1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The 1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 71st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

DatesApril 28 – September 22, 1957
Teams29
Winning teamLouth (3rd win)
CaptainDermot O'Brien
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1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesApril 28 – September 22, 1957
Teams29
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLouth (3rd win)
CaptainDermot O'Brien
ManagerJim Quigley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainNealie Duggan
ManagerÉamonn Young
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLouth
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played33
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Cork ended Galway's spell an All Ireland champions by just a point in the All Ireland semi-final.

Louth won their third, and so-far last, title.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

More information Roscommon, 0–7 – 0–6 ...
Roscommon0–7 – 0–6Mayo
M McLoughlin (0–2), PJ Downey (0–2), J O’Connell (0–1). Sub: M Stewart (0–1)
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Attendance: 7,560
More information Sligo, 2–1 – 1–8 ...
Sligo2–1 – 1–8Leitrim
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More information Galway, 0–13 – 0–7 ...
Galway0–13 – 0–7Roscommon
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Connacht Final

More information Galway, 4–8 – 0–4 ...
Galway4–8 – 0–4Leitrim
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Attendance: 13,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Longford, 3–4 – 2–7 ...
Longford3–4 – 2–7Westmeath
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More information Longford, 1–10 – 0–6 ...
Longford1–10 – 0–6Westmeath
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More information Louth, 3–6 – 0–4 ...
Louth3–6 – 0–4Carlow
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More information Wicklow, 3–6 – 1–6 ...
Wicklow3–6 – 1–6Laois
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More information Kildare, 2–10 – 1–3 ...
Kildare2–10 – 1–3Offaly
P.Loughlin 1–2, S.Harrison 0–4, S.Aldridge 0–3, P.Wright 1–0, E.Hogan 0–1
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Attendance: 12000
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
More information Wicklow, 3–7 – 1–11 ...
Wicklow3–7 – 1–11Meath
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More information Louth, 1–12 – 0–9 ...
Louth1–12 – 0–9Wexford
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More information Dublin, 2–10 – 1–4 ...
Dublin2–10 – 1–4Longford
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More information Louth, 5–8 – 1–9 ...
Louth5–8 – 1–9Kildare
S.Harrison 1–7, E.Hogan, M.Bohane 0–1
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More information Dublin, 3–9 – 0–9 ...
Dublin3–9 – 0–9Wicklow
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Leinster Final

More information Louth, 2–9 – 1–7 ...
Louth2–9 – 1–7 Dublin
Jim McDonnell 2–2, Kevin Beahan 0-4f, Dermot O'Brien, Sean Cunningham, Frank Lynch 0–1 each Des Ferguson 1–1, Ollie Freaney 0-4f, Paddy Downey and Cathal O'Leary 0–1 each
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Attendance: 30,234
Referee: Eamon Moulds (Wicklow)
GK1Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB2Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB5Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHB6Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
MF9Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's)
RHF10Séamus O'Donnell (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
LHF12Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
RCF13Seán Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FF14Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF15Jim Roe (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Barney McCoy (St Mary's) for Reilly
17Frank Lynch (Geraldines) for Monk
GK1Paddy O'Flaherty (Beann Éadair)
RCB2Denis Mahony (St Vincents)
FB3Jimmy Lavin (St Vincents)
LCB4Tony Gillen (Clanna Gael)
RHB5Maurice Whelan (St Vincents)
CHB6Marcus Wilson (St Vincents)
LHB7Lar Foley (St Vincents)
MF8Jim Crowley (St Vincents)
MF9Paddy Downey (St Brigid's)
RHF10Des Ferguson (St Vincents)
CHF11Ollie Freaney (St Vincents)
LHF12Cathal O'Leary (St Vincents)
RCF13Roger Conroy (Parnells)
FF14Kevin Heffernan (St Vincents)
LCF15Johnny Boyle (Air Corps)
Substitutes:
16Nicky Maher (St Vincents) for Foley
17Paddy Barrett (Ballyboughal) for Conroy
18Paddy Heron (St Vincents) for Freaney

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Tipperary, 2–9 – 4–5 ...
Tipperary2–9 – 4–5Clare
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Referee: J. Kerins (K)
More information Waterford, 2–5 – 0–10 ...
Waterford2–5 – 0–10Kerry
M. O'Connell (0–1), P. Sheehy (0–1), N. Fitzgerald (0–3), T. Lyne (0–2), P. Fitzgerald (0–1), T. Collins (0–1) & D. McAuliffe (0–1).
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More information Cork, 1–7 – 0–3 ...
Cork1–7 – 0–3Clare
J. Creedon (0–1), N. Duggan (0–1), T. Furlong (1–1), T. Ryan (0–1), R. Nutty (1–0) & D. Kelleher (0–3).
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Dr. Mannix Sportsfield, Charleville

Munster Final

More information Cork, 0–16 – 1–2 ...
Cork0–16 – 1–2Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0–3), T. Furlong (0–2), E. Goulding (0–5), N. Duggan (0–5) & Sub T. Ryan (0–1).
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Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Derry, 4–14 – 0–8 ...
Derry4–14 – 0–8Antrim
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More information Donegal, 3–2 – 0–6 ...
Donegal3–2 – 0–6Down
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More information Cavan, 1–12 – 1–5 ...
Cavan1–12 – 1–5Monaghan
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More information Tyrone, 2–9 – 3–5 ...
Tyrone2–9 – 3–5Armagh
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More information Derry, 1–10 – 1–9 ...
Derry1–10 – 1–9Cavan
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More information Tyrone, 3–5 – 2–3 ...
Tyrone3–5 – 2–3Donegal
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Ulster Final

More information Tyrone, 1–9 – 0–10 ...
Tyrone1–9 – 0–10Derry
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Attendance: 36,500

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

More information Cork, 2–4 – 0–9 ...
Cork2–4 – 0–9Galway
E. Ryan (0–2), N. Fitzgerald (1–0), E. Goulding (0–1), T. Furlong (1–0) & N. Duggan (0–2).
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Attendance: 57,066
More information Louth, 0–13 – 0–7 ...
Louth0–13 – 0–7Tyrone
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Attendance: 30,723

All Ireland Final

Main article: 1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Louth, 1–9 – 1–7 ...
Louth1–9 – 1–7Cork
Seán Cunningham (1–1), Kevin Beahan (0–3), Jim Roe (0–3), Séamus O'Donnell (0–1), Dan O'Neill (0–1) N. Fitzgerald (0–3), T. Furlong (1–1), N. Duggan (0–1) & D. Kelleher (0–3)
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Attendance: 72,732
Referee: P Geraghty (Galway)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Wicklow record their first ever win over Meath.
  • Waterford record their first win over Kerry since 1911.
  • The Connacht final between Galway and Leitrim was the first game ever played at the new Pearse Stadium, in Galway, named after both brothers of the 1916 rising Padraic Pearse and William Pearse.
  • Louth win the All Ireland title for the first time since 1912.
  • There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The All Ireland football semi-final between Louth and Tyrone and the All Ireland final between Louth and Cork.

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