1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

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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Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.

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).
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bill Jackson (Roscommon)
Leitrim0-11 – 0-9Roscommon
Attendance: 10,000
Galway2-9 – 0-6Mayo
W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),
Attendance: 22,122
Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)

Final
Galway2-10 – 1-11Leitrim
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Carlow1-10 – 1-9Wicklow
Meath3-9 – 0-7Longford
Offaly4-3 – 1-5Laois
Attendance: 10000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)
Louth2-9 – 3-4Westmeath
Carlow2-6 – 1-6Wexford
Attendance: 6000
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Dublin1-12 – 2-7Meath
Offaly1-11 – 1-6Kildare
K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1
Attendance: 25000
Referee: P McDermott (Meath)
Dublin3-9 – 2-7Carlow
Louth4-3 – 1-5Offaly
Attendance: 26703
Referee: 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
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)
GK1Paddy O'Flaherty
RCB2Maurice Whelan
FB3Marcus Wilson
LCB4Joe Timmons
RHB5Cathal O'Leary
CHB6Jim Crowley
LHB7Johnny Boyle
MF8Seán Murray
MF9John Timmons
RHF10Pádraig Haughey
CHF11Ollie Freaney
LHF12Des Ferguson
RCF13Paddy Farnan
FF14Johnny Joyce
LCF15Kevin Heffernan (c)
Substitutes:
16Lar Foley for O'Leary
GK1Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB2Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB3Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LCB4Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB5Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Séamus O'Donnell (Cooley Kickhams)
MF9Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets)
RHF10Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
CHF11Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's) (c)
LHF12Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
RCF13Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
FF14Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF15Jim Roe (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Barney McCoy (St Mary's) for Markey
17Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's) for Gartlan

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford3-9 – 1-7Clare
Kerry1-6 – 0-7Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)
Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)
Cork1-11 – 1-4Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).

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
Attendance: 21,858
Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Derry0-8 – 0-5Antrim
Cavan0-7 – 0-7Monaghan
Attendance: 8,500
Down3-11 – 3-5Donegal
Tyrone1-9 – 0-10Armagh
Cavan1-9 – 1-5Monaghan
Attendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered

Cavan0-14 – 1-6Monaghan
Down1-9 – 0-2Tyrone
Attendance: 10,000
Derry4-7 – 3-6Cavan
Attendance: 6,000

Final

Derry1-11 – 2-4Down
Attendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series

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

Final

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