1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (2nd win)
Captain	Peter McDermott
Manager	P. Tully
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	John Dowling
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
← 1953 1955 →

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.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

13 June 1954
Quarter-Final

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).

McHale Park, Castlebar

Attendance: 15,000

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27 June 1954
Semi-Final

Sligo	1-8 – 1-7	Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon

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4 July 1954
Semi-Final

Galway	2-4 – 1-5	Mayo
		T Langan (0-1), S O’Donnell (0-1) & D O’Neill (0-3).

Tuam Stadium, Tuam

Attendance: 5,000

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18 July 1954
Final

Galway	2-10 – 3-4	Sligo

Tuam Stadium, Tuam

Attendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

9 May 1954
Preliminary Round

Longford	1-6 – 0-7	Laois

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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23 May 1954
Preliminary Round

Kildare	1-5 – 0-8	Carlow
P.White 0-3, L.McCormack 0-1, P.Mooney 0-1

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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30 May 1954
Preliminary Round 1st Replay

Kildare	1-9 – 2-6 A.E.T.	Carlow
L.McCormack 1-1, P.White, S.Harrison 0-2, D.Dalton 0-1

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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13 June 1954
Preliminary Round

Meath	1-9 – 1-8	Wicklow

Croke Park, Dublin

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13 June 1954
Preliminary Round 2nd Replay

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

Geraldine Park, Athy

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23 May 1954
Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-11 – 0-2	Louth

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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30 May 1954
Quarter-Final

Longford	1-7 – 1-4	Westmeath

Pearse Park, Longford

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30 May 1954
Quarter-Final

Wexford	0-7 – 1-5	Offaly

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: W Delaney (Laois)

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27 June 1954
Quarter-Final

Meath	3-2 – 0-5	Kildare
		P.Mooney 0-3, P.White, S.Harrison 0-2, L.McCormack 0-1

Croke Park, Dublin

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4 July 1954
Semi-Final

Dublin	2-4 – 2-5	Offaly

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: W Goodison (Wexford)

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11 July 1954
Semi-Final

Meath	2-9 – 1-5	Longford

Pearse Park, Longford

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25 July 1954
Final

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		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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 44,109

Referee: Bill Goodison (Wexford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

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.

4 July 1954
Semi-Final

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).

Walsh Park, Waterford

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4 July 1954
Semi-Final

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).

Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Referee: J. O'Connell (L)

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25 July 1954
Final

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).		J. O’Donovan (2-1) & J. J. Henichion (0-2).

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Ulster Senior Football Championship

13 June 1954
Quarter-Final

Tyrone	1-7 – 1-5	Donegal

O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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13 June 1954
Quarter-Final

Derry	4-11 – 3-4	Down

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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10 July 1954
Quarter-Final

Armagh	1-8 – 1-6	Antrim

Casement Park, Belfast

Attendance: 4,000

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27 July 1954
Quarter-Final

Cavan	3-8 – 2-5	Monaghan

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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4 July 1954
Semi-Final

Armagh	1-12 – 2-6	Derry

Casement Park, Belfast

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11 July 1954
Semi-Final

Cavan	3-10 – 2-10	Tyrone

St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

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25 July 1954
Final

Cavan	2-10 – 2-5	Armagh

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1 August 1954
Semi-Final

Meath	1-5 – 0-7	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 42,123

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15 August 1954
Semi-Final

Kerry	2-6 – 1-6	Galway
P. Sheehy (1-1), T. Lyne (1-3), J. Brosnan (0-1) & S. Kelly (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 40,740

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Main article: 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

26 September 1954
Final

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).		J. J. Sheehan (1-1), J. Brosnan (0-2) & T. Lyne (0-4).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 75,276

Referee: Simon Deignan (Cavan)

Championship statistics

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.