1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Down (3rd win)
Captain	Joe Lennon
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Longford
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Seán O'Neill (Down)
← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

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

Results

Connacht Championship

Sligo v Leitrim

2 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Sligo	2-17 – 0-12	Leitrim

Sligo

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Galway v Roscommon

16 June 1968 Semi-Final

Galway	2-10 – 3-7	Roscommon

Castlebar

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Mayo v Sligo

23 June 1968 Semi-Final

Mayo	1-9 – 0-7	Sligo

Castlebar

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Galway v Roscommon

14 July 1968 Semi-Final Replay

Galway	2-8 – 1-9	Roscommon

Roscommon

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Galway v Mayo

21 July 1968 Final

Galway	2-10 – 2-9	Mayo

Castlebar Attendance: 30,000

Leinster Championship

Laois v Carlow

12 May 1968 Preliminary Round

Laois	1-12 – 0-7	Carlow

Athy

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Longford v Dublin

2 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Longford	1-12 – 0-12	Dublin

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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Offaly v Louth

9 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Offaly	0-11 – 0-6	Louth

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: P Kelly

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Meath v Westmeath

23 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Meath	1-11 – 1-7	Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: J Hatton

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Offaly v Laois

30 June 1968 Semi-Final

Offaly	0-6 – 0-11	Laois

O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 30000 Referee: P Hughes

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Longford v Meath

7 July 1968 Semi-Final

Longford	0-13 – 0-7	Meath

Cusack Park, Mullingar Attendance: 20,000

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Longford v Laois

21 July 1968 Final

Longford	3-9 – 1-4	Laois

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Championship

Waterford v Clare

12 May 1968 Quarter-Final

Waterford	3-5 – 1-15	Clare

Dungarvan

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Tipperary v Limerick

19 May 1968 Quarter-Final

Tipperary	0-9 – 0-7	Limerick

Tipperary Referee: M. Ryan (K)

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Cork v Clare

16 June 1968 Semi-Final

Cork	1-8 – 1-7	Clare

Ennis

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Kerry v Tipperary

23 June 1968 Semi-Final

Kerry	0-17 – 2-7	Tipperary

Clonmel Referee: F. Halbert ( C )

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Kerry v Cork

14 July 1968 Final

Kerry	1-21 – 3-8	Cork

Killarney

Ulster Championship

Fermanagh v Tyrone

2 June 1968 Preliminary Round

Fermanagh	2-8 – 0-8	Tyrone

Irvinestown

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Down v Derry

9 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Down	1-8 – 1-6	Derry

Ballinascreen

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Cavan v Antrim

16 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Cavan	5-9 – 1-11	Antrim

Cavan

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Donegal v Armagh

16 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Donegal	2-10 – 1-3	Armagh

Ballybofey

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Monaghan v Fermanagh

23 June 1968 Quarter-Final

Monaghan	1-12 – 2-9	Fermanagh

Irvinestown

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Monaghan v Fermanagh

30 June 1968 Quarter-Final Replay

Monaghan	2-12 – 2-5	Fermanagh

Irvinestown

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Down v Donegal

30 June 1968 Semi-Final

Down	2-14 – 0-8	Donegal

Cavan

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Cavan v Tyrone

7 July 1968 Semi-Final

Cavan	1-11 – 0-5	Tyrone

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Down v Cavan

28 July 1968 Final

Down	0-16 – 1-8	Cavan

Belfast Attendance: 35,000

All-Ireland Championship

Kerry v Longford

4 August 1968 Semi-Final

Kerry	2-13 – 2-11	Longford

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 34,052

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Down v Galway

18 August 1968 Semi-Final

Down	2-10 – 2-8	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 50,965

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Down v Kerry

22 September 1968 Final

Down	2-12 – 1-13	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,294

References