1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (16th win)
Captain Kevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Derry
Captain Jim McKeever
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Derry
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
1957
1959

The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final.

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Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.

Roll of Honour

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Mayo 3-10 – 1-6 Sligo
J Nallen (0-1), J Fleming (0-1), F O’Leary (0-3), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (1-2), J O’Connell (2-1), L Malone (0-1).
Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bill Jackson (Roscommon)

Leitrim 0-11 – 0-9 Roscommon
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000

Galway 2-9 – 0-6 Mayo
W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),
Tuam Stadium, Tuam
Attendance: 22,122
Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)

Final

Galway 2-10 – 1-11 Leitrim
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow 1-10 – 1-9 Wicklow

Meath 3-9 – 0-7 Longford

Offaly 4-3 – 1-5 Laois
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 10000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

Louth 2-9 – 3-4 Westmeath

Carlow 2-6 – 1-6 Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Attendance: 6000
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Dublin 1-12 – 2-7 Meath

Offaly 1-11 – 1-6 Kildare
K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 25000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

Dublin 3-9 – 2-7 Carlow

Louth 4-3 – 1-5 Offaly
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 26703
Referee: J Canavan

Final

Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-11 – 1-06 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Ollie Freaney 0-6f, Kevin Heffernan 1-1, John Timmons 0-2, Paddy Farnan 0-2Kevin Beahan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f, 1 '50), Jim McDonnell 0-1
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)
GK1 Paddy O'Flaherty
RCB2Maurice Whelan
FB3 Marcus Wilson
LCB4 Joe Timmons
RHB5Cathal O'Leary
CHB6 Jim Crowley
LHB7 Johnny Boyle
MF8 Seán Murray
MF9 John Timmons
RHF10 Pádraig Haughey
CHF11 Ollie Freaney
LHF12 Des Ferguson
RCF13 Paddy Farnan
FF14 Johnny Joyce
LCF15 Kevin Heffernan (c)
Substitutes:
16 Lar Foley for O'Leary
GK1 Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB2Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB3Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LCB4Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB5Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Séamus O'Donnell (Cooley Kickhams)
MF9Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets)
RHF10 Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
CHF11 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's) (c)
LHF12 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
RCF13 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
FF14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF15Jim Roe (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Barney McCoy (St Mary's) for Markey
17 Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's) for Gartlan

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford 3-9 – 1-7 Clare

Kerry 1-6 – 0-7 Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)

Cork 1-11 – 1-4 Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).

Final

Kerry 2-7 – 0-3 Cork
Garry McMahon 2-2, John Dowling 0-4 (0-1f), Paudie Sheehy 0-1Eric Ryan (0-1f), Tim O'Leary, Denis Kelleher 0-1 each
Attendance: 21,858
Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry 0-8 – 0-5 Antrim

Cavan 0-7 – 0-7 Monaghan
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 8,500

Down 3-11 – 3-5 Donegal

Tyrone 1-9 – 0-10 Armagh

Cavan 1-9 – 1-5 Monaghan
Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered


Cavan 0-14 – 1-6 Monaghan

Down 1-9 – 0-2 Tyrone
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Attendance: 10,000

Derry 4-7 – 3-6 Cavan
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 6,000

Final

Derry 1-11 – 2-4 Down
Attendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series

Dublin 2-7 – 1-9 Galway

Derry 2-6 – 2-5 Kerry
T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2).

Final

Dublin 2-12 – 1-9 Derry
O. Freaney 0-7, K. Hefferan 0-3, P. Franan 1-1, J. Joyce 1-0 & J. Timmons 0-1.S. O'Connell 0-5, O. Gribbin 1-1, B. Mullan, D. McKeever & J. McKeever 0-1.
Attendance: 73,371
Referee: Simon Deignan (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. "The Reign is Over". The Argus . 26 July 1958.