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1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Peter McDermott The 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 23 April 1967 and ended on 24 September 1967.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo in the Connacht semi-final.

On 24 September 1967, Meath won the championship following a 1–9 to 0–9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in thirteen championship seasons.

Cavan's Charlie Gallagher was the championship's top scorer with 1–25. Meath's Bertie Cunningham was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Leinster Championship format change

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The Limerick vs Tipperary game was the first meeting between the teams since 1952. The match gave Limerick a first win over Tipperary since 1896.
Mayo won the Connacht championship for the first time since 1955.
The All Ireland final was the first championship meeting between Meath and Cork.

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	0–27	27	4	6.75
2	Mick Tynan	Limerick	3–12	21	2	10.50
3	Joe Corcoran	Mayo	0–19	19	4	4.75
4	Noel Curran	Meath	2–11	17	5	3.40
5	Tony Brennan	Meath	1–13	16	5	3.20

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Noel Curran	Meath	2–5	11	Louth
Mick Tynan	Limerick	2–5	11	Tipperary
3	Tony Burke	Tipperary	2–4	10	Limerick
Mick Tynan	Limerick	1–7	10	Kerry
5	Brenan Hayden	Carlow	1–6	9	Laois
6	Pauric McShea	Donegal	1–5	8	Armagh
Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	0–8	8	Antrim
Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	0–8	8	Cork
Joe Corcoran	Mayo	0–8	8	Meath
Tony McTague	Offaly	0–8	8	Wicklow

References

(12 September 2007). "All-Ireland triumph so sweet for Meath". Irish Independent.

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