1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (19th win)
CaptainMick O'Connell
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
← 1958
1960 →

Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Mayo3-8 – 1-8Sligo
Galway0-12 – 0-4Roscommon
Attendance: 12,000
Mayo2-4 – 0-10Leitrim
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 8,000
Mayo2-5 – 2-7Leitrim
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000
Galway5-8 – 0-12Leitrim
Attendance: 18,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Longford4-3 – 0-10Westmeath
Offaly1-9 – 2-6Laois
Attendance: 8000
Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)
Dublin1-11 – 2-4Carlow
Attendance: 10,818
Longford 2-7 – 1-5Meath
Offaly0-10 – 3-8Laois
Referee: T Million
Louth1-13 – 3-6Kildare
Longford0-8 – 2-9Laois
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: B. Smith (Meath)
Dublin1-8 – 0-11Louth
Attendance: 24,567
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Dublin3-14 – 1-9Louth
Attendance: 37,11
Referee: J. Fitzgearld (Limerick)
Dublin1-18 – 2-8Laois

Munster Senior Football Championship
Tipperary2-6 – 1-7Waterford
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
Cork4-9 – 1-7Clare
Kerry1-15 – 1-2Tipperary
Referee: T. Crowley ( C )
Kerry2-15 – 2-8Cork

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Derry0-5 – 1-6Armagh
Attendance: 5,000
Cavan2-9 – 0-4Donegal
Attendance: 4,000
Down4-9 – 1-3Antrim
Attendance: 4,500
Tyrone1-9 – 0-7Monaghan
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 6,000
Cavan0-13 – 2-7Armagh
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 8,000
Down1-6 – 1-6Tyrone
Attendance: 12,000
Cavan1-9 – 1-7Armagh
Attendance: 15,000
Down1-12 – 0-4Tyrone
Attendance: 16,000
Down2-16 – 0-7Cavan
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry1-10 – 2-5Dublin
Attendance: 70,148
Galway1-11 – 1-4Down
Attendance: 62,688
Main article: 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry3-7 – 1-4Galway
Attendance: 85,897
Referee: 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
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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