1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

DatesMay 10 – September 27, 1953
Teams29
Winning teamKerry (17th win)
CaptainJames Murphy
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1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesMay 10 – September 27, 1953
Teams29
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (17th win)
CaptainJames Murphy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamArmagh
CaptainSeán Quinn
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLouth
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played27
← 1952
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Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years.

Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

More information Galway, 1–8 – 0–2 ...
Galway1–8 – 0–2Leitrim
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More information Sligo, 1–6 – 2–6 ...
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).
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More information Roscommon, 4–4 – 0–3 ...
Roscommon4–4 – 0–3Galway
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Final

More information Roscommon, 1–6 – 0–6 ...
Roscommon1–6 – 0–6Mayo
P Carney (0–3, frees), M Flanagan (0–1) & P Solan (0–2).
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Attendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Wicklow, 4–7 – 2–10 ...
Wicklow4–7 – 2–10Longford
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More information Carlow, 1–9 – 2–1 ...
Carlow1–9 – 2–1Kildare
S.Brennan 1–1, T.McCarthy 1–0
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More information Louth, 2–11 – 0–5 ...
Louth2–11 – 0–5Westmeath
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More information Meath, 2–6 – 2–5 ...
Meath2–6 – 2–5Dublin
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Attendance: 29,753
More information Wexford, 1–9 – 0–11 ...
Wexford1–9 – 0–11Laois
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More information Offaly, 1–7 – 0–9 ...
Offaly1–7 – 0–9Carlow
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Attendance: 11,745
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
More information Louth, 1–10 – 0–4 ...
Louth1–10 – 0–4Wicklow
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More information Offaly, 0–7 – 1–7 ...
Offaly0–7 – 1–7Wexford
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Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
More information Louth, 1–7 – 1–6 ...
Louth1–7 – 1–6Meath
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Final

More information Louth, 1–07 – 0–07 ...
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), Billy Kelly (0–1)
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Attendance: 28,739
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)
GK1Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Jack Bell (St Mary's)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF9Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RHF10Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LHF12Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
RCF13John Callan (St Mary's)
FF14Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
LCF15Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)
Substitutes:
16Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) for Tuft
GK1Joe O'Neill (Ferns St Aidan's)
RCB2John Morris (St John's Volunteers)
FB3Nick Redmond (Banba, Dublin)
LCB4John Fardy (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
RHB5Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
CHB6Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)
LHB7John J. Culleton (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
MF8Padge Kehoe (St Aidan's, Enniscorthy)
MF9Aidan McCormack (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)
RHF10Larry Larkin (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
CHF11Billy Rackard (Rathnure)
LHF12Rory Deane (Bunclody)
RCF13Billy Kelly (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
FF14Nicky Rackard (Rathnure) (c)
LCF15Des O'Neill (Rathnure)
Substitutes:
16Matt Foley (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Larkin

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Waterford, 2–4 – 0–4 ...
Waterford2–4 – 0–4Tipperary
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Referee: J. White
More information Kerry, 6–10 – 0–2 ...
Kerry6–10 – 0–2Clare
P. Sheehy (3–3), T. Lyne (0–2), J. Brosnan (0–2), S. Kelly (1–2) & J. Lyne (2–1).
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More information Cork, 1–7 – 1–5 ...
Cork1–7 – 1–5Waterford
D. Kellaher (1–1), T. Kelleher (0–2), M. Cahill (0–3) & J. J. Henichion (0–1)
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Final

More information Kerry, 2–7 – 2–3 ...
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).
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Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Derry, 1–11 – 2–5 ...
Derry1–11 – 2–5Down
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More information Tyrone, 8–7 – 0–3 ...
Tyrone8–7 – 0–3Donegal
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More information Armagh, 1–8 – 1–4 ...
Armagh1–8 – 1–4Antrim
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Attendance: 6,000
More information Cavan, 2–7 – 0–2 ...
Cavan2–7 – 0–2Monaghan
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More information Cavan, 2–10 – 2–4 ...
Cavan2–10 – 2–4Tyrone
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More information Armagh, 4–11 – 1–5 ...
Armagh4–11 – 1–5Derry
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Final

More information Armagh, 1–6 – 0–5 ...
Armagh1–6 – 0–5Cavan
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Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

More information Armagh, 0–8 – 0–7 ...
Armagh0–8 – 0–7 Roscommon
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Attendance: 40,372
More information Kerry, 3–6 – 0–10 ...
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)
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Attendance: 62,408
GK1Johnny Foley (Kerins O'Rahilly's)
RCB2James Murphy (Garda, Cork)
FB3Ned Roche (Knocknagoshel)
LCB4Donie Murphy (Killarney Legion)
RHB5Colm Kennelly (Ballylongford)
CHB6John Cronin (Milltown/Castlemaine)
LHB7Seán Murphy (Geraldines, Dublin)
MF8Brendan O'Shea (Multyfarnham, Westmeath)
MF9Bobby Buckley (UCC, Cork)
RHF10Paudie Sheehy (UCC, Cork) (c)
CHF11Jim Brosnan (UCC, Cork)
LHF12Tadhg Lyne (Dr Crokes)
RCF13Tom Ashe (Dingle)
FF14Seán Kelly (Civil Service, Dublin)
LCF15Jackie Lyne (Killarney Legion)
Substitutes:
16Gerald O'Sullivan (St Mary's) for Jim Brosnan
17Mixie Palmer (Kenmare) for Kennelly
18Mick Brosnan (UCC, Cork) for Palmer
19Jim Brosnan for Ashe
GK1Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF9Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RHF10Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LHF12Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
RCF13Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
FF14Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
LCF15Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)
Substitutes:
16Jack Bell (St Mary's) for Tuft
17Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Rourke
18Paddy Beahan (St Mary's) for O'Brien
19Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) for Smith
20Peter Judge (Oliver Plunketts) for Jim Conlon

Final

Main article: 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Kerry, 0–13 – 1–6 ...
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).
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Attendance: 86,155
Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)

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 Kerry and Clare caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-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.

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