1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

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

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Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Final

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

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Final

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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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 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

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Final

See main article: 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3-year break.
• O'Kennedy Park GAA Grounds replaces Barrett's Park, in New Ross in honor of Seán O'Kennedy.
• Casement Park, opens in Belfast named after a 1916 rising leader Roger Casement.
• Louth play Westmeath in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938.
• Munster semi-final between and caused to withdraw from the championship for a year due to 1 sided game 6–10 to 0–2.
• The Leinster semi-final between Louth and Meath was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years.
• The All Ireland semi-final between Roscommon and Armagh was the first championship meeting between them.
• Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html . 21 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx . 16 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf . 28 September 2011 .