1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained
| Year: | 1954 |
| Team: | Meath |
| Titles: | 2nd |
| Team2: | Kerry |
| Leinster: | Meath |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Ulster: | Cavan |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Next: | 1955 |
The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Meath were the winners.[1] [2] [3]
Note the Munster football championship did not have Quarter-Finals. Limerick did not take part (1953-1964) while Clare skipped a year.
Results
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Note there were no Quarter-Final's were played Limerick didn't complete (1953-1964) while Clare decided to skip the Munster championships for just 1 year. This means that Kerry, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford would go on straight to the Semi-Final's with the winners of both matches qualify for the final.--------
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See main article: 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Munster championship did not have Quarter-finals, due to Limerick 2nd year not taking part while Clare skipped the year.
- Galway end a 9 year wait for the Connacht football title.
- The All Ireland final was Meath's first ever win over Kerry in history.
Notes and References
- Web site: Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx . 2011-07-16 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2011-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf . 2011-09-28 .
