1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (15th win)
CaptainJoe Fitzgerald
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainCharlie Connolly
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 56th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Dublin won their fifteenth title, drawing level with Kerry in the all-time standings until 1946.[1][2]

Munster Championship format change

Normal system in place but Limerick still refuse to take part for 1 more year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Roscommon1-8 – 0-8Mayo
T Hoban (0-4), H Kenny (0-3), J Munnelly (0-1).
Galway4-9 – 1-2Leitrim
Roscommon0-14 – 0-6Sligo
Galway2-6 – 3-2Roscommon
Attendance: 9,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Longford0-4 – 0-3Westmeath
Meath2-11 – 0-8Louth
Offaly1-6 – 0-7Kildare
P.Waters 0-4, W.Hannify, R.O'Hara, J.Martin 0-1.
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Carlow0-10 – 0-7Wexford
Dublin0-7 – 0-7Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly6-5 – 2-7Laois
Dublin2-15 - 1-3Longford
Dublin3-5 - 1-10Meath
Sean McCarthy 1-1, Tommy Banks 0-4f, Paddy O'Connor and M Quigley 1-0 each Jackie Maye 0-7 (0-6f), Billy Brien 1-0, S Ludlow 0-2, J Hand 0-1
Offaly1-10 – 0-13Carlow
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)
Offaly0-6 – 1-9Carlow
Dublin0-8 – 0-6Carlow
Tommy Banks 0-4f, Jimmy Joy, Gerry Fitzgerald, Brendan Quinn, Paddy O'Connor 0-1 each Jimma Rea, Tom Walker, Johnny Doyle (0-2f) 0-2 each
Referee: Peter Waters (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry3-8 – 1-3Clare
Bill Dillon (1-1).
Cork1-8 – 0-2Waterford
J. Kenny (0-3), R. Harnedy (0-1), M. Corcarn (1-0), E. Reilly, T. O'Reilly & D. Burke (0-1) each.
Kerry3-6 – 1-5Tipperary
Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Johnny Walsh (0-1), Willie O'Donnell (1-1), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (2-1) & Murt Kelly (0-2).
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)
Kerry3-7 – 0-8Cork
Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (1-3), Murt Kelly (1-3) & Paddy Bawn Brosnan (1-0). J. Kenny (0-5), D. Burke (0-1) & J. Young (0-2).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Armagh3-4 – 0-0Tyrone
Down4-4 – 3-7Antrim
Cavan1-4 – 0-6Monaghan
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Down2-11 – 1-5Antrim
Cavan7-10 – 4-4Donegal
Down0-7 – 0-6Armagh

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Down1-12 – 2-5Armagh
Cavan5-11 – 1-3Down
Attendance: 7,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Dublin1-6 – 1-3Cavan
Attendance: 8,059
Galway1-3 – 0-3Kerry
Murt Kelly (0-3).
Attendance: 20,420
Main article:
1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin1-10 – 1-8Galway
Attendance: 37,105

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All Ireland final between Galway and Dublin gave Dublin won their first All Ireland title since 1923, ending their longest drought of 19 years. They were the first champions from Leinster since Kildare in 1928. Galway lost their third All Ireland final in a row.

References

  1. ^ "Hoganstand.com - Profile". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ Leinster Senior Football Champions
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