1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1963 and ended on 22 September 1963. As of 2018, it remains the last All Ireland Senior Football Championship season to be completed without any draws.
Championship details | |
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Dates | 5 May – 22 September 1963 |
Teams | 31 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Dublin (17th win) |
Captain | Des Foley |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Galway |
Captain | Mick Garrett |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 30 |
Top Scorer | Mickey Whelan (1–20) |
Player of the Year | Lar Foley |
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Kilkenny dropped from the championship until 1975.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 22 September 1963, Dublin won the championship following a 1–9 to 0–10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] Their first All-Ireland victory in five championship seasons, this was their 17th All-Ireland triumph.
Dublin's Mickey Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 1–20. His teammate Lar Foley was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.