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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.
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 [ ]
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Quarter-finals
Roscommon v Leitrim
21 June 1964 Quarter-final replay Roscommon 1-10 – 1-10 (aet) Leitrim , Roscommon
Leitrim v Roscommon
28 June 1964 Quarter-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 1964 Semi-final Sligo 1-12 – 2-12 Galway Markievicz Park , Sligo
Attendance: 5,000
Mayo v Roscommon
5 July 1964 Semi-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 1964 Final 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)
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First round
Longford v Westmeath
26 April 1964 First 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.
Second round
Dublin v Carlow
24 May 1964 Second 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 1964 Second round Laois 2-8 – 0-13 Westmeath O'Connor Park , Tullamore
Louth v Wexford
31 May 1964 Second 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 1964 Quarter-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 1964 Quarter-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 1964 Semi-final Dublin 0-8 – 1-2 Laois Croke Park , Dublin
Meath v Louth
28 June 1964 Semi-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 1964 Final 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)
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Quarter-final
Tipperary v Clare
14 June 1964 Quarter-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 1964 Semi-final Waterford 1-2 – 2-8 Cork Fraher Field , Dungarvan
Tipperary v Kerry
28 June 1964 Semi-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 1964 Final 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)
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Preliminary round
Tyrone v Antrim
31 May 1964 Preliminary 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 1964 Quarter-final Fermanagh 0-7 – 1-10 Donegal St. Molaise Park , Irvinestown
Attendance: 3,000
Cavan v Derry
14 June 1964 Quarter-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 1964 Quarter-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 1964 Quarter-final Down 2-9 – 1-6 Monaghan MacCumhaill Park , Ballybofey
Semi-finals
Cavan v Donegal
28 June 1964 Semi-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 1964 Semi-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 1964 Final 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 1964 Semi-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 1964 Semi-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 1964 Semi-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
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