1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Meath (2nd win) |
| Captain | Peter McDermott |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | John Dowling |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1953 1955 → | |
The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Meath were the winners.[1][2][3]
Note the Munster football championship did not have Quarter-Finals. Limerick did not take part (1953-1964) while Clare skipped a year.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
| Mayo | 4-9 – 1-7 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| P Irwin (0-1), J Nallen; F Leonard, T Langan (0-3), S O’Donnell; M Flanagan (2-1), D O’Neill (1-3, two frees) & P Solan (1-1). |
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 15,000
Leinster Senior Football Championship
| Kildare | 1-9 – 2-6 A.E.T. | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| L.McCormack 1-1, P.White, S.Harrison 0-2, D.Dalton 0-1 |
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
| Meath | 4-7 – 2-10 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Moriarty 2-0, Paddy Meegan 1-3 (0-3f), Peter McDermott 1-1, Paddy Connell, Michael Grace, Billy Ratigan 0-1 each | Paddy Casey 1-4 (1-2f), Johnny Kinahan 1-0, Christy Carroll 0-2, Sean Foran, Mick Furlong, Alo Kelly (0-1f), Paddy Fenlon 0-1 each |
Munster Senior Football Championship
Note there were no Quarter-Final's were played Limerick didn't complete (1953-1964) while Clare decided to skip the Munster championships for just 1 year. This means that Kerry, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford would go on straight to the Semi-Final's with the winners of both matches qualify for the final.
| Kerry | 3-10 – 1-2 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| T. Moriarty (0-1), C. Kennelly (0-1), J. J. Sheehan (0-1) P. Sheehy (0-2), B. Buckley (2-1), S. Kelly (0-2) & J. Lyne (1-2). |
| Cork | 3-11 – 2-7 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| D. Kellaher (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-2), J. Hartnett (2-0), N. Duggan (0-1), P. Harrington (0-1), J. J. Henichion (0-1) & Sub J. Lowery (1-5). |
Referee: J. O'Connell (L)
| Kerry | 4-9 – 2-3 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| P. Sheehy (0-3), T. Moriarty (0-1), T. Lyne (0-1), J. Brosnan (2-1), S. Kelly (1-2) & J. Lyne (1-1). | J. O’Donovan (2-1) & J. J. Henichion (0-2). |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Cavan | 3-10 – 2-10 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Kerry | 2-6 – 1-6 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| P. Sheehy (1-1), T. Lyne (1-3), J. Brosnan (0-1) & S. Kelly (0-1). |
Attendance: 40,740
| Meath | 1-13 – 1-7 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| P. Meegan (0-5), T. Monriaty (1-2), B. Smyth (0-3), McDonnll 0-2 & P. McDermott (0-1). | J. J. Sheehan (1-1), J. Brosnan (0-2) & T. Lyne (0-4). |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Munster championship did not have Quarter-finals, due to Limerick 2nd year not taking part while Clare skipped the year.
- Galway end a 9 year wait for the Connacht football title.
- The All Ireland final was Meath's first ever win over Kerry in history.
References
- ^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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