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.
Match Summary Kerry bridged an 11-year gap, the longest in their history, helped by nine Maurice Fitzgerald points.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. Fitzgerald also broke Billy O'Shea's leg on the pitch.
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.
Details
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
References
External links Liam Hassett's 1997 All-Ireland winning speech