1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

none June 2017 January 2025 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final match programme.jpg 250 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Kerry 40px 2–4(10) Roscommon 40px 1–7(10) 6 October 1946 Croke Park Dublin Bill Delaney (Laois) 75,771 1945 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final R.jpg 250 Kerry 40px 2–8(14) Roscommon 40px 0–10(10) 27 October 1946 Croke Park Dublin Paddy Mythen (Wexford) 65,661 1947 The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 59th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The game was originally set for 22 September, but was delayed for two weeks as part of the "Save the Harvest" campaign. (see: Winter of 1946–47) Matches Summary Roscommon had a six-point lead with three minutes left, but Kerry made an amazing comeback with goals by Paddy Burke and Tom "Gega" O'Connor. Burke and O'Connor also scored late goals in the replay.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. It was the third of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1940s.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/kerry-on-honour-roll-1885579.html Kerry on honour roll Irish Independent Independent News & Media 14 September 2009 14 September 2009 Details 6 October 1946Final Kerry football 2–4 – 1–7 Roscommon football Batt Garvey (0–1), Paddy Burke (1–1) & Tom Gega O'Connor (1–2). D. Keenan (0–4), J.J. Fallon 1–1 & F. Kinlough (0–2). Croke Park, Dublin 75,771 Bill Delaney (Laois) 27 October 1946Final Replay Kerry football 2–8 – 0–10 Roscommon football Paddy Kennedy (0–1), Tom Gega O'Connor (1–4), Batt Garvey (0–2), Paddy Burke (1–0) & Sub Gus Cremin (0–1) for Jackie Falvey. D. Keenan (0–7), J.J. Fallon (0–2) & J. McQullian (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 65,661 Paddy Mythen (Wexford) Kerry 1 D. O'Keeffe 2 D. Lyne 3 J. Keohane 4 P. B. Brosnan 5 J. Lyne 6 B. Casey 7 E. Walsh 8 Teddy O'Connor 9 P. Kennedy (c) 10 J. Falvey 11 Tom 'Gega' O'Connor 12 B. Garvey 13 F. O'Keeffe 14 P. Burke 15 D. Kavanagh Played in drawn game G. Cremin W. O'Donnell Subs used in drawn game E. Dowling for P. Kennedy B. Kelleher for J. Lyne Subs used in replay G. Cremin for J. Falvey Roscommon (is this the replay or the drawn game?) 1 G. Dolan 2 B Jackson 3 J. Casserly 4 O. Hoare 5 B. Lynch 6 B. Carlos 7 T. Collins 8 P. Murray 9 E. Boland 10 F. Kinlough 11 J Murray (c) 12 D. Keenan 13 J. McQuillan 14 J. J. Fallon 15 J. J. Nerney Sub used D. McDermott for B. Lynch References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kerry county football team matches Category:Roscommon county football team matches