1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Kerry (19th win) |
Captain | Mick O'Connell |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Galway |
Captain | Seán Purcell |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
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
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). |
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). |
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). |
Attendance: 10,000
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 |
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). |
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 |
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). |
Attendance: 70,148
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). | Sean Purcell (0-3), Frank Evers (1-0) & Joe Young (0-1). |
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
- ^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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