1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

Year:1967
Dates:23 April – 24 September 1967
Teams:31
Connacht:Mayo
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Meath
Ulster:Cavan
Matches:32
Poty: Bertie Cunningham
Team:Meath
Titles:3rd
Captain:Peter Darby
Manager:Patrick Tully
Peter McDermott
Team2:Cork
Captain2:Denis Coughlan
Topscorer: Charlie Gallagher (0-27)
Previous:1966
Next:1968

The 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 23 April 1967 and ended on 24 September 1967.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo in the Connacht semi-final.

On 24 September 1967, Meath won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in thirteen championship seasons.

Cavan's Charlie Gallagher was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Meath's Bertie Cunningham was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Leinster Championship format change

Second round returns to Leinster this year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Charlie GallagherCavan0-272746.75
2Mick TynanLimerick3-1221210.50
3Joe CorcoranMayo0-191944.75
4Noel CurranMeath2-111753.40
5Tony BrennanMeath1-131653.20
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Noel CurranMeath2-511Louth
Mick TynanLimerick2-511Tipperary
3Tony BurkeTipperary2-410Limerick
Mick TynanLimerick1-710Kerry
5Brenan HaydenCarlow1-69Laois
6Pauric McSheaDonegal1-58Armagh
Charlie GallagherCavan0-88Antrim
Charlie GallagherCavan0-88Cork
Joe CorcoranMayo0-88Meath
Tony McTagueOffaly0-88Wicklow

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Ireland triumph so sweet for Meath. Irish Independent. 30 October 2016. 12 September 2007.