1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (19th win)
Captain Mick O'Connell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Galway
Captain Seán Purcell
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Down
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
1958
1960

The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Contents

In the All Ireland semi-final Kerry ended Dublin period as All Ireland champions that won in 1958.

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

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Mayo 3-8 – 1-8 Sligo
J McAndrew (0-1), J Fleming (1-2), M Ruane (0-2), M Stewart (0-2, one free); J Corcoran (0-1), J O’Connell (1-0), T Rochford (1-0).

Galway 0-12 – 0-4 Roscommon
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 12,000

Mayo 2-4 – 0-10 Leitrim
B McLoughlin (0-1), F O’Leary; J Fleming (0-1), M Ruane (1-0), M Stewart (0-1); J Corcoran (0-1), J O’Connell (1-0).
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 8,000

Mayo 2-5 – 2-7 Leitrim
J McAndrew (0-2, a free and a ’50’), I McCaffrey (1-0), E Moriarty (0-2, one free), M Stewart and Sub: P Solan (1-1).
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000

Galway 5-8 – 0-12 Leitrim
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 18,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Laois 0-11 – 0-5 Wicklow

Longford 4-3 – 0-10 Westmeath

Carlow 1-12 – 1-3 Wexford

Offaly 1-9 – 2-6 Laois
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 8000
Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)

Dublin 1-11 – 2-4 Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 10,818

Longford 2-7 – 1-5 Meath

Offaly 0-10 – 3-8 Laois
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: T Million

Louth 1-13 – 3-6 Kildare
K.O'Malley 1-4, P.Loughlin 1-1, E.Treacy 1-0, P.Wright 0-1

Longford 0-8 – 2-9 Laois
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: B. Smith (Meath)

Dublin 1-8 – 0-11 Louth
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 24,567
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Dublin 3-14 – 1-9 Louth
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 37,11
Referee: J. Fitzgearld (Limerick)

Dublin 1-18 – 2-8 Laois
Ollie Freaney 1-7 (0-6f), Micky Whelan 0-3, Des Foley and Kevin Heffernan (0-1f) 0-2 each Cathal O'Leary, Johnny Joyce, Padraig Haughey, Paddy Farnan 0-1 eachMick Phelan 2-0, Jack Kenna 0-5 (0-3f), Sean Brennan, Noel Delaney, Sean Price 0-1 each
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 24,006
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Tipperary 2-6 – 1-7 Waterford
Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )

Cork 4-9 – 1-7 Clare
G. White (1-2), E. McCarthy (0-2), F. McCarthy (0-1), T. Furlong (1-0), J. O’Sullivan & V. Barrett (1-2).

Kerry 1-15 – 1-2 Tipperary
M. O'Connell (0-3), S. Murphy Camp (0-2), D. McAuliffe (1-4), T. Long (0-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), J. Dowling (0-2), J Brosnan (0-2).
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Referee: T. Crowley ( C )

Kerry 2-15 – 2-8 Cork
Dan McAuliffe 0-7f, Paudie Sheehy and David Geaney 1-1 each, Jim Brosnan 0-2, Mick O'Connell (1 '50), Seamus Murphy, Tom Long, John Dowling 0-1 eachJoe O'Sullivan 1-2, Tom Furlong 1-1, Eric Ryan (0-1f) and E McCarthy (1 '50) 0-2 each, Hugo Casey 0-1
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 26,184
Referee: Tom Cunningham (Waterford)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry 0-5 – 1-6 Armagh
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Attendance: 5,000

Cavan 2-9 – 0-4 Donegal
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Attendance: 4,000

Down 4-9 – 1-3 Antrim
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 4,500

Tyrone 1-9 – 0-7 Monaghan
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 6,000

Cavan 0-13 – 2-7 Armagh
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 8,000

Down 1-6 – 1-6 Tyrone
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 12,000

Cavan 1-9 – 1-7 Armagh
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 15,000

Down 1-12 – 0-4 Tyrone
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 16,000

Down 2-16 – 0-7 Cavan
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Kerry 1-10 – 2-5 Dublin
M. O'Connell (0-2), D. McAuliffe (1-4), T. Long (0-1), P. Sheehy (0-3).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 70,148

Galway 1-11 – 1-4 Down
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 62,688

Kerry 3-7 – 1-4 Galway
Mick O'Dwyer (0-1), Dan McAuliffe (2-2), John Dowling (0-2), Tadhgie Lyne (0-2).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 85,897
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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