1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 29 April 1962 and ended on 23 September 1962.

1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (20th win)
CaptainSeán Óg Sheehy
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterCavan
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played31
1961
1963

Games were shown on television for the first time ever.

Kerry won their twentieth All-Ireland title.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

10 June 1962 Quarter-finalMayo1-13 – 3-7SligoFr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon)
24 June 1962 Quarter-final replaySligo1-7 – 1-6MayoMarkievicz Park, Sligo
M Kerans 1-1, P Christie 0-4, J Killoran 0-2. E Maguire 1-0, F Gibbons 0-2, J Corcoran 0-2, W Casey 0-1, J Farragher 0-1. Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

17 June 1962 Semi-finalGalway3-7 – 1-10LeitrimDunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
S Purcell 2-1, C Dunne 0-5, S Leydon 1-0, P Leo 0-1. C Flynn 1-5, P Guckian 0-2, P Dolan 0-2, P McGarty 0-1.
10 July 1962 Semi-finalRoscommon3-6 – 1-11SligoFr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown

Final

22 July 1962 FinalRoscommon3-7 – 2-9GalwayMacHale Park, Castlebar
Don Feely 1-4, A White 1-1, C Mahon 1-0, Des Feely 0-2. J Geraghty 1-2, C Dunne 0-4, J Donnellan 1-0, F Lydon 0-2, F Purcell 0-1. Attendance: 20,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

29 April 1962 First roundCarlow3-12 – 2-12KilkennyNowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Hayden 3-7, P Walker 0-2, T Keogh 0-1, P Roberts 0-1, E Hogan 0-1. T Wislon 0-9, J Nash 1-0, S Higgins 1-0, P Butler 0-3.
6 May 1962 First roundLaois2-11 – 1-9LongfordO'Connor Park, Tullamore
13 May 1962 First roundKildare5-12 – 1-6WexfordDr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Hayden 3-0, P Cummins 2-1, K O'Malley 0-6, P LOughlan 0-3, J McNally 0-1, P Moore 0-1. P Crowley 1-1, P Wilson 0-3, T Flynn 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
20 May 1962 First roundLouth1-11 – 0-6WicklowCroke Park, Dublin
F Clarke 1-2, K Behan 0-4, L Leech 0-2, J Judge 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, M Gartland 0-1. J Kenny 0-3, J Hatton 0-1, P Roche 0-1, P Marah 0-1. Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

20 May 1962 Quarter-finalCarlow2-4 – 2-9OffalyO'Moore Park, Portlaoise
B Hayden 1-3, P Brophy 1-0, F Smith 0-1. P Daly 1-1, T Cullen 1-0, H Donnelly 0-3, S Brearton 0-2, N Casey 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, M Brady 0-1. Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
27 May 1962 Quarter-finalLaois2-8 – 1-9WestmeathO'Connor Park, Tullamore
J Kenny 1-5, N Delaney 1-1, E Dunne 0-1, M Phelan 0-1. J Bradley 1-2, G Kane 0-4, L Fagan 0-1, M Carley 0-1, J Dunne 0-1.
3 June 1962 Quarter-finalDublin1-8 – 0-10LouthPáirc Tailteann, Navan
K Heffernan 1-1, J Timmons 0-5, C O'Leary 0-1, J Joyce 0-1. K Behan 0-4, L Leech 0-2, P Cleary 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, M Gartland 0-1.
10 June 1962 Quarter-finalKildare0-8 – 0-6MeathCroke Park, Dublin
K O'Malley 0-4, P Cummins 0-2, P Moore 0-2. D Carty 0-2, P McNamee 0-2, J Nallen 0-2.

Semi-finals

17 June 1962 Semi-finalDublin0-13 – 1-8LaoisDr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P Delaney 0-4, J Timmons 0-3, K Heffernan 0-2, E Burgess 0-2, N Fox 0-1, P Farnan 0-1. J Kenna 0-5, E Dunne 1-1, D Delaney 0-1, L Doran 0-1.
1 July 1962 Semi-finalKildare2-6 – 3-5OffalyCroke Park, Dublin
P Cummins 1-2, P Moore 1-1, K O'Malley 0-2, M Carolan 0-1. T Furling 1-3, M Casey 1-0, T Cullen 0-1, P Daly 0-1. Attendance: 43,059
Referee: E O'Reilly

Final

15 July 1962 FinalDublin2-8 – 1-7OffalyCroke Park, Dublin
P Delaney 1-2, R McCrea 1-1, J Timmons 0-3, E Burgess 0-1, J Joyce 0-1. T Cullen 1-0, H Donnelly 0-3, S Brerton 0-2, L Coughlan 0-1, T Furlong 0-1. Attendance: 59,643
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

27 May 1962 Quarter-finalTipperary0-6 – 3-5WaterfordNed Hall Park, Clonmel
Referee: D Gowen (Cork)

Semi-finals

17 June 1962 Semi-finalCork2-8 – 0-4ClareButtevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
J O'Sullivan 1-2, E Ryan 1-1, G Whyte 0-2, E McCarthy 0-2, V Barrett 0-1.
24 June 1962 Semi-finalKerry2-18 – 2-6WaterfordFrank Sheehy Park, Listowel
T Long 1-2, P Sheehy 0-4, D McAuliffe 0-4, S Roche 1-0, D Geaney 0-3, M O'Connell 0-3, M O'Dwyer 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.

Final

15 July 1962 FinalCork0-4 – 4-8KerryCork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E McCarthy 0-1, V Barrett 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. T Long 1-2, D McAuliffe 1-2, G O'Driscoll 1-1, M O'Connell 1-1, P Sheehy 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

3 June 1962 Preliminary roundDerry2-10 – 2-7DonegalRossa Park, Magherafelt
Attendance: 3,000

Quarter-finals

10 June 1962 Quarter-finalAntrim2-7 – 0-2MonaghanCasement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 3,000
17 June 1962 Quarter-finalTyrone1-9 – 2-2DerryO'Neill Park, Dungannon
24 June 1962 Quarter-finalCavan3-8 – 2-2ArmaghBreffni Park, Cavan
S McMahon 1-3, HB O'Donnell 1-0, J McDonnell 1-0, C Gallagher 0-2, J Brady 0-2, T Morris 0-1. R Dowds 1-1, H Loughran 1-0, D Kelly 0-1. Attendance: 12,000
1 July 1962 Quarter-finalFermanagh1-8 – 4-10DownSt. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
Attendance: 10,000

Semi-finals

8 July 1962 Semi-finalAntrim0-5 – 1-6CavanCasement Park, Belfast
P McCaugue 0-3, L O'Connor 0-1, H O'Kane 0-1. C Smith 0-4, S McMahon 1-0, T Lynch 0-1, J Stafford 0-1. Attendance: 8,000
15 July 1962 Semi-finalDown1-12 – 1-6TyroneCasement Park, Belfast
P Doherty 0-4, A Hadden 1-0, J McCartan 0-3, S O'Neill 0-3, J Lennon 0-1, J Carey 0-1. F Donnelly 0-6, P Harte 1-0.

Final

29 July 1962 FinalCavan3-6 – 0-5DownCasement Park, Belfast
J Stafford 2-0, C Gallagher 0-4, J Brady 1-0, S McMahon 0-2. S O'Neill 0-2, J Lennon 0-1, P Doherty 0-1, A Hadden 0-1. Attendance: 40,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

5 August 1962 Semi-finalKerry2-12 – 0-10DublinCroke Park, Dublin
T Long 1-3, G McMahon 1-1, M O'Connell 0-4, P Sheehy 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. C O'Leary 0-3, P Delaney 0-3, J Joyce 0-2, J Timmons 0-1, E Burgess 0-1. Attendance: 60,396
Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)
19 August 1962 Semi-finalRoscommon1-8 – 1-6CavanCroke Park, Dublin
A Kenny 1-0, Don Feely 0-3, C Mahon 0-2, E Curley 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, A Whyte 0-1. J Bardy 1-0, C Gallagher 0-3, C Smyth 0-1, T Maguire 0-1, S MacMahon 0-1. Attendance: 46,932

Final

23 September 1962 FinalKerry1-12 – 1-6RoscommonCroke Park, Dublin
M O'Connell 0-7, G McMahon 1-0, P Sheehy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, T Long 0-1. Don Feely 1-5, J Kelly 0-1. Attendance: 75,771

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Sligo beat Mayo for the first time since 1947.
  • Football matches were shown on Television for the first time ever.
  • Garry McMahon of Kerry scored the fastest goal ever in an All-Ireland final when he found the net after just 34 seconds against Roscommon.[4]
  • The All-Ireland final between Kerry and Roscommon becomes the first championship game to be broadcast live on Telefís Éireann.

Scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition

References

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