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
1941
1943

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).

Galway 4-9 – 1-2 Leitrim

Roscommon 0-14 – 0-6 Sligo

Galway 2-6 – 3-2 Roscommon
Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
Attendance: 9,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Longford 0-4 – 0-3 Westmeath

Meath 2-11 – 0-8 Louth

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

Dublin 0-7 – 0-7 Longford

Offaly 6-5 – 2-7 Laois

Dublin 2-15 - 1-3 Longford

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

Offaly 1-10 – 0-13 Carlow
Geraldine Park, Athy
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)

Offaly 0-6 – 1-9 Carlow

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).

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.

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).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Armagh 3-4 – 0-0 Tyrone

Down 4-4 – 3-7 Antrim

Cavan 1-4 – 0-6 Monaghan

Down 2-11 – 1-5 Antrim

Cavan 7-10 – 4-4 Donegal

Down 0-7 – 0-6 Armagh

An objection was made and a replay ordered.


Down 1-12 – 2-5 Armagh

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
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 37,105

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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