1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesMay 2 - September 26, 1965
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (6th win)
CaptainEnda Colleran
ManagerJohn "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainJer D. O'Connor
ManagerJim Brosnan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played30
Player of the YearMartin Newell (Galway)
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The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 79th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1965 and ended on 26 September 1965.

Limerick rejoin the Munster football championship for the first time since 1952.

The decider was a repeat of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, between Galway and Kerry. There was no change in the outcome as Galway defeated Kerry again by 0-12 to 0-09. It was Galway’s second title in succession, on their way to "Three In A Row".

Provincial Championships format changes

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Connacht Championship format change

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The Connacht championship, instead of the normal system, has two quarter-finals and one semi-final instead of the usual one quarter-final and two semi-finals for just one year. All-Ireland champions Galway received a bye to the Connacht final meaning that Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim would be in separate quarter-finals. The winners of the two games would play in a lone semi-final while the semi-final winner would play Galway.

The only year in between (1933-1940) & 2020 that it happened.

Leinster Championship format change

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The Leinster championship dropped the second round after one year in 1965. The preliminary round winners went on to the quarter-finals.

Results

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Quarter-finals

6 June 1965 Quarter-final Mayo 2-15 – 1-6 Roscommon St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
D Doris (0-2), J Farragher (1-0), M Connaughton (0-1); J Langan (0-4), M Ruane (0-4), P Sheridan (0-2), J Corcoran (0-1).
27 June 1965 Quarter-final Sligo 4-12 – 0-6 Leitrim Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Semi-final

4 July 1965 Semi-final Sligo 2-11 – 2-8 Mayo Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
D Doris (0-1), J Mannion, M Connaughton (0-2); J Langan (1-3), M Ruane (0-1), P Kilbane (1-0), J Corcoran (0-1).

Final

1 August 1965 Final Galway 1-12 – 2-6 Sligo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
C Dunne 0-5, C Tyrrell 1-1, M McDonagh 0-3, S Cleary 0-1, P Donnellan 0-1, J Donnellan 0-1. D McHugh 1-1, M Durcan 1-1, M Kearns 0-3, B Shannon 0-1. Attendance: 30,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary round

2 May 1965 Preliminary round Kildare 3-14 – 1-4 Wicklow Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P.Dunny, J.McKenna 1-3, N.Madigan 1-2, J.Donoghue 0-2, M.Coughlan, J.Loughlin, P.Mangan, B.Judge 0-1.
2 May 1965 Preliminary round Offaly 0-5 – 1-5 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: P Hughes (Louth)
9 May 1965 Preliminary round Westmeath 2-11 – 0-9 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Quarter-finals

23 May 1965 Quarter-final Kildare 4-10 – 2-9 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P.Dunny 1-3, N.Madigan, J.Loughlin 1-2, S.Donoghue 0-2, J.McKenna 0-1
30 May 1965 Quarter-final Dublin 2-11 – 1-7 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Keaveney 1-3, M Whelan 0-4, T Donnelly 1-0, B McDonald 0-2 (0-1f), G Davey and D Mulligan 0-1 each W Foley 0-4 (0-3f), S Sheridan 0-2, P Wilson 0-1
6 June 1965 Quarter-final Longford 1-9 – 0-8 Laois Cusack Park, Mullingar
13 June 1965 Quarter-final Meath 1-12 – 1-9 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin

Semi-finals

20 June 1965 Semi-final Dublin 1-11 – 0-5 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
J Timmons 0-7 (0-1f), Donal Mulligan 1-0, C Leaney 0-2, N Fox and B McDonald 0-1 each J McKenna, P Dunny, B Judge, N Madigan, K Kelly (0-1f) 0-1 each Attendance: 18,004
4 July 1965 Semi-final Longford 2-8 – 1-7 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

25 July 1965 Final Dublin 3-6 – 0-9 Longford Croke Park, Dublin
Jimmy Keaveney 1-1, Des Foley and Brian McDonald 1-0 each John Timmons (0-1f) and Gerry Davey 0-1 each Sean Murray 0-4f, Jimmy Hannify 0-2, Jackie Devine, Mick Hopkins, Sean Donnelly 0-1 each Attendance: 30,120
Referee: Paddy Hughes (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

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Quarter-finals

2 May 1965 Quarter-final Tipperary 0-4 – 2-7 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Keating 0-2, B Keating 0-2. M Begley 1-1, T Mangain 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-3, T Murphy 0-2, G Cleary 0-1. Referee: S. Garvey (Kerry)
16 May 1965 Quarter-final Limerick 4-10 – 0-6 Waterford Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
P Murphy 2-1, P Reidy 1-3, E Cregan 1-1, D Quirke 0-2, J Ahern 0-1, M Tynan 0-1, T Carrig 0-1. T Kirwan 0-3, J Martin 0-3.

Semi-finals

13 June 1965 Semi-final Kerry 2-10 – 1-6 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
B O'Callaghan 1-3, M O'Dwyer 0-4, V Lucey 1-0, M Fleming 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, D Geaney 0-1. J Cleary 1-0, P McMahon 0-3, T Mangain 0-1, T Mee 0-1, P Tubridy 0-1.
20 June 1965 Semi-final Limerick 2-5 – 0-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
E Cregan 1-2, M Tynan 1-0, T Meaney 0-1, P Reidy 0-1, J Mullane 0-1. D Harnedy 0-4, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.

Final

18 July 1965 Final Kerry 2-16 – 2-7 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
V Lucey 0-6, JJ Barrett 1-2, M O'Connell 0-5, B O'Callaghan 1-1, M Fleming 0-1, M O'Dwyer 0-1. P Murphy 1-2, E Cregan 0-5, M Tynan 1-0.

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary round

30 May 1965 Preliminary round Antrim 2-9 – 2-6 Derry Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen

Quarter-finals

6 June 1965 Quarter-final Monaghan 2-12 – 1-5 Fermanagh St. Molise Park, Irvinestown
13 June 1965 Quarter-final Down 3-13 – 1-6 Tyrone Pairc Esler, Newry
20 June 1965 Quarter-final Armagh 3-7 – 1-9 Monaghan The Playing Fields, Lurgan
20 June 1965 Quarter-final Cavan 1-8 – 1-8 Donegal MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
4 July 1965 Quarter-final, first replay Cavan 0-14 – 2-8
(aet)		 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
11 July 1965 Quarter-final, second replay Cavan 0-9 – 0-8 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan

Semi-finals

7 July 1965 Semi-final Down 0-10 – 1-4 Antrim Pairc Esler, Newry
14 July 1965 Semi-final Cavan 1-10 – 0-4 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

1 August 1965 Final Down 1-10 – 1-8 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Semi-finals

8 August 1965 Semi-final Kerry 4-8 – 2-6 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
D. O'Sullivan 0-1, M. O'Connell 0-1, Denis O'Sullivan 0-1, D. O'Shea 1-1, J.J. Barrett 0-1, B. O'Callaghan 1-3, M. O'Dwyer 2-0.
22 August 1965 Semi-final Galway 0-10 – 0-7 Down Croke Park, Dublin
C Dunne 0-6, S Keenan 0-2, M McDonagh 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. S O'Neill 0-3, B Johnston 0-2, P Doherty 0-1, G Glynn 0-1.

Final

26 September 1965 Final Galway 0-12 – 0-9 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
C Dunne 0-4, S Leydon 0-3, J Keenan 0-2, J Donnellan 0-2, M Garrett 0-1. B O'Callaghan 0-6, M O'Connell 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-1. Attendance: 77,735
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)
Main article: 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • On 16 May 1965, Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary hosted its first match for 23 years the Munster quarter-final meeting between Limerick and Waterford, their first meeting in 31 years as Limerick returned to the Munster football championship for the first time since 1952 after recording wins over Waterford and Cork but lost the Munster final to Kerry who made an historic 8th Munster title in a row.
  • Longford reach their first Leinster final but are beaten by Dublin.
  • Galway win the All Ireland title twice in a row and another three Connacht titles in a row.

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Martin Newell Galway ? ? 3 ?
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1
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