The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
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Meath were the winners.[1][2][3]
Note the Munster football championship did not have Quarter-Finals. Limerick did not take part (1953-1964) while Clare skipped a year.
More information Mayo, 4-9 – 1-7 ...
Mayo | 4-9 – 1-7 | Roscommon |
P Irwin (0-1), J Nallen; F Leonard, T Langan (0-3), S O’Donnell; M Flanagan (2-1), D O’Neill (1-3, two frees) & P Solan (1-1). |
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Galway | 2-4 – 1-5 | Mayo |
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T Langan (0-1), S O’Donnell (0-1) & D O’Neill (0-3). |
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More information Kildare, 1-5 – 0-8 ...
Kildare | 1-5 – 0-8 | Carlow |
P.White 0-3, L.McCormack 0-1, P.Mooney 0-1 |
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Kildare | 1-9 – 2-6 A.E.T. | Carlow |
L.McCormack 1-1, P.White, S.Harrison 0-2, D.Dalton 0-1 |
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Kildare | 1-7 – 1-6 | Carlow |
D.Dalton 1-1. P.White 0-3, R.Swan 0-2, M.Byrne, F.Marron, P.Mooney 0-1 |
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More information Meath, 3-2 – 0-5 ...
Meath | 3-2 – 0-5 | Kildare |
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P.Mooney 0-3, P.White, S.Harrison 0-2, L.McCormack 0-1 |
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More information Meath, 4-7 – 2-10 ...
Meath | 4-7 – 2-10 | Offaly |
Tom Moriarty 2-0, Paddy Meegan 1-3 (0-3f), Peter McDermott 1-1, Paddy Connell, Michael Grace, Billy Ratigan 0-1 each |
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Paddy Casey 1-4 (1-2f), Johnny Kinahan 1-0, Christy Carroll 0-2, Sean Foran, Mick Furlong, Alo Kelly (0-1f), Paddy Fenlon 0-1 each |
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Note there were no Quarter-Final's were played Limerick didn't complete (1953-1964) while Clare decided to skip the Munster championships for just 1 year. This means that Kerry, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford would go on straight to the Semi-Final's with the winners of both matches qualify for the final.
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Kerry | 3-10 – 1-2 | Waterford |
T. Moriarty (0-1), C. Kennelly (0-1), J. J. Sheehan (0-1) P. Sheehy (0-2), B. Buckley (2-1), S. Kelly (0-2) & J. Lyne (1-2). |
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More information Cork, 3-11 – 2-7 ...
Cork | 3-11 – 2-7 | Tipperary |
D. Kellaher (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-2), J. Hartnett (2-0), N. Duggan (0-1), P. Harrington (0-1), J. J. Henichion (0-1) & Sub J. Lowery (1-5). |
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More information Kerry, 4-9 – 2-3 ...
Kerry | 4-9 – 2-3 | Cork |
P. Sheehy (0-3), T. Moriarty (0-1), T. Lyne (0-1), J. Brosnan (2-1), S. Kelly (1-2) & J. Lyne (1-1). |
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J. O’Donovan (2-1) & J. J. Henichion (0-2). |
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Kerry | 2-6 – 1-6 | Galway |
P. Sheehy (1-1), T. Lyne (1-3), J. Brosnan (0-1) & S. Kelly (0-1). |
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More information Meath, 1-13 – 1-7 ...
Meath | 1-13 – 1-7 | Kerry |
P. Meegan (0-5), T. Monriaty (1-2), B. Smyth (0-3), McDonnll 0-2 & P. McDermott (0-1). |
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J. J. Sheehan (1-1), J. Brosnan (0-2) & T. Lyne (0-4). |
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Miscellaneous
- Munster championship did not have Quarter-finals, due to Limerick 2nd year not taking part while Clare skipped the year.
- Galway end a 9 year wait for the Connacht football title.
- The All Ireland final was Meath's first ever win over Kerry in history.