1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

November 2023 June 2017 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme.jpg 250 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Galway 40px 2–13(19) Cork 40px 3–7(16) 7 October 1956 Croke Park Dublin Peter McDermott (Meath) 70,772 1955 1957 The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park on 7 October 1956 to determine the winners of the 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the 70th season of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The tournament was organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Galway of Connacht, with Galway winning by 2–13 to 3–7.http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/68772/the-1956-all-ireland-final The 1956 All-Ireland final The Galway Advertiser 15 August 2013 6 August 2015 The All-Ireland final between Galway and Cork was their first championship meeting since the 1945 All-Ireland semi-final when Cork triumphed by 2–12 to 2–8. An outbreak of polio in Cork led to the game, like its hurling counterpart the previous month, being postponed by the Central Council of the GAA following a request from public health officials in Dublin, who were worried by the prospect of large numbers of Cork people descending on the city.http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/deadly-polio-nightmare-of-50-years-ago-26412438.html Deadly polio nightmare of 50 years ago Irish Independent 28 May 2006 6 August 2015 Jerome Reilly Match Summary The game itself was described as one of the best finals yet. After some end to end action, Gerry Kirwan pointed for Galway, then Frank Stockwell punched the ball over the bar for another. A few minutes later Stockwell soloed through the defence and pointed again. Cork levelled the score but then Seán Purcell took a sideline kick and floated the ball into the square. Billy O'Neill jumped high and palmed the ball to Stockwell who was running towards goal, and he forced the ball into the net. Again Cork fought back to get within a point of Galway, but then Purcell received a pass from Jackie Coyle out on the wing. As soon as he saw this Frank Stockwell was off and running, leaving his marker behind. Purcell expertly flighted the ball into his hands and he buried it in the net. By half time Galway were leading by 2–6 to 0–6. Galway went eight points clear before Cork staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in All-Ireland final history. Two quick goals from Johnny Creedon and Denis "Toots" Kelleher put them right back in contention. Galway then scored two points but Cork got a third goal from Kelleher which left them just a point behind, however, Galway fought back. First Purcell pointed a free, and then seconds later took a sideline kick and, with great accuracy, found Stockwell who swivelled around and put the ball over the bar. Galway's All-Ireland victory was their first since 1938. The win gave them their fourth All-Ireland title over all and put them joint fifth on the all-time roll of honour along with Kildare and Tipperary. Cork's All-Ireland defeat was their first since 1907. Defeat at the hands of Galway was the first of back-to-back All-Ireland defeats for Cork. For Billy O'Neill the victory was bittersweet. Although playing for Galway he was a native of Carrigtwohill, County Cork, and claimed a winners' medal at the expense of his own county. Due to the similarity of the colour of their jerseys a change was necessary. Galway wore the all white strip of Connacht, while Cork wore the blue of Munster. 2013-08-15 The 1956 All-Ireland final https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/68772/the-1956-all-ireland-final 2025-12-12 Galway Advertiser Details 7 October 1956 15:15 IST Cork 20px|border 3–7 - 2–13 20px|border Galway D. Gallagher (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-5), T. Furlong (1-0) & N. Duggan (0-2). F. Stockwell (2-5), S. Purcell (0-3), G. Kirwan & J. Coyle (0-2) & F. Evers (0-1). Croke Park, Dublin 70,772 Peter McDermott (Meath) _collarwhite _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 FFFFFF ff0000 Cork _collar _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 770000 Galway section January 2025 the teams not being laid out as, for instance, at 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final#Details, with full names visible, substitutes in numerical order and 'subon'/'suboff' templates included Galway 1 J. Mangan (c) 2 S. Keeley 3 G. Daly 4 T. Dillon 5 J. Kissane 6 J. Mahon 7 M. Greally 8 F. Evers 9 M. McDonagh 10 J. Coyle 11 S. Purcell 12 B. O'Neill 13 J. Young 14 F. Stockwell 15 G. Kirwan Sub used A. Swords for J. Young Cork 1 P. Tyers 2 P. O'Driscoll 3 D. O'Sullivan (c) 4 D. Murray 5 P. Harrington 6 D. Bernard 7 M. Goold 8 S. Moore 9 E. Ryan 10 D. Kelleher 11 N. Duggan 12 Paddy Murphy 13 T. Furlong 14 N. FitzGerald 15 J. Creedon Subs used 18 É. Goulding for P. Murphy Subs not used 16 Pete Murphy 17 B. O'Sullivan 19 D. O'Sullivan 20 L. Power See also 1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, also postponed due to an outbreak of infectious disease 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, also postponed due to an outbreak of infectious disease References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Cork county football team matches Category:Galway county football team matches