1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	21 April 1968 - 22 September 1968
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Down (3rd win)
Captain	Joe Lennon
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	Pat Griffin
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Longford
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	32
Top Scorer	Paddy Doherty (1-25)
Player of the Year	Seán O'Neill
← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 21 April 1968 and ended on 22 September 1968.

Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Longford in the Leinster semi-final.^[1]

On 22 September 1968, Down won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in seven championship seasons.

Down's Paddy Doherty was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. His teammate Seán O'Neill was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

2 June 1968 Quarter-final	Sligo	2-17 – 0-12	Leitrim	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	M Kearins 0-12, B McAuley 2-0, D McHugh 0-2, J Colleary 0-2, M Keane 0-1.		P Dolan 0-4, H O'Carroll 0-4, T Hayes 0-3, M Keane 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Semi-finals

16 June 1968 Semi-final	Galway	2-10 – 3-7	Roscommon	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	L Sammon 1-2, S CLeary 1-1, C Dunne 0-4, F Canavan 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, J Duggan 0-1.		J Kane 2-2, J Kelly 1-2, T Whyte 0-1, MJ Keane 0-1, G Geraghty 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

23 June 1968 Semi-final	Mayo	1-9 – 0-7	Sligo	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	J Corcoran 0-4, M Ruane 1-0, S O'Dowd 0-2, W McGee 0-2, J Nealon 0-1.		M Kearins 0-5, S Davey 0-1, J Henry 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

14 July 1968 Semi-final replay	Roscommon	1-9 – 2-8	Galway	St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
	J Kelly 1-0, J Keane 0-3, A White 0-3, M Martin 0-2, D Earley 0-1.		S Leydon 1-2, J Kennan 0-5, F Canavan 1-0, C Dunne 0-1.	Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Final

21 July 1968 Final	Mayo	2-9 – 2-10	Galway	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	M Ruane 1-1, J Langan 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, S O'Dowd 0-2, J Farragher 0-1, W McGhee 0-1, J Nealon 0-1.		J Keenan 1-7, M McDonagh 1-0, S Leydon 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, L Sammon 0-1.	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

21 April 1968 First round	Carlow	2-9 – 0-10	Wicklow	Geraldine Park, Athy
	B Doyle 2-2, E Walker 0-4, B Hayden 0-2, J Byrne 0-1.		M McNamee 0-3, A Naughton 0-2, G Farrell 0-1, S Doyle 0-1, J Sullivan 0-1, N Scott 0-1, R O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: J Shannon (Mayo)

28 April 1968 First round	Laois	2-12 – 1-9	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Lalor 0-7, R Miller 1-2, T Dunne 1-0, M Fennell 0-1, S Fleming 0-1, JJ Conwya 0-1.		J Bradley 1-1, Jack Berry 0-4, H Byrne 0-2, A Merrigan 0-1, J Shaughnessy 0-1.	Referee: T McCarthy (Kildare)

Second round

12 May 1968 Second round	Laois	1-12 – 0-7	Carlow	Geraldine Park, Athy
	J Lawlor 0-5, B Lawlor 1-0, JJ Conway 0-3, R Delaney 0-2, P Doyle 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.		E Walker 0-3, B Hayden 0-2, P McNally 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.	Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Quarter-finals

2 June 1968 Quarter-final	Longford	1-12 – 0-12	Dublin	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	M Hopkins 0-5, J Devine 1-1, J Hannify 0-4, V Daly 0-1, S Murray 0-1.		M Whelan 0-4, 0-4, S O'Connor 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, B McDonald 0-2, G Davey 0-1, L Donnelly 0-1.	Referee: M Campbell

9 June 1968 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-11 – 0-6	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
	P McCormack 0-6, N Clavin 0-2, T McTeague 0-1, A Hickey 0-1, S Grogan 0-1.		B Gaughan 0-3, T Breen 0-1, L Toal 0-1, S Mohan 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

9 June 1968 Quarter-final	Laois	3-9 – 0-9	Kildare	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Lalor 1-5, M Fennell 1-2, T Dunne 1-0, B Delaney 0-1, JJ Conway 0-1.		J Donnelly 0-6, P Connolly 0-2, T Walsh 0-1.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

23 June 1968 Quarter-final	Meath	1-11 – 1-7	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Brennan 0-5, O Shanley 1-1, M Kerrigan 0-3, M Mellett 0-1, P Mulvaney 0-1.		D Dolan 1-0, M Carley 0-2, P Buckley 0-2, W Jackson 0-2, P Moran 0-1.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Semi-finals

30 June 1968 Semi-final	Offaly	0-6 – 0-11	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	S Evans 0-1, T McTeague 0-1, W Bryan 0-1, P McCormack 0-1, J Gunning 0-1, S Grogan 0-1.		T Dunne 0-3, J lalor 0-3, JJ Conway 0-2, M Fennell 0-2, B Delaney 0-1.	Attendance: P Hughes (Louth) Referee: 30,000

7 July 1968 Semi-final	Longford	0-12 – 0-7	Meath	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	M Hopkins 0-4, J Devine 0-3, V Daly 0-2, J Hannify 0-2, T Mulvihill 0-1,		T Brennan 0-4, P Mulvaney 0-2, E Maguire 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Final

21 July 1968 Final	Longford	3-9 – 1-4	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	S Donnelly 2-1, J Hannify 1-1, J Devine 0-2, T Mulvihill 0-2, S Murray 0-1, M Hopkins 0-1, P Burke 0-1.		M Fennell 1-0, J Lalor 0-2, B Delaney 0-1, T Dunne 0-1.	Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

12 May 1968 Quarter-final	Waterford	3-5 – 1-15	Clare	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	T Harty 2-0, M Guiry 1-3, P Walsh 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1.		M McInerney 0-6, M Moloney 1-2, J Tubridy 0-3, P O'Grady 0-1, P McMahon 0-1, M Begley 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.

19 May 1968 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-9 – 0-7	Limerick	Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
	M Keating 0-3, R Strang 0-2, P Blythe 0-2, L Myles 0-1, M Egan 0-1.		M Tynan 0-3, P Murphy 0-1, M Graham 0-1, P O'Dwyer 0-1, B Hartigan 0-1.	Referee: M. Ryan (Kerry)

Semi-finals

16 June 1968 Semi-final	Clare	1-7 – 1-8	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	P McMahon 1-3, M McInerney 0-3, M Chambers 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-5, JJ Murphy 1-1, J Carroll 0-1, D Hunt 0-1.	Referee: M Ryan (Kerry)

23 June 1968 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-7 – 0-17	Kerry	Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
	R Strang 2-2, J Ryan 0-3, M Keating 0-1, P Blythe 0-1.		M O'Dwyer 0-5, P Griffin 0-4, M O'Connell 0-3, B Lynch 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, Donie O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

14 July 1968 Final	Kerry	1-21 – 3-8	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	M O'Dwyer 0-7, É O'Donoghue 1-1, P Griffin 0-4, B Lynch 0-4, M O'Connell 0-4, T Prendergast 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 1-3, D Hunt 1-0, R Cummins 1-0, JJ Murphy 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, É Ryan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

2 June 1968 Preliminary round	Fermanagh	2-8 – 0-8	Tyrone	St. Molise Park, Irvinestown
	G Magee 1-2, E McPartlan 0-4, S McGarritty 1-0, M O'Rourke 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.		C McElduff 0-6, D O'Neill 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.

Quarter-finals

9 June 1968 Quarter-final	Derry	1-6 – 1-8	Down	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
	S Lagan 1-1, S O'Connell 0-3, B Devlin 0-1, M Niblock 0-1.		S O'Neill 1-3, J Lennon 0-1, M Cole 0-1, J Purdy 0-1, P Rooney 0-1, P Doherty 0-1.	Referee: M Higgins (Cavan)

16 June 1968 Quarter-Final	Cavan	5-9 – 1-11	Antrim	Breffni Park, Cavan
	F McAuley 2-1, C Gallagher 1-4, J O'Donnell 1-2, S Duggan 1-1, P Murray 0-1.		S Burns 1-2, M Green 0-3, H McGill 0-2, R Griffin 0-1, P Lynn 0-1, S McQuillan 0-1, A Scullion 0-1.	Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

16 June 1968 Quarter-final	Donegal	2-10 – 1-3	Armagh	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
	D O'Carroll 1-2, M McLoone 1-0, S Granaghan 0-3, PJ Flood 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, P McShea 0-1, J Quigley 0-1, S Ferriter 0-1.		S Harty 1-0, K McGeough 0-1, J McEntee 0-1, L Kerins 0-1.	Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

23 June 1968 Quarter-final	Monaghan	1-12 – 2-9	Fermanagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

30 June 1968 Quarter-final replay	Fermanagh	2-5 – 2-12	Monaghan	St. Molise Park, Irvinestown
	J Connolly 1-0, M O'Rourke 1-0, T Treacy 0-2, E McPartland 0-1, S McGrath 0-1, S McGarritty 0-1.		E Tavey 2-1, T McCudden 0-5, S Woods 0-4, B McDonnell 0-1, B Moss 0-1.	Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)

Semi-finals

30 June 1968 Semi-final	Down	2-14 – 0-8	Donegal	Breffni Park, Cavan
	P Doherty 1-6, M Cole 1-2, S O'Neill 0-3, R Murphy 0-2, P Rooney 0-1.		N Gallagher 0-2, J Quigley 0-2, M McLoone 0-2, S Graughan 0-1, J Hannigan 0-1.	Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

7 July 1968 Semi-final	Cavan	1-11 – 0-5	Monaghan	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	C Gallagher 0-5, J O'Donnell 1-0, P Murray 0-3, M Greenan 0-2, S Duggan 0-1.		T McCudden 0-2, T Loughnan 0-1, J McCabe 0-1, B McDonald 0-1.	Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Final

28 July 1968 Final	Down	0-16 – 1-8	Cavan	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Doherty 0-9, J Murphy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, C McAlarney 0-1, J Purdy 0-1, M Cole 0-1.		C Gallagher 1-4, P Murray 0-2, S Duggan 0-1, M Greenan 0-1.	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

4 August 1968 Semi-final	Kerry	2-13 – 2-11	Longford	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Griffin 1-4, B Lynch 0-4, D O'Donnell 1-0, DJ Crowley 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1.		J Devine 1-4, T Mulvihill 1-2, M Hopkins 0-3, J Hannify 0-2.	Attendance: 34,052 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

18 August 1968 Semi-final	Down	2-10 – 2-8	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	S O'Neill 1-3, M Cole 1-1, P Doherty 0-4, J Purdy 0-2.		J Keenan 0-6, J Duggan 1-1, C Dunne 1-0, M McDonagh 0-1.	Attendance: 50,965 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Final

22 September 1968 Final	Down	2-12 – 1-13	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
	S O'Neill 1-2, P Doherty 0-5, J Murphy 1-0, T O'Hare 0-2, P Rooney 0-2, J Milligan 0-1.		B Lynch 1-2, M O'Dwyer 0-5, P Griffin 0-3, M O'Connell 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-1.	Attendance: 71,294 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Doherty	Cavan	1-25	28	5	5.60
2	John Lalor	Laois	1-22	25	5	5.00
3	Seán O'Neill	Down	3-13	22	5	4.40
4	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	2-13	19	3	6.33
5	Pat Griffin	Kerry	1-15	18	4	4.50
5	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0-18	18	4	4.50
7	John Keenan	Galway	1-14	17	3	5.66
7	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0-17	17	2	8.50
9	Jackie Devine	Longford	2-10	16	4	4.00
10	Brendan Lynch	Kerry	1-12	15	4	3.75

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0-12	12	Leitrim
2	John Keenan	Galway	1-7	10	Mayo
3	Paddy Doherty	Down	1-6	9	Donegal
3	Paddy Doherty	Down	0-9	9	Cavan
5	Dick Strang	Tipperary	2-2	8	Kerry
	Jim Kane	Roscommon	2-2	8	Galway
	Brendan Doyle	Carlow	2-2	8	Wicklow
	John Lalor	Laois	1-5	8	Kildare
9	Seán Donnelly	Longford	2-1	7	Laois
	Fergus McAuley	Cavan	2-1	7	Antrim
	Éamon Tavey	Monaghan	2-1	7	Fermanagh
	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	1-4	7	Antrim
	Pat Griffin	Kerry	1-4	7	Longford
	Jackie Devine	Longford	1-4	7	Kerry
	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	1-4	7	Down
	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0-7	7	Cork
	John Lalor	Laois	0-7	7	Wexford

Miscellaneous

Longford win their first ever Leinster football title.
The All-Ireland semi-final between Kerry and Longford is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References

↑ "Longford football legend Hannify dared to dream and he strode among giants". Longford Leader. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
↑ "All Ireland Football Championship: The Down captains who ruled Croke Park". Belfast Telegraph. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

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