1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 69th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kerry (18th win) |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1954 1956 → | |
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
| Galway | 0-3 – 1-6 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
McHale Park, Castlebar
| Mayo | 3-11 – 0-9 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 3,431
| Sligo | 0-4 – 1-8 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 6,400
| Mayo | 3-11 – 1-3 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
Leinster Senior Football Championship
| Westmeath | 0-7 – 0-6 | Wicklow |
|---|---|---|
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
| Louth | 1-3 – 0-5 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 1-6 – 1-5 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
| Dublin | 3-9 – 0-6 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
| Meath | 3-4 – 2-7 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 5-12 – 0-7 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| Meath | 1-9 – 0-11 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| Meath | 0-10 – 1-6 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 2-3 – 1-9 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 5-12 – 0-7 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 48,000
Munster Senior Football Championship
| Clare | 1-10 – 0-7 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
Referee: J. Collins (L)
| Cork | 2-8 – 0-7 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
Referee: J. Goode (W)
| Kerry | 3-7 – 0-4 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 0-14 – 2-6 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Derry | 0-13 – 1-5 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,500
| Donegal | 3-8 – 2-8 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,500
| Armagh | 1-8 – 0-5 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 1-10 – 2-1 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 6,120
| Armagh | 0-2 – 3-4 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 2-5 – 1-6 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 10,124
| Cavan | 0-11 – 0-8 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 24,800
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Kerry | 2-10 – 1-13 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 41,278
| Dublin | 0-7 – 1-4 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 4-7 – 0-5 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 71,504
| Dublin | 1-8 – 1-7 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 71,504
| Kerry | 0-12 – 1-6 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 87,102
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Markievicz Park, Sligo named after a woman of the 1916 rising called Constance Markievicz.
- Both of the All Ireland semi-finals end in a draw and go to a replay.
- Dublin win their first Leinster title since 1942 and reach their first All Ireland final since that same year but are narrowly beaten by Kerry.
References
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