The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1963 and ended on 22 September 1963. As of 2018, it remains the last All Ireland Senior Football Championship season to be completed without any draws.
Kilkenny dropped from the championship until 1975.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 22 September 1963, Dublin won the championship following a 1–9 to 0–10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. Their first All-Ireland victory in five championship seasons, this was their 17th All-Ireland triumph.
Dublin's Mickey Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 1–20. His teammate Lar Foley was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Scoring
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mickey WhelanDublin1–202354.602Cathal FlynnLeitrim1–182137.003Séamus LeydonGalway3–71644.004Harry LavertyDonegal2–91535.00Seán O'NeillDown1–121543.756Brian McDonaldDublin4–21452.80Noel DelaneyLaois3–51434.668Pat DonnellanGalway3–41343.25Harry FayKildare2–71326.5010John TimmonsDublin1–91252.40Mick O'ConnellKerry0–121234.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Séamus LeydonGalway3–110Leitrim2Bernie O'CallaghanKerry2–39TipperaryWillie O'LearyCork2–39KerryHarry LavertyDonegal2–39CavanCathal FlynnLeitrim1–69RoscommonJimmy MulroyLouth1–69Wicklow7Val KaneDown2–28MonaghanHarry FayKildare1–58LouthBrendan HaydenCarlow0–88Laois10Noel DelaneyLaois2–17DublinMick O'DwyerKerry1–47CorkCathal FlynnLeitrim0–77SligoCharlie GallagherCavan0–77Derry
Miscellaneous
Kilkenny dropped from the Leinster football championship until 1975 after a 1 sided defeat to Carlow. Cavan hosted the Ulster final for the first time since 1952. The All Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Down was their first championship meeting. The attendance of 87,106 at the All-Ireland final between Dublin and Galway was the third highest on record.
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