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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Close
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.