Football championship
The 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier 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
Quarter-finals
Leitrim v Roscommon
Roscommon v Leitrim
Leitrim v Roscommon
Semi-finals
Sligo v Galway
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 Galway 2-12 – 1-5 Mayo 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
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
Second round
Dublin v Carlow
24 May 1964 Second round Dublin 1-14 – 1-5 Carlow 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Down 2-8 – 1-9 Antrim 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
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
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
Main article: 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
Top scorers
Overall Single game
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Total
Opposition
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References
Malin, Brendan (1 October 1964). "They Gave the Cup And Broke His Heart" . The Boston Globe Newspapers.com . John Donnellan is captain of the Galway footballers...
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