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1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 21 April 1968 and ended on 22 September 1968.

Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Longford in the Leinster semi-final.

On 22 September 1968, Down won the championship following a 2–12 to 1–13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in seven championship seasons.

Down's Paddy Doherty was the championship's top scorer with 1–25. His teammate Seán O'Neill was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Doherty	Down	1–25	28	5	5.60
2	John Lalor	Laois	1–22	25	5	5.00
3	Seán O'Neill	Down	3–13	22	5	4.40
4	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	2–13	19	3	6.33
5	Pat Griffin	Kerry	1–15	18	4	4.50
Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–18	18	4	4.50
7	John Keenan	Galway	1–14	17	3	5.66
Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0–17	17	2	8.50
9	Jackie Devine	Longford	2–10	16	4	4.00
10	Brendan Lynch	Kerry	1–12	15	4	3.75

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0–12	12	Leitrim
2	John Keenan	Galway	1–7	10	Mayo
3	Paddy Doherty	Down	1–6	9	Donegal
Paddy Doherty	Down	0–9	9	Cavan
5	Dick Strang	Tipperary	2–2	8	Kerry
Jim Kane	Roscommon	2–2	8	Galway
Brendan Doyle	Carlow	2–2	8	Wicklow
John Lalor	Laois	1–5	8	Kildare
9	Seán Donnelly	Longford	2–1	7	Laois
Fergus McAuley	Cavan	2–1	7	Antrim
Éamon Tavey	Monaghan	2–1	7	Fermanagh
Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	1–4	7	Antrim
Pat Griffin	Kerry	1–4	7	Longford
Jackie Devine	Longford	1–4	7	Kerry
Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	1–4	7	Down
Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–7	7	Cork
John Lalor	Laois	0–7	7	Wexford

Miscellaneous

Longford win their first ever Leinster football title.
The All-Ireland semi-final between Kerry and Longford is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

Roll of Honour

Kerry – 20 (1962)
Dublin – 17 (1963)
Galway – 7 (1966)
Wexford – 5 (1918)
Cavan – 5 (1952)
Kildare – 4 (1928)
Tipperary – 4 (1920)
Down – 3 (1968)
Meath – 3 (1967)
Louth – 3 (1957)
Mayo – 3 (1951)
Cork – 3 (1945)
Roscommon – 2 (1944)
Limerick – 2 (1896)

References

(5 April 2016). "Longford football legend Hannify dared to dream and he strode among giants". Longford Leader.
(16 September 2010). "All Ireland Football Championship: The Down captains who ruled Croke Park". Belfast Telegraph.

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