1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Galway (5th win)
Captain	John Donnellan
Manager	John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	Niall Sheehy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	31
Player of the Year	Noel Tierney (Galway)
	← 1963 1965 →

The 1964

inter-county Gaelic football

tournament. The championship began on 26 April 1964 and ended on 27 September 1964.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the Leinster final.
It was Galway's second consecutive final, having lost to Dublin in the previous year's decider. The Tribesmen won their 5th All-Ireland title, beating Kerry by 5 points in the final, 0-15 to 0-10. It was the start of the most successful era in Galway football, their "Three In A Row".

Leinster Championship format change

In 1964 only 2 Quarter-finals instead of the usual 4 were played in the Leinster football championship. The first round which contained just 2 matches and second round containing 3 matches was introduced the system lasted for just 1 year. It was to improve football in weaker counties.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Leitrim v Roscommon
7 June 1964 Quarter-final Leitrim 2-5 – 1-8 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Roscommon v Leitrim
21 June 1964 Quarter-final replay Roscommon 1-10 – 1-10
(aet) Leitrim St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Leitrim v Roscommon
28 June 1964 Quarter-final second replay Leitrim 1-10 – 5-9 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
P McGarty 0-9, D Gannon 1-0, P Dolan 0-1. PJ Watson 2-1, C Mahon 2-0, D Feeley 0-6, J Kelly 1-0, G O'Malley 0-1, T White 0-1. Attendance: 10,000

Semi-finals

Sligo v Galway
21 June 1964 Semi-final Sligo 1-12 – 2-12 Galway Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 5,000

Mayo v Roscommon
5 July 1964 Semi-final Mayo 3-9 – 1-7 Roscommon MacHale Park, Castlebar
M Connaughton 1-2, F McDonald 0-4, D Doris 1-0, M Ruane 1-0, J Farragher 0-1, J Morley 0-1. C Mahon 1-0, D Feeley 0-3, G White 0-1, P Watson 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, B Kyne 0-1. Attendance: 15,000

Final

Galway v Mayo
19 July 1964 Final
Tuam Stadium, Tuam
C Dunne 0-8, S Cleary 1-2, C Tyrrell 1-0, J Keegan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, F McDonnell 1-2, J Farragher 0-1, J Langan 0-1, D Doris 0-1. Attendance: 35,000
Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Longford v Westmeath
26 April 1964 First round Longford 0-8 – 0-12 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
B Burns 0-4, S Murray 0-2, P Gillen 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1. P Collins 0-4, J Moran 0-3, T Dolan 0-2, G Kane 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, M Carley 0-1.

Carlow v Wicklow
3 May 1964 First round Carlow 3-7 – 2-9 Wicklow Geraldine Park, Athy

Second round

Dublin v Carlow
24 May 1964 Second round
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
J Timmons 1-5, S Coen 0-4, D Ferguson 0-2, D Foley 0-1, B McDonald 0-1, J Gilroy 0-1. M Nolan 1-0, B Hayden 0-3, T Murphy 0-1, E Walker 0-1.

Laois v Westmeath
31 May 1964 Second round
O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Louth v Wexford
31 May 1964 Second round Louth 1-10 – 1-6 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
L Leech 0-5, J Mohan 1-0, K Behan 0-2, B Gaughran 0-2, J Mulroy 0-1. F Morris 1-1, S Keevans 0-4, M Bergin 0-1. Referee: T Mooney (Meath)

Quarter-finals

Meath v Kildare
7 June 1964 Quarter-final Meath 2-12 – 0-8 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
T Browne 1-2, G Quinn 1-2, J Walsh 0-4, D Carty 0-2, K McNamee 0-2. P Dunny 0-3 H Fay 0-3, J O'Donnell 0-2.

Louth v Offaly
14 June 1964 Quarter-final Louth 1-9 – 1-4 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
G Clifford 1-1, L Leech 0-4, K Behan 0-3, V Murphy 0-1. J Kelly 1-0, J Mulligan 0-3, T Cullen 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Dublin v Laois
21 June 1964 Semi-final Dublin 0-8 – 1-2 Laois Croke Park, Dublin

Meath v Louth
28 June 1964 Semi-final Meath 1-12 – 2-7 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
J Walsh 0-7, K McNamee 1-0, D Carty 0-3, T Browne 0-1, P Mullvaney 0-1. K Behan 1-2, L leech 1-2, R Gaughran 0-2, S Ryan 0-1. Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)

Final

Meath v Dublin
26 July 1964 Final Meath 2-12 – 1-7 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Ollie Shanley 1-3, Jimmy Walsh 0-4f, Paddy Mulvaney 1-0, Kevin McNamee 0-3, Dave Carty 0-2 Brian McDonald 1-2, Sean Coen 0-3f, Bill Casey and Des Ferguson 0-1 each Attendance: 57,133
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Tipperary v Clare
14 June 1964 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-5 – 1-7 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
G Danagher 1-2, L Boland 1-0, M Keating 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1. T McGrath 1-0, R Pyne 0-2, T Daly 0-2, P McMahon 0-1, M Queally 0-1, M Canavan 0-1. Referee: J. Sheehan (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Waterford v Cork
14 June 1964 Semi-final Waterford 1-2 – 2-8 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Tipperary v Kerry
28 June 1964 Semi-final Tipperary 1-7 – 1-14 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Conway 1-1, B Keating 0-4, J Donoghue 0-1, L Connolly 0-1. B O'Callaghan 0-8, D O'Donnell 1-0, M O'Connell 0-2, T Barrett 0-2, M Fleming 0-1, P griffin 0-1. Referee: D. White (CIare)

Final

Cork v Kerry
19 July 1964 Final Cork 1-8 – 2-11 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Willie O'Leary 1-4 (0-3f), Mick Bohane, Flor Hayes, Johnny Carroll, JJ Murphy 0-1 each Dom O'Donnell 2-1, Bernie O'Callaghan 0-6f, Mick O'Connell (0-1f), Mick Fleming, Tony Barrett, Frank O'Leary 0-1 each Attendance: 26,023
Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Tyrone v Antrim
31 May 1964 Preliminary round Tyrone 0-8 – 1-9 Antrim O'Neill Park, Dungannon
S McElroy 0-2, S O'Kane 0-2, P Forbes 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, M Donaghy 0-1. G McRory 1-2, P Lynn 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, S Rice 0-1, D Dougan 0-1, J Ward 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

Fermanagh v Donegal
7 June 1964 Quarter-final Fermanagh 0-7 – 1-10 Donegal St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
Attendance: 3,000

Cavan v Derry
14 June 1964 Quarter-final Cavan 3-9 – 2-3 Derry Breffni Park, Cavan
JJ O'Reilly 2-0, C Gallagher 0-5, M Cahill 1-1, B Sherlock 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, P Pritchard 0-1. B Rafferty 1-0, C McGuigan 1-0, D Mullen 0-2, F Brolly 0-1. Attendance: 2,000
Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh)

Antrim v Armagh
14 June 1964 Quarter-final Antrim 2-6 – 1-8 Armagh Casement Park, Belfast
S Rice 1-1, P Lynn 1-0, J McRory 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, E Greeves 0-1. J Whan 1-1, K Browne 0-4, E Casey 0-2, K Halpenny 0-1. Referee: J Donaghy (Down)

Down v Monaghan
21 June 1964 Quarter-final Down 2-9 – 1-6 Monaghan MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Semi-finals

Cavan v Donegal
28 June 1964 Semi-final Cavan 1-9 – 0-7 Donegal St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
C Gallagher 0-6, Lynch 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-3. Griffin 0-3, Flood 0-1, Campbell 0-1, McDevitt 0-1, McFeely 0-1. Attendance: 8,000

Down v Antrim
5 July 1964 Semi-final
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
J McCartan 2-1, P Doherty 0-5, S O'Neill 0-2. J Ward 1-0, J O'Neill 0-3, P Lynn 0-2, G McRory 0-1, S Rice 0-1, S McQuillan 0-1, D McNeill 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

Final

Cavan v Down
19 July 1964 Final Cavan 2-10 – 1-10 Down Casement Park, Belfast
C Gallagher 0-8, P Pritchard 2-0, J O'Donnell 0-2. P Doherty 0-5, J Lennon 1-0, B Johnston 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, V Kane 0-1. Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Meath
9 August 1964 Semi-final Galway 1-8 – 0-9 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
M McDonagh 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, S Leydon 0-2, M Reynolds 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. J Walsh 0-5, O Shanley 0-2, J Quinn 0-1, D Carty 0-1. Referee: S Garvey (Cork)

Kerry v Cavan
23 August 1964 Semi-final Kerry 2-12 – 0-6 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
T Long 1-2, B O'Callaghan 0-5, M O'Dwyer 0-4, A Barrett 1-0, P Griffin 0-1. C Gallagher 0-4, B Morris 0-1, P Pritchard 0-1. Attendance: 45,578
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Final

Galway v Kerry
27 September 1964 Semi-final Galway 0-15 – 0-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
C Dunne 0-9, S Leydon 0-2, C Tyrrell 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1. M O'Connell 0-7, P Griffin 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-1. Attendance: 76,498
Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Main article:
1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The Carrick-on-Shannon ground is named after a 1916 rising leader this year as it is named Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada after Seán Mac Diarmada.

Meath won the Leinster title for the first time since 1954.

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average

1 Noel Tierney Galway 4

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition

1

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