The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 75th staging of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 30 April 1961 and ended on 24 September 1961.
Kilkenny return to the Leinster championship for the first time since 1944. The Leinster final in Portlaoise was the last to date not played at Croke Park.
Down won their second All-Ireland in a row.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Munster Senior Football Championship
Ulster Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship statistics
Scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
Miscellaneous
Seán O'Heslin Memorial Park, Ballinamore played host to Connacht semi-final between Galway vs Leitrim. The Kildare-Kilkenny game was the first Leinster championship game Kilkenny played since 1944 as they decided to rejoin it. Navan hosted Dublin vs Meath meeting for the last time until 1980 all in between fixtures were played at Croke Park, Dublin. The first ever Ulster final between Armagh vs Down. The Leinster final between Offaly vs Dublin was the last Leinster final to date not played at Croke Park, Dublin when it was held at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise with the attendance of 26,826. The All Ireland semi-final Offaly vs Roscommon was their first championship meeting. Offaly reach their first All Ireland final but were beaten narrowly by Down won it for the second year in a row also were the last team to win a triple of Ulster titles until Armagh (2004–2006) with the attendance of 90,556.
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