1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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

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  • 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

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

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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

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

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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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

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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)
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

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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

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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

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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

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

All-Ireland series

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

Final

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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.
Attendance: 73,371
Referee: Simon Deignan (Cavan)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.
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