrows
Subs not used 16 Dom O'Donnell 18 M. Ó Sé 19 M. Sheehan 20 P. J. McIntyre 21 M. O'Sullivan 22 T. Bowler 24 D. Lovett 25 J. O'Brien 26 D. Crowley
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