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Football championship

1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLouth (3rd win)
CaptainDermot O'Brien
ManagerJim Quigley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainNealie Duggan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLouth
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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The 1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 71st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

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.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Roscommon0-7 – 0-6Mayo
M McLoughlin (0-2), PJ Downey (0-2), J O’Connell (0-1). Sub: M Stewart (0-1)
St. Coman's Park, RoscommonAttendance: 7,560
Sligo2-1 – 1-8Leitrim
Carrick-on-Shannon
Galway0-13 – 0-7Roscommon
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Connacht Final

Galway4-8 – 0-4Leitrim
Pearse Stadium, GalwayAttendance: 13,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Longford3-4 – 2-7Westmeath
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Longford1-10 – 0-6Westmeath
Pearse Park, Longford
Louth3-6 – 0-4Carlow
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Wicklow3-6 – 1-6Laois
Geraldine Park, Athy
Kildare2-10 – 1-3Offaly
P.Loughlin 1-2, S.Harrison 0-4, S.Aldridge 0-3, P.Wright 1-0, E.Hogan 0-1
O'Moore Park, PortlaoiseAttendance: 12000Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
Wicklow3-7 – 1-11Meath
Geraldine Park, Athy
Louth1-12 – 0-9Wexford
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin2-10 – 1-4Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Louth5-8 – 1-9Kildare
S.Harrison 1-7, E.Hogan, M.Bohane 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin3-9 – 0-9Wicklow
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Leinster Final

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
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 30,234Referee: Eamon Moulds (Wicklow)
GK 1 Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB 2 Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB 3 Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB 4 Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB 5 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHB 6 Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB 7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
MF 9 Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's)
RHF 10 Séamus O'Donnell (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF 11 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)
LHF 12 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
RCF 13 Seán Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FF 14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF 15 Jim Roe (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16 Barney McCoy (St Mary's) for Reilly
17 Frank Lynch (Geraldines) for Monk
GK 1 Paddy O'Flaherty (Beann Éadair)
RCB 2 Denis Mahony (St Vincents)
FB 3 Jimmy Lavin (St Vincents)
LCB 4 Tony Gillen (Clanna Gael)
RHB 5 Maurice Whelan (St Vincents)
CHB 6 Marcus Wilson (St Vincents)
LHB 7 Lar Foley (St Vincents)
MF 8 Jim Crowley (St Vincents)
MF 9 Paddy Downey (St Brigid's)
RHF 10 Des Ferguson (St Vincents)
CHF 11 Ollie Freaney (St Vincents)
LHF 12 Cathal O'Leary (St Vincents)
RCF 13 Roger Conroy (Parnells)
FF 14 Kevin Heffernan (St Vincents)
LCF 15 Sean O'Boyle (Air Corps)
Substitutes:
16 Nicky Maher (St Vincents) for Foley
17 Paddy Barrett (Ballyboughal) for Conroy
18 Paddy Heron (St Vincents) for Freaney

Munster Senior Football Championship

Tipperary2-9 – 4-5Clare
Gaelic Grounds, LimerickReferee: J. Kerins (K)
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).
Walsh Park, Waterford
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).
Dr. Mannix Sportsfield, Charleville

Munster Final

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).
Semple Stadium, Thurles

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry4-14 – 0-8Antrim
Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
Donegal3-2 – 0-6Down
Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
Cavan1-12 – 1-5Monaghan
Breffni Park, Cavan
Tyrone2-9 – 3-5Armagh
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Derry1-10 – 1-9Cavan
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
Tyrone3-5 – 2-3Donegal
Breffni Park, Cavan

Ulster Final

Tyrone1-9 – 0-10Derry
St. Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 36,500

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Cork2-4 – 0-9Galway
E. Ryan (0-2), N. Fitzgerald (1-0), E. Goulding (0-1), T. Furlong (1-0) & N. Duggan (0-2).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 57,066
Louth0-13 – 0-7Tyrone
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 30,723

All Ireland Final

Main article: 1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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)
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 72,732Referee: 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.

References

  1. "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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