1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1963 and ended on 22 September 1963. As of 2018, it remains the last All Ireland Senior Football Championship season to be completed without any draws.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May - 22 September 1963 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (17th win) |
| Captain | Des Foley |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Mick Garrett |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 30 |
| Top Scorer |  Mickey Whelan (1-20) |
| Player of the Year | Lar Foley |
← 1962 1964 → | |
Kilkenny dropped from the championship until 1975.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 22 September 1963, Dublin won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] Their first All-Ireland victory in five championship seasons, this was their 17th All-Ireland triumph.
Dublin's Mickey Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 1-20. His teammate Lar Foley was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 9 June 1963 Quarter-final | Sligo | 1-9 – 1-10 | Leitrim | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| D McHugh 1-3, M Kearns 0-3, B Shannon 0-2, J Hannon 0-1. | C Flynn 0-7, K McGowan 1-0, P McGarty 0-2, P Guckian 0-1. | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P O'Connor (Roscommon) |
Semi-finals
| 16 June 1963 Semi-final | Mayo | 1-6 – 2-8 | Galway | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| J Corcoran 0-4, PJ Loftus 1-0, J Langan 0-1, D Doris 0-1. | S Concannon 1-1, P Donnellan 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, S Letdon 0-2, M McDonagh 0-1, S CLeary 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: R Lang (Sligo) |
| 23 June 1963 Semi-final | Leitrim | 1-8 – 1-3 | Roscommon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| C Flynn 1-6, J Murray 0-1, Mel Kelly 0-1. | D Feely 1-1, A White 0-2. | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Final
| 14 July 1963 Final | Galway | 4-11 – 1-6 | Leitrim | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| S Leydon 3-1, P Donnellan 1-3, M McDonagh 0-4, S Concannon 0-1, M Reynolds 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. | D Gannon 1-1, C Flynn 0-5. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
| 5 May 1963 First round | Carlow | 4-10 – 1-4 | Kilkenny | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 5 May 1963 First round | Westmeath | 1-6 – 3-8 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| D Nolan 1-0, G Kane 0-3, J Bradley 0-2, O Costelloe 0-1. | S Murray 0-6, N Dodd 1-0, D O'Brien 1-0, R carter 1-0, A Tynan 0-2. |
| 19 May 1963 First round | Meath | 1-10 – 1-3 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P McCormack 0-5, M Dunican 1-0, D Carty 0-2, J Quinn 0-2, G Cromwell 0-1. | P Crowley 1-0, M O'Neill 0-2, M Byrne 0-1. | Referee: J Shannon (Dublin) |
| 26 May 1963 First round | Louth | 2-15 – 1-6 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Mulroy 1-6, M McKeown 1-3, L Leech 0-2, J Woods 0-1, S Thornton 0-1, K Behan 0-1, S Burgess 0-1. | T McGee 1-0, P Clarke 0-4, D Byrne 0-1, W Cuffe 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
| 19 May 1963 Quarter-final | Offaly | 2-5 – 1-2 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| T Greene 1-1, L Boland 1-0, H Donnelly 0-3, S Ryan 0-1. | D O'Brien 1-0, M Hopkins 0-2. | Attendance: J Hatton (Wicklow) Referee: 12,428 |
| 26 May 1963 Quarter-final | Laois | 3-9 – 0-10 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| N Delaney 1-3, N Dunne 1-1, S Price 1-0, Fint Walsh 0-2, G Rankins 0-2, T Browne 0-1. | B Hayden 0-8, E Hogan 0-1, M Donovan 0-1. |
| 2 June 1963 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-6 – 2-5 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Timmons 1-3, M Whelan 1-0, L Foley 0-2, D Foley 0-1. | J Nallen 1-1, J Quinn 1-1, P McCormack 0-2, J Cromwell 0-1. | Attendance: 21,931 Referee: E Moules (Wicklow) |
| 9 June 1963 Quarter-final | Kildare | 2-11 – 1-12 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| H Fahy 1-5, J McNally 1-1, J Andreson 0-3, N Madigan 0-1, P Moore 0-1. | L Leech 1-2, M Gartlan 0-3, K Behan 0-2, J Mulroy 0-2, M McKeown 0-1, F Clarke 0-1, F Lynch 0-1. | Referee: B Smyth (Meath) |
Semi-finals
| 23 June 1963 Semi-final | Dublin | 2-7 – 1-5 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Ferguson 1-2, B McDonald 1-0, M Whelan 0-3, J Timmons 0-1, S Behan 0-1. | H Fay 1-2, M Carolan 0-1, M Geraghty 0-1, P Moore 0-1. | Attendance: 38,470 |
| 30 June 1963 Semi-final | Laois | 2-7 – 0-9 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| S Price 1-1, D Byrne 0-4, G Rankins 1-0, D Delaney 0-1, N Delaney 0-1. | H Donnelly 0-6, M Brady 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, D Hanlon 0-1. | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Final
| 14 July 1963 Final | Dublin | 2-11 – 2-9 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Mickey Whelan 0-6 (0-3f), Gerry Davey and Brian McDonald 1-1 each, Lar Foley 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '50), Eamon Breslin 0-1 | Noel Delaney 2-1, Dinny Byrne 0-4f, Tom Browne (1 '50), Fintan Walsh, Danny Delaney, Sean Price 0-1 each | Attendance: 50,042 Referee: Brian Smyth (Meath) |
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 2 June 1963 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 1-12 – 0-6 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| Referee: J Sheehan (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
| 9 June 1963 Semi-final | Cork | 2-14 – 2-1 | Waterford | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
| E Coughlan 1-2, E Ryan 1-1, C O'Sullivan 0-4, JJ Murphy 0-4, N O'Halloran 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1. | T Kirwan 1-0, P Walsh 1-0, P Murray 0-1. |
| 23 June 1963 Semi-final | Kerry | 5-10 – 1-6 | Tipperary | Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel |
| B O'Callaghan 2-3, V Lucey 1-2, F O'Leary 1-1, S Sheehy 1-0, M O'Connell 0-4. | S McGovern 1-2, M Keating 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1, G Danagher 0-1, L Boland 0-1. | Referee: J Sheehan (Dublin) |
Final
| 14 July 1963 Final | Kerry | 1-18 – 3-7 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| Mick O'Dwyer 1-3, Mick O'Connell 0-4f, Bernie O'Callaghan (0-2f), Tom Long, Frank O'Leary 0-3 each, Pat Griffin 0-2 | Willie O'Leary 2-3 (0-3f), JJ Murphy 1-0, Mick Burke 0-2, Paul O'Sullivan and Bernie Coughlan 0-1 each | Attendance: 22,847 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
| 2 June 1963 Preliminary round | Antrim | 2-9 – 0-3 | Tyrone | Casement Park, Belfast |
| P Lynn 1-2, G McRory 0-4, S Rice 1-0, S Deveney 0-1, P McGuckian 0-1, L McNeill 0-1. | F Donnelly 0-3. | Attendance: 5,000 |
Quarter-finals
| 9 June 1963 Quarter-final | Down | 6-11 – 1-3 | Monaghan | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| V Kane 2-2, D McCartan 1-2, S O'Neill 1-2, J Fitzsimons 1-1, B Johnstone 1-0, K O'Neill 0-1, J Lennon 0-1, A Hedden 0-1, E Lavery 0-1. | J McArdle 1-0, Paddy Duffy 0-2, B Curran 0-1. | Referee: V Mulholland (Armagh) |
| 16 June 1963 Quarter-final | Armagh | 1-8 – 2-3 | Antrim | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
| J Whan 1-1, D McCrory 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, K Brown 0-2, E Casey 0-1. | L McNeill 2-0, G McCrory 0-2, P Lynn 0-1. | Referee: P Rooney (Down) |
| 16 June 1963 Quarter-final | Donegal | 2-12 – 1-6 | Fermanagh | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| H Laverty 0-6, D Breslin 1-0, D Houlihan 1-0, S Ferriter 0-3, J Hannigan 0-2, P Ward 0-1. | J Maguire 0-4, PT Treacy 1-0, T Greene 0-1, H Murphy 0-1. |
| 23 June 1963 Quarter-final | Derry | 2-8 – 3-9 | Cavan | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| S O'Connell 1-3, D McKeever 1-0, HF Gribbin 0-2, L O'Neill 0-2, D Mullan 0-1. | C Gallagher 0-7, J Brady 1-2, C Toal 1-0, R Carolan 1-0. | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Martin (Tyrone) |
Semi-finals
| 7 July 1963 Semi-final | Down | 0-9 – 0-5 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
| S O'Neill 0-3, B Morgan 0-1, V Kane 0-1, B Johnstone 0-1, J McCartan 0-1, J Lennon 0-1, A Haddon 0-1. | K Browne 0-3, E Casey 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. | Attendance: 15,000 |
| 14 July 1963 Semi-final | Donegal | 4-5 – 0-6 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| H Laverty 2-3, D Houlihan 1-1, D Breslin 1-0, M Griffin 0-1. | J McDonnell 0-2, C Gallagher 0-1, R Carolan 0-1, T Lynch 0-1, P Pritchard 0-1. | Attendance: 20,000 |
Final
| 28 July 1963 Final | Down | 2-11 – 1-4 | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| B Johnstone 1-2, P Doherty 1-1, S O'Neill 0-4, V Kane 0-2, D McCartan 0-1, J McCartan 0-1. | J Hannigan 1-0, C Breslin 0-2, S Ferriter 0-1, F McFeeley 0-1. | Attendance: 35,000 |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
| 4 August 1963 Semi-final | Galway | 1-7 – 0-8 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Donnellan 1-1, S Leydon 0-3, C Dunne 0-2, M McDonagh 0-1. | M O'Connell 0-4, F O'Leary 0-2, P Griffin 0-1, T Long 0-1. | Attendance: 37,193 Referee: E Moules (Wicklow) |
| 18 August 1963 Semi-final | Dublin | 2-11 – 0-7 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
| B McDonald 2-0, M Whelan 0-6, J Timmons 0-3, D Foley 0-1, D Ferguson 0-1. | S O'Neill 0-3, P Doherty 0-2, J McCartan 0-1, J Lennon 0-1. | Attendance: 70,072 Referee: C Crowley (Waterford) |
Final
| 22 September 1963 Final | Dublin | 1-9 – 0-10 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Whelan 0-5, G Davey 1-0, J Timmons 0-2, B McDonald 0-1, D Ferguson 0-1. | M McDonagh 0-5, J Keenan 0-2, C Dunne 0-2, S Leydon 0-1. | Attendance: 87,106 Referee: E Moules (Wicklow) |
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Whelan | Dublin | 1-20 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
| 2 | Cathal Flynn | Leitrim | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Séamus Leydon | Galway | 3-7 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Harry Laverty | Donegal | 2-9 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Seán O'Neill | Down | 1-12 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | |
| 6 | Brian McDonald | Dublin | 4-2 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| Noel Delaney | Laois | 3-5 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
| 8 | Pat Donnellan | Galway | 3-4 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| Harry Fay | Kildare | 2-7 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 10 | John Timmons | Dublin | 1-9 | 12 | 5 | 2.40 |
| Mick O'Connell | Kerry | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Séamus Leydon | Galway | 3-1 | 10 | Leitrim |
| 2 | Bernie O'Callaghan | Kerry | 2-3 | 9 | Tipperary |
| Willie O'Leary | Cork | 2-3 | 9 | Kerry | |
| Harry Laverty | Donegal | 2-3 | 9 | Cavan | |
| Cathal Flynn | Leitrim | 1-6 | 9 | Roscommon | |
| Jimmy Mulroy | Louth | 1-6 | 9 | Wicklow | |
| 7 | Val Kane | Down | 2-2 | 8 | Monaghan |
| Harry Fay | Kildare | 1-5 | 8 | Louth | |
| Brendan Hayden | Carlow | 0-8 | 8 | Laois | |
| 10 | Noel Delaney | Laois | 2-1 | 7 | Dublin |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-4 | 7 | Cork | |
| Cathal Flynn | Leitrim | 0-7 | 7 | Sligo | |
| Charlie Gallagher | Cavan | 0-7 | 7 | Derry |
Miscellaneous
References
- "1963: a family connection". Eir Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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