1964 All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Champions |
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Winning team | Galway (5th win) |
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Captain | John Donnellan |
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Manager | John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe) |
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All-Ireland Finalists |
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Losing team | Kerry |
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Captain | Niall Sheehy |
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Provincial Champions |
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Munster | Kerry |
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Leinster | Meath |
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Ulster | Cavan |
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Connacht | Galway |
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Championship statistics |
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No. matches played | 31 |
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Player of the Year | Noel Tierney (Galway) |
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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
Semi-finals
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 Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow) |
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. | |
Second round
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
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
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 Referee: John Dowling (Offaly) |
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
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 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow) |
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
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 Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh) |
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) |
Semi-finals
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 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly) |
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 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
Top scorers
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