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
Manager John "Tull" Dunne
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).
Markievicz Park, Sligo
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
Geraldine Park, Athy
Longford 4–3 – 0–10 Westmeath
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Carlow 1–12 – 1–3 Wexford
St. Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy
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
Cusack Park, Mullingar
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
Croke Park, Dublin
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).
Cusack Park, Ennis
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).Sean Purcell (0–3), Frank Evers (1–0) & Joe Young (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 85,897
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1941 – 1970". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887–2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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