1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Kerry (19th win) |
Captain | Mick O'Connell |
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.
Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]
Results[]
Connacht Senior Football Championship[]
Mayo | 3-8 – 1-8 | Sligo |
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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 |
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Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 12,000
Mayo | 2-4 – 0-10 | Leitrim |
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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 |
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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). |
, Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000
Galway | 5-8 – 0-12 | Leitrim |
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Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 18,000
Leinster Senior Football Championship[]
Laois | 0-11 – 0-5 | Wicklow |
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Geraldine Park, Athy
Longford | 4-3 – 0-10 | Westmeath |
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Cusack Park, Mullingar
Carlow | 1-12 – 1-3 | Wexford |
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St. Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy
Offaly | 1-9 – 2-6 | Laois |
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Dublin | 1-11 – 2-4 | Carlow |
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O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 10,818
Longford | 2-7 – 1-5 | Meath |
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Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly | 0-10 – 3-8 | Laois |
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O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: T Million
Louth | 1-13 – 3-6 | Kildare |
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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 |
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Dublin | 1-8 – 0-11 | Louth |
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Dublin | 3-14 – 1-9 | Louth |
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Dublin | 1-18 – 2-8 | Laois |
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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 |
Munster Senior Football Championship[]
Tipperary | 2-6 – 1-7 | Waterford |
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Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
Cork | 4-9 – 1-7 | Clare |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Ulster Senior Football Championship[]
Derry | 0-5 – 1-6 | Armagh |
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The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Attendance: 5,000
Cavan | 2-9 – 0-4 | Donegal |
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MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Attendance: 4,000
Down | 4-9 – 1-3 | Antrim |
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St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 4,500
Tyrone | 1-9 – 0-7 | Monaghan |
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St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 6,000
Cavan | 0-13 – 2-7 | Armagh |
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St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 8,000
Down | 1-6 – 1-6 | Tyrone |
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Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 12,000
Cavan | 1-9 – 1-7 | Armagh |
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 15,000
Down | 1-12 – 0-4 | Tyrone |
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Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 16,000
Down | 2-16 – 0-7 | Cavan |
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 30,000
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]
Kerry | 1-10 – 2-5 | Dublin |
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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 |
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Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 62,688
Kerry | 3-7 – 1-4 | Galway |
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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[]
- 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[]
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