1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 75th staging of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 30 April 1961 and ended on 24 September 1961.
Quick Facts Championship details, Dates ...
Championship details | |
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Dates | April 30 - September 24, 1961 |
Teams | 31 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Down (2nd win) |
Captain | Paddy Doherty |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Offaly |
Captain | Willie Nolan |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 32 |
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Kilkenny return to the Leinster championship for the first time since 1944. The Leinster final in Portlaoise was the last to date not played at Croke Park.
Connacht Senior Football Championship
More information Galway, 0–10 – 0–6 ...
Galway | 0–10 – 0–6 | Mayo |
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F O’Leary (0-1), M Ruane (0-2); T Treacy (0-1), T O’Boyle (0-1). Sub: J Langan (0-1). |
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Attendance: 4,000
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Referee: F. Long (Carlow)
More information Kildare, 3–8 – 3–4 ...
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More information Kildare, 4–7 – 2–5 ...
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More information Offaly, 3–9 – 0–6 ...
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Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
Attendance: 23,271
More information Offaly, 1–13 – 1–8 ...
Offaly | 1–13 – 1–8 | Dublin |
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Har Donnelly 0-6 (0-4f), Mick Casey 1-2, Donie O'Hanlon 0-5 (0-1f) | John Timmons 0-5 (0-4f), Mickey Whelan 1-1, Paddy Farnan and Kevin Heffernan 0-1 each |
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Munster Senior Football Championship
Referee: D. O'Donovan (C)
More information Cork, 2–9 – 2–4 ...
Cork | 2–9 – 2–4 | Tipperary |
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C. O'Sullivan (0-1), S .O'Sullivan (0-1), E. McCarthy (0-4), J. O'Sullivan (1-1), V, Barrett (0-2) & M. Burke (1-0). |
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More information Kerry, 1–13 – 1–0 ...
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More information Kerry, 0–10 – 1–7 ...
Kerry | 0–10 – 1–7 | Cork |
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Mick O'Connell 0-3 (0-1f), Dan McAuliffe 0-2f, Mick O'Dwyer, Seamus Murphy, Tom Long, Dave Geaney, Gary Clifford 0-1 each | Joe O'Sullivan 1-2, Gene McCarthy (0-1f) and Vincent Barrett (0-1f) 0-2 eachm Con Sullivan 0-1 |
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More information Kerry, 2–13 – 1–4 ...
Kerry | 2–13 – 1–4 | Cork |
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Dan McAuliffe 0-7 (0-5f), Gary Clifford 1-1, Brian Sheehy 1-0, John Dowling 0-3, Mick O'Dwyer and Tim O'Sullivan 0-1 each | Gene McCarthy 1-2 (0-1f) and George White 0-2 |
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Ulster Senior Football Championship
Attendance: 4,000
Attendance: 4,000
Attendance: 6,000
Attendance: 18,000
Attendance: 38,500
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
More information Down, 1–12 – 0–9 ...
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Attendance: 64,112
Main article: 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Down, 3–6 – 2–8 ...
Down | 3–6 – 2–8 | Offaly |
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J. McCartan, S. O'Neill 1-1, B. Morgan 1-0, P. Doherty & T. Hadden 0-2. | M. Casey, P. Daly 1-0, H. Donnelly 0-6, Ti Cullen & S. Brereton 0-1. |
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Scorers
- Overall
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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- Single game
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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Miscellaneous
- The Kildare-Kilkenny game was the first Leinster championship game Kilkenny played since 1944 as they decided to rejoin it.
- The Leinster final between Offaly vs Dublin was the last Leinster final to date not played at Croke Park, Dublin when it was held at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise with the attendance of 26,826.
- The All Ireland semi-final Offaly vs Roscommon was their first championship meeting.
- Offaly reach their first All Ireland final but were beaten narrowly by Down won it for the second year in a row also were the last team to win a triple of Ulster titles until Armagh (2004–2006).
- "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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