1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (15th win)
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
← 1941
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The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 56th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin won their fifteenth title, drawing level with Kerry in the all-time standings.[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).
Tuam
Galway4-9 – 1-2Leitrim
Mohill
Roscommon0-14 – 0-6Sligo
Boyle
Galway2-6 – 3-2Roscommon
Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
Attendance: 9,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship[]

Longford0-4 – 0-3Westmeath
Pearse Park, Longford
Meath2-11 – 0-8Louth
Offaly1-6 – 0-7Kildare
P.Waters 0-4, W.Hannify, R.O'Hara, J.Martin 0-1.
Referee: J Hayden
Carlow0-10 – 0-7Wexford
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Dublin0-7 – 0-7Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly6-5 – 2-7Laois
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin2-15 - 1-3Longford
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin3-5 - 1-3Meath
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Offaly1-10 – 0-13Carlow
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)
Offaly0-6 – 1-9Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
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.
Fraher Field, Dungarvan
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).
Seán Tracey Park, Tipperary
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).
Tralee

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
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Cavan7-10 – 4-4Donegal
Down0-7 – 0-6Armagh

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

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

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]

Dublin1-6 – 1-3Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,059
Galway1-3 – 0-3Kerry
Murt Kelly (0-3).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 20,420
Main article: 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin1-10 – 1-8Galway
Croke Park, Dublin
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 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  2. ^ Leinster Senior Football Champions
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