Kerry led by 1-3 to 0-3 at half-time[1] and eventually won by double scores to claim their third All-Ireland SFC title, their marksmen being: Jack Skinner (1–2);[2] Paddy Mullane (0–3);[3] Jack Kennelly (0–2);[3]Tom Costelloe (0–1)[4] and Dick Fitzgerald (0–1).[5]
This was also the first championship meeting of Kerry and Louth.[6]
