1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship January 2024 1963 5 May – 22 September 1963 31 Galway Kerry Dublin Down 30 border|20px Lar Foley Dublin 17th Des Foley Galway Mick Garrett John "Tull" Dunne border|20px Mickey Whelan (1–20) 1962 1964 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.http://gaa.eir.ie/timeline/1963/06/20/a-final-family-connection 1963: a family connection Eir Sport 6 November 2016 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 football 1–9 – 1–10 Leitrim football 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. Markievicz Park, Sligo P O'Connor (Roscommon) 4,000 Semi-finals 16 June 1963 Semi-final Mayo football 1–6 – 2–8 Galway football 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. MacHale Park, Castlebar R Lang (Sligo) 12,000 23 June 1963 Semi-final Leitrim football 1–8 – 1–3 Roscommon football C Flynn 1–6, J Murray 0–1, Mel Kelly 0–1. D Feely 1–1, A White 0–2. Markievicz Park, Sligo M Loftus (Mayo) 7,000 Final 14 July 1963 Final Galway football 4–11 – 1–6 Leitrim football 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. MacHale Park, Castlebar M Loftus (Mayo) 20,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship First round 5 May 1963 First round Carlow football 4–10 – 1–4 Kilkenny football Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow 5 May 1963 First round Westmeath football 1–6 – 3–8 Longford football 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. Cusack Park, Mullingar 19 May 1963 First round Meath football 1–10 – 1–3 Wexford football 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. Croke Park, Dublin J Shannon (Dublin) 26 May 1963 First round Louth football 2–15 – 1–6 Wicklow football 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. Croke Park, Dublin Quarter-finals 19 May 1963 Quarter-final Offaly football 2–5 – 1–2 Longford football 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. Cusack Park, Mullingar 12,428 J Hatton (Wicklow) 26 May 1963 Quarter-final Laois football 3–9 – 0–10 Carlow football 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. Geraldine Park, Athy 2 June 1963 Quarter-final Dublin football 2–6 – 2–5 Meath football 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. Croke Park, Dublin E Moules (Wicklow) 21,931 9 June 1963 Quarter-final Kildare football 2–11 – 1–12 Louth football 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. Croke Park, Dublin B Smyth (Meath) Semi-finals 23 June 1963 Semi-final Dublin football 2–7 – 1–5 Kildare football 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. Croke Park, Dublin 38,470 30 June 1963 Semi-final Laois football 2–7 – 0–9 Offaly football 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise P Kelly (Dublin) 22,000 Final 14 July 1963 Final Dublin football 2–11 – 2–9 Laois football 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 Croke Park, Dublin Brian Smyth (Meath) 50,042 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-final 2 June 1963 Quarter-final Tipperary football 1–12 – 0–6 Clare football Gaelic Grounds, Limerick J Sheehan (Dublin) Semi-finals 9 June 1963 Semi-final Cork football 2–14 – 2–1 Waterford football 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. Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy 23 June 1963 Semi-final Kerry football 5–10 – 1–6 Tipperary football 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. Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel J Sheehan (Dublin) Final 14 July 1963 Final Kerry football 1–18 – 3–7 Cork football 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 Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney J Martin (Roscommon) 22,847 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round 2 June 1963 Preliminary round Antrim football 2–9 – 0–3 Tyrone football 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. Casement Park, Belfast 5,000 Quarter-finals 9 June 1963 Quarter-final Down football 6–11 – 1–3 Monaghan football 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. Pairc Esler, Newry V Mulholland (Armagh) 16 June 1963 Quarter-final Armagh football 1–8 – 2–3 Antrim football 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. The Playing Fields, Lurgan P Rooney (Down) 16 June 1963 Quarter-final Donegal football 2–12 – 1–6 Fermanagh football 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. MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey 23 June 1963 Quarter-final Derry football 2–8 – 3–9 Cavan football 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. Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen J Martin (Tyrone) 6,000 Semi-finals 7 July 1963 Semi-final Down football 0–9 – 0–5 Armagh football 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. Casement Park, Belfast 15,000 14 July 1963 Semi-final Donegal football 4–5 – 0–6 Cavan football 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. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones 20,000 Final 28 July 1963 Final Down football 2–11 – 1–4 Donegal football 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. Breffni Park, Cavan 35,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals 4 August 1963 Semi-final Galway football 1–7 – 0–8 Kerry football 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. Croke Park, Dublin E Moules (Wicklow) 37,193 18 August 1963 Semi-final Dublin football 2–11 – 0–7 Down football 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. Croke Park, Dublin C Crowley (Waterford) 70,072 Final 22 September 1963 Final Dublin football 1–9 – 0–10 Galway football 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. Croke Park, Dublin E Moules (Wicklow) 87,106 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Championship statistics Scoring Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mickey WhelanDublin1–202354.602Cathal FlynnLeitrim1–182137.003Séamus LeydonGalway3–71644.004Harry LavertyDonegal2–91535.00Seán O'NeillDown1–121543.756Brian McDonaldDublin4–21452.80Noel DelaneyLaois3–51434.668Pat DonnellanGalway3–41343.25Harry FayKildare2–71326.5010John TimmonsDublin1–91252.40Mick O'ConnellKerry0–121234.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Séamus LeydonGalway3–110Leitrim2Bernie O'CallaghanKerry2–39TipperaryWillie O'LearyCork2–39KerryHarry LavertyDonegal2–39CavanCathal FlynnLeitrim1–69RoscommonJimmy MulroyLouth1–69Wicklow7Val KaneDown2–28MonaghanHarry FayKildare1–58LouthBrendan HaydenCarlow0–88Laois10Noel DelaneyLaois2–17DublinMick O'DwyerKerry1–47CorkCathal FlynnLeitrim0–77SligoCharlie GallagherCavan0–77Derry Miscellaneous Kilkenny dropped from the Leinster football championship until 1975 after a 1 sided defeat to Carlow. Cavan hosted the Ulster final for the first time since 1952. 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 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship