1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (17th win)
Captain James Murphy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Armagh
Captain Seán Quinn
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Louth
Ulster Armagh
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
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1954 →

The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Contents

Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years.

Kerry were the winners. [1] [2] [3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway 1–8 – 0–2 Leitrim
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Sligo 1–6 – 2–6 Mayo
P Carney (1-3, one point a‘50’), M Mulderrig (0-1), P Solan (0-1) & S O’Donnell (1-1).
Corran Park, Ballymote
Roscommon 4–4 – 0–3 Galway
Tuam Stadium, Tuam

Final

Roscommon 1–6 – 0–6 Mayo
P Carney (0-3, frees), M Flanagan (0-1) & P Solan (0-2).
Attendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Wicklow 4–7 – 2–10 Longford
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Carlow 1–9 – 2–1 Kildare
S.Brennan 1-1, T.McCarthy 1-0
Geraldine Park, Athy
Louth 2–11 – 0–5 Westmeath
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Meath 2–6 – 2–5 Dublin
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 29,753
Wexford 1–9 – 0–11 Laois
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Offaly 1–7 – 0–9 Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 11,745
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Louth 1–10 – 0–4 Wicklow
Croke Park, Dublin
Offaly 0–7 – 1–7 Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Louth 1–7 – 1–6 Meath
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1–07 – 0–07 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
Hugh O'Rourke (1-0), Jim McDonnell (0-3, 1f), Dermot O'Brien (0-2), Peadar Smith (0-1), John Callan (0-1)Rory Deane (0-6, 4f), Billy Kelly (0-1)
Attendance: 28,739
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)
GK1Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Jack Bell (St Mary's)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF9Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RHF10Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LHF12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
RCF13John Callan (St Mary's)
FF14Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
LCF15Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)
Substitutes:
16Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) for Tuft
GK1Joe O'Neill (Ferns St Aidan's)
RCB2John Morris (St John's Volunteers)
FB3Nick Redmond (Banba, Dublin)
LCB4John Fardy (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
RHB5 Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
CHB6Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)
LHB7John J. Culleton (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
MF8 Padge Kehoe (St Aidan's, Enniscorthy)
MF9Aidan McCormack (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)
RHF10Larry Larkin (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
CHF11 Billy Rackard (Rathnure)
LHF12Rory Deane (Bunclody)
RCF13Billy Kelly (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
FF14 Nicky Rackard (Rathnure) (c)
LCF15Des O'Neill (Rathnure)
Substitutes:
16Matt Foley (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Larkin

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford 2–4 – 0–4 Tipperary
Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: J. White
Kerry 6–10 – 0–2 Clare
P. Sheehy (3-3), T. Lyne (0-2), J. Brosnan (0-2), S. Kelly (1-2) & J. Lyne (2-1).
Cusack Park, Ennis
Cork 1–7 – 1–5 Waterford
D. Kellaher (1-1), T. Kelleher (0-2), M. Cahill (0-3) & J. J. Henichion (0-1)
Walsh Park, Waterford

Final

Kerry 2–7 – 2–3 Cork
P. Sheehy (0-1), T. Lyne (0-4), J. Brosnan (0-1), S. Kelly (1-0), J. Lyne (0-1) & Sub T. Ashe (1-0).N. Fitzgerald (1-0), D. Kellaher (0-1), N. Duggan (0-1) & M.Cahill (0-1).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry 1–11 – 2–5 Down
Rossa Park, Magherafelt
Tyrone 8–7 – 0–3 Donegal
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Armagh 1–8 – 1–4 Antrim
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Attendance: 6,000
Cavan 2–7 – 0–2 Monaghan
Breffni Park, Cavan
Cavan 2–10 – 2–4 Tyrone
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Armagh 4–11 – 1–5 Derry
Casement Park, Belfast

Final

Armagh 1–6 – 0–5 Cavan
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–8 – 0–7 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 40,372
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 3–6 – 0–10 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
T. Ashe (2-0), S. Kelly (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-2), T. Lyne (0-1), G. O'Sullivan (0-1) M. Brosnan (0-1)J. McDonnell (0-7, 3f), J. Regan (0-2), P. Smith (0-1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 62,408
GK1Johnny Foley (Kerins O'Rahilly's)
RCB2 James Murphy (Garda, Cork)
FB3 Ned Roche (Knocknagoshel)
LCB4 Donie Murphy (Killarney Legion)
RHB5 Colm Kennelly (Ballylongford)
CHB6 John Cronin (Milltown/Castlemaine)
LHB7 Seán Murphy (Geraldines, Dublin)
MF8Brendan O'Shea (Multyfarnham, Westmeath)
MF9 Bobby Buckley (UCC, Cork)
RHF10 Paudie Sheehy (UCC, Cork) (c)
CHF11 Jim Brosnan (UCC, Cork)
LHF12 Tadhg Lyne (Dr Crokes)
RCF13 Tom Ashe (Dingle)
FF14 Seán Kelly (Civil Service, Dublin)
LCF15 Jackie Lyne (Killarney Legion)
Substitutes:
16Gerald O'Sullivan (St Mary's) for Jim Brosnan
17 Mixie Palmer (Kenmare) for Kennelly
18Mick Brosnan (UCC, Cork) for Palmer
19 Jim Brosnan for Ashe
GK1Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF9Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RHF10Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LHF12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
RCF13 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
FF14Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
LCF15Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)
Substitutes:
16Jack Bell (St Mary's) for Tuft
17Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Rourke
18Paddy Beahan (St Mary's) for O'Brien
19Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) for Smith
20Peter Judge (Oliver Plunketts) for Jim Conlon

Final

Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 0–13 – 1–6 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
J. Brosnan (0-4), J. J. Sheehan (0-3), T. Lyne (0-4), T. Ashe (0-1) & J.Lyne (0-1).M. McEvoy (1-2), G. O'Neill (0-2), J. Cunnningham & B. Seeley (0-1).
Attendance: 86,155
Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Wexford V. Louth - Dour Struggle Anticipated". New Ross Standard . 24 July 1953.
  5. ↑ "Thrills and Tragedies as Louth Topple Once Again". The Argus . 29 August 1953.
  6. ↑ "Kerry's Stars Prepare At Killarney For Clash With Louth". Kerry Champion. 15 August 1953.
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