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| Event | 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 27 September 1936 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park,Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Sean McCarthy (Kerry) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,168 | ||||||
| Weather | Sun[1] | ||||||
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The1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 49th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-countyGaelic football tournament for the top teams inIreland.
Séamus O'Malley, a native of Lavalley,Ballinrobe, wascaptain of the victorious team.
Henry Kenny, father of the futureTaoiseachEnda Kenny, was on the winning Mayo team.
Paddy Munnelly scored a hat-trick[contradictory] as Mayo coasted to an easy victory. Laois'sBill Delaney played with two broken bones in his foot.[2][3]
This was Mayo's first All-Ireland SFC title. Two more would follow by mid-century.
Final |
| Mayo | 4–11– 0–5 | Laois |
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| Gls: Jackie Carney (1), Josie Munnelly (2) & Paddy Munnelly (1). Pts: Patsy Flannelly (2), Tommy Grier (1), Josie Munnelly (3) & Paddy Moclair (5). |
        Mayo |   Laois |
