1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1956. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster final replay.

DatesMay 6 – October 7, 1956
Teams29
Winning teamGalway (4th win)
CaptainJack Mangan
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1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesMay 6 – October 7, 1956
Teams29
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (4th win)
CaptainJack Mangan
ManagerJohn "Tull" Dunne
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainDonal O'Sullivan
ManagerÉamonn Young
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKildare
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played29
Top ScorerFrank Stockwell
Player of the YearSeán Purcell
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Galway were the winners, defeating Cork in the final on October 7, 1956.[1][2]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

More information Galway, 5–13 – 2–5 ...
Galway5–13 – 2–5Mayo
M Stewart (1–2) & J Curran (1–3, 0–2 frees).
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Attendance: 12,000
More information Sligo, 3–5 – 0–11 ...
Sligo3–5 – 0–11Leitrim
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More information Galway, 1–9 – 0–2 ...
Galway1–9 – 0–2Roscommon
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More information Galway, 3–12 – 1–5 ...
Galway3–12 – 1–5Sligo
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Attendance: 13,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Longford, 3–7 – 1–6 ...
Longford3–7 – 1–6Laois
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More information Wicklow, 4–12 – 1–4 ...
Wicklow4–12 – 1–4Carlow
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More information Kildare, 1–9 – 0–9 ...
Kildare1–9 – 0–9Louth
E.Treacy 1–3, L.McCormack, R.Swan 0–2, D.Dalton, S.Harrison 0–1. K. Beahan (0–4, 1f), A. Monk (0–2), S. White (0–1), J. Reynolds (0–1), Jim McArdle (0–1, 1'45)
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More information Wexford, 2–11 – 1–5 ...
Wexford2–11 – 1–5Westmeath
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More information Dublin, 0–11 – 0–5 ...
Dublin0–11 – 0–5Wicklow
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More information Offaly, 1–14 – 1–5 ...
Offaly1–14 – 1–5Meath
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Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow)
More information Kildare, 1–12 – 2–6 ...
Kildare1–12 – 2–6Longford
P.Loughlin 1–2, R.Swan, S.Harrison, S.Aldridge 0–3, L.McCormack 0–1.
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More information Wexford, 2–7 – 0–7 ...
Wexford2–7 – 0–7Dublin
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More information Kildare, 1–8 – 0–7 ...
Kildare1–8 – 0–7Offaly
S.Harison 0–3, D.Dalton 1–0, P.Mooney 0–2, P.Loughlin, R. Swann, E.Treacy 0–1
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Attendance: 22700
Referee: W Goodison (Wexford)
More information Kildare, 2–11 – 1–8 ...
Kildare2–11 – 1–8Wexford
Seamus Harrison 0-7f, Paddy Loughlin 1–2, Ned Treacy 1–1, Ned Loughlin 0–1 Mick Byrne 1–1, Paddy Kehoe (0-2f) and Frank Morris 0–2 each, Padge Kehoe, Pako Sheehan, Jack Goff 0–1 each
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Attendance: 47,856
Referee: Mick McArdle (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Tipperary, 2–4 – 0–7 ...
Tipperary2–4 – 0–7Clare
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Referee: G. Cremins (K)
More information Cork, 0–12 – 0–1 ...
Cork0–12 – 0–1Waterford
S. Moore (0–1), E. Goulding (0–1), N. Collins (0–4), J. Creedon (0–3) & P. Murphy-sub (0–1).
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More information Kerry, 3–7 – 3–2 ...
Kerry3–7 – 3–2Tipperary
J. Dowling (0–1), M. O'Connell (0–1), P. Sheehy (0–1), T. Long (0–1), J. Brosnan (0–1), J. Cronin (2–1) & T. Lyne (1–1)
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Referee: P. O'Grady ( C )
More information Cork, 2–2 – 2–2 ...
Cork2–2 – 2–2Kerry
N. Fitzgerald (0–2), T. Furlong (0–4) & N. Duggan (0–2). J. Dowling (0–1), T. Lyne (0–1), J. Brosnan (1–0) & D. O'Shea (1–0).
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More information Cork, 1–8 – 1–7 ...
Cork1–8 – 1–7Kerry
D. Kelleher (0–1), N. Fitzgerald (0–5), T. Furlong (1–0) & N. Duggan (0–2). J. Dowling (0–1), T. Lyne (0–2), J. Brosnan (0–1), J. Cronin (1–0) & P.Sheehy (0–3)
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Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Tyrone, 3–7 – 2–4 ...
Tyrone3–7 – 2–4Derry
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More information Donegal, 1–8 – 2–8 ...
Donegal1–8 – 2–8Monaghan
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Attendance: 4,500
More information Cavan, 3–15 – 2–4 ...
Cavan3–15 – 2–4Antrim
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More information Armagh, 2–5 – 0–6 ...
Armagh2–5 – 0–6Down
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More information Tyrone, 2–9 – 0–7 ...
Tyrone2–9 – 0–7Monaghan
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Attendance: 9,000
More information Cavan, 1–9 – 1–5 ...
Cavan1–9 – 1–5Armagh
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More information Tyrone, 3–5 – 0–4 ...
Tyrone3–5 – 0–4Cavan
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

More information Cork, 0–9 – 0–5 ...
Cork0–9 – 0–5Kildare
D. Kellaher (0–1), N. Fitzgerald (0–3), P. Murphy (0–1), T. Furlong (1–0) & N. Duggan (0–2). S.Harrison (4f) 0–4, E.Treacy 0–1
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More information Galway, 0–8 – 0–6 ...
Galway0–8 – 0–6Tyrone
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Main article: 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Galway, 2–13 – 3–7 ...
Galway2–13 – 3–7Cork
F. Stockwell (2–5), S. Purcell (0–3), G. Kirwan & J. Coyle (0–2) & F. Evers (0–1). D. Gallagher (0–1), N. Fitzgerald (0–5), T. Furlong (1–0) & N. Duggan (0–2).
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Attendance: 70,772
Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Munster final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1909 when Cork took Kerry's All Ireland title.[3]
  • Kildare win their first Leinster title since 1935 and was their last until 1998.[4]
  • Tyrone win their first Ulster title.[5]
  • The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Tyrone was their first meeting between the two teams.[6]
  • The All Ireland final between Galway and Cork gave Galway won their 4th All Ireland title on the day after three successive defeats between 1940 and 1942.[7]
  • An outbreak of polio in Cork and the fear of a spread of the disease to Dublin due to an influx of Cork supporters lead to the postponement of the All-Ireland final until 7 October 1956.[8]

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