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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1964

1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Galway (5th win)
Captain John Donnellan
Manager John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Meath
Ulster Cavan
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year Noel Tierney (Galway)
1963
1965

The 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September 1964. It was Galway's second consecutive final, having lost to Dublin in the previous year's decider. The Tribesmen won their 5th All-Ireland title, beating Kerry by 5 points in the final, 0-15 to 0-10. It was the start of the most successful era in Galway football, their "Three In A Row".

In 1964 only 2 Quarter-finals instead of the usual 4 were played in the Leinster football championship. The first round which contained just 2 matches and second round contains of 3 matches was introuduced the system lasted for just 1 year. It was to improve football in weaker counties.

Quarter-finals




Semi-finals



Final


First round



Second round




Quarter-finals



Semi-finals



Final


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals



Final


Preliminary round


Quarter-finals





Semi-finals



Final


Semi-finals



Final



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