1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Cavan (5th win)
Captain Mick Higgins
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Meath
Captain Paddy Meegan
Manager P. Tully
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Meath
Ulster Cavan
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
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The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 66th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Contents

Limerick play in their last Munster championship game until 1965.

In the Connacht final Roscommon ended Mayo's 2-year spell as All Ireland champions.

Cavan won their fifth, and so far last, All-Ireland title. [1] [2] [3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Note it was the smallest Connacht championship until 2020. Leitrim were not part of the championship.

Mayo 0–9 – 0–6 Sligo
E Mongey (0–1), M Mulderrig (0–1), P Carney (0–4), S Mulderrig (0–2); M Flanagan & T Langan (0–1).
Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
Attendance: 10,000
Roscommon 1–6 – 1–5 Galway
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Final

Roscommon 3–4 – 0–6 Mayo
E Mongey (0–1), P Carney (0–2, one free), S Mulderrig (0–1), T Langan (0–1) & M Loftus (0–1).

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Longford 3–8 – 0–5 Kildare
S.Brennan 0–2, P.White, K.Boyle, J.Clarke 0–1
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly 0–8 – 1–1 Westmeath
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: P Russell
Carlow 2–8 – 1–7 Wicklow
Geraldine Park, Athy
Meath 2–7 – 2–5 Dublin
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Louth 0–9 – 1–2 Wexford
Croke Park, Dublin
Offaly 0–7 – 0–9 Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: P Woods
Louth 3–11 – 0–4 Carlow
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 25,000
Meath 1–9 – 0–9 Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar

Final

Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1–06 – 0–08 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Brian Smyth 1–0, Paddy Meegan 0–3 (2f), Jim Reilly, Paddy Connell, Peter McDermott 0–1 eachPaddy Beahan, Nicky Roe (2f) 0–3 each, Stephen White, Mickey Reynolds 0–1 each
Attendance: 44,365
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)
GK1Owen O'Sullivan (Donaghmore)
RCB2 Micheál O'Brien (Skryne)
FB3 Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
LCB4 Kevin McConnell (Syddan)
RHB5Patsy McGearty (Ballivor)
CHB6Connie Kelly (Oldcastle)
LHB7 Christo Hand (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
MF8Brendan Maguire (Oldcastle)
MF9Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough)
RHF10Pat Carolan (North Meath)
CHF11 Brian Smyth (Skryne)
LHF12 Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c)
RCF13 Jim Reilly (Dunboyne)
FF14Paddy Connell (Moynalty)
LCF15 Peter McDermott (Navan O'Mahonys)
Substitutes:
16 Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) for M. O'Brien
17Des Taaffe (St Dympna's, Dublin) for Carolan
GK1Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Jim McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's) (c)
LHB7Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)
MF9Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
RHF10Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11Paddy Beahan (St Mary's)
LHF12 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF13Nicky Roe (St Mary's)
FF14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF15Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford 1–3 – 0–5 Clare
Cusack Park, Ennis
Tipperary 0–9 – 1–4 Limerick
FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
Cork 1–7 – 0–5 Tipperary
D. Kellaher (0–1), E. Young (0–1), T. Moriaty (0–2), M. Cahill (0–1), C. McGrath (0–1) & J. Cronin (1–1).
Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Referee: P. J. Ryan (L)
Kerry 0–14 – 1–7 Waterford
P. Sheehy (0–4), T. Lyne (0–3), J. Brosnan (0–2) & S. Kelly (0–5).
Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Final

Cork 0–11 – 0–2 Kerry
D. O’Donovan (0–2), E. Young (0–1), J. Cronin (0–3), J. J. Henchion (0–1) & C. McGrath (0–4).J. Brosnan (0–1) & sub B. Galvin (0–1).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Cavan 2–10 – 1–3 Down
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Armagh 1–8 – 1–6 Tyrone
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
Monaghan 2–12 – 0–12 Derry
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Antrim 1–7 – 2–3 Donegal
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000
Monaghan 1–8 – 1–5 Armagh
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
Attendance: 8,000
Cavan 3–6 – 2–6 Antrim
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

Cavan 1–8 – 0–8 Monaghan
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Meath 1–6 – 0–7 Roscommon
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 41,231
Cavan 0–10 – 0–3 Cork
N. Duggan (0–1), D. Kellaher (0–1) & T. Moriaty (2–1).
Croke Park, Dublin

Finals

Cavan 2–4 – 1–7 Meath
T. Tighe & J. J. Cassidy (1–0), M. Higgins, V. Sherlock, P. Fitsmons & E. Carolan (0–1).P. Meegan (0–4), P. McDermott 1–1, J. Reilly & McDonell (0–1).
Attendance: 64,200
Referee: Sean Hayes (Tipperary)
Cavan 0–9 – 0–5 Meath
M. Higgins (0–7), T. Tighe & J. Cusack (0–1).P. McDermott (0–2), J. Reilly, M. McDonnell & D. Taaffe (0–1).
Attendance: 62,515
Referee: Sean Hayes (Tipperary)

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.
  4. ↑ "Meath and Louth again at grips". Meath Chronicle . 12 July 1952.
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