1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (17th win)
Captain	Desmond Foley
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Lar Foley (Dublin)
← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Dublin were the winners.^[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Championship

Leitrim v Sligo

9 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Leitrim	1-10 – 1-9	Sligo

Sligo Attendance: 4,000

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Galway v Mayo

16 June 1963 Semi-Final

Galway	2-8 – 1-6	Mayo

Castlebar Attendance: 12,000

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Leitrim v Roscommon

23 June 1963 Semi-Final

Leitrim	1-8 – 1-5	Roscommon

Sligo Attendance: 7,000

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Galway v Leitrim

14 July 1963 Final

Galway	4-11 – 1-6	Leitrim

Castlebar Attendance: 20,000

Leinster Championship

Westmeath v Longford

May 1963

Westmeath	1-6 – 3-8	Longford

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Offaly v Longford

19 May 1963 Quarter-Final

Offaly	2-5 – 1-2	Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar Attendance: 12428 Referee: J Hatton

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Louth v Wicklow

26 May 1963 Quarter-Final

Louth	2-15 – 1-6	Wicklow

Croke Park, Dublin

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Laois v Longford

26 May 1963 Quarter-Final

Laois	3-9 – 0-10	Longford

Athy

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Dublin v Meath

2 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Dublin	2-6 – 2-5	Meath

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 21,931 Referee: Eamonn Moules

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Offaly v Laois

30 June 1963 Semi-Final

Offaly	0-9 – 2-7	Laois

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 22000 Referee: P Kelly

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Dublin v Laois

14 July 1963 Final

Dublin	2-11 – 2-9	Laois

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Championship

Tipperary v Clare

2 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Tipperary	1-12 – 0-6	Clare

Limerick Referee: J. Sheehan

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Cork v Waterford

16 June 1963 Semi-Final

Cork	2-14 – 2-1	Waterford

Fermoy

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Kerry v Tipperary

23 June 1963 Semi-Final

Kerry	5-10 – 1-6	Tipperary

Listowel Referee: J. Sheehan

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Kerry v Cork

14 July 1963 Final

Kerry	1-18 – 3-7	Cork

Killarney

Ulster Championship

Antrim v Tyrone

2 June 1963 Preliminary Round

Antrim	2-9 – 0-3	Tyrone

Belfast Attendance: 5,000

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Down v Monaghan

9 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Down	6-11 – 1-3	Monaghan

Newry

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Armagh v Antrim

16 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Armagh	1-8 – 2-3	Antrim

Lurgan

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Donegal v Fermanagh

16 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Donegal	2-12 – 1-6	Fermanagh

Ballybofey

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Cavan v Derry

23 June 1963 Quarter-Final

Cavan	3-9 – 2-8	Derry

Ballinascreen Attendance: 6,000

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Down v Armagh

7 July 1963 Semi-Final

Down	0-9 – 0-5	Armagh

Belfast Attendance: 15,000

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Donegal v Tyrone

14 July 1963 Semi-Final

Donegal	4-5 – 0-6	Tyrone

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 20,000

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Down v Donegal

28 July 1963 Final

Down	2-11 – 1-4	Donegal

Cavan Attendance: 35,000

All-Ireland Championship

Galway v Kerry

4 August 1963 Semi-Final

Galway	1-7 – 0-8	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 37,193

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Dublin v Down

18 August 1963 Semi-Final

Dublin	2-11 – 0-7	Down

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 70,072

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Dublin v Galway

22 September 1963 Final

Dublin	1-9 – 0-10	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 87,106

References