1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
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 →

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. Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.

Roll of Honour

• 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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

15 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Mayo	3-10 – 1-6	Sligo
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).

Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Bill Jackson (Roscommon)

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22 June 1958
Semi-Final

Leitrim	0-11 – 0-9	Roscommon

St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Attendance: 10,000

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29 June 1958
Semi-Final

Galway	2-9 – 0-6	Mayo
		W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free),

Tuam Stadium, Tuam

Attendance: 22,122

Referee: Mick Higgins (Cavan)

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Final

13 July 1958
Final

Galway	2-10 – 1-11	Leitrim

St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: J. Mulvey

Leinster Senior Football Championship

27 April 1958
Preliminary Round

Carlow	1-10 – 1-9	Wicklow

Geraldine Park, Athy

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27 April 1958
Preliminary Round

Meath	3-9 – 0-7	Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar

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11 May 1958
Preliminary Round

Offaly	4-3 – 1-5	Laois

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Attendance: 10000

Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

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11 May 1958
Quarter-Final

Louth	2-9 – 3-4	Westmeath

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

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18 May 1958
Quarter-Final

Carlow	2-6 – 1-6	Wexford

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Attendance: 6000

Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

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1 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Dublin	1-12 – 2-7	Meath

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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1 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Offaly	1-11 – 1-6	Kildare
		K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 25000

Referee: P McDermott (Meath)

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22 June 1958
Semi-Final

Dublin	3-9 – 2-7	Carlow

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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29 June 1958
Semi-Final

Louth	4-3 – 1-5	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 26703

Referee: J Canavan

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Final

20 July 1958
Final

File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin	1-11 – 1-06	File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
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

Páirc Tailteann, (Navan)

Attendance: 27,689

Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

GK 1 Paddy O'Flaherty (Beann Eadair) RCB 2 Maurice Whelan (St Vincents) FB 3 Marcus Wilson (St Vincents) LCB 4 Joe Timmons (St Mary's) RHB 5 Cathal O'Leary (St Vincents) CHB 6 Jim Crowley (St Vincents) LHB 7 Seán O'Boyle (Aer Corps) MF 8 Seán Murray (Skerries Harps) MF 9 John Timmons (St Mary's) RHF 10 Pádraig Haughey (St Vincents) CHF 11 Ollie Freaney (St Vincents) LHF 12 Des Ferguson (St Vincents) RCF 13 Paddy Farnan (St Vincents) FF 14 Johnny Joyce (St Vincents) LCF 15 Kevin Heffernan (St Vincents) (c) Substitutes: 16 Lar Foley (St Vincents) for O'Leary

GK 1 Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands) RCB 2 Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers) FB 3 Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets) LCB 4 Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire) RHB 5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's) CHB 6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's) LHB 7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands) MF 8 Séamus O'Donnell (Cooley Kickhams) MF 9 Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets) RHF 10 Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin) CHF 11 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's) (c) LHF 12 Frank Lynch (Geraldines) RCF 13 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire) FF 14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers) LCF 15 Jim Roe (St Mary's) Substitutes: 16 Barney McCoy (St Mary's) for Markey 17 Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's) for Gartlan

Munster Senior Football Championship

15 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Waterford	3-9 – 1-7	Clare

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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29 June 1958
Semi-Final

Kerry	1-6 – 0-7	Tipperary
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1)

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: C. Crowley (Waterford)

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29 June 1958
Semi-Final

Cork	1-11 – 1-4	Waterford
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4).

Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy

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Final

13 July 1958
Final

Kerry	2-7 – 0-3	Cork
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

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Attendance: 21,858

Referee: P. Silke (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

1 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Derry	0-8 – 0-5	Antrim

Casement Park, Belfast

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15 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Cavan	0-7 – 0-7	Monaghan

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 8,500

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15 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Down	3-11 – 3-5	Donegal

Páirc Esler, Newry

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22 June 1958
Quarter-Final

Tyrone	1-9 – 0-10	Armagh

O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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29 June 1958
Quarter-Final, 1st Replay

Cavan	1-9 – 1-5	Monaghan

Breffni Park, Cavan

Attendance: 10,000

An objection was made and a replay ordered

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6 July 1958
Quarter-Final, 2nd Replay

Cavan	0-14 – 1-6	Monaghan

Casement Park, Belfast

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6 July 1958
Semi-Final

Down	1-9 – 0-2	Tyrone

The Playing Fields, Lurgan

Attendance: 10,000

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13 July 1958
Semi-Final

Derry	4-7 – 3-6	Cavan

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 6,000

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Final

27 July 1958
Final

Derry	1-11 – 2-4	Down

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 22,000

All-Ireland series

August 17, 1958
Semi-Final

Dublin	2-7 – 1-9	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin

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August 24, 1958
Semi-Final

Derry	2-6 – 2-5	Kerry
		T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2).

Croke Park, Dublin

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Final

Main article: 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

September 28, 1958
Final
Report

Dublin	2-12 – 1-9	Derry
O. Freaney 0-7, K. Hefferan 0-3, P. Franan 1-1, J. Joyce 1-0 & J. Timmons 0-1.		S. O'Connell 0-5, O. Gribbin 1-1, B. Mullan, D. McKeever & J. McKeever 0-1.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 73,371

Referee: Simon Deignan (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• 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.