The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years.
Kerry were the winners.
Results
Final
Final
Final
Final
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- return to Connacht championship after 3-year break.
- O'Kennedy Park GAA Grounds replaces Barrett's Park, in New Ross in honor of Seán O'Kennedy.
- Casement Park, opens in Belfast named after a 1916 rising leader Roger Casement.
- play in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938.
- Munster semi-final between and caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-sided game 6âÂÂ10 to 0âÂÂ2.
- The Leinster semi-final between Louth and was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years.
- The All Ireland semi-final between and was the first championship meeting between them.
- Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry.
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