1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained
| Year: | 1959 |
| Team: | Kerry |
| Titles: | 19th |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Ulster: | Down |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Next: | 1960 |
The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
In the All Ireland semi-final Kerry ended Dublin period as All Ireland champions that won in 1958.
Kerry were the winners.[1] [2] [3]
Results
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See main article: 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Football Results 1941 - 1970 . 2011-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .
- Web site: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 . 2011-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx . 2011-07-16 . dead .
- Web site: Leinster Senior Football Champions . 2011-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf . 2011-09-28 .
