1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Down (2nd win)
Captain	Paddy Doherty
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
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The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 75th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Down won their second All-Ireland in a row.

Results

Connacht

Galway v Mayo

11 June 1961 Quarter-Final

Galway	0-10 – 0-6	Mayo

Tuam Attendance: 10,000

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Roscommon v Sligo

18 June 1961 Semi-Final

Roscommon	2-9 – 2-6	Sligo

Charlestown Attendance: 6,000

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Leitrim v Galway

9 July 1961 Semi-Final

Leitrim	2-9 – 4-11	Galway

Ballinamore Attendance: 4,000

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Roscommon v Galway

9 July 1961 Final

Roscommon	1-11 – 2-7	Galway

Castlebar Attendance: 19,876

Leinster

Longford v Westmeath

1961 Quarter-Final

Longford	3-10 – 0-8	Westmeath

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Offaly v Carlow

11 June 1961 Quarter-Final

Offaly	0-17 – 2-6	Carlow

Newbridge Attendance: 20000 Referee: J Kavanagh

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Offaly v Kildare

2 July 1961 Semi-Final

Offaly	3-9 – 0-6	Kildare

Portlaoise Referee: E Moules

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Offaly v Dublin

23 July 1961 Final

Offaly	1-13 – 1-8	Dublin

Portlaoise Attendance: 26826 Referee: J Kavanagh

Munster

Waterford v Tipperary

14 May 1961 Quarter-Final

Waterford	1-7 – 3-13	Tipperary

Dungarvan Referee: D. O'Donovan (C)

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Cork v Tipperary

18 June 1961 Semi-Final

Cork	2-9 – 2-4	Tipperary

Fermoy Referee: L. Crotty (W)

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Kerry v Clare

25 June 1961 Semi-Final

Kerry	1-13 – 1-0	Clare

Newcastlewest

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Kerry v Cork

16 July 1961 Final

Kerry	0-10 – 1-7	Cork

Cork

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Kerry v Cork

23 July 1961 Final Replay

Kerry	2-13 – 1-4	Cork

Killarney

Ulster

Derry v Donegal

28 May 1961 Preliminary Round

Derry	2-10 – 0-4	Donegal

Ballybofey

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Armagh v Cavan

4 June 1961 Quarter-Final

Armagh	2-7 – 0-8	Cavan

Lurgan

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Monaghan v Antrim

4 June 1961 Quarter-Final

Monaghan	1-10 – 0-6	Antrim

Castleblayney Attendance: 4,000

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Down v Fermanagh

11 June 1961 Quarter-Final

Down	0-12 – 0-7	Fermanagh

Newry

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Derry v Tyrone

11 June 1961 Quarter-Final

Derry	1-9 – 0-10	Tyrone

Ballinascreen Attendance: 4,000

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Armagh v Monaghan

25 June 1961 Semi-Final

Armagh	5-9 – 0-5	Monaghan

Dungannon Attendance: 6,000

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Down v Derry

2 July 1961 Semi-Final

Down	2-12 – 1-10	Derry

Belfast Attendance: 18,000

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Down v Armagh

23 July 1961 Final

Down	2-10 – 1-10	Armagh

Belfast Attendance: 38,500

All-Ireland Championship

Down v Kerry

6 August 1961 Semi-Final

Down	1-12 – 0-9	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 64,112

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Offaly v Roscommon

20 August 1961 Semi-Final

Offaly	3-6 – 0-6	Roscommon

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,573

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Main article: 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Down v Offaly

24 September 1961 Final

Down	3-6 – 2-8	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 90,556