1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Kerry (19th win) |
Captain | Mick O'Connell |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
← 1958 1960 → |
The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]
Contents
1 Results
1.1 Connacht Senior Football Championship
1.2 Leinster Senior Football Championship
1.3 Munster Senior Football Championship
1.4 Ulster Senior Football Championship
1.5 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
2 Championship statistics
2.1 Miscellaneous
3 References
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
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21 June 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Mayo | 3-8 – 1-8 | Sligo |
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Markievicz Park, Sligo
21 June 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Galway | 0-12 – 0-4 | Roscommon |
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Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 12,000
28 June 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Mayo | 2-4 – 0-10 | Leitrim |
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McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 8,000
12 July 1959
Semi-Final Replay
Semi-Final Replay
Mayo | 2-5 – 2-7 | Leitrim |
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St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000
9 August 1959
Final
Final
Galway | 5-8 – 0-12 | Leitrim |
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Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 18,000
Leinster Senior Football Championship
3 May 1959
Preliminary round
Preliminary round
Longford | 4-3 – 0-10 | Westmeath |
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Geraldine Park, Athy
17 May 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Offaly | 1-9 – 2-6 | Laois |
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O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 8000
Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)
24 May 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Dublin | 1-11 – 2-4 | Carlow |
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O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 10,818
31 May 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Longford | 2-7 – 1-5 | Meath |
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Cusack Park, Mullingar
7 June 1959
Quarter-Final Replay
Quarter-Final Replay
Offaly | 0-10 – 3-8 | Laois |
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O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: T Million
21 June 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Louth | 1-13 – 3-6 | Kildare |
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Croke Park, Dublin
28 June 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Longford | 0-8 – 2-9 | Laois |
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O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: B. Smith (Meath)
5 July 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Dublin | 1-8 – 0-11 | Louth |
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Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 24,567
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
26 July 1959
Semi-Final Replay
Semi-Final Replay
Dublin | 3-14 – 1-9 | Louth |
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Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 37,11
Referee: J. Fitzgearld (Limerick)
2 August 1959
Final
Final
Dublin | 1-18 – 2-8 | Laois |
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O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Munster Senior Football Championship
31 May 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Tipperary | 2-6 – 1-7 | Waterford |
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Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
17 May 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Cork | 4-9 – 1-7 | Clare |
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Cusack Park, Ennis
5 July 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Kerry | 1-15 – 1-2 | Tipperary |
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Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Referee: T. Crowley ( C )
2 August 1959
Final
Final
Kerry | 2-15 – 2-8 | Cork |
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Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Ulster Senior Football Championship
31 May 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Derry | 0-5 – 1-6 | Armagh |
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The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Attendance: 5,000
7 June 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Cavan | 2-9 – 0-4 | Donegal |
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MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
Attendance: 4,000
14 June 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Down | 4-9 – 1-3 | Antrim |
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St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 4,500
21 June 1959
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Tyrone | 1-9 – 0-7 | Monaghan |
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St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 6,000
5 July 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Cavan | 0-13 – 2-7 | Armagh |
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St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 8,000
12 July 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Down | 1-6 – 1-6 | Tyrone |
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Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 12,000
21 July 1959
Semi-Final Replay
Semi-Final Replay
Cavan | 1-9 – 1-7 | Armagh |
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 15,000
28 July 1959
Semi-Final Replay
Semi-Final Replay
Down | 1-12 – 0-4 | Tyrone |
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Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 16,000
9 August 1959
Final
Final
Down | 2-16 – 0-7 | Cavan |
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 30,000
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
16 August 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Kerry | 1-10 – 2-5 | Dublin |
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Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 70,148
23 August 1959
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Galway | 1-11 – 1-4 | Down |
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Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 62,688
27 September 1959
Final
Final
Kerry | 3-7 – 1-4 | Galway |
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Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 85,897
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
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