2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Match

Summary

Mayo were hoping to bridge a gap that stretched back to their All-Ireland football title winning team of 1951. They failed, though less miserably than in 2006. Mayo lost their fourth final in a row; in the end Kerry only won by eight points. Dara Ó Cinnéide was the winning captain, while manager Jack O'Connor won the title in his first season in charge. The match was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game with match commentary from Ger Canning and Martin Carney.

Largely regarded as one of the most disappointing All-Ireland football finals for many years, Mayo's capitulation drove spectators from the stadium in their thousands, with Kerry leading by 1–12 to 1–4 at half-time. Mayo returned to the All-Ireland SFC final two years later, to be torn apart by Kerry all over again in a final when Kerry surpassed the score they achieved in 2004.

In 2022, Martin Breheny listed it among "five of the worst" All-Ireland SFC finals since 1972.

Details

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Kerry subs not used : 16 K. Cremin : 20 M. Quirke : 22 J. Sheehan : 23 D. Quill : 24 T. Griffin : 26 S. O'Sullivan : 27 N. Kennelly : 28 J. Cronin : 29 B. Sheehan : 30 R. Ó Flatharta

Mayo subs not used : 16 F. Ruddy : 17 F. Costello (c) : 19 D. Munnelly : 20 D. Sweeney : 21 A. Costello : 23 G. Mullins : 24 M. McNicholas : 26 B. J. Padden : 28 A. O'Malley : 29 B. Ruane

References

References

1. McGee, Eugene. (6 February 2006). "First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock". Independent News & Media.
2. Breheny, Martin. (27 September 2004). "Croker rout as Kerry go heavy on Mayo". Independent News & Media.
3. Breheny, Martin. (9 August 2022). "Five of the worst All-Ireland football finals since 1972". Irish Independent.