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Summary

The All-Ireland SFC final between Cork and Meath was a unique occasion, as it was the first-ever championship meeting between the two teams. Cork were appearing in their first final in over a decade, while Meath were lining out in their second successive All-Ireland SFC decider.

The first half was a dour, tense affair riddled with mistakes. Cork surged ahead into a three-point lead, while Meath only registered one point in the first half after being held scoreless for 27 minutes.

In the second half, Meath were a transformed team. In his column in The Irish Times, Paddy Downey wrote: “Their second half transformation was so unexpected that it seems incredible. Nevertheless, it was a rally which for grit and guts and spirit surpassed anything I have seen in a final.” Six minutes after the restart, Terry Kearns slipped unnoticed behind the Cork backline to punch Matt Kerrigan‘s centre to the net from 5 yards out. Inexperience cost Cork. Their last-minute goal chance was pulled back because Con O’Sullivan‘s short free to Flor Hayes was deemed too short by the referee.[3]

Meath’s All-Ireland SFC victory was their first since 1954. The win gave them their third title over all and put them joint eighth on the all-time roll of honour, along with Mayo, Louth and Cork.

Peter McDermott of Meath, also known as “the man in the cap” and a winner of All-Ireland SFC medals with the team in 1949 and 1954, was coach of the 1967 winning team.[4]

Cork’s defeat was their third at this stage since their last All-Ireland SFC victory in 1945. They previously lost All-Ireland SFC finals in 1956 and 1957.

Details

24 September 1967 (1967-09-24)
15:15 IST
Final
Meath 1-9 (12) – (9) 0-9 Cork
(HT: 0-04 – 0-01)
Gls: Terry Kearns
Pts: Terry Kearns (2), P Mulvanney (2), M Mellett (2), N Curran (2), T Brennan
Pts: C O’Sullivan (3), E Philpott (3), B O’Neill, F Hayes, M O’Loughlin
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)
Attendance: 70,343
Meath
Cork
1 Seán McCormack
2 Mick White
3 Jack Quinn
4 Peter Darby (c)
5 Pat Collier
6 Bertie Cunningham
7 Patrick Reynolds
8 Peter Moore
9 Terry Kearns
10 Tony Brennan
11 Mattie Kerrigan
12 Mick Mellett
13 Paddy Mulvany
14 Noel Curran
15 Ollie Shanley
Substitutes:
16 Paddy Cromwell
17 Martin Quinn
18 Oliver Geraghty
19 Peter Black
20 Mick O’Brien
21 Austin Lyons
22 Dave Carty
23 Jimmy Walsh
24 Pat Rooney
25 Pat Bruton
26 Murty Sullivan
27 Gerry Quinn
Trainers:

Peter McDermott

Fr. Patrick Tully
1 Billy Morgan
2 Brian Murphy
3 Jerry Lucey
4 John O’Mahony
5 Frank Cogan
6 Denis Coughlan (c)
7 Kevin Dillon
8 Mick Burke
9 Mick O’Loughlin
10 Eric Philpott
11 Gene McCarthy
12 Bernie O’Neill
13 Éamonn Ryan
14 Con O’Sullivan
15 Flor Hayes
Substitutes:
16 Jim Downing
17 J.J. Murphy
18 Johnny Carroll
19 John Crowley
20 Jerry O’Sullivan
21 Tom Bermingham
Trainer:
Donie O’Donovan

Aftermath

Meath subsequently toured Australia for some early examples of international rules football. Meath played five Australian state sides and won them all, producing a combined score of 26-43 to 3-29.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lyons, Tom (18 August 2007). “Cork v Meath here we go again !”. The Southern Star. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ↑ “Cork v Meath: Latest chapter in an old rivalry”. Irish Independent. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Kilfeather, Seán (12 September 1996). “No rest for the boys of 67”. Irish Times. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ “GAA legend ‘the man in the cap’ who won two All-Ireland medals with Meath”. Irish Times. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ↑ “History of International Rules Football”. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2008.