The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final.
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Dublin (16th win) |
Captain | Kevin Heffernan |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Derry |
Captain | Jim McKeever |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Derry |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
← 1957 1959 → |
Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
Roll of Honour edit
- Kerry - 18 (1955)
- Dublin - 16 (1958)
- Wexford - 5 (1918)
- Cavan - 5 (1952)
- Galway - 4 (1956)
- Kildare - 4 (1928)
- Tipperary - 4 (1920)
- Louth - 3 (1957)
- Mayo - 3 (1951)
- Cork - 3 (1945)
- Meath - 2 (1954)
- Roscommon - 2 (1944)
- Limerick - 2 (1896)
Results edit
Connacht Senior Football Championship edit
Mayo | 3-10 – 1-6 | Sligo |
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J Nallen (0-1), J Fleming (0-1), F O’Leary (0-3), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (1-2), J O’Connell (2-1), L Malone (0-1). |
Final edit
Leinster Senior Football Championship edit
Final edit
Dublin | 1-11 – 1-06 | Louth |
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Ollie Freaney 0-6f, Kevin Heffernan 1-1, John Timmons 0-2, Paddy Farnan 0-2 | Kevin Beahan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f, 1 '50), Jim McDonnell 0-1 |
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Munster Senior Football Championship edit
Kerry | 1-6 – 0-7 | Tipperary |
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M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1) |
Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)
Cork | 1-11 – 1-4 | Waterford |
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N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4). |
Final edit
Kerry | 2-7 – 0-3 | Cork |
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Garry McMahon 2-2, John Dowling 0-4 (0-1f), Paudie Sheehy 0-1 | Eric Ryan (0-1f), Tim O'Leary, Denis Kelleher 0-1 each |
Ulster Senior Football Championship edit
An objection was made and a replay ordered
Final edit
All-Ireland series edit
Final edit
Championship statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
- Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin.
- There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/Derry.