1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 83rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 4 May 1969 and ended on 28 September 1969.

1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates4 May – 28 September 1969
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (21st win)
CaptainJohnny Culloty
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamOffaly
CaptainJohnny Egan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterCavan
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played35
Player of the Year Mick O'Dwyer
1968
1970

Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster final.

On 28 September 1969, Kerry won the championship following a 0–10 to 0–7 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their 21st All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons.

Kerry's Mick O'Dwyer was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

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Quarter-final

15 June 1969 Quarter-final Sligo 1-6 - 2-12 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
R Hayden 1-0, M Kearins 0-3, S Davey 0-1, D Kearins 0-1, D McHugh 0-1. M Fallon 0-8, M O'Gara 1-1, R Creaven 1-0, D Earley 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 June 1969 Semi-final Leitrim 1-8 - 6-13 Mayo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
B Wrynne 0-6, H O'Carroll 1-0, D Gannon 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1. J Nealon 3-0, W Magee 2-1, J Corcoran 1-2, S O'Dowd 0-4, J Langan 0-2, M McIntyre 0-2, J Morely 0-1, PJ Loftus 0-1. Referee: P O'Connor (Roscommon)
6 July 1969 Semi-final Galway 0-8 – 0-1 Roscommon Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
J Keenan 0-5, C Dunne 0-2, M Meade 0-1. J Kelly 0-1. Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Finals

20 July 1969 Final Galway 1-8 - 0-11 Mayo Pearse Stadium, Galway
J Keenan 1-3, C Dunne 0-2, L Sammon 0-2, P Donnellan 0-1. J Corcoran 0-6, S O'Dowd 0-2, W McGee 0-1, D Griffith 0-1, J Langan 0-1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)
3 August 1969 Final replay Mayo 1-11 – 1-8 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
J Corcoran 0-5, J Nealon 1-1, D Griffith 0-4, S O'Dowd 0-1. J Keenan 0-4, L Sammon 1-0, J Duggan 0-2, T Keenan 0-2, C Dunne 0-1. Referee: J Maloney (Tipperary)

First round

27 April 1969 First round Carlow 1-13 - 2-7 Wicklow Páirc Éanna, Gorey
B Hayden 0-4, E O'Gorman 1-0, B O'Brien 0-3, B Rice 0-2, P McNally 0-2, E Walker 0-1, T Moran 0-1. M mcNamee 0-6, F O'Neill 1-0, G Farrell 1-0, K Melia 0-1. Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Second round

11 May 1969 Second round Wexford 2-7 – 1-10 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: L Shannon (Dublin)
1 June 1969 Second round Westmeath 1-7 – 1-6 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
P Buckley 0-5, T Dolan 1-1, P Bradley 0-1. J Judge 1-3, M McKeown 0-2, L Leech 0-1. Attendance: 10,292
Referee: L McCormack
1 June 1969 Second round replay Wexford 2-9 – 2-7 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin
S Sheridan 2-2, J Berry 0-6, D Asple 0-1. B Hayden 1-2, E Walker 1-1, J King 0-4. Referee: P Ó hAodha (Louth)

Quarter-finals

4 May 1969 Quarter-final Dublin 3-7 – 1-5 Laois Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
D Foley 1-2, S Foley 1-1, P Delaney 0-4, L Deegan 1-0. H Mulhare 1-3, J Lawlor 0-1, B Lawlor 0-1. Attendance: 10,000
Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)
25 May 1969 Quarter-final Kildare 2-16 – 1-11 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
J Donnelly 0-8, M Mullins 2-0, P Dunny 0-4, K Kelly 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, P Connolly 0-1, J Dalton 0-1. T Brennan 1-6, B Cunningham 0-2, T O'Dowd 0-1, M Mellitt 0-1, T Kearns 0-1. Attendance: 18,033
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
8 June 1969 Quarter-final Wexford 3-5 – 1-8 Longford Croke Park, Dublin
J Berry 2-1, J Sheridan 1-2, W Howlin 0-1, P Cleere 0-1. L Devine 1-0, J Hanniffy 0-5, M Hopkins 0-1, P Burke 0-1, T Mulvihill 0-1.
29 June 1969 Quarter-final Offaly 3-14 – 1-8 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
T McTague 0-10, S Evans 1-1, S Kilroy 1-1, S Cooney 1-1, W Bryan 0-1. Tommy Dolan 1-1, P Buckley 0-4, G Kane 0-1, D Murtagh 0-1, D Dolan 0-1. Referee: P Hughes (Louth)

Semi-finals

15 June 1969 Semi-final Kildare 0-18 – 0-7 Dublin Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Donnelly 0-7, P Dunny 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, J Doylke 0-2, P Connolly 0-2, J Dalton 0-1, J Balfe 0-1. S O'Connor 0-2, F Delaney 0-2, M Whelan 0-1, D Foley 0-1, W Casey 0-1. Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)
13 July 1969 Semi-final Offaly 3-9 – 1-10 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
T McTague 1-4, S Kilroy 1-1, P Monaghan 1-1, W Bryan 0-1, M O'Rourke 0-1, A Hickey 0-1. Jack Berry 0-7, P Cleere 1-0, S Sheridan 0-2. Referee: P Hughes (Louth)

Final

27 July 1969 Final Offaly 3-7 – 1-8 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Pat Monaghan and Pat Keenan 1-1, Mick O'Rourke 1-0, Tony McTague 0-3 (0-2f), Sean Kilroy and Kevin Kilmurray 0-1. Jack Donnelly 0-5f, Tommy Carew 1-1, Kevin Kelly 0-2 Attendance: 37,567
Referee: Brendan Hayden (Carlow)

Quarter-finals

4 May 1969 Quarter-final Limerick 1-6 - 1-10 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
É Cregan 1-0, M Tynan 0-2, M Graham 0-2, P Doherty 0-1, M Callopy 0-1. M Chambers 1-1, M McInerney 0-4, W O'Donoghue 0-3, M Maloney 0-1, P McMahon 0-1. Referee: P Halbert (Cork)
18 May 1969 Quarter-final Tipperary 0-10 – 1-7 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
J Cummins 0-5, M Keating 0-3, B O'Callaghan 0-2. G Mooney 1-0, V Kirwan 0-3, T O'Riordan 0-2, T Walsh 0-2. Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)
8 June 1969 Quarter-final replay Waterford 0-15 – 0-10 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
V Kirwan 0-5, T Riordan 0-3, T Walsh 0-3, T Cunningham 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, M Power 0-1. J Cummins 0-7, P O'Connell 0-1, P Blythe 0-1, M Egan 0-1. Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

25 May 1969 Semi-final Cork 2-4 – 0-5 Clare Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Coughlan 1-1, E Philpott 1-1, B O'Neill 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1. M O'Donoghue 0-2, S Griffin 0-1, M Garry 0-1, M Maloney 0-1.
15 June 1969 Semi-final Waterford 2-7 - 1-18 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
T Walsh 1-2, P Walsh 1-1, V Kirwan 0-4. P Moynihan 0-5, M Fleming 1-1, M O'Connell 0-4, M O'Dwyer 0-3, B Lynch 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-2, T Prendergast 0-1.

Final

20 July 1969 Final Cork 1-4 - 0-16 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
TF Hayes 1-1, R Cummins 0-1, D Long 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. M O'Connell 0-6, M O'Dwyer 0-3, B Lynch 0-2, P Griffin 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1, L Higgins 0-1, DJ Crowley 0-1. Attendance: 29,985
Referee: J Maloney (Tipperary)

Preliminary round

1 June 1969 Preliminary round Tyrone 0-8 - 2-8 Derry O'Neill Park, Dungannon
B Dolan 0-2, S Donaghy 0-2, I Donnelly 0-1, S Graham 0-1, S McElhaddon 0-1, K Teague 0-1. C McGuigan 2-0, P O'Loane 0-6, S O'Connell 0-2. Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

8 June 1969 Quarter-final Antrim 2-10 – 0-14 Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
P Lynn 2-1, M Greene 0-6, G McCann 1-1, L Boyle 0-1, A Scullion 0-1. M McLoone 0-3, N Granaghan 0-3, D O'Carroll 0-3, S Ferriter 0-2, P McShea 0-1, J Quigley 0-1, A Gallagher 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)
15 June 1969 Quarter-final Armagh 0-8 - 1-9 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
J Smith 0-4, K France 0-2, T McCreesh 0-1, P Duffy 0-1. S Woods 1-6, E Tavey 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, G Fitzpatrick 0-1. Referee: F Green (Antrim)
15 June 1969 Quarter-final Fermanagh 2-4 - 1-9 Cavan St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
McPartlan 1-2, V Greene 1-0, PT Treacy 0-1, G Magee 0-1. G Cusack 1-2, S Duggan 0-2, O Brady 0-2, H Newman 0-2, JJ O'Reilly 0-1. Referee: G Griffin (Donegal)
22 June 1969 Quarter-final Down 0-8 – 0-4 Antrim Páirc Esler, Newry
P Doherty 0-3, C McAlarney 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, M Cole 0-1. L Boyle 0-2, M Green 0-1, S McQuillan 0-1. Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)

Semi-finals

29 June 1969 Semi-final Cavan 2-3 – 0-9 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
G Cusack 1-0, P Murray 1-0, D Coyle 0-1, C Gallagher 0-1, S Duggan 0-1. S Lagan 0-2, T McGuinness 0-2, S O'Connell 0-2, C McGuigan 0-1, F O'Loane 0-1, L Diamond 0-1. Referee: P Hughes (Louth)
6 July 1969 Semi-final Down 2-15 – 1-7 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
S O'Neill 0-7, J Murphy 1-1, J Purdy 1-0, S Morgan 0-3, P Rooney 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1, H McGrath 0-1, M Cole 0-1. S Woods 1-5, B Dowling 0-1, T McCrudden 0-1. Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)
13 July 1969 Semi-final replay Cavan 1-8 – 0-6 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
G Cusack 1-2, C Gallagher 0-3, S Duggan 0-2, JJ O'Reilly 0-1. S O'Connell 0-3, T McGuinness 0-1, M Niblock 0-1, F O'Loan 0-1. Referee: G Griffin (Donegal)

Final

27 July 1969 Final Cavan 2-13 – 2-6 Down Casement Park, Belfast
G Cusack 1-3, H McInerney 1-1, D Coyle 0-2, C Gallagher 0-2, S Duggan 0-2, JJ O'Reilly 0-2, H Newman 0-1. P Doherty 1-2, M Cole 1-0, S O'Neill 0-3, J Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 40,000
Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh)

Semi-finals

10 August 1969 Semi-final Kerry 0-14 – 1-10 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
M O'Dwyer 0-5, M O'Connell 0-3, B Lynch 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1. J Corcoran 0-7, D Griffith 1-0, W McGee 0-2, S O'Dowd 0-1. Attendance: 35,258
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
24 August 1969 Semi-final Offaly 0-12 – 1-9 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
T McTague 0-10, S Evans 0-1, S Cooney 0-1. H McInerney 1-0, C Gallagher 0-3, E Cusack 0-2, O Brady 0-1, R Carolan 0-1, H Newman 0-1, S Duggan 0-1. Attendance: 35,195
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
14 September 1969 Semi-final replay Offaly 3-8 – 1-10 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
P Keenan 1-1, S Evans 1-1, S Kilroy 1-0, T McTague 0-3, K Kilmurray 0-1, S Cooney 0-1, A Hickey 0-1. E Cusack 1-2, C Gallagher 0-3, S Duggan 0-3, H McInerney 0-2. Attendance: 51,334
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Final

28 September 1969 Final Kerry 0-10 – 0-7 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
M O'Connell 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-2, M Gleeson 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-2, L Higgins 0-1, B Lynch 0-1. T McTague 0-3, S Evans 0-2, W Bryan 0-1, P Keennan 0-1. Attendance: 67,828
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • St. Coman's Park, Roscommon changed its name to Dr. Hyde Park after Ireland's first President, Douglas Hyde.
  • The throw-in for the Munster quarter-final between Clare and Limerick was delayed by 25 minutes.
  • At the Ulster semi-final between Cavan and Derry an 80-year-old retired farmer collapses and dies.
  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Cavan and Offaly ends level and goes to a replay. It is the first time since 1960 that a semi-final ended in a draw which was the Down vs Offaly game.

Scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tony McTague Offaly 1-33 36 6 6.00
2 Jack Berry Wexford 2-18 24 4 6.00
3 Joe Corcoran Mayo 1-20 23 4 5.75
4 Jack Donnelly Kildare 0-20 20 3 6.66
5 Seán Woods Monaghan 2-11 17 2 8.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony McTague Offaly 0-10 10 Cavan
Tony McTague Offaly 0-10 10 Westmeath
3 John Nealon Mayo 3-0 9 Leitrim
Tony Brennan Meath 1-6 9 Kildare
Seán Woods Monaghan 1-6 9 Armagh
6 Seán Sheridan Wexford 2-2 8 Carlow
Seán Woods Monaghan 1-5 8 Down
Jack Donnelly Kildare 0-8 8 Meath
Mick Fallon Roscommon 0-8 8 Sligo
10 Pat Lynn Antrim 2-1 7 Donegal
Willie Magee Mayo 2-1 7 Leitrim
Jack Berry Wexford 2-1 7 Longford
Tony McTague Offaly 1-4 7 Wexford
Joe Corcoran Mayo 0-7 7 Kerry
Jack Donnelly Kildare 0-7 7 Dublin
Jack Berry Wexford 0-7 7 Offaly
John Cummins Tipperary 0-7 7 Waterford
Seán O'Neill Down 0-7 7 Monaghan

References

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