1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team
Galway (4th win)
Captain
Jack Mangan
Provincial Champions
Munster
Cork
Leinster
Kildare
Ulster
Tyrone
Connacht
Galway
Championship statistics
Top Scorer
Frank Stockwell
Player of the Year
Seán Purcell

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The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1956. Galway were the winners, defeating Cork in the final.




Contents





  • 1 Results

    • 1.1 Connacht Senior Football Championship


    • 1.2 Leinster Senior Football Championship


    • 1.3 Munster Senior Football Championship


    • 1.4 Ulster Senior Football Championship


    • 1.5 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship



  • 2 Championship statistics

    • 2.1 Miscellaneous





Results



Connacht Senior Football Championship



17 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Galway5-13 – 2-5Mayo

McHale Park, Castlebar

Attendance: 12,000





24 June 1956
Semi-Final







Sligo3-5 – 0-11Leitrim
Markievicz Park, Sligo




8 July 1956
Semi-Final







Galway1-9 – 0-2Roscommon
Tuam Stadium, Tuam




15 July 1956
Final







Galway3-12 – 1-5Sligo

Markievicz Park, Sligo

Attendance: 13,000




Leinster Senior Football Championship



6 May 1956
Preliminary Round







Longford3-7 – 1-6Laois
O'Connor Park, Tullamore




6 May 1956
Preliminary Round







Wicklow4-12 – 1-4Carlow
Geraldine Park, Athy




13 May 1956
Preliminary Round







Wexford2-11 – 1-5Westmeath
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow




20 May 1956
Quarter-Final







Kildare1-9 – 0-9Louth
Páirc Tailteann, Navan




27 May 1956
Quarter-Final







Dublin0-11 – 0-5Wicklow
St. Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy




27 May 1956
Quarter-Final







Offaly1-14 – 1-5Meath

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Referee: E Moulds (Wicklow)





10 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Kildare1-12 – 2-6Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar




24 June 1956
Semi-Final







Wexford2-7 – 0-7Dublin
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow




1 July 1956
Semi-Final







Kildare1-8 – 0-7Offaly

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 22700

Referee: W Goodison





22 July 1956
Final







Kildare2-11 – 1-8Wexford
Croke Park, Dublin



Munster Senior Football Championship



3 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Tipperary2-4 – 0-7Clare

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee: G. Cremins (K)





24 June 1956
Semi-Final







Cork0-12 – 0-1Waterford
Castle Grounds, Lismore




24 June 1956
Semi-Final







Kerry3-7 – 3-2Tipperary

Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Referee: P. O'Grady ( C )





15 July 1956
Final







Cork2-2 – 2-2Kerry
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork




29 July 1956
Final Replay







Cork1-8 – 1-7Kerry
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney



Ulster Senior Football Championship



3 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Tyrone3-7 – 2-4Derry
O'Neill Park, Dungannon




10 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Donegal1-8 – 2-8Monaghan

Bundoran

Attendance: 4,500





17 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Cavan3-15 – 2-4Antrim
Casement Park, Belfast




24 June 1956
Quarter-Final







Armagh2-5 – 0-6Down
Páirc Esler, Newry




8 July 1956
Semi-Final







Tyrone2-9 – 0-7Monaghan

The Playing Fields, Lurgan

Attendance: 9,000





15 July 1956
Semi-Final







Cavan1-9 – 1-5Armagh
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney




29 July 1956
Final







Tyrone3-5 – 0-4Cavan
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones



All-Ireland Senior Football Championship



August 5, 1956
Semi-Final







Cork0-9 - 0-5Kildare
Croke Park, Dublin




August 12, 1956
Semi-Final







Galway0-8 - 0-6Tyrone
Croke Park, Dublin





October 7, 1956
Final







Galway2-13 - 3-7Cork

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 70,772

Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)




Championship statistics



Miscellaneous



  • Kildare win their first Leinster title since 1935 and was their last until 1998.


  • Tyrone win their first Ulster title.

  • The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Tyrone was their first meeting between the 2 teams.

  • The All Ireland final between Galway and Cork gave Galway won their 4th All Ireland title on the day after a 3 in a row of defeats between (1940-1942).

  • An outbreak of polio in Cork and the fear of a spread of the disease to Dublin due to an influx of Cork supporters lead to the postponement of the All-Ireland final until 7 October 1956.







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