The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 29 April 1962 and ended on 23 September 1962.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 April - 23 September 1962 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (20th win) |
| Captain | Seán Óg Sheehy |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Roscommon |
| Captain | Gerry O'Malley |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
← 1961 1963 → | |
Games were shown on television for the first time ever.
Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster final.
Results
editQuarter-finals
| 10 June 1962 Quarter-final | Mayo | 1-13 – 3-7 | Sligo | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
| J Langan (0-2), J Corcoran (1-4), J Farragher (0-1), M Ruane (0-1); W Casey (0-2), P Gibbons (0-3). | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon) |
| 24 June 1962 Quarter-final replay | Sligo | 1-7 – 1-6 | Mayo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| M Kerans 1-1, P Christie 0-4, J Killoran 0-2. | E Maguire 1-0, F Gibbons 0-2, J Corcoran 0-2, W Casey 0-1, J Farragher 0-1. | Referee: J. Martin (Roscommon) |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1962 Semi-final | Galway | 3-7 – 1-10 | Leitrim | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| S Purcell 2-1, C Dunne 0-5, S Leydon 1-0, P Leo 0-1. | C Flynn 1-5, P Guckian 0-2, P Dolan 0-2, P McGarty 0-1. |
| 10 July 1962 Semi-final | Roscommon | 3-6 – 1-11 | Sligo | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
| Referee: M. Loftus (Mayo) |
Final
| 22 July 1962 Final | Roscommon | 3-7 – 2-9 | Galway | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| Don Feely 1-4, A White 1-1, C Mahon 1-0, Des Feely 0-2. | J Geraghty 1-2, C Dunne 0-4, J Donnellan 1-0, F Lydon 0-2, F Purcell 0-1. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M. Higgins (Cavan) |
First round
| 29 April 1962 First round | Carlow | 3-12 – 2-12 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| B Hayden 3-7, P Walker 0-2, T Keogh 0-1, P Roberts 0-1, E Hogan 0-1. | T Wislon 0-9, J Nash 1-0, S Higgins 1-0, P Butler 0-3. |
| 6 May 1962 First round | Laois | 2-11 – 1-9 | Longford | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 13 May 1962 First round | Kildare | 5-12 – 1-6 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| J Hayden 3-0, P Cummins 2-1, K O'Malley 0-6, P LOughlan 0-3, J McNally 0-1, P Moore 0-1. | P Crowley 1-1, P Wilson 0-3, T Flynn 0-1, J Crowley 0-1. |
| 20 May 1962 First round | Louth | 1-11 – 0-6 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| F Clarke 1-2, K Behan 0-4, L Leech 0-2, J Judge 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, M Gartland 0-1. | J Kenny 0-3, J Hatton 0-1, P Roche 0-1, P Marah 0-1. | Referee: M Mangan (Dublin) |
Quarter-finals
| 20 May 1962 Quarter-final | Carlow | 2-4 – 2-9 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| B Hayden 1-3, P Brophy 1-0, F Smith 0-1. | P Daly 1-1, T Cullen 1-0, H Donnelly 0-3, S Brearton 0-2, N Casey 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, M Brady 0-1. | Referee: E Moules (Wicklow) |
| 27 May 1962 Quarter-final | Laois | 2-8 – 1-9 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| J Kenny 1-5, N Delaney 1-1, E Dunne 0-1, M Phelan 0-1. | J Bradley 1-2, G Kane 0-4, L Fagan 0-1, M Carley 0-1, J Dunne 0-1. |
| 3 June 1962 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-8 – 0-10 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| K Heffernan 1-1, J Timmons 0-5, C O'Leary 0-1, J Joyce 0-1. | K Behan 0-4, L Leech 0-2, P Cleary 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, M Gartland 0-1. |
| 10 June 1962 Quarter-final | Kildare | 0-8 – 0-6 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| K O'Malley 0-4, P Cummins 0-2, P Moore 0-2. | D Carty 0-2, P McNamee 0-2, J Nallen 0-2. |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1962 Semi-final | Dublin | 0-13 – 1-8 | Laois | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| P Delaney 0-4, J Timmons 0-3, K Heffernan 0-2, E Burgess 0-2, N Fox 0-1, P Farnan 0-1. | J Kenna 0-5, E Dunne 1-1, D Delaney 0-1, L Doran 0-1. |
| 1 July 1962 Semi-final | Kildare | 2-6 – 3-5 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Cummins 1-2, P Moore 1-1, K O'Malley 0-2, M Carolan 0-1. | T Furling 1-3, M Casey 1-0, T Cullen 0-1, P Daly 0-1. | Attendance: 43,059 Referee: E O'Reilly |
Final
| 15 July 1962 Final | Dublin | 2-8 – 1-7 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Paddy Delaney 1-2 (0-1f), Bobby McCrea 1-1, John Timmons 0-3 (0-2f), Eamon Burgess and Johnny Joyce 0-1 each | Tommy Cullen 1-0, Harry Donnelly 0-3f, Sean Brereton 0-2, Larry Coughlan (1 '50) and Tom Furlong 0-1 each | Attendance: 59,643 Referee: Eamon Moulds (Wicklow) |
Quarter-final
| 27 May 1962 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 0-6 – 3-5 | Waterford | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| Referee: D Gowen (Cork) |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1962 Semi-final | Cork | 2-8 – 0-4 | Clare | Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant |
| J O'Sullivan 1-2, E Ryan 1-1, G Whyte 0-2, E McCarthy 0-2, V Barrett 0-1. |
| 24 June 1962 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-18 – 2-6 | Waterford | Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel |
| T Long 1-2, P Sheehy 0-4, D McAuliffe 0-4, S Roche 1-0, D Geaney 0-3, M O'Connell 0-3, M O'Dwyer 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. |
Final
| 15 July 1962 Final | Cork | 0-4 – 4-8 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| Gene McCarthy 0-3 and Vincent Barrett 0-1f | Dan McAuliffe 1-2 (0-2f), Mick O'Connell, Gene O'Driscoll, Tom Long 1-1 each, Jimmy Lucey, Dave Geaney, Paudie Sheehy 0-1 each | Attendance: 25,090 Referee: M Colbert (Limerick) |
Preliminary round
| 3 June 1962 Preliminary round | Derry | 2-10 – 2-7 | Donegal | Rossa Park, Magherafelt |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
Quarter-finals
| 10 June 1962 Quarter-final | Antrim | 2-7 – 0-2 | Monaghan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
| 17 June 1962 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 1-9 – 2-2 | Derry | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| 24 June 1962 Quarter-final | Cavan | 3-8 – 2-2 | Armagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| S McMahon 1-3, HB O'Donnell 1-0, J McDonnell 1-0, C Gallagher 0-2, J Brady 0-2, T Morris 0-1. | R Dowds 1-1, H Loughran 1-0, D Kelly 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 |
| 1 July 1962 Quarter-final | Fermanagh | 1-8 – 4-10 | Down | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| Attendance: 10,000 |
Semi-finals
| 8 July 1962 Semi-final | Antrim | 0-5 – 1-6 | Cavan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| P McCaugue 0-3, L O'Connor 0-1, H O'Kane 0-1. | C Smith 0-4, S McMahon 1-0, T Lynch 0-1, J Stafford 0-1. | Attendance: 8,000 |
| 15 July 1962 Semi-final | Down | 1-12 – 1-6 | Tyrone | Casement Park, Belfast |
| P Doherty 0-4, A Hadden 1-0, J McCartan 0-3, S O'Neill 0-3, J Lennon 0-1, J Carey 0-1. | F Donnelly 0-6, P Harte 1-0. |
Final
| 29 July 1962 Final | Cavan | 3-6 – 0-5 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| J Stafford 2-0, C Gallagher 0-4, J Brady 1-0, S McMahon 0-2. | S O'Neill 0-2, J Lennon 0-1, P Doherty 0-1, A Hadden 0-1. | Attendance: 40,000 |
Semi-finals
| 5 August 1962 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-12 – 0-10 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Long 1-3, G McMahon 1-1, M O'Connell 0-4, P Sheehy 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | C O'Leary 0-3, P Delaney 0-3, J Joyce 0-2, J Timmons 0-1, E Burgess 0-1. | Attendance: 60,396 Referee: L Maguire (Cavan) |
| 19 August 1962 Semi-final | Roscommon | 1-8 – 1-6 | Cavan | Croke Park, Dublin |
| A Kenny 1-0, Don Feely 0-3, C Mahon 0-2, E Curley 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, A Whyte 0-1. | J Bardy 1-0, C Gallagher 0-3, C Smyth 0-1, T Maguire 0-1, S MacMahon 0-1. | Attendance: 46,932 |
Final
| 23 September 1962 Final | Kerry | 1-12 – 1-6 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M O'Connell 0-7, G McMahon 1-0, P Sheehy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, T Long 0-1. | Don Feely 1-5, J Kelly 0-1. | Attendance: 75,771 Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow) |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Sligo beat Mayo for the first time since 1928.
- Football matches were shown on Television for the first time ever.
- Garry McMahon of Kerry scored the fastest goal ever in an All-Ireland final when he found the net after just 34 seconds against Roscommon.[4]
- The All-Ireland final between Kerry and Roscommon becomes the first championship game to be broadcast live on Telefís Éireann.
Scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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References
edit- ^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Fitzgibbon, Gerard (10 September 2011). "Garry McMahon weekend to take place in Abbeyfeale in November". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 7 November 2016.