1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1956. Galway were the winners, defeating Cork in the final.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Galway (4th win) |
| Captain | Jack Mangan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Frank Stockwell |
| Player of the Year | Seán Purcell |
← 1955 1957 → | |
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
| Galway | 5-13 – 2-5 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 12,000
| Sligo | 3-5 – 0-11 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 1-9 – 0-2 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3-12 – 1-5 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 13,000
Leinster Senior Football Championship
| Longford | 3-7 – 1-6 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Wicklow | 4-12 – 1-4 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 2-11 – 1-5 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
| Kildare | 1-9 – 0-9 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 0-11 – 0-5 | Wicklow |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 1-14 – 1-5 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow)
| Kildare | 1-12 – 2-6 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 2-7 – 0-7 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
| Kildare | 1-8 – 0-7 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 2-11 – 1-8 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
Munster Senior Football Championship
| Tipperary | 2-4 – 0-7 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
Referee: G. Cremins (K)
| Cork | 0-12 – 0-1 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 3-7 – 3-2 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
Referee: P. O'Grady ( C )
| Cork | 2-2 – 2-2 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| Cork | 1-8 – 1-7 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Tyrone | 3-7 – 2-4 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
| Donegal | 1-8 – 2-8 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,500
| Cavan | 3-15 – 2-4 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 2-5 – 0-6 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrone | 2-9 – 0-7 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 9,000
| Cavan | 1-9 – 1-5 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
| Tyrone | 3-5 – 0-4 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Kildare win their first Leinster title since 1935 and was their last until 1998.
- Tyrone win their first Ulster title.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Tyrone was their first meeting between the 2 teams.
- The All Ireland final between Galway and Cork gave Galway won their 4th All Ireland title on the day after a 3 in a row of defeats between (1940-1942).
- An outbreak of polio in Cork and the fear of a spread of the disease to Dublin due to an influx of Cork supporters lead to the postponement of the All-Ireland final until 7 October 1956.
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