1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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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.

Contents

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

Leitrim 4–5 – 4–10 Sligo
Boyle
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
Roscommon 1–5 – 0–8 Sligo
Boyle
Roscommon 0–13 – 1–6 Sligo
Boyle
Attendance: 10,000
Roscommon 2–11 – 1–6 Mayo
T Langan (0–1), T Hoban (1–5, one point a free).
Tuam

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Wexford 4–12 – 0–2 Kilkenny
Barrett's Park, New Ross
Carlow 1–10 – 2–7 Kildare
J.Martin 1–4, F.Dowling, R.Martin, P.Heavey 0–1.
Geraldine Park, Athy
Offaly 3–9 – 2–8 Westmeath
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)
Carlow 3–11 – 2–5 Kildare
D.Fox 1–1, F.Dowling 0–3, J.Martin 0–1.
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Dublin 1–8 – 1–6 Meath
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Longford 4–3 – 1–4 Offaly
Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: J Geraghty
Wexford 2–7 – 1–4 Wicklow
Aughrim Park, Aughrim
Carlow 2–8 – 2–3 Laois
Geraldine Park, Athy
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 eachPeter 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
Dublin 2–2 – 1–4 Longford
Mick Falvey 1–1 (0-1f), Paddy O'Connor 1–0, Mick Culhane 0–1R Fagan o.g. 1–0, J O'Brien 0–2, F Doris and Jimmy Hannify Sr 0–1 each
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Carlow 5–7 – 3–6 Wexford
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
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

Kerry 4–8 – 1–4 Clare
Jackie Lyne (0–2), Johnny Clifford (1–0) & Phil McCarthy (1–0).
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Tipperary 1–10 – 0–5 Waterford
Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: P. J. O'Sullivan ( T )
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
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)
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

Monaghan 3–7 – 3–3 Armagh
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Down 3–4 – 0–4 Tyrone
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Cavan 1–4 – 0–2 Antrim
T Tighe (0–1), M Cully (1–0), J Boylan (0–1), L Murphy (0–1), JJ O Reilly (0–1)K Armstrong (0–1), J Morgan (0–1)
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Referee: Mr J Murtagh (Down)
Monaghan 1–5 – 1–4 Down
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Cavan 5–9 – 2–3 Donegal
T O Reilly (1–1), T Tighe (1–0), Cully(0–4), P Donohoe (1–1), Murphy (2–1), Boylan (0–2)J Gallagher (0–1), Goane (0–1), M Slevin (1–0), J Forde (1–0), H Gallagher (0–1)
Omagh
Referee: Mr J Murtagh (Down)
Cavan 1–9 – 1–6 Monaghan
G Smith (0–2), M Cully (0–1) M Higgins (0–2), T Tighe (0–1), L Murphy (1–2),P Mc Carney (0–4),C Mc Grath (1–0), P Mc Carville (0–1), C Brennan (0–1)
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mr J Murtagh (Down)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Roscommon 5–8 – 1–3 Cavan
D Keenan (0–4), F Kinlough (1–2), H Gibbons (2–0), J Nerney (1–1), J Mc Quillan (1–0)T O Reilly (1–1), M Higgins (0–2)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 33,290
Referee: Sgt P Mc Kenna (Limerick)
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
Roscommon 1–9 – 2–4 Kerry
D. Keenan (0–6), F. Kinlough (1–1), J. Murray & L. Gilmatin (0–1).Bill Dillon (0–1), Paddy Kennedy (0–2), Murt Kelly (1–1) & Eddie Dunne (1–0).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 79,245
Referee: Paddy Mythen (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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.
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