Cork 0-17 : Mayo 1-11
Match in full as originally broadcast on RTE TV

Finalists with contrasting backgrounds: Cork are in their third successive All-Ireland and still looking for a win whereas under the guidance of a youthful John O’Mahony Mayo have emerged from Connacht for the first time in 38 years. There is enormous expectation in the west but the pressure is on Cork, overwhelming favourites to take Sam Maguire back to Leeside, and manager Billy Morgan, the last man to achieve that feat as captain of the 1973 champions.