1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	29 April - 23 September 1962
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (20th win)
Captain	Seán Óg Sheehy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Roscommon
Captain	Gerry O'Malley
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played	31
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The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 29 April 1962 and ended on 23 September 1962.

Games were shown on television for the first time ever.

Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster final.

Kerry won their twentieth All-Ireland title.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Mayo v Sligo

10 June 1962 Quarter-final	Mayo	1-13 – 3-7	Sligo	Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
	J Langan (0-2), J Corcoran (1-4), J Farragher (0-1), M Ruane (0-1); W Casey (0-2), P Gibbons (0-3).			Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon)

Sligo v Mayo

24 June 1962 Quarter-final replay	Sligo	1-7 – 1-6	Mayo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	M Kerans 1-1, P Christie 0-4, J Killoran 0-2.		E Maguire 1-0, F Gibbons 0-2, J Corcoran 0-2, W Casey 0-1, J Farragher 0-1.	Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

Galway v Leitrim

17 June 1962 Semi-final	Galway	3-7 – 1-10	Leitrim	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
	S Purcell 2-1, C Dunne 0-5, S Leydon 1-0, P Leo 0-1.		C Flynn 1-5, P Guckian 0-2, P Dolan 0-2, P McGarty 0-1.

Roscommon v Sligo

10 July 1962 Semi-final	Roscommon	3-6 – 1-11	Sligo	Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
				Referee: M. Loftus (Mayo)

Final

Roscommon v Galway

22 July 1962 Final	Roscommon	3-7 – 2-9	Galway	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	Don Feely 1-4, A White 1-1, C Mahon 1-0, Des Feely 0-2.		J Geraghty 1-2, C Dunne 0-4, J Donnellan 1-0, F Lydon 0-2, F Purcell 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M. Higgins (Cavan)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Carlow v Kilkenny

29 April 1962 First round	Carlow	3-12 – 2-12	Kilkenny	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Hayden 3-7, P Walker 0-2, T Keogh 0-1, P Roberts 0-1, E Hogan 0-1.		T Wislon 0-9, J Nash 1-0, S Higgins 1-0, P Butler 0-3.

Laois v Longford

6 May 1962 First round

Laois

2-11 – 1-9

Longford

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Kildare v Wexford

13 May 1962 First round	Kildare	5-12 – 1-6	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Hayden 3-0, P Cummins 2-1, K O'Malley 0-6, P LOughlan 0-3, J McNally 0-1, P Moore 0-1.		P Crowley 1-1, P Wilson 0-3, T Flynn 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

Louth v Wicklow

20 May 1962 First round	Louth	1-11 – 0-6	Wicklow	Croke Park, Dublin
	F Clarke 1-2, K Behan 0-4, L Leech 0-2, J Judge 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, M Gartland 0-1.		J Kenny 0-3, J Hatton 0-1, P Roche 0-1, P Marah 0-1.	Referee: M Mangan (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

Carlow v Offaly

20 May 1962 Quarter-final	Carlow	2-4 – 2-9	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Hayden 1-3, P Brophy 1-0, F Smith 0-1.		P Daly 1-1, T Cullen 1-0, H Donnelly 0-3, S Brearton 0-2, N Casey 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, M Brady 0-1.	Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)

Laois v Westmeath

27 May 1962 Quarter-final	Laois	2-8 – 1-9	Westmeath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	J Kenny 1-5, N Delaney 1-1, E Dunne 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.		J Bradley 1-2, G Kane 0-4, L Fagan 0-1, M Carley 0-1, J Dunne 0-1.

Dublin v Louth

3 June 1962 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-8 – 0-10	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	K Heffernan 1-1, J Timmons 0-5, C O'Leary 0-1, J Joyce 0-1.		K Behan 0-4, L Leech 0-2, P Cleary 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, M Gartland 0-1.

Kildare v Meath

10 June 1962 Quarter-final	Kildare	0-8 – 0-6	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	K O'Malley 0-4, P Cummins 0-2, P Moore 0-2.		D Carty 0-2, P McNamee 0-2, J Nallen 0-2.

Semi-finals

Dublin v Laois

17 June 1962 Semi-final	Dublin	0-13 – 1-8	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Delaney 0-4, J Timmons 0-3, K Heffernan 0-2, E Burgess 0-2, N Fox 0-1, P Farnan 0-1.		J Kenna 0-5, E Dunne 1-1, D Delaney 0-1, L Doran 0-1.

Kildare v Offaly

1 July 1962 Semi-final	Kildare	2-6 – 3-5	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Cummins 1-2, P Moore 1-1, K O'Malley 0-2, M Carolan 0-1.		T Furling 1-3, M Casey 1-0, T Cullen 0-1, P Daly 0-1.	Attendance: 43,059 Referee: E O'Reilly

Final

Dublin v Offaly

15 July 1962 Final	Dublin	2-8 – 1-7	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	Paddy Delaney 1-2 (0-1f), Bobby McCrea 1-1, John Timmons 0-3 (0-2f), Eamon Burgess and Johnny Joyce 0-1 each		Tommy Cullen 1-0, Harry Donnelly 0-3f, Sean Brereton 0-2, Larry Coughlan (1 '50) and Tom Furlong 0-1 each	Attendance: 59,643 Referee: Eamon Moulds (Wicklow)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Tipperary v Waterford

27 May 1962 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-6 – 3-5	Waterford	Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
				Referee: D Gowen (Cork)

Semi-finals

Cork v Clare

17 June 1962 Semi-final	Cork	2-8 – 0-4	Clare	Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
	J O'Sullivan 1-2, E Ryan 1-1, G Whyte 0-2, E McCarthy 0-2, V Barrett 0-1.

Kerry v Waterford

24 June 1962 Semi-final	Kerry	2-18 – 2-6	Waterford	Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel
	T Long 1-2, P Sheehy 0-4, D McAuliffe 0-4, S Roche 1-0, D Geaney 0-3, M O'Connell 0-3, M O'Dwyer 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.

Final

Cork v Kerry

15 July 1962 Final	Cork	0-4 – 4-8	Kerry	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	Gene McCarthy 0-3 and Vincent Barrett 0-1f		Dan McAuliffe 1-2 (0-2f), Mick O'Connell, Gene O'Driscoll, Tom Long 1-1 each, Jimmy Lucey, Dave Geaney, Paudie Sheehy 0-1 each	Attendance: 25,090 Referee: M Colbert (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Derry v Donegal

3 June 1962 Preliminary round	Derry	2-10 – 2-7	Donegal	Rossa Park, Magherafelt
				Attendance: 3,000

Quarter-finals

Antrim v Monaghan

10 June 1962 Quarter-final	Antrim	2-7 – 0-2	Monaghan	Casement Park, Belfast
				Attendance: 3,000

Tyrone v Derry

17 June 1962 Quarter-final

Tyrone

1-9 – 2-2

Derry

O'Neill Park, Dungannon

Cavan v Armagh

24 June 1962 Quarter-final	Cavan	3-8 – 2-2	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
	S McMahon 1-3, HB O'Donnell 1-0, J McDonnell 1-0, C Gallagher 0-2, J Brady 0-2, T Morris 0-1.		R Dowds 1-1, H Loughran 1-0, D Kelly 0-1.	Attendance: 12,000

Fermanagh v Down

1 July 1962 Quarter-final	Fermanagh	1-8 – 4-10	Down	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
				Attendance: 10,000

Semi-finals

Antrim v Cavan

8 July 1962 Semi-final	Antrim	0-5 – 1-6	Cavan	Casement Park, Belfast
	P McCaugue 0-3, L O'Connor 0-1, H O'Kane 0-1.		C Smith 0-4, S McMahon 1-0, T Lynch 0-1, J Stafford 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000

Down v Tyrone

15 July 1962 Semi-final	Down	1-12 – 1-6	Tyrone	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Doherty 0-4, A Hadden 1-0, J McCartan 0-3, S O'Neill 0-3, J Lennon 0-1, J Carey 0-1.		F Donnelly 0-6, P Harte 1-0.

Final

Cavan v Down

29 July 1962 Final	Cavan	3-6 – 0-5	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	J Stafford 2-0, C Gallagher 0-4, J Brady 1-0, S McMahon 0-2.		S O'Neill 0-2, J Lennon 0-1, P Doherty 0-1, A Hadden 0-1.	Attendance: 40,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Kerry v Dublin

5 August 1962 Semi-final	Kerry	2-12 – 0-10	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Long 1-3, G McMahon 1-1, M O'Connell 0-4, P Sheehy 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Leary 0-3, P Delaney 0-3, J Joyce 0-2, J Timmons 0-1, E Burgess 0-1.	Attendance: 60,396 Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)

Roscommon v Cavan

19 August 1962 Semi-final	Roscommon	1-8 – 1-6	Cavan	Croke Park, Dublin
	A Kenny 1-0, Don Feely 0-3, C Mahon 0-2, E Curley 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, A Whyte 0-1.		J Bardy 1-0, C Gallagher 0-3, C Smyth 0-1, T Maguire 0-1, S MacMahon 0-1.	Attendance: 46,932

Final

Kerry v Roscommon

23 September 1962 Final	Kerry	1-12 – 1-6	Roscommon	Croke Park, Dublin
	M O'Connell 0-7, G McMahon 1-0, P Sheehy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, T Long 0-1.		Don Feely 1-5, J Kelly 0-1.	Attendance: 75,771 Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Sligo beat Mayo for the first time since 1928.
Football matches were shown on Television for the first time ever.
Garry McMahon of Kerry scored the fastest goal ever in an All-Ireland final when he found the net after just 34 seconds against Roscommon.
The All-Ireland final between Kerry and Roscommon becomes the first championship game to be broadcast live on Telefís Éireann.

Scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition

References

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Pre-1928

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Beginning of
Sam Maguire

Seasons

Finals

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Qualifiers and
quarter-finals era

Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Associated competitions

Provincial Championships
Tailteann Cup
Tommy Murphy Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards

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