1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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The 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 34th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county
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tournament for the top teams in
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. Dublin led 0-4 to 0-1 at half-time and a late Bill Fitzsimmons goal gave them a comprehensive victory. It was the first of three All-Ireland football titles won by Dublin in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Kerry who also won three.


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