1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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

1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (19th win)
CaptainMick O'Connell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainSeán Purcell
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
← 1958
1960 →

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
Mayo3-8 – 1-8Sligo
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).
Galway0-12 – 0-4Roscommon
Attendance: 12,000
Mayo2-4 – 0-10Leitrim
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).
Attendance: 8,000
Mayo2-5 – 2-7Leitrim
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).
Attendance: 10,000
Galway5-8 – 0-12Leitrim
Attendance: 18,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Laois0-11 – 0-5Wicklow
Longford4-3 – 0-10Westmeath
Carlow1-12 – 1-3Wexford
Offaly1-9 – 2-6Laois
Attendance: 8000
Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)
Dublin1-11 – 2-4Carlow
Attendance: 10,818
Longford 2-7 – 1-5Meath
Offaly0-10 – 3-8Laois
Referee: T Million
Louth1-13 – 3-6Kildare
K.O'Malley 1-4, P.Loughlin 1-1, E.Treacy 1-0, P.Wright 0-1
Longford0-8 – 2-9Laois
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: B. Smith (Meath)
Dublin1-8 – 0-11Louth
Attendance: 24,567
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Dublin3-14 – 1-9Louth
Attendance: 37,11
Referee: J. Fitzgearld (Limerick)
Dublin1-18 – 2-8Laois
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 each Mick Phelan 2-0, Jack Kenna 0-5 (0-3f), Sean Brennan, Noel Delaney, Sean Price 0-1 each
Attendance: 24,006
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship
Tipperary2-6 – 1-7Waterford
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
Cork4-9 – 1-7Clare
G. White (1-2), E. McCarthy (0-2), F. McCarthy (0-1), T. Furlong (1-0), J. O’Sullivan & V. Barrett (1-2).
Kerry1-15 – 1-2Tipperary
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).
Referee: T. Crowley ( C )
Kerry2-15 – 2-8Cork
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 each Joe O'Sullivan 1-2, Tom Furlong 1-1, Eric Ryan (0-1f) and E McCarthy (1 '50) 0-2 each, Hugo Casey 0-1
Attendance: 26,184
Referee: Tom Cunningham (Waterford)

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Derry0-5 – 1-6Armagh
Attendance: 5,000
Cavan2-9 – 0-4Donegal
Attendance: 4,000
Down4-9 – 1-3Antrim
Attendance: 4,500
Tyrone1-9 – 0-7Monaghan
Attendance: 6,000
Cavan0-13 – 2-7Armagh
Attendance: 8,000
Down1-6 – 1-6Tyrone
Attendance: 12,000
Cavan1-9 – 1-7Armagh
Attendance: 15,000
Down1-12 – 0-4Tyrone
Attendance: 16,000
Down2-16 – 0-7Cavan
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry1-10 – 2-5Dublin
M. O'Connell (0-2), D. McAuliffe (1-4), T. Long (0-1), P. Sheehy (0-3).
Attendance: 70,148
Galway1-11 – 1-4Down
Attendance: 62,688
Main article: 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry3-7 – 1-4Galway
Mick O'Dwyer (0-1), Dan McAuliffe (2-2), John Dowling (0-2), Tadhgie Lyne (0-2).
Attendance: 85,897
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • Leitrim record their first ever win over Mayo after a replay.
  • Both Ulster semi-finals ended in a draw and went to a replay.
  • Down win the Ulster title for the first time.
  • The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Down was their first championship meeting between them.

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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