1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship April 2022 1942 Dublin 15th Joe Fitzgerald Galway Charlie Connolly Dublin Kerry Cavan Galway 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 football in the all-time standings until 1946.All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 2011-07-16 HoganStand.comLeinster Senior Football Champions http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 2011-09-28 Munster Championship format change Normal system in place but Limerick still refuse to take part for 1 more year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship 14 June 1942Quarter-Final Roscommon football 1–8 – 0–8 Mayo football T Hoban (0–4), H Kenny (0–3), J Munnelly (0–1). Tuam 21 June 1942Semi-Final Galway football 4–9 – 1–2 Leitrim football St Manchans GAA Park, Mohill 28 June 1942Semi-Final Roscommon football 0–14 – 0–6 Sligo football Boyle 19 July 1942Final Galway football 2–6 – 3–2 Roscommon football Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe 9,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship 26 April 1942Preliminary Round Longford football 0–4 – 0–3 Westmeath football Pearse Park, Longford 3 May 1942Preliminary Round Meath football 2–11 – 0–8 Louth football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 10 May 1942Preliminary Round Offaly football 1–6 – 0–7 Kildare football P.Waters 0–4, W.Hannify, R.O'Hara, J.Martin 0–1. St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge J Hayden 1942Quarter-Final Carlow football 0–10 – 0–7 Wexford football Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 10 May 1942Quarter-Final Dublin football 0–7 – 0–7 Longford football Cusack Park, Mullingar 24 May 1942Quarter-Final Offaly football 6–5 – 2–7 Laois football O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 24 May 1942Quarter-Final Replay Dublin football 2–15 – 1–3 Longford football Croke Park, Dublin 31 May 1942Semi-Final Dublin football 3–5 – 1–10 Meath football Sean McCarthy 1–1, Tommy Banks 0-4f, Paddy O'Connor and M Quigley 1–0 each Jackie Maye 0–7 (0-6f), Billy Brien 1–0, S Ludlow 0–2, J Hand 0–1 Drogheda Park, Drogheda 14 June 1942Semi-Final Offaly football 1–10 – 0–13 Carlow football Geraldine Park, Athy T Kehoe (Wexford) 21 June 1942Semi-Final Replay Offaly football 0–6 – 1–9 Carlow football O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 19 July 1942Final Dublin football 0–8 – 0–6 Carlow football Tommy Banks 0-4f, Jimmy Joy, Gerry Fitzgerald, Brendan Quinn, Paddy O'Connor 0–1 each Jimma Rea, Tom Walker, Johnny Doyle (0-2f) 0–2 each Geraldine Park, Athy Peter Waters (Kildare) Munster Senior Football Championship 14 June 1942Quarter-Final Kerry football 3–8 – 1–3 Clare football Bill Dillon (1–1). Cusack Park, Ennis 14 June 1942Semi-Final Cork football 1–8 – 0–2 Waterford football J. Kenny (0–3), R. Harnedy (0–1), M. Corcarn (1–0), E. Reilly, T. O'Reilly & D. Burke (0–1) each. Fraher Field, Dungarvan 28 June 1942Semi-Final Kerry football 3–6 – 1–5 Tipperary football 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 P. McKenna (Limerick) 19 July 1942Final Kerry football 3–7 – 0–8 Cork football 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). Tralee Ulster Senior Football Championship 31 May 1942Quarter-Final Armagh football 3–4 – 0–0 Tyrone football Athletic Grounds, Armagh 14 June 1942Quarter-Final Down football 4–4 – 3–7 Antrim football St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle 14 June 1942Quarter-Final Cavan football 1–4 – 0–6 Monaghan football St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney 21 June 1942Quarter-Final Replay Down football 2–11 – 1–5 Antrim football Corrigan Park, Belfast 28 June 1942Semi-Final Cavan football 7–10 – 4–4 Donegal football Breffni Park, Cavan 5 July 1942Semi-Final Down football 0–7 – 0–6 Armagh football St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle An objection was made and a replay ordered. 12 July 1942Semi-Final Replay Down football 1–12 – 2–5 Armagh football St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle 19 July 1942Final Cavan football 5–11 – 1–3 Down football Dundalk 7,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2 August 1942Semi-Final Dublin football 1–6 – 1–3 Cavan football Croke Park, Dublin 8,059 19 August 1942Semi-Final Galway football 1–3 – 0–3 Kerry football Murt Kelly (0–3). Croke Park, Dublin 20,420 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 20 September 1942Final Dublin football 1–10 – 1–8 Galway football T. Banks (0–6), P. O'Connor (1–1), J. Joy (0–2) & M. Fletcher (0–1). S. Thronaton (0–4), J. Casey (1–0), M. Fallon (0–2) P. Thornton & J. Flavin (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 37,105 Sean Kennedy (Donegal) Championship statistics Miscellaneous Leitrim return to Connacht championship for the first time since 1933. The All Ireland final between Galway and Dublin gave Dublin won their first All Ireland title since 1923, ending their longest drought of 19 years. They were the first champions from Leinster since Kildare in 1928. Galway lost their third All Ireland final in a row. The scoreline was repeated 41 years later in the 1983 All Ireland final. References