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The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1956. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster final replay.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 6 – October 7, 1956 |
| Teams | 29 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (4th win) |
| Captain | Jack Mangan |
| Manager | John "Tull" Dunne |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Donal O'Sullivan |
| Manager | Éamonn Young |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 29 |
| Top Scorer | Frank Stockwell |
| Player of the Year | Seán Purcell |
← 1955 1957 → | |
Galway were the winners, defeating Cork in the final on October 7th, 1956.[1][2]
Results
edit| Kildare | 1–9 – 0–9 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| E.Treacy 1–3, L.McCormack, R.Swan 0–2, D.Dalton, S.Harrison 0–1. | K. Beahan (0–4, 1f), A. Monk (0–2), S. White (0–1), J. Reynolds (0–1), Jim McArdle (0–1, 1'45) |
| Kildare | 1–8 – 0–7 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| S.Harison 0–3, D.Dalton 1–0, P.Mooney 0–2, P.Loughlin, R. Swann, E.Treacy 0–1 |
| Cork | 0–12 – 0–1 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| S. Moore (0–1), E. Goulding (0–1), N. Collins (0–4), J. Creedon (0–3) & P. Murphy-sub (0–1). |
| Kerry | 3–7 – 3–2 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| J. Dowling (0–1), M. O'Connell (0–1), P. Sheehy (0–1), T. Long (0–1), J. Brosnan (0–1), J. Cronin (2–1) & T. Lyne (1–1) |
Referee: P. O'Grady ( C )
| Cork | 2–2 – 2–2 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| N. Fitzgerald (0–2), T. Furlong (0–4) & N. Duggan (0–2). | J. Dowling (0–1), T. Lyne (0–1), J. Brosnan (1–0) & D. O'Shea (1–0). |
| Cork | 0–9 – 0–5 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| D. Kellaher (0–1), N. Fitzgerald (0–3), P. Murphy (0–1), T. Furlong (1–0) & N. Duggan (0–2). | S.Harrison (4f) 0–4, E.Treacy 0–1 |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Munster final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1909 when Cork took Kerry's All Ireland title.[3]
- Kildare win their first Leinster title since 1935 and was their last until 1998.[4]
- Tyrone win their first Ulster title.[5]
- The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Tyrone was their first meeting between the two teams.[6]
- The All Ireland final between Galway and Cork gave Galway won their 4th All Ireland title on the day after three successive defeats between 1940 and 1942.[7]
- 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.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Advertiser, Galway. "The 1956 All-Ireland final". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Fallon, John (6 January 2022). "Galway GAA mourn the passing of 1956 All-Ireland winner". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1956 Championship :: Munster Final Replay :: Kerry Vs Cork". www.terracetalk.com. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Studies, Kildare Local (7 April 2020). "Kildare Are Champions (Leinster Final, 1956) – Kildare eHistory Journal". Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ "History". Tyrone GAA. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Stapleton, Shane (17 May 2023). "Football clashes — factfiles, player stats, form". OurGame. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ "Gaelic Art - Home of Authentic Irish Art - Irish Sport Art - Irish GAA Art - Irish Golf Art". Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Moran, Seán. "Seán Moran: 1956, when polio ravaged Cork and hopes of a treble evaporated". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2025.