1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Roscommon (2nd win)
Captain	Jimmy Murray
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	Paddy Bawn Brosnan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Carlow
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
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The 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 58th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Roscommon won their second title in a row and, so far, their last.^[1]^[2]^[3] Kilkenny's final year in the Leinster championship until 1961.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

25 June 1944
Quarter-Final

Leitrim	4-5 – 4-10	Sligo

Boyle

18 June 1944
Semi-Final

Galway	1-3 – 1-11	Mayo
		H Kenny (0-2), T Langan (0-2), J Munnelly (Castlebar, 0-2), J Gilvarry (1-1), T Hoban (0-4).

McHale Park, Castlebar

2 July 1944
Semi-Final

Roscommon	1-5 – 0-8	Sligo

Boyle

9 July 1944
Semi-Final Replay

Roscommon	0-13 – 1-6	Sligo

Boyle

Attendance: 10,000

6 August 1944
Final

Roscommon	2-11 – 1-6	Mayo
		T Langan (0-1), T Hoban (1-5, one point a free).

Tuam

Leinster Senior Football Championship

14 May 1944
Preliminary Round

Kilkenny

Barrett's Park, New Ross

14 May 1944
Preliminary Round

Carlow	1-10 – 2-7	Kildare
		J.Martin 1-4, F.Dowling, R.Martin, P.Heavey 0-1.

Geraldine Park, Athy

21 May 1944
Preliminary Round

Offaly	3-9 – 2-8	Westmeath

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)

28 May 1944
Preliminary Round Replay

Carlow	3-11 – 2-5	Kildare
		D.Fox 1-1, F.Dowling 0-3, J.Martin 0-1.

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

28 May 1944
Preliminary Round

Dublin	1-8 – 1-6	Meath

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

4 June 1944
Quarter-Final

Longford	4-3 – 1-4	Offaly

Pearse Park, Longford

Referee: J Geraghty

11 June 1944
Quarter-Final

Wexford	2-7 – 1-4	Wicklow

Aughrim Park, Aughrim

18 June 1944
Quarter-Final

Carlow	2-8 – 2-3	Laois

Geraldine Park, Athy

18 June 1944
Quarter-Final

Dublin	2-10 – 3-6	Louth
JJ Maher 0-5 (0-4f), B Maguire 1-1, Paddy O'Connor 1-0, Mick Culhane 0-2, Mick Falvey and Paddy Bermingham 0-1 each		Peter Corr 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Kevin Connolly and Paddy Kelly 1-0 each, Oliver Halpin 0-2, Mick Hardy 0-1f

Croke Park, Dublin

9 July 1944
Semi-Final

Dublin	2-2 – 1-4	Longford
Mick Falvey 1-1 (0-1f), Paddy O'Connor 1-0, Mick Culhane 0-1		R Fagan o.g. 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, F Doris and Jimmy Hannify Sr 0-1 each

Cusack Park, Mullingar

16 July 1944
Semi-Final

Carlow	5-7 – 3-6	Wexford

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

30 July 1944
Final

Carlow	2-6 – 1-6	Dublin
Johnny Doyle 1-4 (0-4f) and Jimma Rea 1-2	Report	J Counihan 1-0, JJ Maher and B Maguire 0-2 each, Mick Culhane (0-1f) and Paddy Bermingham 0-1 each

Geraldine Park, Athy

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: J. Dowling (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

14 May 1944
Quarter-Final

Kerry	4-8 – 1-4	Clare
Jackie Lyne (0-2), Johnny Clifford (1-0) & Phil McCarthy (1-0).

Austin Stack Park, Tralee

14 May 1944
Quarter-Final

Tipperary	1-10 – 0-5	Waterford

Walsh Park, Waterford

Referee: P. J. O'Sullivan ( T )

18 June 1944
Semi-Final

Kerry	3-9 – 1-4	Limerick
Joe Fitzgerald (0-2), Willie O'Donnell (0-3), Gus Cremin (1-2), Paddy O'Donoghue(2-1) & Paddy Bawn Brosnan (0-1).

Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel

18 June 1944
Semi-Final

Tipperary	1-9 – 1-3	Cork
		F. Gowen (0-1), J. Cronin (0-1) & J. Aherne (1-1).

Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)

9 July 1944
Final

Kerry	1-6 – 0-5	Tipperary
Paddy Kennedy (1-0), Sean Brosnan (0-2), Murt Kelly (0-3) & Eddie Dunne (0-1).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

2 July 1944
Quarter-Final

Monaghan	3-7 – 3-3	Armagh

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

2 July 1944
Quarter-Final

Down	3-4 – 0-4	Tyrone

Corrigan Park, Belfast

2 July 1944
Quarter-Final

Cavan	1-4 – 0-2	Antrim

Corrigan Park, Belfast

9 July 1944
Semi-Final

Monaghan	1-5 – 1-4	Down

Corrigan Park, Belfast

16 July 1944
Semi-Final

Cavan	5-9 – 2-3	Donegal

Omagh

30 July 1944
Final

Cavan	1-9 – 1-6	Monaghan

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 13,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

20 August 1944
Semi-Final

Roscommon	5-8 – 1-3	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 33,290

27 August 1944
Semi-Final

Kerry	3-3 – 0-10	Carlow
Johnny Clifford (0-1), Bill Dillon (1-0), Willie O'Donnell(0-1), Paddy Bawn Brosnan (1-0) & Murt Kelly (1-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 40,727

24 September 1944
Final

Roscommon	1-9 – 2-4	Kerry
		Bill Dillon (0-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-2), Murt Kelly (1-1) & Eddie Dunne (1-0).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 79,245

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The Kilkenny vs Wexford game was Kilkenny's last championship game until 1961 final game to be played at New Ross until 1997.
The Clones pitch becomes St Tiernach's Park.
Tralee's pitch becomes known as Austin Stack Park which is named after Austin Stack.
Carlow win their first ever Leinster title.
The All Ireland semi final meeting of Kerry and Carlow was their first championship meeting.
Roscommon are All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row.

References

^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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