1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Galway (5th win)
Captain	John Donnellan [1]
Manager	John "Tull" Dunne (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	Niall Sheehy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	31
Player of the Year	Noel Tierney (Galway)
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The 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 26 April 1964 and ended on 27 September 1964.

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the Leinster final.

It was Galway's second consecutive final, having lost to Dublin in the previous year's decider. The Tribesmen won their 5th All-Ireland title, beating Kerry by 5 points in the final, 0–15 to 0–10. It was the start of the most successful era in Galway football, their "Three In A Row".

Leinster Championship format change

In 1964 only 2 Quarter-finals instead of the usual 4 were played in the Leinster football championship. The first round which contained just 2 matches and second round containing 3 matches was introduced the system lasted for just 1 year. It was to improve football in weaker counties.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Leitrim v Roscommon

7 June 1964Quarter-final

Leitrim

2–5 – 1–8

Roscommon

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Roscommon v Leitrim

21 June 1964Quarter-final replay

Roscommon

1–10 – 1–10 (aet)

Leitrim

St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Leitrim v Roscommon

28 June 1964Quarter-final second replay	Leitrim	1–10 – 5–9	Roscommon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	P McGarty 0–9, D Gannon 1–0, P Dolan 0–1.		PJ Watson 2–1, C Mahon 2–0, D Feeley 0–6, J Kelly 1–0, G O'Malley 0–1, T White 0–1.	Attendance: 10,000

Semi-finals

Sligo v Galway

21 June 1964Semi-final	Sligo	1–12 – 2–12	Galway	Markievicz Park, Sligo
				Attendance: 5,000

Mayo v Roscommon

5 July 1964Semi-final	Mayo	3–9 – 1–7	Roscommon	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	M Connaughton 1–2, F McDonald 0–4, D Doris 1–0, M Ruane 1–0, J Farragher 0–1, J Morley 0–1.		C Mahon 1–0, D Feeley 0–3, G White 0–1, P Watson 0–1, J Kelly 0–1, B Kyne 0–1.	Attendance: 15,000

Final

Galway v Mayo

19 July 1964Final	Galway	2–12 – 1–5	Mayo	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	C Dunne 0–8, S Cleary 1–2, C Tyrrell 1–0, J Keegan 0–1, M McDonagh 0–1,		F McDonnell 1–2, J Farragher 0–1, J Langan 0–1, D Doris 0–1.	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Longford v Westmeath

26 April 1964First round	Longford	0–8 – 0–12	Westmeath	Pearse Park, Longford
	B Burns 0–4, S Murray 0–2, P Gillen 0–1, S Donnelly 0–1.		P Collins 0–4, J Moran 0–3, T Dolan 0–2, G Kane 0–1, P Buckley 0–1, M Carley 0–1.

Carlow v Wicklow

3 May 1964First round

Carlow

3–7 – 2–9

Wicklow

Geraldine Park, Athy

Second round

Dublin v Carlow

24 May 1964Second round	Dublin	1–14 – 1–5	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Timmons 1–5, S Coen 0–4, D Ferguson 0–2, D Foley 0–1, B McDonald 0–1, J Gilroy 0–1.		M Nolan 1–0, B Hayden 0–3, T Murphy 0–1, E Walker 0–1.

Laois v Westmeath

31 May 1964Second round

Laois

2–8 – 0–13

Westmeath

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Louth v Wexford

31 May 1964Second round	Louth	1–10 – 1–6	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Leech 0–5, J Mohan 1–0, K Behan 0–2, B Gaughran 0–2, J Mulroy 0–1.		F Morris 1–1, S Keevans 0–4, M Bergin 0–1.	Referee: T Mooney (Meath)

Quarter-finals

Meath v Kildare

7 June 1964Quarter-final	Meath	2–12 – 0–8	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Browne 1–2, G Quinn 1–2, J Walsh 0–4, D Carty 0–2, K McNamee 0–2.		P Dunny 0–3 H Fay 0–3, J O'Donnell 0–2.

Louth v Offaly

14 June 1964Quarter-final	Louth	1–9 – 1–4	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Clifford 1–1, L Leech 0–4, K Behan 0–3, V Murphy 0–1.		J Kelly 1–0, J Mulligan 0–3, T Cullen 0–1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Dublin v Laois

21 June 1964Semi-final

Dublin

0–8 – 1–2

Laois

Croke Park, Dublin

Meath v Louth

28 June 1964Semi-final	Meath	1–12 – 2–7	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Walsh 0–7, K McNamee 1–0, D Carty 0–3, T Browne 0–1, P Mullvaney 0–1.		K Behan 1–2, L leech 1–2, R Gaughran 0–2, S Ryan 0–1.	Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)

Final

Meath v Dublin

26 July 1964Final	Meath	2–12 – 1–7	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	Ollie Shanley 1–3, Jimmy Walsh 0-4f, Paddy Mulvaney 1–0, Kevin McNamee 0–3, Dave Carty 0–2		Brian McDonald 1–2, Sean Coen 0-3f, Bill Casey and Des Ferguson 0–1 each	Attendance: 57,133 Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Tipperary v Clare

14 June 1964Quarter-final	Tipperary	2–5 – 1–7	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Danagher 1–2, L Boland 1–0, M Keating 0–2, J O'Donoghue 0–1.		T McGrath 1–0, R Pyne 0–2, T Daly 0–2, P McMahon 0–1, M Queally 0–1, M Canavan 0–1.	Referee: J. Sheehan (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Waterford v Cork

14 June 1964Semi-final	Waterford	1–2 – 2–8	Cork	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
			J.J. Murphy (1–2), Paul O'Sullivan (0–2) & Willie O'Leary (1–4).

Tipperary v Kerry

28 June 1964Semi-final	Tipperary	1–7 – 1–14	Kerry	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Conway 1–1, B Keating 0–4, J Donoghue 0–1, L Connolly 0–1.		B O'Callaghan 0–8, D O'Donnell 1–0, M O'Connell 0–2, T Barrett 0–2, M Fleming 0–1, P griffin 0–1.	Referee: D. White (CIare)

Final

Cork v Kerry

19 July 1964Final	Cork	1–8 – 2–11	Kerry	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	Willie O'Leary 1–4 (0-3f), Mick Bohane, Flor Hayes, Johnny Carroll, JJ Murphy 0–1 each		Dom O'Donnell 2–1, Bernie O'Callaghan 0-6f, Mick O'Connell (0-1f), Mick Fleming, Tony Barrett, Frank O'Leary 0–1 each	Attendance: 26,023 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Tyrone v Antrim

31 May 1964Preliminary round	Tyrone	0–8 – 1–9	Antrim	O'Neill Park, Dungannon
	S McElroy 0–2, S O'Kane 0–2, P Forbes 0–1, M O'Neill 0–1, S O'Brien 0–1, M Donaghy 0–1.		G McRory 1–2, P Lynn 0–2, J O'Neill 0–2, S Rice 0–1, D Dougan 0–1, J Ward 0–1.	Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

Fermanagh v Donegal

7 June 1964Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0–7 – 1–10	Donegal	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
				Attendance: 3,000

Cavan v Derry

14 June 1964Quarter-final	Cavan	3–9 – 2–3	Derry	Breffni Park, Cavan
	JJ O'Reilly 2–0, C Gallagher 0–5, M Cahill 1–1, B Sherlock 0–1, J O'Donnell 0–1, P Pritchard 0–1.		B Rafferty 1–0, C McGuigan 1–0, D Mullen 0–2, F Brolly 0–1.	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh)

Antrim v Armagh

14 June 1964Quarter-final	Antrim	2–6 – 1–8	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
	S Rice 1–1, P Lynn 1–0, J McRory 0–3, J O'Neill 0–1, E Greeves 0–1.		J Whan 1–1, K Browne 0–4, E Casey 0–2, K Halpenny 0–1.	Referee: J Donaghy (Down)

Down v Monaghan

21 June 1964Quarter-final

Down

2–9 – 1–6

Monaghan

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Semi-finals

Cavan v Donegal

28 June 1964Semi-final	Cavan	1–9 – 0–7	Donegal	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	C Gallagher 0–6, Lynch 0–1, J O'Donnell 0–3.		Griffin 0–3, Flood 0–1, Campbell 0–1, McDevitt 0–1, McFeely 0–1.	Attendance: 8,000

Down v Antrim

5 July 1964Semi-final	Down	2–8 – 1–9	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	J McCartan 2–1, P Doherty 0–5, S O'Neill 0–2.		J Ward 1–0, J O'Neill 0–3, P Lynn 0–2, G McRory 0–1, S Rice 0–1, S McQuillan 0–1, D McNeill 0–1.	Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

Final

Cavan v Down

19 July 1964Final	Cavan	2–10 – 1–10	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	C Gallagher 0–8, P Pritchard 2–0, J O'Donnell 0–2.		P Doherty 0–5, J Lennon 1–0, B Johnston 0–2, S O'Neill 0–2, V Kane 0–1.	Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Meath

9 August 1964Semi-final	Galway	1–8 – 0–9	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	M McDonagh 1–0, C Dunne 0–3, S Leydon 0–2, M Reynolds 0–1, J Keenan 0–1, S Cleary 0–1.		J Walsh 0–5, O Shanley 0–2, J Quinn 0–1, D Carty 0–1.	Referee: S Garvey (Cork)

Kerry v Cavan

23 August 1964Semi-final	Kerry	2–12 – 0–6	Cavan	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Long 1–2, B O'Callaghan 0–5, M O'Dwyer 0–4, A Barrett 1–0, P Griffin 0–1.		C Gallagher 0–4, B Morris 0–1, P Pritchard 0–1.	Attendance: 45,578 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Final

Galway v Kerry

27 September 1964Semi-final	Galway	0–15 – 0–10	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Dunne 0–9, S Leydon 0–2, C Tyrrell 0–1, J Keenan 0–1, S Cleary 0–1, M McDonagh 0–1.		M O'Connell 0–7, P Griffin 0–2, M O'Dwyer 0–1.	Attendance: 76,498 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Main article: 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The Carrick-on-Shannon ground is named after a 1916 rising leader this year as it is named Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada after Seán Mac Diarmada.
• Meath won the Leinster title for the first time since 1954.

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Noel Tierney	Galway			4

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1

References

1. Malin, Brendan (1 October 1964). "They Gave the Cup And Broke His Heart". The Boston Globe . p. 42. Retrieved 11 November 2024– via Newspapers.com. John Donnellan is captain of the Galway footballers...