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1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship


Football championship

FieldValue
year1953
teamKerry
titles17th
captainJames Murphy
team2Armagh
captain2Seán Quinn
leinsterLouth
munsterKerry
ulsterArmagh
connachtRoscommon
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The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years.

Kerry were the winners.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Semi-final

Final

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Preliminary round

Preliminary round

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Semi-final

Final

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[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Semi-final

Final

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Semi-final

Final

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-final

Semi-final

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Final

Main article: 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • return to Connacht championship after 3-year break.
  • O'Kennedy Park GAA Grounds replaces Barrett's Park, in New Ross in honor of Seán O'Kennedy.
  • Casement Park, opens in Belfast named after a 1916 rising leader Roger Casement.
  • play in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938.
  • Munster semi-final between and caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-sided game 6–10 to 0–2.
  • The Leinster semi-final between Louth and was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years.
  • The All Ireland semi-final between and was the first championship meeting between them.
  • Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry.

References

References

  1. "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA".
  2. "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010".
  3. "Leinster Senior Football Champions".
  4. (24 July 1953). "Wexford V. Louth – Dour Struggle Anticipated". [[New Ross Standard]].
  5. (29 August 1953). "Thrills and Tragedies as Louth Topple Once Again". [[The Argus (Dundalk).
  6. (15 August 1953). "Kerry's Stars Prepare At Killarney For Clash With Louth". Kerry Champion.
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