1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 79th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1965 and ended on 26 September 1965.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Galway (6th win) |
| Captain | Enda Colleran |
| Manager | John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe) |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 30 |
| Player of the Year | Martin Newell (Galway) |
← 1964 1966 → | |
Limerick rejoin the Munster football championship for the first time since 1952.
The decider was a repeat of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, between Galway and Kerry. There was no change in the outcome as Galway defeated Kerry again by 0-12 to 0-09. It was Galway’s second title in succession, on their way to "Three In A Row".
Provincial Championships format changes
Connacht Championship format change
The Connacht championship, instead of the normal system, has two quarter-finals and one semi-final instead of the usual one quarter-final and two semi-finals for just one year. All-Ireland champions Galway received a bye to the Connacht final meaning that Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim would be in separate quarter-finals. The winners of the two games would play in a lone semi-final while the semi-final winner would play Galway.
Leinster Championship format change
The Leinster championship dropped the second round after one year in 1965. The preliminary round winners went on to the quarter-finals.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
| 6 June 1965 Quarter-final | Mayo | 2-15 – 1-6 | Roscommon | St. Coman's Park, Roscommon |
| 27 June 1965 Quarter-final | Sligo | 4-12 – 0-6 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Semi-final
| 4 July 1965 Semi-final | Sligo | 2-11 – 2-8 | Mayo | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
Final
| 1 August 1965 Final | Galway | 1-12 – 2-6 | Sligo | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
| 2 May 1965 Preliminary round | Kildare | 3-14 – 1-4 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| P.Dunny, J.McKenna 1-3, N.Madigan 1-2, J.Donoghue 0-2, M.Coughlan, J.Loughlin, P.Mangan, B.Judge 0-1, P.Dunny, J.McKenna 1-3, N.Madigan 1-2, J.Donoghue 0-2, M.Coughlan, J.Loughlin, P.Mangan, B.Judge 0-1 |
| 2 May 1965 Preliminary round | Offaly | 0-5 – 1-5 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| Referee: P Hughes (Louth) |
| 9 May 1965 Preliminary round | Westmeath | 2-11 – 0-9 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Quarter-finals
| 23 May 1965 Quarter-final | Kildare | 4-10 – 2-9 | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| P.Dunny 1-3, N.Madigan, J.Loughlin 1-2, S.Donoghue 0-2, J.McKenna 0-1 |
| 30 May 1965 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-11 – 1-7 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 6 June 1965 Quarter-final | Longford | 1-9 – 0-8 | Laois | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 13 June 1965 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-12 – 1-9 | Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Semi-finals
| 20 June 1965 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-11 – 0-5 | Kildare | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| J.McKenna, P.Dunny, B.Judge, N.Madigan, K.Kelly 0-1 |
| 4 July 1965 Semi-final | Longford | 2-8 – 1-7 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 25 July 1965 Final | Dublin | 3-6 – 1-9 | Longford | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
| 2 May 1965 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 0-4 – 2-7 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| M Keating 0-2, B Keating 0-2. | M Begley 1-1, T Mangain 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-3, T Murphy 0-2, G Cleary 0-1. | Referee: S. Garvey (Kerry) |
| 16 May 1965 Quarter-final | Limerick | 4-10 – 0-6 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
| P Murphy 2-1, P Reidy 1-3, E Cregan 1-1, D Quirke 0-2, J Ahern 0-1, M Tynan 0-1, T Carrig 0-1. | T Kirwan 0-3, J Martin 0-3. |
Semi-finals
| 13 June 1965 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-10 – 1-6 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| B O'Callaghan 1-3, M O'Dwyer 0-4, V Lucey 1-0, M Fleming 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, D Geaney 0-1. | J Cleary 1-0, P McMahon 0-3, T Mangain 0-1, T Mee 0-1, P Tubridy 0-1. |
| 20 June 1965 Semi-final | Limerick | 2-5 – 0-6 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| E Cregan 1-2, M Tynan 1-0, T Meaney 0-1, P Reidy 0-1, J Mullane 0-1. | D Harnedy 0-4, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Carroll 0-1. |
Final
| 18 July 1965 Final | Kerry | 2-16 – 2-7 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| V Lucey 0-6, JJ Barrett 1-2, M O'Connell 0-5, B O'Callaghan 1-1, M Fleming 0-1, M O'Dwyer 0-1. | P Murphy 1-2, E Cregan 0-5, M Tynan 1-0. |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
| 30 May 1965 Preliminary round | Antrim | 2-9 – 2-6 | Derry | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
Quarter-finals
| 6 June 1965 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 2-12 – 1-5 | Fermanagh | St. Molise Park, Irvinestown |
| 13 June 1965 Quarter-final | Down | 3-13 – 1-6 | Tyrone | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 20 June 1965 Quarter-final | Armagh | 3-7 – 1-9 | Monaghan | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
| 20 June 1965 Quarter-final | Cavan | 1-8 – 1-8 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| 4 July 1965 Quarter-final, first replay | Cavan | 0-14 – 2-8 (aet) | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 11 July 1965 Quarter-final, second replay | Cavan | 0-9 – 0-8 | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Semi-finals
| 7 July 1965 Semi-final | Down | 0-10 – 1-4 | Antrim | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 14 July 1965 Semi-final | Cavan | 1-10 – 0-4 | Armagh | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 1 August 1965 Final | Down | 1-10 – 1-8 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
| 8 August 1965 Semi-final | Kerry | 4-8 – 2-6 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D. O'Sullivan 0-1, M. O'Connell 0-1, Denis O'Sullivan 0-1, D. O'Shea 1-1, J.J. Barrett 0-1, B. O'Callaghan 1-3, M. O'Dwyer 2-0. |
| 22 August 1965 Semi-final | Galway | 0-10 – 0-7 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 26 September 1965 Final | Galway | 0-12 – 0-9 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Dunne 0-4, S Leydon 0-3, J Keenan 0-2, J Donnellan 0-2, M Garrett 0-1. | B O'Callaghan 0-6, M O'Connell 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-1. | Attendance: 77,735 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- On 16 May 1965, Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary hosted its first match for 23 years the Munster Quarter-final meeting between Limerick vs Waterford their first meeting between them in 31 years as Limerick get into back in the Munster football championship for the first time since 1952 after recording wins over Waterford and Cork but lost Munster final to Kerry who made an historic 8th Munster title in a row.
- Longford reach their first Leinster final but are beaten by Dublin.
- Galway win the All Ireland title for 2 in a row another 3 in a row of Connacht titles.
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Newell | Galway | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||