1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Down (2nd win) |
Captain | Paddy Doherty |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 75th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Down won their second All-Ireland in a row.[1][2][3]
Results
Connacht
Leinster
2 July 1961 Semi-Final |
Offaly | 3-9 – 0-6 | Kildare |
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Portlaoise Referee: E Moules |
23 July 1961 Final |
Offaly | 1-13 – 1-8 | Dublin |
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Portlaoise Attendance: 26826 Referee: J Kavanagh |
Munster
25 June 1961 Semi-Final |
Kerry | 1-13 – 1-0 | Clare |
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Newcastlewest |
Ulster
11 June 1961 Quarter-Final |
Derry | 1-9 – 0-10 | Tyrone |
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Ballinascreen Attendance: 4,000 |
All-Ireland Championship
Main article: 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final