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1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (16th win)
Captain Kevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Derry
Captain Jim McKeever
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Derry
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
1957
1959

The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final.

Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.

Roll of Honour

  • Kerry - 18 (1955)
  • Dublin - 16 (1958)
  • Wexford - 5 (1918)
  • Cavan - 5 (1952)
  • Galway - 4 (1956)
  • Kildare - 4 (1928)
  • Tipperary - 4 (1920)
  • Louth - 3 (1957)
  • Mayo - 3 (1951)
  • Cork - 3 (1945)
  • Meath - 2 (1954)
  • Roscommon - 2 (1944)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Mayo3-10 – 1-6 Sligo
J Nallen (0-1), J Fleming (0-1), F O’Leary (0-3), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (1-2), J O’Connell (2-1), L Malone (0-1).
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bill Jackson (Roscommon)

Leitrim0-11 – 0-9 Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000

Galway2-9 – 0-6 Mayo
W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),
Attendance: 22,122
Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)

Final

Galway2-10 – 1-11 Leitrim
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow1-10 – 1-9 Wicklow

Meath3-9 – 0-7 Longford

Offaly4-3 – 1-5 Laois
Attendance: 10000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

Louth2-9 – 3-4 Westmeath

Carlow2-6 – 1-6 Wexford
Attendance: 6000
Referee: J. Dowling ( Offaly)

Dublin1-12 – 2-7 Meath

Offaly1-11 – 1-6 Kildare
K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1
Attendance: 25000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

Dublin3-9 – 2-7 Carlow

Louth4-3 – 1-5 Offaly
Attendance: 26703
Referee: J Canavan

Final

Dublin1-11 – 1-06 Louth
Ollie Freaney 0-6f, Kevin Heffernan 1-1, John Timmons 0-2, Paddy Farnan 0-2 Kevin Beahan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f, 1 '50), Jim McDonnell 0-1
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: John Dowling ( Offaly)
GK 1 Paddy O'Flaherty
RCB 2 Maurice Whelan
FB 3 Marcus Wilson
LCB 4 Joe Timmons
RHB 5 Cathal O'Leary
CHB 6 Jim Crowley
LHB 7 Johnny Boyle
MF 8 Seán Murray
MF 9 John Timmons
RHF 10 Pádraig Haughey
CHF 11 Ollie Freaney
LHF 12 Des Ferguson
RCF 13 Paddy Farnan
FF 14 Johnny Joyce
LCF 15 Kevin Heffernan ( c)
Substitutes:
16 Lar Foley for O'Leary
GK 1 Seán Óg Flood ( Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB 2 Ollie Reilly ( Hunterstown Rovers)
FB 3 Jim McArdle ( Roche Emmets)
LCB 4 Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB 5 Patsy Coleman ( St Mary's)
CHB 6 Paddy Markey ( St Mary's)
LHB 7 Stephen White ( Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 Séamus O'Donnell ( Cooley Kickhams)
MF 9 Mickey Gartlan ( Roche Emmets)
RHF 10 Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
CHF 11 Dermot O'Brien ( St Mary's) ( c)
LHF 12 Frank Lynch ( Geraldines)
RCF 13 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
FF 14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF 15 Jim Roe ( St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16 Barney McCoy ( St Mary's) for Markey
17 Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's) for Gartlan

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford3-9 – 1-7 Clare

Kerry1-6 – 0-7 Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)
Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)

Cork1-11 – 1-4 Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).

Final

Kerry2-7 – 0-3 Cork
Garry McMahon 2-2, John Dowling 0-4 (0-1f), Paudie Sheehy 0-1 Eric Ryan (0-1f), Tim O'Leary, Denis Kelleher 0-1 each
Attendance: 21,858
Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry0-8 – 0-5 Antrim

Cavan0-7 – 0-7 Monaghan
Attendance: 8,500

Down3-11 – 3-5 Donegal

Tyrone1-9 – 0-10 Armagh

Cavan1-9 – 1-5 Monaghan
Attendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered


Cavan0-14 – 1-6 Monaghan

Down1-9 – 0-2 Tyrone
Attendance: 10,000

Derry4-7 – 3-6 Cavan
Attendance: 6,000

Final

Derry1-11 – 2-4 Down
Attendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series

Dublin2-7 – 1-9 Galway

Derry2-6 – 2-5 Kerry
T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2).

Final

Dublin2-12 – 1-9 Derry
O. Freaney 0-7, K. Hefferan 0-3, P. Franan 1-1, J. Joyce 1-0 & J. Timmons 0-1. S. O'Connell 0-5, O. Gribbin 1-1, B. Mullan, D. McKeever & J. McKeever 0-1.
Attendance: 73,371
Referee: Simon Deignan ( Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin.
  • There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/ Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/ Derry.

References

  1. ^ "The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (16th win)
Captain Kevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Derry
Captain Jim McKeever
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Derry
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
1957
1959

The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final.

Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.

Roll of Honour

  • Kerry - 18 (1955)
  • Dublin - 16 (1958)
  • Wexford - 5 (1918)
  • Cavan - 5 (1952)
  • Galway - 4 (1956)
  • Kildare - 4 (1928)
  • Tipperary - 4 (1920)
  • Louth - 3 (1957)
  • Mayo - 3 (1951)
  • Cork - 3 (1945)
  • Meath - 2 (1954)
  • Roscommon - 2 (1944)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Mayo3-10 – 1-6 Sligo
J Nallen (0-1), J Fleming (0-1), F O’Leary (0-3), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (1-2), J O’Connell (2-1), L Malone (0-1).
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bill Jackson (Roscommon)

Leitrim0-11 – 0-9 Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000

Galway2-9 – 0-6 Mayo
W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),
Attendance: 22,122
Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)

Final

Galway2-10 – 1-11 Leitrim
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow1-10 – 1-9 Wicklow

Meath3-9 – 0-7 Longford

Offaly4-3 – 1-5 Laois
Attendance: 10000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

Louth2-9 – 3-4 Westmeath

Carlow2-6 – 1-6 Wexford
Attendance: 6000
Referee: J. Dowling ( Offaly)

Dublin1-12 – 2-7 Meath

Offaly1-11 – 1-6 Kildare
K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1
Attendance: 25000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

Dublin3-9 – 2-7 Carlow

Louth4-3 – 1-5 Offaly
Attendance: 26703
Referee: J Canavan

Final

Dublin1-11 – 1-06 Louth
Ollie Freaney 0-6f, Kevin Heffernan 1-1, John Timmons 0-2, Paddy Farnan 0-2 Kevin Beahan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f, 1 '50), Jim McDonnell 0-1
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: John Dowling ( Offaly)
GK 1 Paddy O'Flaherty
RCB 2 Maurice Whelan
FB 3 Marcus Wilson
LCB 4 Joe Timmons
RHB 5 Cathal O'Leary
CHB 6 Jim Crowley
LHB 7 Johnny Boyle
MF 8 Seán Murray
MF 9 John Timmons
RHF 10 Pádraig Haughey
CHF 11 Ollie Freaney
LHF 12 Des Ferguson
RCF 13 Paddy Farnan
FF 14 Johnny Joyce
LCF 15 Kevin Heffernan ( c)
Substitutes:
16 Lar Foley for O'Leary
GK 1 Seán Óg Flood ( Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB 2 Ollie Reilly ( Hunterstown Rovers)
FB 3 Jim McArdle ( Roche Emmets)
LCB 4 Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB 5 Patsy Coleman ( St Mary's)
CHB 6 Paddy Markey ( St Mary's)
LHB 7 Stephen White ( Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 Séamus O'Donnell ( Cooley Kickhams)
MF 9 Mickey Gartlan ( Roche Emmets)
RHF 10 Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
CHF 11 Dermot O'Brien ( St Mary's) ( c)
LHF 12 Frank Lynch ( Geraldines)
RCF 13 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
FF 14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF 15 Jim Roe ( St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16 Barney McCoy ( St Mary's) for Markey
17 Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's) for Gartlan

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford3-9 – 1-7 Clare

Kerry1-6 – 0-7 Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)
Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)

Cork1-11 – 1-4 Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).

Final

Kerry2-7 – 0-3 Cork
Garry McMahon 2-2, John Dowling 0-4 (0-1f), Paudie Sheehy 0-1 Eric Ryan (0-1f), Tim O'Leary, Denis Kelleher 0-1 each
Attendance: 21,858
Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry0-8 – 0-5 Antrim

Cavan0-7 – 0-7 Monaghan
Attendance: 8,500

Down3-11 – 3-5 Donegal

Tyrone1-9 – 0-10 Armagh

Cavan1-9 – 1-5 Monaghan
Attendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered


Cavan0-14 – 1-6 Monaghan

Down1-9 – 0-2 Tyrone
Attendance: 10,000

Derry4-7 – 3-6 Cavan
Attendance: 6,000

Final

Derry1-11 – 2-4 Down
Attendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series

Dublin2-7 – 1-9 Galway

Derry2-6 – 2-5 Kerry
T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2).

Final

Dublin2-12 – 1-9 Derry
O. Freaney 0-7, K. Hefferan 0-3, P. Franan 1-1, J. Joyce 1-0 & J. Timmons 0-1. S. O'Connell 0-5, O. Gribbin 1-1, B. Mullan, D. McKeever & J. McKeever 0-1.
Attendance: 73,371
Referee: Simon Deignan ( Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin.
  • There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/ Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/ Derry.

References

  1. ^ "The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.

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