1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 83rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 4 May 1969 and ended on 28 September 1969. Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster final. On 28 September 1969, Kerry won the championship following a 0-10 to 0-7 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their 21st All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons. Kerry's Mick O'Dwyer was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Finals Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous St. Coman's Park, Roscommon changed its name to Dr. Hyde Park after Ireland's 1st President, Douglas Hyde. The throw-in for the Munster quarter-final between Clare and Limerick was delayed by 25 minutes. At the Ulster semi-final between Cavan and Derry an 80-year-old retired farmer collapses and dies. The All-Ireland semi-final between Cavan and Offaly ends level