If there was a prepared script, Galway didn't read it, as they proceeded to run the favourites ragged with a wonderful display of constructive, intelligent football.

Michael Donnellan died at this game, shortly before his son John lifted the Sam Maguire Cup.

Team: 1 Johnny Geraghty (GK) 2 Enda Colleran 3 Noel Tierney 4 Bosco McDermott 5 John Donnellan (c) 6 Seán Meade 7 Martin L. Newell 8 Mick Garrett 9 Mick Reynolds 10 Cyril Dunne 11 Mattie McDonagh 12 Séamus Leydon 13 Christy Tyrrell 14 Seán Cleary 15 John Keenan Substitutes: 16 Michael Moore 17 Kieran O'Connor 18 Tom Sands 19 Pat Donnellan 20 Brian Geraghty 21 Michael Coen 22 Tommy Keenan Half-time:0–7 – 0–3 Competition:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship(Final) Date:15.30 BSTSunday, September 27, 1964 Venue:Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 76,498 Referee:Jimmy Hatton (Wicklow) Match rules:60 minutes.Replay if scores still level.Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Team: 1 Johnny Culloty (GK) 2 Mick Morris 3 Niall Sheehy (c) 4 Paud O'Donoghue 5 Denis O'Sullivan 6 Séamus Murphy 7 Jerdie O'Connor  ?'

for F. Leary[contradictory] Substitutes not used: 17 Dom O'Donnell 19 Derry O'Shea 20 J. Burke 21 Brian Sheehy 22 Peter Hanley 23 Timmy O'Sullivan