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1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (16th win)
CaptainKevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
CaptainJim McKeever
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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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 – 1-6Sligo
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).
Fr. O'Hara Park, CharlestownAttendance: 5,000Referee: Bill Jackson (Roscommon)
Leitrim0-11 – 0-9Roscommon
St. Coman's Park, RoscommonAttendance: 10,000
Galway2-9 – 0-6Mayo
W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),
Tuam Stadium, TuamAttendance: 22,122Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)

Final

Galway2-10 – 1-11Leitrim
St. Coman's Park, RoscommonAttendance: 12,000Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow1-10 – 1-9Wicklow
Geraldine Park, Athy
Meath3-9 – 0-7Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly4-3 – 1-5Laois
St. Conleth's Park, NewbridgeAttendance: 10000Referee: P McDermott (Meath)
Louth2-9 – 3-4Westmeath
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Carlow2-6 – 1-6Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, CarlowAttendance: 6000Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Dublin1-12 – 2-7Meath
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Offaly1-11 – 1-6Kildare
K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1
O'Moore Park, PortlaoiseAttendance: 25000Referee: P McDermott (Meath)
Dublin3-9 – 2-7Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Louth4-3 – 1-5Offaly
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 26703Referee: 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
Páirc Tailteann, (Navan)Attendance: 27,689Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)
GK 1 Paddy O'Flaherty (Beann Éadair)
RCB 2 Maurice Whelan (St Vincents)
FB 3 Marcus Wilson (St Vincents)
LCB 4 Joe Timmons (St Mary's)
RHB 5 Cathal O'Leary (St Vincents)
CHB 6 Jim Crowley (St Vincents)
LHB 7 Seán O'Boyle (Air Corps)
MF 8 Seán Murray (Skerries Harps)
MF 9 John Timmons (St Mary's)
RHF 10 Pádraig Haughey (St Vincents)
CHF 11 Ollie Freaney (St Vincents)
LHF 12 Des Ferguson (St Vincents)
RCF 13 Paddy Farnan (St Vincents)
FF 14 Johnny Joyce (St Vincents)
LCF 15 Kevin Heffernan (St Vincents) (c)
Substitutes:
16 Lar Foley (St Vincents) 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 – 1-7Clare
Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Kerry1-6 – 0-7Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)
Semple Stadium, ThurlesReferee: C. Crowley (Waterford)
Cork1-11 – 1-4Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).
Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy

Final

Kerry2-7 – 0-3Cork
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
Cork Athletic Grounds, CorkAttendance: 21,858Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry0-8 – 0-5Antrim
Casement Park, Belfast
Cavan0-7 – 0-7Monaghan
St Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 8,500
Down3-11 – 3-5Donegal
Páirc Esler, Newry
Tyrone1-9 – 0-10Armagh
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
Cavan1-9 – 1-5Monaghan
Breffni Park, CavanAttendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered

Cavan0-14 – 1-6Monaghan
Casement Park, Belfast
Down1-9 – 0-2Tyrone
The Playing Fields, LurganAttendance: 10,000
Derry4-7 – 3-6Cavan
St Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 6,000

Final

Derry1-11 – 2-4Down
St Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series

Dublin2-7 – 1-9Galway
Croke Park, Dublin
Derry2-6 – 2-5Kerry
T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2).
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Main article: 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin2-12 – 1-9Derry
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.
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 73,371Referee: 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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