1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 95th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The game, played at Croke Park in Dublin, culminated in one of the most famous goals of all time.
| Event | 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 19 September 1982 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | P. J. McGrath (Mayo; Kilmaine) | ||||||
| Attendance | 62,309 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain | ||||||
Kerry entered the match heavy favourites to complete an unprecedented five consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles, having won for the previous four years in a run stretching back to 1978. Their opponents Offaly had not won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title since 1972.
Kerry and Offaly had met in the 1980 semi-final and the 1981 final, Kerry emerging as victors on both occasions. Indeed, Kerry had not lost a championship game since the 1977 semi-final. However, this time, a last-minute Séamus Darby goal — struck past the hapless Charlie Nelligan — deprived Kerry of their five-in-a-row dream. They had to put away their "Five in a Row" song, which had been prepared especially for the occasion.