The 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 52nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Kerry had to play without their captain, Seán Brosnan, who had a heavy cold.
Meath rued their missed chances - they shot 11 wides.
[2] This was the fifth of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.
To avoid a colour clash, Kerry wore the red and white of Dingle, county champions at the time.