All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Galway (4th win) |
Captain | Jack Mangan |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Cork |
Captain | Donal O'Sullivan |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kildare |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
Top Scorer | Frank Stockwell |
Player of the Year | Seán Purcell |
← 1955 1957 → |
The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1956. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster final replay. Galway were the winners, defeating Cork in the final.