1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	23 April – 24 September 1967
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (3rd win)
Captain	Peter Darby
Manager	Patrick Tully Peter McDermott
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Denis Coughlan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	32
Top Scorer	Charlie Gallagher (0-27)
Player of the Year	Bertie Cunningham
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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. 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

Sligo v Mayo

28 May 1967 Quarter-final	Sligo	1-7 – 3-6	Mayo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	D McHugh 1-1, M Kearins 0-4, M Kenny 0-1, M Marren 0-1.		M Connaughton 1-0, J Nallen 1-0, J Farragher 1-0, J Langan 0-2, S O'Dowd 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1, MJ Ruddy 0-1, M Ruane 0-1.

Semi-finals

Roscommon v Leitrim

11 June 1967 Semi-final	Roscommon	2-6 – 2-8	Leitrim	St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
	J Kelly 2-0, T White 0-3, J Keane 0-2, J Keane 0-1.		P Dolan 1-1, C McGowan 1-0, M Keane 0-3, B Rynn 0-2, P McGarty 0-1, K McGowan 0-1.

Galway v Mayo

25 June 1967 Semi-final	Galway	1-8 – 3-13	Mayo	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	M McDonagh 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, J Keenan 0-2, J Glynn 0-1, P Donnellan 0-1, F Canavan 0-1.		S O'Dowd 1-3, J Farragher 1-2, M Ruane 1-1, J Corcoran 0-4, J Morley 0-1, J Langan 0-1, J Nallen 0-1.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Final

Mayo v Leitrim

16 July 1967 Final	Mayo	4-15 – 0-7	Leitrim	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	M Ruane 2-1, J Corcoran 0-6, W Loftus 1-2, J Langan 0-4, S O'Dowd 1-0, J Farragher 0-1, PJ Loftus 0-1.		M Keane 0-4, P Dolan 0-2, P McGowan 0-1.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Wicklow v Wexford

23 April 1967 First round	Wicklow	0-10 – 0-8	Wexford	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	M McNamee 0-3, P Clarke 0-3, T Scott 0-1, A Norton 0-1, J Coates 0-1, T Humphries 0-1.		J Berry 0-6, P Wilson 0-1, T Miller 0-1.

Laois v Carlow

14 May 1967 First round	Laois	3-8 – 3-6	Carlow	Geraldine Park, Athy
	F Walsh 0-6, R Miller 1-1, J Maher 1-0, JJ Conway 1-0, P Delaney 0-1.		B Hayden 1-6, M Nolan 1-0, P McNally 1-0.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Second round

Wicklow v Laois

28 May 1967 Second round	Wicklow	0-11 – 0-8	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	T Scott 0-3, L Kelly 0-3, P Clarke 0-2, L Norton 0-1, W Cuffe 0-1, T Norton 0-1.		JJ Conway 0-4, P Delaney 0-2, F Walsh 0-1, D Miller 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Longford v Kildare

21 May 1967 Quarter-final	Longford	1-7 – 0-10	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Hanniffy 0-4, S Donnelly 1-0, S Murray 0-2, T Mulvihill 0-1.		P Dunny 0-4, J Donnelly 0-3, T Keogh 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Meath v Louth

21 May 1967 Quarter-final	Meath	2-9 – 0-3	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
	N Curran 2-5, T Brennan 0-2, P Collier 0-1, P Moore 0-1.		B Gaughan 0-3.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Westmeath v Dublin

11 June 1967 Quarter-final	Westmeath	1-6 – 0-8	Dublin	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	T Dolan 1-0, P Buckley 0-3, V Murray 0-2, J McKenna 0-1.		J Keaveney 0-6, T Donnelly 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Offaly v Wicklow

18 June 1967 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-13 – 0-7	Wicklow	Croke Park, Dublin
	T McTeague 0-8, J Malone 0-2, R Scully 0-2, J Evans 0-1.		T Scott 0-3, P Clarke 0-1, W Norton 0-1, W Kelly 0-1, M McNamee 0-1.	Attendance: 25,183 Referee: C Kenworthy (Dublin)

Longford v Kildare

18 June 1967 Quarter-final replay	Longford	3-12 – 2-10	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Devine 1-4, S Donnelly 2-0, J Hanniffy 0-5, T Mulvihill 0-1, M Hopkins 0-1, J Murray 0-1.		P Dunny 1-2, T Carew 1-1, J Donnelly 0-4, Pa Connolly 0-2, M Mullins 0-1.	Attendance: 25,183 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Longford v Offaly

2 July 1967 Semi-final	Longford	1-7 – 0-13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Hanniffy 0-6, S Donnelly 1-0, T Mulvihill 0-1.		T McTeague 0-5, E Scully 0-3, G Hughes 0-3, J Malone 0-1, T Green 0-1.	Attendance: 18,777 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Meath v Westmeath

9 July 1967 Semi-final	Meath	0-12 – 0-6	Westmeath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	T Brennan 0-4, M Kerrigan 0-4, M O'Brien 0-1, N Curran 0-1, O Shanley 0-1, P Bruton 0-1.		P Buckley 0-2, J McKenna 0-1, T Dolan 0-1, M Carley 0-1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

Final

Meath v Offaly

23 July 1967 Final	Meath	0-8 – 0-6	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	Tony Brennan 0-4 (0-3f), Mick Mellett 0-2 (0-1f), Noel Curran and Ollie Shanley 0-1 each		Greg Hughes and Tony McTague (0-2f) 0-2 each, Ambrose Hickey and Sean Evans 0-1 each	Attendance: 40,461 Referee: Jim Shannon (Dublin)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Waterford

21 May 1967 Quarter-final	Clare	0-9 – 0-2	Waterford	Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay
	M Haugh 0-2, M Begley 0-2, P McMahon 0-2, J Tubridy 0-1, M Chambers 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1.		T Gough 0-2.	Referee: J O'Connor (Kerry)

Limerick v Tipperary

21 May 1967 Quarter-final	Limerick	4-10 – 2-5	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Tynan 2-5, M Ranahan 1-1, P Murpjy 1-0, D Sheehan 0-2, D Quirke 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.		T Burke 2-4, L Vaughan 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Semi-finals

Cork v Clare

18 June 1967 Semi-final	Cork	1-13 – 1-6	Clare	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	JJ Murphy 1-1, C o'Sullivan 0-4, J Carroll 0-3, E Philpott 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1.		M McInerney 0-5, M Moloney 1-0, J Tubridy 0-1.	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Kerry v Limerick

18 June 1967 Semi-final	Kerry	1-17 – 1-8	Limerick	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	J O'Shea 0-7, T Kelliher 0-5, DJ Crowley 1-0, J Saunders 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2.		M Tynan 1-7, T Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: T Moloney (Tipperary)

Final

Cork v Kerry

16 July 1967 Final	Cork	0-8 – 0-7	Kerry	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	E Philpott 0-2, É Ryan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.		J O'Shea 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Tyrone v Fermanagh

11 June 1967 Preliminary round

Tyrone

0-13 – 3-2

Fermanagh

St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Quarter-finals

Armagh v Donegal

4 June 1967 Quarter-final	Armagh	1-8 – 2-13	Donegal	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	L O'Rourke 1-0, A Patterson 0-2, E Casey 0-2, T McCReesh 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, J Whan 0-1.		P McShea 1-5, N Gallagher 1-3, S Granaghan 0-3, PJ Flood 0-2.	Referee: J Lynn (Derry)

Down v Derry

11 June 1967 Quarter-final

Down

3-9 – 1-10

Derry

Páirc Esler, Newry

Antrim v Cavan

18 June 1967 Quarter-final	Antrim	2-8 – 2-12	Cavan	Casement Park, Belfast
	J Murray 0-7, P Lynn 1-0, A SLoan 1-0, W Carson 0-1.		C Gallagher 0-8, P Murray 1-1, M Greenan 1-0, S Duggan 0-2, J O'Reilly 0-1.	Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh)

Tyrone v Monaghan

25 June 1967 Quarter-final	Tyrone	1-13 – 1-7	Monaghan	O'Neill Park, Dungannon
	C O'Neill 1-2, P Harte 0-4, P King 0-2, S McIlhatton 0-1, P Mulgrew 0-1, S Taggarty 0-1, P Forbes 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.		T McCudden 1-3, G Fitzpatrick 0-2, B Connolly 0-2.

Semi-finals

Down v Donegal

2 July 1967 Semi-final	Down	2-8 – 2-5	Donegal	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S O'Neill 1-2, D McCartan 1-0, G Glynn 0-3, C McAlaraney 0-2, J McCartan 0-1.		S Granaghan 1-1, D O'Carroll 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, M Griffin 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.	Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Tyrone v Cavan

9 July 1967 Semi-final	Tyrone	3-3 – 1-13	Cavan	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	P Harte 1-1, N Timlin 1-0, C McIlduff 1-0, S O'Brien 0-1, S McElhatton 0-1.		C Gallagher 0-5, JJ O'Reilly 1-0, S Duggan 0-3, P Murray 0-3, J O'Donnell 0-1, T Lynch 0-1.	Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh)

Final

Cavan v Down

23 July 1967 Final	Cavan	2-12 – 0-8	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	C Gallagher 0-6, JJ O'Reilly 1-1, M Greenan 1-0, S Duggan 0-2, J O'Donnell 0-2, P Murray 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-6, J Murphy 0-1, L Powell 0-1.	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Cork v Cavan

6 August 1967 Semi-final	Cork	2-7 – 0-12	Cavan	Croke Park, Dublin
	F Hayes 1-1, C O'Sullivan 0-4, D Coughlan 1-0, J Carroll 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.		C Gallagher 0-8, P Murray 0-2, T Lynch 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1.	Attendance: 28,370

Meath v Mayo

20 August 1967 Semi-final	Meath	3-14 – 1-14	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Brennan 1-2, P Mulvanney 0-4, P Collier 1-0, P Moore 1-0, M Kerrigan 0-3, M Mellett 0-2, N Curran 0-2, O Shanley 0-1.		J Corcoran 0-8, J Nealon 1-1, J Farragher 0-1, W Loftus 0-1, S O'Dowd 0-1, M Ruane 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1.	Attendance: 42,958 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Final

Meath v Cork

24 September 1967 Final	Meath	1-9 – 0-9	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Kearns 1-2, P Mulvanney 0-2, M Mellett 0-2, N Curran 0-2, T Brennan 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, B O'Neill 0-1, F Hayes 0-1, M O'Loughlin 0-1.	Attendance: 70,343 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Main article: 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The Limerick vs Tipperary game was the first meeting between the teams since 1952. The match gave Limerick a first win over Tipperary since 1896.
• Mayo won the Connacht championship for the first time since 1955.
• The All Ireland final was the first championship meeting between Meath and Cork.

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	0-27	27	4	6.75
2	Mick Tynan	Limerick	3-12	21	2	10.50
3	Joe Corcoran	Mayo	0-19	19	4	4.75
4	Noel Curran	Meath	2-11	17	5	3.40
5	Tony Brennan	Meath	1-13	16	5	3.20

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Noel Curran	Meath	2-5	11	Louth
	Mick Tynan	Limerick	2-5	11	Tipperary
3	Tony Burke	Tipperary	2-4	10	Limerick
	Mick Tynan	Limerick	1-7	10	Kerry
5	Brenan Hayden	Carlow	1-6	9	Laois
6	Pauric McShea	Donegal	1-5	8	Armagh
	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	0-8	8	Antrim
	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	0-8	8	Cork
	Joe Corcoran	Mayo	0-8	8	Meath
	Tony McTague	Offaly	0-8	8	Wicklow