1920 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final explained

The 1920 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 33rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1920 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Pre-match

The final was the first time the teams had met since Bloody Sunday (21 November 1920); since then, the Anglo-Irish Treaty had been signed and 26 counties had been offered independence from British rule.^[1]

Match summary

IRA volunteer Dan Breen, who previously fought against the British Empire during the War of Independence, threw the ball in at kickoff. The Civil War would begin just 17 days after.^[2]

Dublin were held scoreless in the second half, they had led by 1–2 to 0–3 at half-time. A late goal by Tommy Powell sealed victory for Tipperary.^{[3] [4]}

It was Tipperary's fourth All-Ireland football title, following success in 1889, 1895 and 1900. Football has since become the secondary GAA sport in the county, with hurling now being more prominent.^[5]

Details

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Notes and References

1. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
2. Web site: Something from the weekend: The echo of the 1920 semi-finals 100 years on, Dan Breen and the looming Civil War. www.independent.ie. 16 January 2021.
3. "All-Ireland Football Honours for Tipperary", The Freemans Journal, 12 June 1922, p.7
4. News: GAA talking points: Tipperary and Cavan symmetry; Decisions to make in Cork. Irish Examiner. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020.
5. News: Liam. Myles. A star for both Tipperary and Dublin. Hogan Stand. 20 December 1996.