1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 21 April 1968 and ended on 22 September 1968.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 April – 22 September 1968 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (3rd win) |
| Captain | Joe Lennon |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Pat Griffin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Longford |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Top Scorer | Paddy Doherty (1-25) |
| Player of the Year | Seán O'Neill |
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Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Longford in the Leinster semi-final.
On 22 September 1968, Down won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in seven championship seasons.
Down's Paddy Doherty was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. His teammate Seán O'Neill was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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