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Dublin lie second in the list of National Football League Division 1 winners with only their opponents on Saturday night, Kerry, having won more titles since the competition’s inception back in 1925-26.
The Kingdom lead the way with 24 titles and their excellent record in finals has seen them finish runner-up on just seven occasions.
Of course, they are the current holders having eased past Mayo by 1-18 to 1-12 in last year’s renewal.
Dublin’s record is not as impressive (winning on 14 occasions and being runners-up fifteen times) and after finishing runners-up on four occasions, the Dubs finally got over the line in1952-53 when defeating Cavan by 4-6 to 0-9.
They next won the league in 1957-58 on their way to a league and championship double but the Dubs had to wait another eighteen years before regaining the title as they pipped Derry by 2-10 to 0-15 in the 1976 decider.
A loss to Kerry followed the following year but they emerged victorious against Mayo in the 1978 final, winning by 2-18 to 2-13.
Dublin’s next success arrived in 1987 as a Kieran Duff-inspired side defeated Kerry by 1-11 to 0-11 with them picking up two further triumphs when beating Kildare in 1991 and Donegal after a replay two years later.
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