1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesApril 30 - September 24, 1961
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDown (2nd win)
CaptainPaddy Doherty
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamOffaly
CaptainWillie Nolan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDown
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played32
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1962 →

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.

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.

Down won their second All-Ireland in a row.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway0–10 – 0–6Mayo
F O’Leary (0-1), M Ruane (0-2); T Treacy (0-1), T O’Boyle (0-1). Sub: J Langan (0-1).
Tuam Stadium, Tuam
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon)
Roscommon2–9 – 2–6Sligo
Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Patsy Geraghty (Galway)
Leitrim2–9 – 4–11Galway
Seán O'Heslin Memorial Park, Ballinamore
Attendance: 4,000
Roscommon1–11 – 2–7Galway
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 19,876
Referee: A. Carroll (Clare)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Wexford2–11 – 0–11Wicklow
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: F. Long (Carlow)
Kildare3–8 – 3–4Kilkenny
P.Tyrell 2-4, Paddy Moore 1-0, P.Cummins 0-2, P.Connolly, F.Gibbons 0-1
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Longford3–10 – 0–8Westmeath
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Carlow3-11– 3–9Laois
Geraldine Park, Athy
Longford0–8 – 1–6Meath
Croke Park, Dublin
Kildare4–7 – 2–5Louth
F.Gibbons 3-2, P.Tyrell 1-1, P.Cummins 0-2, J.Redpath, J.Cummins 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin4–7 – 0–7Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Offaly0–17 – 2–6Carlow
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J Kavanagh (Kildare)
Offaly3–9 – 0–6Kildare
P.Tyrell, J.J.Walsh 0-2, J.Redpath, P.Cummins 0-1
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
Dublin4–14 – 1–7Meath
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 23,271
Offaly1–13 – 1–8Dublin
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
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 26,836
Referee: J Kavanagh (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford1–7 – 3–13Tipperary
Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Referee: D. O'Donovan (C)
Cork2–9 – 2–4Tipperary
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).
Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: L. Crotty (W)
Kerry1–13 – 1–0Clare
T Long (0-2), D Geaney (0-4), G McMahon (1-1), J Burke(0-1) T, Burke (0-5)
Newcastlewest
Kerry0–10 – 1–7Cork
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
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: A Carroll (Clare)
Kerry2–13 – 1–4Cork
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
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 27,852
Referee: A Carroll (Clare)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry2–10 – 0–4Donegal
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Armagh2–7 – 0–8Cavan
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Monaghan1–10 – 0–6Antrim
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Attendance: 4,000
Down0–12 – 0–7Fermanagh
Pairc Esler, Newry
Derry1–9 – 0–10Tyrone
Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
Attendance: 4,000
Armagh5–9 – 0–5Monaghan
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
Attendance: 6,000
Down2–12 – 1–10Derry
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 18,000
Down2–10 – 1–10Armagh
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 38,500

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Down1–12 – 0–9Kerry
M O'Dwyer (0-2), D McAuliffe (0-1), T O'Sullivan (0-3), T Dowd (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,112
Offaly3–6 – 0–6Roscommon
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 71,573
Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)

Main article: 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Down3–6 – 2–8Offaly
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.
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 90,556
Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 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)
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