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 first 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 and goes to a replay. It is the first time since 1960 that a semi-final ended in a draw which was the Down vs Offaly game.
Scorers
- Overall
- Single game
References
