1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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

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). Sean Purcell (0-3), Frank Evers (1-0) & Joe Young (0-1).
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.