[2] In 2005, a gold medal won by the final's man-of-the-match Malachi O'Brien fetched €26,500 (three times its guide price) at London auction house Sotheby's.

[3] In June 2023 another medal, awarded to Limerick midfielder Jeremiah Kennedy, was sold at a Dublin auction for €32,000.

[4] The 21 per side final was held at O'Byrne's field at Beech Hill, Donnybrook, which was then the home of Dublin club Benburbs.

Playing with the aid of the wind in the first half, Louth led by two points at the interval.

Jim Keating was the first player to register a score in an All-Ireland football final.