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
Dates	4 May 1969 - 28 September 1969
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (21st win)
Captain	Johnny Culloty
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Offaly
Captain	Johnny Egan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	35
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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Sligo v Roscommon

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

Leitrim v Mayo

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)

Galway v 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

Galway v Mayo

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)

Mayo v Galway

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)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Carlow v Wicklow

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

Wexford v Carlow

11 May 1969 Second round	Wexford	2-7 – 1-10	Carlow	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
				Referee: L Shannon (Dublin)

Westmeath v Louth

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

Wexford v Carlow

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

Dublin v Laois

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.	Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)

Kildare v Meath

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)

Wexford v Longford

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.

Offaly v Westmeath

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

Kildare v Dublin

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)

Offaly v Wexford

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

Offaly v Kildare

27 July 1969 Final	Offaly	3-7 – 1-8	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Keenan 1-1, P Monaghan 1-1, M O'Rourke 1-0, T McTague 0-3, J Kilroy 0-1, K KIlmurray 0-1.		J Donnelly 0-5, T Carew 1-1, K Kelly 0-2.	Attendance: 37,567 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Clare

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)

Tipperary v Waterford

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)

Waterford v Tipperary

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

Cork v Clare

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.

Waterford v Kerry

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

Cork v Kerry

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)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Tyrone v Derry

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

Antrim v Donegal

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)

Armagh v 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)

Fermanagh v Cavan

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)

Down v Antrim

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

Cavan v Derry

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)

Down v Monaghan

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)

Cavan v Derry

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

Cavan v Down

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)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Kerry v Mayo

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)

Offaly v Cavan

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)

Offaly v Cavan

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

Kerry v Offaly

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)

Main article: 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• St. Coman's Park, Roscommon changed its name to Dr. Hyde Park after Ireland's 1st 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

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	Offlay	0-10	10	Cavan
	Tony McTague	Offlay	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