1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (16th win)
CaptainKevin Heffernan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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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.

Results[]

Connacht Senior Football Championship[]

Mayo3-10 – 1-6Sligo
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)
Leitrim0-11 – 0-9Roscommon
, Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000
Galway2-9 – 0-6Mayo
W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),
Attendance: 22,122
Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)
Galway2-10 – 1-11Leitrim
, Roscommon
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship[]

Carlow1-10 – 1-9Wicklow
Meath3-9 – 0-7Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly4-3 – 1-5Laois
Attendance: 10000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)
Louth2-9 – 3-4Westmeath
Carlow2-6 – 1-6Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Attendance: 6000
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Dublin1-12 – 2-7Meath
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Offaly1-11 – 1-6Kildare
K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 25000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)
Dublin3-9 – 2-7Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Louth4-3 – 1-5Offaly
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 26703
Referee: J Canavan
Dublin1-11 – 1-6Louth
Ollie Freaney 0-6f, Kevin Heffernan 1-1, John Timmons and Paddy Farnan 0-2 each Kevin Beahan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 1 '50) and Jim McDonnell 0-1
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship[]

Waterford3-9 – 1-7Clare
Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Kerry1-6 – 0-7Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)
Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)
Cork1-11 – 1-4Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).
Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy
Kerry2-7 – 0-3Cork
Garry McMahon 2-2, John Dowling 0-4 (0-1f), Paudie Sheehy 0-1 Eric Ryan (0-1f), Tim O'Leary, Denis Kelleher 0-1 each
Attendance: 21,858
Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship[]

Derry0-8 – 0-5Antrim
Casement Park, Belfast
Cavan0-7 – 0-7Monaghan
Attendance: 8,500
Down3-11 – 3-5Donegal
Tyrone1-9 – 0-10Armagh
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
Cavan1-9 – 1-5Monaghan
Attendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered

Cavan0-14 – 1-6Monaghan
Casement Park, Belfast
Down1-9 – 0-2Tyrone
Attendance: 10,000
Derry4-7 – 3-6Cavan
Attendance: 6,000
Derry1-11 – 2-4Down
Attendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series[]

Dublin2-7 – 1-9Galway
Croke Park, Dublin
Derry2-6 – 2-5Kerry
T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2).
Croke Park, Dublin
Main article: 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin2-12 – 1-9Derry
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 73,371
Referee: Simon Deignan (Cavan)

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin.
  • There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/Derry.
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