1964_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship

1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Galway (5th win)
Captain	John Donnellan
Manager	John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	Niall Sheehy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	31
Player of the Year	Noel Tierney (Galway)
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1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 26 April 1964 and ended on 27 September 1964.

Quick Facts All-Ireland Champions, Winning team ...

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the Leinster final.

It was Galway's second consecutive final, having lost to Dublin in the previous year's decider. The Tribesmen won their 5th All-Ireland title, beating Kerry by 5 points in the final, 0-15 to 0-10. It was the start of the most successful era in Galway football, their "Three In A Row".

Results

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

26 April 1964 First round	Longford	0-8 – 0-12	Westmeath	Pearse Park, Longford
	B Burns 0-4, S Murray 0-2, P Gillen 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1.		P Collins 0-4, J Moran 0-3, T Dolan 0-2, G Kane 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, M Carley 0-1.

3 May 1964 First round

Carlow

3-7 – 2-9

Wicklow

Geraldine Park, Athy

Second round

24 May 1964 Second round	Dublin	1-14 – 1-5	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Timmons 1-5, S Coen 0-4, D Ferguson 0-2, D Foley 0-1, B McDonald 0-1, J Gilroy 0-1.		M Nolan 1-0, B Hayden 0-3, T Murphy 0-1, E Walker 0-1.

31 May 1964 Second round

Laois

2-8 – 0-13

Westmeath

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

31 May 1964 Second round	Louth	1-10 – 1-6	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Leech 0-5, J Mohan 1-0, K Behan 0-2, B Gaughran 0-2, J Mulroy 0-1.		F Morris 1-1, S Keevans 0-4, M Bergin 0-1.	Referee: T Mooney (Meath)

Quarter-finals

7 June 1964 Quarter-final	Meath	2-12 – 0-8	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Browne 1-2, G Quinn 1-2, J Walsh 0-4, D Carty 0-2, K McNamee 0-2.		P Dunny 0-3 H Fay 0-3, J O'Donnell 0-2.

14 June 1964 Quarter-final	Louth	1-9 – 1-4	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Clifford 1-1, L Leech 0-4, K Behan 0-3, V Murphy 0-1.		J Kelly 1-0, J Mulligan 0-3, T Cullen 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Semi-finals

21 June 1964 Semi-final

Dublin

0-8 – 1-2

Laois

Croke Park, Dublin

28 June 1964 Semi-final	Meath	1-12 – 2-7	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Walsh 0-7, K McNamee 1-0, D Carty 0-3, T Browne 0-1, P Mullvaney 0-1.		K Behan 1-2, L leech 1-2, R Gaughran 0-2, S Ryan 0-1.	Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)

Final

26 July 1964 Final	Meath	2-12 – 1-7	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	Ollie Shanley 1-3, Jimmy Walsh 0-4f, Paddy Mulvaney 1-0, Kevin McNamee 0-3, Dave Carty 0-2		Brian McDonald 1-2, Sean Coen 0-3f, Bill Casey and Des Ferguson 0-1 each	Attendance: 57,133 Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

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28 June 1964 Quarter-final second replay	Leitrim	1-10 – 5-9	Roscommon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	P McGarty 0-9, D Gannon 1-0, P Dolan 0-1.		PJ Watson 2-1, C Mahon 2-0, D Feeley 0-6, J Kelly 1-0, G O'Malley 0-1, T White 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000

21 June 1964 Semi-final	Sligo	1-12 – 2-12	Galway	Markievicz Park, Sligo
				Attendance: 5,000

5 July 1964 Semi-final	Mayo	3-9 – 1-7	Roscommon	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	M Connaughton 1-2, F McDonald 0-4, D Doris 1-0, M Ruane 1-0, J Farragher 0-1, J Morley 0-1.		C Mahon 1-0, D Feeley 0-3, G White 0-1, P Watson 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, B Kyne 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000

19 July 1964 Final	Galway	2-12 – 1-5	Mayo	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	C Dunne 0-8, S Cleary 1-2, C Tyrrell 1-0, J Keegan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1,		F McDonnell 1-2, J Farragher 0-1, J Langan 0-1, D Doris 0-1.	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow)

14 June 1964 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-5 – 1-7	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Danagher 1-2, L Boland 1-0, M Keating 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1.		T McGrath 1-0, R Pyne 0-2, T Daly 0-2, P McMahon 0-1, M Queally 0-1, M Canavan 0-1.	Referee: J. Sheehan (Dublin)

1964_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship

1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Leinster Championship format change

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Munster Senior Football Championship

Ulster Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

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28 June 1964 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-7 – 1-14	Kerry	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Conway 1-1, B Keating 0-4, J Donoghue 0-1, L Connolly 0-1.		B O'Callaghan 0-8, D O'Donnell 1-0, M O'Connell 0-2, T Barrett 0-2, M Fleming 0-1, P griffin 0-1.	Referee: D. White (CIare)

19 July 1964 Final	Cork	1-8 – 2-11	Kerry	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	Willie O'Leary 1-4 (0-3f), Mick Bohane, Flor Hayes, Johnny Carroll, JJ Murphy 0-1 each		Dom O'Donnell 2-1, Bernie O'Callaghan 0-6f, Mick O'Connell (0-1f), Mick Fleming, Tony Barrett, Frank O'Leary 0-1 each	Attendance: 26,023 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

31 May 1964 Preliminary round	Tyrone	0-8 – 1-9	Antrim	O'Neill Park, Dungannon
	S McElroy 0-2, S O'Kane 0-2, P Forbes 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, M Donaghy 0-1.		G McRory 1-2, P Lynn 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, S Rice 0-1, D Dougan 0-1, J Ward 0-1.	Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

7 June 1964 Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0-7 – 1-10	Donegal	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
				Attendance: 3,000

14 June 1964 Quarter-final	Cavan	3-9 – 2-3	Derry	Breffni Park, Cavan
	JJ O'Reilly 2-0, C Gallagher 0-5, M Cahill 1-1, B Sherlock 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, P Pritchard 0-1.		B Rafferty 1-0, C McGuigan 1-0, D Mullen 0-2, F Brolly 0-1.	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh)

14 June 1964 Quarter-final	Antrim	2-6 – 1-8	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
	S Rice 1-1, P Lynn 1-0, J McRory 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, E Greeves 0-1.		J Whan 1-1, K Browne 0-4, E Casey 0-2, K Halpenny 0-1.	Referee: J Donaghy (Down)

28 June 1964 Semi-final	Cavan	1-9 – 0-7	Donegal	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	C Gallagher 0-6, Lynch 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-3.		Griffin 0-3, Flood 0-1, Campbell 0-1, McDevitt 0-1, McFeely 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000

5 July 1964 Semi-final	Down	2-8 – 1-9	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	J McCartan 2-1, P Doherty 0-5, S O'Neill 0-2.		J Ward 1-0, J O'Neill 0-3, P Lynn 0-2, G McRory 0-1, S Rice 0-1, S McQuillan 0-1, D McNeill 0-1.	Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

19 July 1964 Final	Cavan	2-10 – 1-10	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	C Gallagher 0-8, P Pritchard 2-0, J O'Donnell 0-2.		P Doherty 0-5, J Lennon 1-0, B Johnston 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, V Kane 0-1.	Attendance: 30,000

9 August 1964 Semi-final	Galway	1-8 – 0-9	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	M McDonagh 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, S Leydon 0-2, M Reynolds 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, S Cleary 0-1.		J Walsh 0-5, O Shanley 0-2, J Quinn 0-1, D Carty 0-1.	Referee: S Garvey (Cork)

23 August 1964 Semi-final	Kerry	2-12 – 0-6	Cavan	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Long 1-2, B O'Callaghan 0-5, M O'Dwyer 0-4, A Barrett 1-0, P Griffin 0-1.		C Gallagher 0-4, B Morris 0-1, P Pritchard 0-1.	Attendance: 45,578 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

27 September 1964 Semi-final	Galway	0-15 – 0-10	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Dunne 0-9, S Leydon 0-2, C Tyrrell 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-7, P Griffin 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-1.	Attendance: 76,498 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)