1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates5 May – 22 September 1963
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (17th win)
CaptainDes Foley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainMick Garrett
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played30
Top Scorer Mickey Whelan (1–20)
Player of the Year Lar Foley
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The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1963 and ended on 22 September 1963. As of 2018, it remains the last All Ireland Senior Football Championship season to be completed without any draws.

Kilkenny dropped from the championship until 1975.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 22 September 1963, Dublin won the championship following a 1–9 to 0–10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] Their first All-Ireland victory in five championship seasons, this was their 17th All-Ireland triumph.

Dublin's Mickey Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 1–20. His teammate Lar Foley was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

9 June 1963 Quarter-final Sligo 1–9 – 1–10 Leitrim Markievicz Park, Sligo
D McHugh 1–3, M Kearns 0–3, B Shannon 0–2, J Hannon 0–1. C Flynn 0–7, K McGowan 1–0, P McGarty 0–2, P Guckian 0–1. Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P O'Connor (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

16 June 1963 Semi-final Mayo 1–6 – 2–8 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
J Corcoran 0–4, PJ Loftus 1–0, J Langan 0–1, D Doris 0–1. S Concannon 1–1, P Donnellan 1–0, C Dunne 0–3, S Letdon 0–2, M McDonagh 0–1, S CLeary 0–1. Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R Lang (Sligo)
23 June 1963 Semi-final Leitrim 1–8 – 1–3 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
C Flynn 1–6, J Murray 0–1, Mel Kelly 0–1. D Feely 1–1, A White 0–2. Attendance: 7,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

14 July 1963 Final Galway 4–11 – 1–6 Leitrim MacHale Park, Castlebar
S Leydon 3–1, P Donnellan 1–3, M McDonagh 0–4, S Concannon 0–1, M Reynolds 0–1, S Cleary 0–1. D Gannon 1–1, C Flynn 0–5. Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

5 May 1963 First round Carlow 4–10 – 1–4 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
5 May 1963 First round Westmeath 1–6 – 3–8 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
D Nolan 1–0, G Kane 0–3, J Bradley 0–2, O Costelloe 0–1. S Murray 0–6, N Dodd 1–0, D O'Brien 1–0, R carter 1–0, A Tynan 0–2.
19 May 1963 First round Meath 1–10 – 1–3 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
P McCormack 0–5, M Dunican 1–0, D Carty 0–2, J Quinn 0–2, G Cromwell 0–1. P Crowley 1–0, M O'Neill 0–2, M Byrne 0–1. Referee: J Shannon (Dublin)
26 May 1963 First round Louth 2–15 – 1–6 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
J Mulroy 1–6, M McKeown 1–3, L Leech 0–2, J Woods 0–1, S Thornton 0–1, K Behan 0–1, S Burgess 0–1. T McGee 1–0, P Clarke 0–4, D Byrne 0–1, W Cuffe 0–1.

Quarter-finals

19 May 1963 Quarter-final Offaly 2–5 – 1–2 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
T Greene 1–1, L Boland 1–0, H Donnelly 0–3, S Ryan 0–1. D O'Brien 1–0, M Hopkins 0–2. Attendance: J Hatton (Wicklow)
Referee: 12,428
26 May 1963 Quarter-final Laois 3–9 – 0–10 Carlow Geraldine Park, Athy
N Delaney 1–3, N Dunne 1–1, S Price 1–0, Fint Walsh 0–2, G Rankins 0–2, T Browne 0–1. B Hayden 0–8, E Hogan 0–1, M Donovan 0–1.
2 June 1963 Quarter-final Dublin 2–6 – 2–5 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
J Timmons 1–3, M Whelan 1–0, L Foley 0–2, D Foley 0–1. J Nallen 1–1, J Quinn 1–1, P McCormack 0–2, J Cromwell 0–1. Attendance: 21,931
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
9 June 1963 Quarter-final Kildare 2–11 – 1–12 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
H Fahy 1–5, J McNally 1–1, J Andreson 0–3, N Madigan 0–1, P Moore 0–1. L Leech 1–2, M Gartlan 0–3, K Behan 0–2, J Mulroy 0–2, M McKeown 0–1, F Clarke 0–1, F Lynch 0–1. Referee: B Smyth (Meath)

Semi-finals

23 June 1963 Semi-final Dublin 2–7 – 1–5 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
D Ferguson 1–2, B McDonald 1–0, M Whelan 0–3, J Timmons 0–1, S Behan 0–1. H Fay 1–2, M Carolan 0–1, M Geraghty 0–1, P Moore 0–1. Attendance: 38,470
30 June 1963 Semi-final Laois 2–7 – 0–9 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
S Price 1–1, D Byrne 0–4, G Rankins 1–0, D Delaney 0–1, N Delaney 0–1. H Donnelly 0–6, M Brady 0–1, T Furlong 0–1, D Hanlon 0–1. Attendance: 22,000
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Final

14 July 1963 Final Dublin 2–11 – 2–9 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
Mickey Whelan 0–6 (0-3f), Gerry Davey and Brian McDonald 1–1 each, Lar Foley 0–2 (0-1f, 1 '50), Eamon Breslin 0–1 Noel Delaney 2–1, Dinny Byrne 0-4f, Tom Browne (1 '50), Fintan Walsh, Danny Delaney, Sean Price 0–1 each Attendance: 50,042
Referee: Brian Smyth (Meath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

2 June 1963 Quarter-final Tipperary 1–12 – 0–6 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: J Sheehan (Dublin)

Semi-finals

9 June 1963 Semi-final Cork 2–14 – 2–1 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
E Coughlan 1–2, E Ryan 1–1, C O'Sullivan 0–4, JJ Murphy 0–4, N O'Halloran 0–2, C O'Sullivan 0–1. T Kirwan 1–0, P Walsh 1–0, P Murray 0–1.
23 June 1963 Semi-final Kerry 5–10 – 1–6 Tipperary Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel
B O'Callaghan 2–3, V Lucey 1–2, F O'Leary 1–1, S Sheehy 1–0, M O'Connell 0–4. S McGovern 1–2, M Keating 0–1, J O'Meara 0–1, G Danagher 0–1, L Boland 0–1. Referee: J Sheehan (Dublin)

Final

14 July 1963 Final Kerry 1–18 – 3–7 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Mick O'Dwyer 1–3, Mick O'Connell 0-4f, Bernie O'Callaghan (0-2f), Tom Long, Frank O'Leary 0–3 each, Pat Griffin 0–2 Willie O'Leary 2–3 (0-3f), JJ Murphy 1–0, Mick Burke 0–2, Paul O'Sullivan and Bernie Coughlan 0–1 each Attendance: 22,847
Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

2 June 1963 Preliminary round Antrim 2–9 – 0–3 Tyrone Casement Park, Belfast
P Lynn 1–2, G McRory 0–4, S Rice 1–0, S Deveney 0–1, P McGuckian 0–1, L McNeill 0–1. F Donnelly 0–3. Attendance: 5,000

Quarter-finals

9 June 1963 Quarter-final Down 6–11 – 1–3 Monaghan Pairc Esler, Newry
V Kane 2–2, D McCartan 1–2, S O'Neill 1–2, J Fitzsimons 1–1, B Johnstone 1–0, K O'Neill 0–1, J Lennon 0–1, A Hedden 0–1, E Lavery 0–1. J McArdle 1–0, Paddy Duffy 0–2, B Curran 0–1. Referee: V Mulholland (Armagh)
16 June 1963 Quarter-final Armagh 1–8 – 2–3 Antrim The Playing Fields, Lurgan
J Whan 1–1, D McCrory 0–2, J Murphy 0–2, K Brown 0–2, E Casey 0–1. L McNeill 2–0, G McCrory 0–2, P Lynn 0–1. Referee: P Rooney (Down)
16 June 1963 Quarter-final Donegal 2–12 – 1–6 Fermanagh MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
H Laverty 0–6, D Breslin 1–0, D Houlihan 1–0, S Ferriter 0–3, J Hannigan 0–2, P Ward 0–1. J Maguire 0–4, PT Treacy 1–0, T Greene 0–1, H Murphy 0–1.
23 June 1963 Quarter-final Derry 2–8 – 3–9 Cavan Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
S O'Connell 1–3, D McKeever 1–0, HF Gribbin 0–2, L O'Neill 0–2, D Mullan 0–1. C Gallagher 0–7, J Brady 1–2, C Toal 1–0, R Carolan 1–0. Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Semi-finals

7 July 1963 Semi-final Down 0–9 – 0–5 Armagh Casement Park, Belfast
S O'Neill 0–3, B Morgan 0–1, V Kane 0–1, B Johnstone 0–1, J McCartan 0–1, J Lennon 0–1, A Haddon 0–1. K Browne 0–3, E Casey 0–1, J Murphy 0–1. Attendance: 15,000
14 July 1963 Semi-final Donegal 4–5 – 0–6 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
H Laverty 2–3, D Houlihan 1–1, D Breslin 1–0, M Griffin 0–1. J McDonnell 0–2, C Gallagher 0–1, R Carolan 0–1, T Lynch 0–1, P Pritchard 0–1. Attendance: 20,000

Final

28 July 1963 Final Down 2–11 – 1–4 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
B Johnstone 1–2, P Doherty 1–1, S O'Neill 0–4, V Kane 0–2, D McCartan 0–1, J McCartan 0–1. J Hannigan 1–0, C Breslin 0–2, S Ferriter 0–1, F McFeeley 0–1. Attendance: 35,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

4 August 1963 Semi-final Galway 1–7 – 0–8 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
P Donnellan 1–1, S Leydon 0–3, C Dunne 0–2, M McDonagh 0–1. M O'Connell 0–4, F O'Leary 0–2, P Griffin 0–1, T Long 0–1. Attendance: 37,193
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
18 August 1963 Semi-final Dublin 2–11 – 0–7 Down Croke Park, Dublin
B McDonald 2–0, M Whelan 0–6, J Timmons 0–3, D Foley 0–1, D Ferguson 0–1. S O'Neill 0–3, P Doherty 0–2, J McCartan 0–1, J Lennon 0–1. Attendance: 70,072
Referee: C Crowley (Waterford)

Final

22 September 1963 Final Dublin 1–9 – 0–10 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
M Whelan 0–5, G Davey 1–0, J Timmons 0–2, B McDonald 0–1, D Ferguson 0–1. M McDonagh 0–5, J Keenan 0–2, C Dunne 0–2, S Leydon 0–1. Attendance: 87,106
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
Main article: 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mickey Whelan Dublin 1–20 23 5 4.60
2 Cathal Flynn Leitrim 1–18 21 3 7.00
3 Séamus Leydon Galway 3–7 16 4 4.00
4 Harry Laverty Donegal 2–9 15 3 5.00
Seán O'Neill Down 1–12 15 4 3.75
6 Brian McDonald Dublin 4–2 14 5 2.80
Noel Delaney Laois 3–5 14 3 4.66
8 Pat Donnellan Galway 3–4 13 4 3.25
Harry Fay Kildare 2–7 13 2 6.50
10 John Timmons Dublin 1–9 12 5 2.40
Mick O'Connell Kerry 0–12 12 3 4.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Séamus Leydon Galway 3–1 10 Leitrim
2 Bernie O'Callaghan Kerry 2–3 9 Tipperary
Willie O'Leary Cork 2–3 9 Kerry
Harry Laverty Donegal 2–3 9 Cavan
Cathal Flynn Leitrim 1–6 9 Roscommon
Jimmy Mulroy Louth 1–6 9 Wicklow
7 Val Kane Down 2–2 8 Monaghan
Harry Fay Kildare 1–5 8 Louth
Brendan Hayden Carlow 0–8 8 Laois
10 Noel Delaney Laois 2–1 7 Dublin
Mick O'Dwyer Kerry 1–4 7 Cork
Cathal Flynn Leitrim 0–7 7 Sligo
Charlie Gallagher Cavan 0–7 7 Derry

Miscellaneous

  • Kilkenny dropped from the Leinster football championship until 1975 after a 1 sided defeat to Carlow.
  • The All Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Down was their first championship meeting.
  • The attendance of 87,106 at the All-Ireland final between Dublin and Galway was the third highest on record.

References

  1. ^ "1963: a family connection". Eir Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2016.