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1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
Football championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1964 |
| team | Galway |
| titles | 5th |
| captain | John Donnellan |
| manager | John "Tull" Dunne (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe) |
| team2 | Kerry |
| captain2 | Niall Sheehy |
| munster | Kerry |
| leinster | Meath |
| ulster | Cavan |
| connacht | Galway |
| poty | Noel Tierney (Galway) |
| matches | 31 |
| previous | [1963](1963-all-ireland-senior-football-championship) |
| next | [1965](1965-all-ireland-senior-football-championship) |
|}} 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
[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]
Quarter-finals
(aet)
Semi-finals
Final
[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]
Semi-finals
Final
Main article: 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The Carrick-on-Shannon ground is named after a 1916 rising leader this year as it is named Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada after Seán Mac Diarmada.
- Meath won the Leinster title for the first time since 1954.
Top scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Tierney | Galway | 4 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
References
References
- Malin, Brendan. (1 October 1964). "They Gave the Cup And Broke His Heart". [[The Boston Globe]].
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