1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Appearance
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Kerry (19th win) |
Captain | Mick O'Connell |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
← 1958 1960 → |
The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]
Results
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Leitrim record their first ever win over Mayo after a replay.
- Both Ulster semi-finals ended in a draw and went to a replay.
- Down win the Ulster title for the first time.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Down was their first championship meeting between them.
References
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