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1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Field	Value
year	1959
team	Kerry
titles	19th
captain	Mick O'Connell
team2	Galway
captain2	Seán Purcell
manager2	John "Tull" Dunne
leinster	Dublin
munster	Kerry
ulster	Down
connacht	Galway
previous	1958
next	1960

The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

In the All Ireland semi-final Kerry ended Dublin period as All Ireland champions that won in 1958.

Kerry were the winners.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Semi-Final Replay

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-Final

Quarter-Final Replay

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Semi-Final Replay

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Semi-Final Replay

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-Final

Main article: 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Leitrim record their first ever win over Mayo after a replay.
Both Ulster semi-finals ended in a draw and went to a replay.
Down win the Ulster title for the first time.
The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Down was their first championship meeting between them.

References

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