1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kerry (17th win) |
| Captain | James Murphy |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Armagh |
| Captain | Seán Quinn |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1952 1954 → | |
The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years.
Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]
Results
| Sligo | 1–6 – 2–6 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (1–3, one point a‘50’), M Mulderrig (0–1), P Solan (0–1) & S O’Donnell (1–1). |
Final
Final
| Louth | 1–07 – 0–07 | Wexford |
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| Hugh O'Rourke (1–0), Jim McDonnell (0–3, 1f), Dermot O'Brien (0–2), Peadar Smith (0–1), John Callan (0–1) | Rory Deane (0–6, 4f), Billy Kelly (0–1) |
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| Kerry | 6–10 – 0–2 | Clare |
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| P. Sheehy (3–3), T. Lyne (0–2), J. Brosnan (0–2), S. Kelly (1–2) & J. Lyne (2–1). |
| Cork | 1–7 – 1–5 | Waterford |
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| D. Kellaher (1–1), T. Kelleher (0–2), M. Cahill (0–3) & J. J. Henichion (0–1) |
Final
| Kerry | 2–7 – 2–3 | Cork |
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| P. Sheehy (0–1), T. Lyne (0–4), J. Brosnan (0–1), S. Kelly (1–0), J. Lyne (0–1) & Sub T. Ashe (1–0). | N. Fitzgerald (1–0), D. Kellaher (0–1), N. Duggan (0–1) & M.Cahill (0–1). |
Final
| Kerry | 3–6 – 0–10 | Louth |
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| T. Ashe (2–0), S. Kelly (1–1), P. Sheehy (0–2), T. Lyne (0–1), G. O'Sullivan (0–1) M. Brosnan (0–1) | J. McDonnell (0–7, 3f), J. Regan (0–2), P. Smith (0–1) |
Attendance: 62,408
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Final
| Kerry | 0–13 – 1–6 | Armagh |
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| J. Brosnan (0–4), J. J. Sheehan (0–3), T. Lyne (0–4), T. Ashe (0–1) & J.Lyne (0–1). | M. McEvoy (1–2), G. O'Neill (0–2), J. Cunnningham & B. Seeley (0–1). |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3-year break.
- O'Kennedy Park GAA Grounds replaces Barrett's Park, in New Ross in honor of Seán O'Kennedy.
- Casement Park, opens in Belfast named after a 1916 rising leader Roger Casement.
- Louth play Westmeath in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938.
- Munster semi-final between Kerry and Clare caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-sided game 6–10 to 0–2.
- The Leinster semi-final between Louth and Meath was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Roscommon and Armagh was the first championship meeting between them.
- Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry.
References
- ^ "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Wexford V. Louth – Dour Struggle Anticipated". New Ross Standard. 24 July 1953.
- ^ "Thrills and Tragedies as Louth Topple Once Again". The Argus. 29 August 1953.
- ^ "Kerry's Stars Prepare At Killarney For Clash With Louth". Kerry Champion. 15 August 1953.