The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final.
Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
Roll of Honour Kerry – 18 (1955) Dublin – 16 (1958) Wexford – 5 (1918) Cavan – 5 (1952) Galway – 4 (1956) Kildare – 4 (1928) Tipperary – 4 (1920) Louth – 3 (1957) Mayo – 3 (1951) Cork – 3 (1945) Meath – 2 (1954) Roscommon – 2 (1944) Limerick – 2 (1896)
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Final
GK1 Paddy O'Flaherty (Beann Éadair)RCB2 Maurice Whelan (St Vincents)FB3 Marcus Wilson (St Vincents)LCB4 Joe Timmons (St Mary's)RHB5 Cathal O'Leary (St Vincents)CHB6 Jim Crowley (St Vincents)LHB7 Seán O'Boyle (Air Corps)MF8 Seán Murray (Skerries Harps)MF9 John Timmons (St Mary's)RHF10 Pádraig Haughey (St Vincents)CHF11 Ollie Freaney (St Vincents)LHF12 Des Ferguson (St Vincents)RCF13 Paddy Farnan (St Vincents)FF14 Johnny Joyce (St Vincents)LCF15 Kevin Heffernan (St Vincents) (c)Substitutes: 16 Lar Foley (St Vincents) for O'Leary GK1 Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCB2Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)FB3 Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)LCB4Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)RHB5Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Séamus O'Donnell (Cooley Kickhams)MF9 Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets)RHF10 Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)CHF11Dermot O'Brien (St Mary's) (c)LHF12Frank Lynch (Geraldines)RCF13 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)FF14Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LCF15Jim Roe (St Mary's) Substitutes: 16 Barney McCoy (St Mary's) for Markey 17 Dan O'Neill (St Dominic's) for Gartlan
Munster Senior Football Championship
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
An objection was made and a replay ordered
Final
All-Ireland series
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin. There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/Derry.
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