1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Roscommon (1st win)
Captain Jimmy Murray
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Cavan
Captain Tom O'Reilly
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Louth
Ulster Cavan
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
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The Roscommon team that won the competition Roscommon GAA 1943 All-Ireland Winners.jpg
The Roscommon team that won the competition

The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 57th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Contents

Limerick return to Munster championship after 2-year absence.

In the Leinster Quarter-Final Louth ended Dublin's year as All-Ireland Champions.

Roscommon were the winners. [1] [2] [3] Kilkenny took part in the Leinster championship for the 1st time since 1931.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Leitrim 4–9 – 2–8 Sligo
Boyle
Galway 3–6 – 1–5 Mayo
H Kenny (0–2), J Munnelly (0–1), T Hoban (0–2) & T Acton (1–0).
Kiltimagh
Attendance: 3,000
Roscommon 2–12 – 1–3 Leitrim
Carrick-on-Shannon

Final

Roscommon 2–8 – 0–8 Galway
Referee: Gerald Courell

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow 1–11 – 1–10 Wicklow
Enniscorthy
Louth 2–10 – 1–8 Meath
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Westmeath 1–5 – 2–2 Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Wexford 3–6 – 0–0 Kilkenny
Barrett's Park, New Ross
Longford 2–6 – 1–8 Westmeath
Pearse Park, Longford
Kildare 1–10 – 4–8 Laois
J.Gibbons 1–3, T.Mulhall, J.Farrell 0–2, M.Geraghty, J.Mackey, P.Roche 0–1.
Geraldine Park, Athy
Carlow 2–6 – 2–6 Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Louth 1–6 – 1–5 Dublin
Peter Corr 0–5 (0-4f), Ray Mooney 1–0, Gerry Devine 0-1fTommy Banks 1–2 (0-2f), Jimmy Joy, Paddy Bermingham, Paddy O'Connor 0–1 each
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Carlow 1–7 – 1–1 Wexford
Wexford Park, Wexford
Offaly 2–11 – 2–9 Longford
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Louth 1–9 – 2–3 Offaly
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P Dunne
Laois 3–8 – 3–6 Carlow
Geraldine Park, Athy

Final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth 3-16–2-04 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Peter Corr 1-8 (0-6f), Jimmy Coyle 2-0, Larry Carr 0-5, Jim Thornton, Kevin Connolly, Oliver Halpin 0-1 eachDanny Douglas and Syd Harkins 1–0 each, Chris Delaney 0-3f, Bill Delaney 0–1
Referee: Paddy Mythen (Wexford)
GK1Joe Halpenny (St Mary's)
RCB2Larry Waller (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB3 Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
LCB4Seán Boyle (St Mary's)
RHB5Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c)
CHB6 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands)
LHB7Tom Clarke (Cooley Kickhams)
MF8Gerry Devine (St Magdalene's)
MF9Jim Thornton (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)
LHF12 Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's)
RCF13Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)
FF14Jimmy Coyle (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
LCF15Ollie Halpin (St Magdalene's)
GK1Jim McCartney (Graiguecullen)
RCB2Tommy Walsh (Stradbally)
FB3Paddy Kelly (Stradbally)
LCB4Mick Shortall (Annanough)
RHB5Benny Hunt (Portarlington)
CHB6Mick Delaney (Stradbally)
LHB7Jim Slater (Graiguecullen)
MF8 Tommy Murphy (Graiguecullen)
MF9Jack Cowley (Graiguecullen)
RHF10Danny Douglas (Army Metro, Dublin)
CHF11 Bill Delaney (Stradbally)
LHF12Bill Brennan (Flemings Fireclay)
RCF13Syd Harkins (Portlaoise)
FF14Chris Delaney (Stradbally)
LCF15Tom Haughney (Graiguecullen)
Substitutes:
16John Lalor (Jamestown) for Shortall
17Morgan Delaney (Stradbally) for Mick Delaney

Munster Senior Football Championship

Tipperary 2–7 – 0–9 Waterford
Referee: P. J. O'Sullivan ( T )
Clare 2–10 – 2–4 Limerick
Cork 0–9 – 0–9 Kerry
E. Young (0–3), J. Aherne (1–0) & J. Cronin (1–0).Pat Holly (0–1), Joe Kennington (0–1), Murt Kelly (0–5), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (0–1) & Mikey Lyne (0–1).
Tipperary 3–5 – 2–6 Clare
Referee: B. Scannell (Galway)
Cork 1–5 – 1–4 Kerry
E. Casey (0–3) & J. Aherne (0–2).Paddy Kennedy (0–1), Johnny Walsh (0–1), Tom Gega O'Connor (1–0) & Murt Kelly (0–2).

Final

Cork 1–7 – 1–4 Tipperary
E. Young (0–1), E. Casey (0–2), P. Cronin (0–1). J. Cronin (0–1) & J. Aherne (1–0).
Referee: T. Greaney (W)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Donegal 0–7 – 1–8 Tyrone
Monaghan 3–8 – 3–4 Armagh
Antrim 0–13 – 1–8 Down
Cavan 4–10 – 1–3 Tyrone
Monaghan 1–10 – 1–5 Antrim

Final

Cavan 2–3 – 0–5 Monaghan
Attendance: 7,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Roscommon 3–10 – 3–6 Louth
Attendance: 18,347
Cavan 1–8 – 1–7 Cork
F. O’Donavan (0–1), D. O’Connor (0–1), J. Lynch (0–2), J. Cronin (1–1) & J. Aherne (0–2).
Attendance: 30,322

Finals

Roscommon 1–6 – 1–6 Cavan
P. Marray (0–3), J. Murray (1–0), D. Keenan (0–2) & L. Gilmartin (0–1).J. Stafford (1–3), S. Maguire, J.J. O'Reilly & P, Smith (0–1) each.
Attendance: 68,023
Referee: Patrick McKenna (Limerick)
Roscommon 2–7 – 2–2 Cavan
D. Kennan (0–5), F. Kinlough (1–1), J. McQullain (1–0) & P. Murray (0–1).J. Stafford & P. Boylan (1–0) & T. O'Reilly & J.J. O'Reilly (0–1) each.
Attendance: 47,193
Referee: P O Miotain (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The Wexford vs Kilkenny game was Kilkenny's first game since 1931 as they rejoin the Leinster football championship.
  • Louth win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1912.
  • Cork won their first Munster title since 1928.
  • Roscommon won the All-Ireland title for the first time ever becoming the third county from Connacht after Galway in 1925 and then Mayo in 1936 to do so; Roscommon also won a first Connacht title since 1914.
  • There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The complete All-Ireland Series from the semi-finals of Roscommon vs Louth, Cavan vs Cork and the final between Roscommon and Cavan were all the first championship meetings of the teams.
  • The All-Ireland final ended in a draw and went to a replay for the first time since 1938.

References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Louth team of '43 and Dundalk FC side of '58 open a can of worms". Dundalk Democrat . 13 May 2020.
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