1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 23 April 1967 and ended on 24 September 1967.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 April – 24 September 1967 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Meath (3rd win) |
| Captain | Peter Darby |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Denis Coughlan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Top Scorer | Charlie Gallagher (0-27) |
| Player of the Year | Bertie Cunningham |
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Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo in the Connacht semi-final.
On 24 September 1967, Meath won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in thirteen championship seasons.
Cavan's Charlie Gallagher was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Meath's Bertie Cunningham was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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