1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship June 2018 1953 May 10 – September 27, 1953 29 Kerry 17th James Murphy Armagh Seán Quinn Louth Kerry Armagh Roscommon 27 1952 1954 The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years. Kerry were the winners.http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA 22 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html 21 March 2012 dead dmy-all All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 22 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 16 July 2011 dead dmy-all Leinster Senior Football Champions http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 2011-09-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 28 September 2011 Results Connacht Senior Football Championship 21 June 1953Quarter-final Galway football 1–8 – 0–2 Leitrim football St. Coman's Park, Roscommon 28 June 1953Semi-final Sligo football 1–6 – 2–6 Mayo football P Carney (1–3, one point a‘50’), M Mulderrig (0–1), P Solan (0–1) & S O’Donnell (1–1). Corran Park, Ballymote 5 July 1953Semi-final Roscommon football 4–4 – 0–3 Galway football Tuam Stadium, Tuam Final 19 July 1953Final Roscommon football 1–6 – 0–6 Mayo football P Carney (0–3, frees), M Flanagan (0–1) & P Solan (0–2). St. Coman's Park, Roscommon 15,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship 10 May 1953Preliminary round Wicklow football 4–7 – 2–10 Longford football O'Connor Park, Tullamore 10 May 1953Preliminary round Carlow football 1–9 – 2–1 Kildare football S.Brennan 1–1, T.McCarthy 1–0 Geraldine Park, Athy 10 May 1953Preliminary round Louth football 2–11 – 0–5 Westmeath football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 24 May 1953Quarter-final Meath football 2–6 – 2–5 Dublin football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 29,753 24 May 1953Quarter-final Wexford football 1–9 – 0–11 Laois football Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow 31 May 1953Quarter-final Offaly football 1–7 – 0–9 Carlow football O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 11,745 W Delaney (Laois) 7 June 1953Quarter-final Louth football 1–10 – 0–4 Wicklow football Croke Park, Dublin 28 June 1953Semi-final Offaly football 0–7 – 1–7 Wexford football Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow W Delaney (Laois) 5 July 1953Semi-final Louth football 1–7 – 1–6 Meath football Croke Park, Dublin Final 26 July 1953Wexford V. Louth – Dour Struggle Anticipated 24 July 1953 New Ross Standard 20px|border Louth 1–07 – 0–07 border|20x20px Wexford Hugh O'Rourke (1–0), Jim McDonnell (0–3, 1f), Dermot O'Brien (0–2), Peadar Smith (0–1), John Callan (0–1) Rory Deane (0–6, 4f), Billy Kelly (0–1) Croke Park, Dublin 28,739 Bill Delaney (Laois) GK1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)RCB2 Jack Bell (St Mary's)FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LCB4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)MF9 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)RHF10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LHF12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)RCF13 John Callan (St Mary's)FF14 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)LCF15 Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)Substitutes: 16 Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) for Tuft GK1 Joe O'Neill (Ferns St Aidan's)RCB2 John Morris (St John's Volunteers)FB3 Nick Redmond (Banba, Dublin)LCB4 John Fardy (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)RHB5 Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)CHB6 Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)LHB7 John J. Culleton (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)MF8 Padge Kehoe (St Aidan's, Enniscorthy)MF9 Aidan McCormack (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)RHF10 Larry Larkin (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)CHF11 Billy Rackard (Rathnure)LHF12 Rory Deane (Bunclody)RCF13 Billy Kelly (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)FF14 Nicky Rackard (Rathnure) (c)LCF15 Des O'Neill (Rathnure)Substitutes: 16 Matt Foley (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Larkin Munster Senior Football Championship 31 May 1953Quarter-final Waterford football 2–4 – 0–4 Tipperary football Walsh Park, Waterford J. White 5 July 1953Semi-final Kerry football 6–10 – 0–2 Clare football P. Sheehy (3–3), T. Lyne (0–2), J. Brosnan (0–2), S. Kelly (1–2) & J. Lyne (2–1). Cusack Park, Ennis 5 July 1953Semi-final Cork football 1–7 – 1–5 Waterford football D. Kellaher (1–1), T. Kelleher (0–2), M. Cahill (0–3) & J. J. Henichion (0–1) Walsh Park, Waterford Final 19 July 1953Final Kerry football 2–7 – 2–3 Cork football P. Sheehy (0–1), T. Lyne (0–4), J. Brosnan (0–1), S. Kelly (1–0), J. Lyne (0–1) & Sub T. Ashe (1–0). N. Fitzgerald (1–0), D. Kellaher (0–1), N. Duggan (0–1) & M.Cahill (0–1). Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Ulster Senior Football Championship 30 May 1953Quarter-final Derry football 1–11 – 2–5 Down football Rossa Park, Magherafelt 14 June 1953Quarter-final Tyrone football 8–7 – 0–3 Donegal football MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey 21 June 1953Quarter-final Armagh football 1–8 – 1–4 Antrim football The Playing Fields, Lurgan 6,000 21 June 1953Quarter-final Cavan football 2–7 – 0–2 Monaghan football Breffni Park, Cavan 5 July 1953Semi-final Cavan football 2–10 – 2–4 Tyrone football St. Tiernach's Park, Clones 12 July 1953Semi-final Armagh football 4–11 – 1–5 Derry football Casement Park, Belfast Final 26 July 1953Final Armagh football 1–6 – 0–5 Cavan football Casement Park, Belfast 30,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 9 August 1953Semi-final border|20px Armagh 0–8 – 0–7 20px|border Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin 40,372 23 August 1953Semi-finalThrills and Tragedies as Louth Topple Once Again The Argus 29 August 1953Kerry's Stars Prepare At Killarney For Clash With Louth Kerry Champion 15 August 1953 border|20px Kerry 3–6 – 0–10 20px|border Louth T. Ashe (2–0), S. Kelly (1–1), P. Sheehy (0–2), T. Lyne (0–1), G. O'Sullivan (0–1) M. Brosnan (0–1) J. McDonnell (0–7, 3f), J. Regan (0–2), P. Smith (0–1) Croke Park, Dublin 62,408 GK1 Johnny Foley (Kerins O'Rahilly's)RCB2 James Murphy (Garda, Cork) FB3 Ned Roche (Knocknagoshel)LCB4 Donie Murphy (Killarney Legion)RHB5 Colm Kennelly (Ballylongford)CHB6 John Cronin (Milltown/Castlemaine)LHB7 Seán Murphy (Geraldines, Dublin)MF8 Brendan O'Shea (Multyfarnham, Westmeath)MF9 Bobby Buckley (UCC, Cork)RHF10 Paudie Sheehy (UCC, Cork) (c)CHF11 Jim Brosnan (UCC, Cork)LHF12 Tadhg Lyne (Dr Crokes)RCF13 Tom Ashe (Dingle)FF14 Seán Kelly (Civil Service, Dublin)LCF15 Jackie Lyne (Killarney Legion)Substitutes: 16 Gerald O'Sullivan (St Mary's) for Jim Brosnan 17 Mixie Palmer (Kenmare) for Kennelly 18 Mick Brosnan (UCC, Cork) for Palmer 19 Jim Brosnan for Ashe GK1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)RCB2 Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LCB4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)MF9 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)RHF10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LHF12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)RCF13 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)FF14 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)LCF15 Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)Substitutes: 16 Jack Bell (St Mary's) for Tuft 17 Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Rourke 18 Paddy Beahan (St Mary's) for O'Brien 19 Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) for Smith 20 Peter Judge (Oliver Plunketts) for Jim Conlon Final 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 27 September 1953Final border|20px Kerry 0–13 – 1–6 border|20px Armagh J. Brosnan (0–4), J. J. Sheehan (0–3), T. Lyne (0–4), T. Ashe (0–1) & J.Lyne (0–1). M. McEvoy (1–2), G. O'Neill (0–2), J. Cunnningham & B. Seeley (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 86,155 Peter McDermott (Meath) Championship statistics Miscellaneous Leitrim football return to Connacht championship after 3-year break. O'Kennedy Park GAA Grounds replaces Barrett's Park, in New Ross in honor of Seán O'Kennedy. Casement Park, opens in Belfast named after a 1916 rising leader Roger Casement. Louth football play Westmeath football in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938. Munster semi-final between Kerry football and Clare football caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-sided game 6–10 to 0–2. The Leinster semi-final between Louth and Meath football was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years. The All Ireland semi-final between Roscommon football and Armagh football was the first championship meeting between them. Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry. References