1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (17th win)
CaptainJas Murphy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamArmagh
CaptainSean Quinn
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLouth
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
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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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway1–8 – 0–2Leitrim
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Sligo1–6 – 2–6Mayo
P Carney (1-3, one point a‘50’), M Mulderrig (0-1), P Solan (0-1) & S O’Donnell (1-1).
Corran Park, Ballymote
Roscommon4–4 – 0–3Galway
Tuam Stadium, Tuam

Final

Roscommon1–6 – 0–6Mayo
P Carney (0-3, frees), M Flanagan (0-1) & P Solan (0-2).
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Wicklow4–7 – 2–10Longford
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Carlow1–9 – 2–1Kildare
S.Brennan 1-1, T.McCarthy 1-0
Geraldine Park, Athy
Louth2–11 – 0–5Westmeath
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Meath2–6 – 2–5Dublin
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 29,753
Wexford1–9 – 0–11Laois
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Offaly1–7 – 0–9Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 11,745
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Louth1–10 – 0–4Wicklow
Croke Park, Dublin
Offaly0–7 – 1–7Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Louth1–7 – 1–6Meath
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Louth1–07 – 0–07 Wexford
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), Willie Kelly (0-1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,739
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)
GK 1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB 2 Jack Bell (St Mary's)
FB 3 Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB 4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB 7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF 9 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RHF 10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF 11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LHF 12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
RCF 13 John Callan (St Mary's)
FF 14 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
LCF 15 Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)
Substitutes:
16 Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) for Tuft
GK 1 Joe O'Neill
RCB 2 John Morris
FB 3 Nick Redmond
LCB 4 John Fardy
RHB 5 Mick O'Hanlon
CHB 6 Willie Goodison
LHB 7 John J. Culleton
MF 8 Padge Kehoe
MF 9 Aidan McCormack
RHF 10 Larry Larkin
CHF 11 Billy Rackard
LHF 12 Rory Deane
RCF 13 Willie Kelly
FF 14 Nicky Rackard (c)
LCF 15 Des O'Neill
Substitutes:
16 Matt Foley for Larkin

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford2–4 – 0–4Tipperary
Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: J. White
Kerry6–10 – 0–2Clare
P. Sheehy (3-3), T. Lyne (0-2), J. Brosnan (0-2), S. Kelly (1-2) & J. Lyne (2-1).
Cusack Park, Ennis
Cork1–7 – 1–5Waterford
D. Kellaher (1-1), T. Kelleher (0-2), M. Cahill (0-3) & J. J. Henichion (0-1)
Walsh Park, Waterford

Final

Kerry2–7 – 2–3Cork
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).
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry1–11 – 2–5Down
Rossa Park, Magherafelt
Tyrone8–7 – 0–3Donegal
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Armagh1–8 – 1–4Antrim
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Attendance: 6,000
Cavan2–7 – 0–2Monaghan
Breffni Park, Cavan
Cavan2–10 – 2–4Tyrone
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Armagh4–11 – 1–5Derry
Casement Park, Belfast

Final

Armagh1–6 – 0–5Cavan
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Armagh0–8 – 0–7 Roscommon
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 40,372
Kerry3–6 – 0–10 Louth
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)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 62,408
GK 1 Johnny Foley
RCB 2 James Murphy
FB 3 Ned Roche
LCB 4 Donie Murphy
RHB 5 Colm Kennelly
CHB 6 John Cronin
LHB 7 Seán Murphy
MF 8 Brendan O'Shea
MF 9 Bobby Buckley
RHF 10 Paudie Sheehy
CHF 11 Jim Brosnan
LHF 12 Tadhg Lyne
RCF 13 Tom Ashe
FF 14 Seán Kelly
LCF 15 Jackie Lyne
Substitutes:
16 Gerald O'Sullivan for Jim Brosnan
17 Mixie Palmer for Kennelly
18 Mick Brosnan for Palmer
19 Jim Brosnan for Ashe
GK 1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB 2 Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
FB 3 Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB 4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB 7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF 9 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RHF 10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF 11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LHF 12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
RCF 13 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
FF 14 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
LCF 15 Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)
Substitutes:
16 Jack Bell (St Mary's) for Tuft
17 Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Rourke
18 Paddy Beahan (St Mary's) for O'Brien
19 Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) for Smith
20 Peter Judge (Oliver Plunketts) for Jim Conlon

Final

Main article: 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry0–13 – 1–6 Armagh
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).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 86,155
Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Thrills and Tragedies as Louth Topple Once Again". The Argus. 29 August 1953.
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