The 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a

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match played at

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on 24 September 1967 to determine the winners of the 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the 81st season of the

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, a tournament organised by the

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for the champions of the four

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. The final was contested by

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of Munster and Meath of Leinster, with Meath winning by 1-9 to 0-9. The All-Ireland 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 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 ''

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'' column 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

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's short free to Flor Hayes was deemed too short by the referee. Meath's All-Ireland victory was their first since

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. The win gave them their third All-Ireland title over all and put them joint eighth on the all-time roll of honour along with

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and Cork. Peter McDermott of Meath, also known as "the man in the cap" and a winner of All-Ireland medals with the team in

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and 1954, was coach of the 1967-winning team. Cork's All-Ireland defeat was their third since their last All-Ireland victory in

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. They previously lost All-Ireland finals in

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and

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. Meath subsequently toured

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for some early examples of

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. Meath played five Australian state sides and won them all, producing a combined score of 26-43 to 3-29.

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