The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years.
Kerry were the winners.
Results Connacht Senior Football Championship
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Final
GK1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)RCB2 Jack Bell (St Mary's)FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LCB4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)MF9 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)RHF10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LHF12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)RCF13 John Callan (St Mary's)FF14 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)LCF15 Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)Substitutes: 16 Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) for Tuft GK1 Joe O'Neill (Ferns St Aidan's)RCB2 John Morris (St John's Volunteers)FB3 Nick Redmond (Banba, Dublin)LCB4 John Fardy (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)RHB5 Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)CHB6 Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)LHB7 John J. Culleton (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)MF8 Padge Kehoe (St Aidan's, Enniscorthy)MF9 Aidan McCormack (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)RHF10 Larry Larkin (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)CHF11 Billy Rackard (Rathnure)LHF12 Rory Deane (Bunclody)RCF13 Billy Kelly (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)FF14 Nicky Rackard (Rathnure) (c)LCF15 Des O'Neill (Rathnure)Substitutes: 16 Matt Foley (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Larkin
Munster Senior Football Championship
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
GK1 Johnny Foley (Kerins O'Rahilly's)RCB2 James Murphy (Garda, Cork) FB3 Ned Roche (Knocknagoshel)LCB4 Donie Murphy (Killarney Legion)RHB5 Colm Kennelly (Ballylongford)CHB6 John Cronin (Milltown/Castlemaine)LHB7 Seán Murphy (Geraldines, Dublin)MF8 Brendan O'Shea (Multyfarnham, Westmeath)MF9 Bobby Buckley (UCC, Cork)RHF10 Paudie Sheehy (UCC, Cork) (c)CHF11 Jim Brosnan (UCC, Cork)LHF12 Tadhg Lyne (Dr Crokes)RCF13 Tom Ashe (Dingle)FF14 Seán Kelly (Civil Service, Dublin)LCF15 Jackie Lyne (Killarney Legion)Substitutes: 16 Gerald O'Sullivan (St Mary's) for Jim Brosnan 17 Mixie Palmer (Kenmare) for Kennelly 18 Mick Brosnan (UCC, Cork) for Palmer 19 Jim Brosnan for Ashe GK1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)RCB2 Jim Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LCB4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)MF9 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)RHF10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LHF12 Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's)RCF13 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)FF14 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)LCF15 Hugh O'Rourke (Civil Service, Dublin)Substitutes: 16 Jack Bell (St Mary's) for Tuft 17 Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Rourke 18 Paddy Beahan (St Mary's) for O'Brien 19 Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) for Smith 20 Peter Judge (Oliver Plunketts) for Jim Conlon
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
return to Connacht championship after 3-year break. O'Kennedy Park GAA Grounds replaces Barrett's Park, in New Ross in honor of Seán O'Kennedy. Casement Park, opens in Belfast named after a 1916 rising leader Roger Casement. play in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938. Munster semi-final between and caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-sided game 6–10 to 0–2. The Leinster semi-final between Louth and was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years. The All Ireland semi-final between and was the first championship meeting between them. Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry.
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