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1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
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.