1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship April 2022 1959 April 26 – September 27, 1959 29 Kerry 19th Mick O'Connell Galway Seán Purcell John "Tull" Dunne Dublin Kerry Down Galway 33 1958 1960 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.http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html Football Results 1941 – 1970 2011-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html 2012-03-21 dead http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887–2010 2011-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 2011-07-16 dead http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf Leinster Senior Football Champions 2011-09-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 2011-09-28 Results Connacht Senior Football Championship 21 June 1959Quarter-Final Mayo football 3–8 – 1–8 Sligo football 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). Markievicz Park, Sligo 21 June 1959Semi-Final Galway football 0–12 – 0–4 Roscommon football Pearse Stadium, Galway 12,000 28 June 1959Semi-Final Mayo football 2–4 – 0–10 Leitrim football 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). McHale Park, Castlebar 8,000 12 July 1959Semi-Final Replay Mayo football 2–5 – 2–7 Leitrim football 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). St. Coman's Park, Roscommon 10,000 9 August 1959Final Galway football 5–8 – 0–12 Leitrim football Markievicz Park, Sligo 18,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship 26 April 1959Preliminary round Laois football 0–11 – 0–5 Wicklow football Geraldine Park, Athy 3 May 1959Preliminary round Longford football 4–3 – 0–10 Westmeath football Cusack Park, Mullingar 10 May 1959Preliminary round Carlow football 1–12 – 1–3 Wexford football St. Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy 17 May 1959Quarter-Final Offaly football 1–9 – 2–6 Laois football O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 8000 M Mangan (Dublin) 24 May 1959Quarter-Final Dublin football 1–11 – 2–4 Carlow football O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 10,818 31 May 1959Quarter-Final Longford football 2–7 – 1–5 Meath football Cusack Park, Mullingar 7 June 1959Quarter-Final Replay Offaly football 0–10 – 3–8 Laois football O'Connor Park, Tullamore T Million 21 June 1959Quarter-Final Louth football 1–13 – 3–6 Kildare football K.O'Malley 1–4, P.Loughlin 1–1, E.Treacy 1–0, P.Wright 0–1 Croke Park, Dublin 28 June 1959Semi-Final Longford football 0–8 – 2–9 Laois football O'Connor Park, Tullamore 15,058 B. Smith (Meath) 5 July 1959Semi-Final Dublin football 1–8 – 0–11 Louth football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 24,567 J. Dowling (Offaly) 26 July 1959Semi-Final Replay Dublin football 3–14 – 1–9 Louth football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 37,11 J. Fitzgearld (Limerick) 2 August 1959Final Dublin football 1–18 – 2–8 Laois football 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 Cathal O'Leary O'Connor Park, Tullamore 24,006 John Dowling (Offaly) Munster Senior Football Championship 31 May 1959Quarter-Final Tipperary football 2–6 – 1–7 Waterford football Ned Hall Park, Clonmel A. Scannell ( C ) 17 May 1959Semi-Final Cork football 4–9 – 1–7 Clare football 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 5 July 1959Semi-Final Kerry football 1–15 – 1–2 Tipperary football 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). Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney T. Crowley ( C ) 2 August 1959Final Kerry football 2–15 – 2–8 Cork football 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 Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 26,184 Tom Cunningham (Waterford) Ulster Senior Football Championship 31 May 1959Quarter-Final Derry football 0–5 – 1–6 Armagh football The Playing Fields, Lurgan 5,000 7 June 1959Quarter-Final Cavan football 2–9 – 0–4 Donegal football MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey 4,000 14 June 1959Quarter-Final Down football 4–9 – 1–3 Antrim football St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle 4,500 21 June 1959Quarter-Final Tyrone football 1–9 – 0–7 Monaghan football St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney 6,000 5 July 1959Semi-Final Cavan football 0–13 – 2–7 Armagh football St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney 8,000 12 July 1959Semi-Final Down football 1–6 – 1–6 Tyrone football Casement Park, Belfast 12,000 21 July 1959Semi-Final Replay Cavan football 1–9 – 1–7 Armagh football St Tiernach's Park, Clones 15,000 28 July 1959Semi-Final Replay Down football 1–12 – 0–4 Tyrone football Casement Park, Belfast 16,000 9 August 1959Final Down football 2–16 – 0–7 Cavan football St Tiernach's Park, Clones 30,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 16 August 1959Semi-Final Kerry football 1–10 – 2–5 Dublin football M. O'Connell (0–2), D. McAuliffe (1–4), T. Long (0–1), P. Sheehy (0–3). Croke Park, Dublin 70,148 23 August 1959Semi-Final Galway football 1–11 – 1–4 Down football Croke Park, Dublin 62,688 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 27 September 1959Final Kerry football 3–7 – 1–4 Galway football 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). Croke Park, Dublin 85,897 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 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship