1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (15th win)
Captain Joe Fitzgerald
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Galway
Captain Charlie Connolly
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Cavan
Connacht Galway
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]

Contents

Munster Championship format change

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

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Roscommon 1–8 – 0–8 Mayo
T Hoban (0–4), H Kenny (0–3), J Munnelly (0–1).
Tuam
Galway 4–9 – 1–2 Leitrim
St Manchans GAA Park, Mohill
Roscommon 0–14 – 0–6 Sligo
Boyle
Galway 2–6 – 3–2 Roscommon
Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
Attendance: 9,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Longford 0–4 – 0–3 Westmeath
Pearse Park, Longford
Meath 2–11 – 0–8 Louth
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Offaly 1–6 – 0–7 Kildare
P.Waters 0–4, W.Hannify, R.O'Hara, J.Martin 0–1.
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: J Hayden
Carlow 0–10 – 0–7 Wexford
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Dublin 0–7 – 0–7 Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly 6–5 – 2–7 Laois
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin 2–15 – 1–3 Longford
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin 3–5 – 1–10 Meath
Sean McCarthy 1–1, Tommy Banks 0-4f, Paddy O'Connor and M Quigley 1–0 eachJackie Maye 0–7 (0-6f), Billy Brien 1–0, S Ludlow 0–2, J Hand 0–1
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Offaly 1–10 – 0–13 Carlow
Geraldine Park, Athy
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)
Offaly 0–6 – 1–9 Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin 0–8 – 0–6 Carlow
Tommy Banks 0-4f, Jimmy Joy, Gerry Fitzgerald, Brendan Quinn, Paddy O'Connor 0–1 eachJimma Rea, Tom Walker, Johnny Doyle (0-2f) 0–2 each
Geraldine Park, Athy
Referee: Peter Waters (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry 3–8 – 1–3 Clare
Bill Dillon (1–1).
Cusack Park, Ennis
Cork 1–8 – 0–2 Waterford
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
Kerry 3–6 – 1–5 Tipperary
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)
Kerry 3–7 – 0–8 Cork
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

Armagh 3–4 – 0–0 Tyrone
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Down 4–4 – 3–7 Antrim
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Cavan 1–4 – 0–6 Monaghan
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Down 2–11 – 1–5 Antrim
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Cavan 7–10 – 4–4 Donegal
Breffni Park, Cavan
Down 0–7 – 0–6 Armagh
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Down 1–12 – 2–5 Armagh
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Cavan 5–11 – 1–3 Down
Dundalk
Attendance: 7,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Dublin 1–6 – 1–3 Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,059
Galway 1–3 – 0–3 Kerry
Murt Kelly (0–3).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 20,420
Dublin 1–10 – 1–8 Galway
T. Banks (0–6), P. O'Connor (1–1), J. Joy (0–2) & M. Fletcher (0–1).S. Thronaton (0–4), J. Casey (1–0), M. Fallon (0–2) P. Thornton & J. Flavin (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 37,105
Referee: Sean Kennedy (Donegal)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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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