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The 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 83rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-countyGaelic football tournament. The championship began on 4 May 1969 and ended on 28 September 1969.
Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster final.
On 28 September 1969, Kerry won the championship following a 0-10 to 0-7 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their 21st All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons.
Kerry's Mick O'Dwyer was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
G Cusack 1-2, C Gallagher 0-3, S Duggan 0-2, JJ O'Reilly 0-1.
S O'Connell 0-3, T McGuinness 0-1, M Niblock 0-1, F O'Loan 0-1.
Referee: G Griffin (Donegal)
Final
Cavan v Down
27 July 1969 Final
Cavan
2-13 – 2-6
Down
Casement Park, Belfast
G Cusack 1-3, H McInerney 1-1, D Coyle 0-2, C Gallagher 0-2, S Duggan 0-2, JJ O'Reilly 0-2, H Newman 0-1.
P Doherty 1-2, M Cole 1-0, S O'Neill 0-3, J Murphy 0-1.
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh)
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]
Semi-finals
Kerry v Mayo
10 August 1969 Semi-final
Kerry
0-14 – 1-10
Mayo
Croke Park, Dublin
M O'Dwyer 0-5, M O'Connell 0-3, B Lynch 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1.
J Corcoran 0-7, D Griffith 1-0, W McGee 0-2, S O'Dowd 0-1.
Attendance: 35,258 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
Offaly v Cavan
24 August 1969 Semi-final
Offaly
0-12 – 1-9
Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin
T McTague 0-10, S Evans 0-1, S Cooney 0-1.
H McInerney 1-0, C Gallagher 0-3, E Cusack 0-2, O Brady 0-1, R Carolan 0-1, H Newman 0-1, S Duggan 0-1.
Attendance: 35,195 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
Offaly v Cavan
14 September 1969 Semi-final replay
Offaly
3-8 – 1-10
Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin
P Keenan 1-1, S Evans 1-1, S Kilroy 1-0, T McTague 0-3, K Kilmurray 0-1, S Cooney 0-1, A Hickey 0-1.
E Cusack 1-2, C Gallagher 0-3, S Duggan 0-3, H McInerney 0-2.
Attendance: 51,334 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
Final
Kerry v Offaly
28 September 1969 Final
Kerry
0-10 – 0-7
Offaly
Croke Park, Dublin
M O'Connell 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-2, M Gleeson 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-2, L Higgins 0-1, B Lynch 0-1.
T McTague 0-3, S Evans 0-2, W Bryan 0-1, P Keennan 0-1.
Attendance: 67,828 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
Main article: 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Championship statistics[]
Miscellaneous[]
, Roscommon changed its name to Dr. Hyde Park after Ireland's 1st President, Douglas Hyde.
The throw-in for the Munster quarter-final between Clare and Limerick was delayed by 25 minutes.
At the Ulster semi-final between Cavan and Derry an 80-year-old retired farmer collapses and dies.
The All-Ireland semi-final between Cavan and Offaly ends level and goes to a replay. It is the first time since 1960 that a semi-final ended in a draw which was the Down vs Offaly game.