1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship June 2018 1952 May 4 – October 12, 1952 29 Cavan 5th Mick Higgins Meath Paddy Meegan P. Tully Meath Cork Cavan Roscommon 28 1951 1953 The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 66th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. 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.http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA 22 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html 21 March 2012 dead dmy-all All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 22 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 16 July 2011 dead dmy-all Leinster Senior Football Champions http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 2011-09-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 28 September 2011 Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Note it was the smallest Connacht championship until 2020. Leitrim were not part of the championship. 22 June 1952Semi-final Mayo football 0–9 – 0–6 Sligo football 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 10,000 29 June 1952Semi-final Roscommon football 1–6 – 1–5 Galway football St. Coman's Park, Roscommon Final 13 July 1952Final Roscommon football 3–4 – 0–6 Mayo football E Mongey (0–1), P Carney (0–2, one free), S Mulderrig (0–1), T Langan (0–1) & M Loftus (0–1). McHale Park, Castlebar Leinster Senior Football Championship 4 May 1952Preliminary round Longford football 3–8 – 0–5 Kildare football S.Brennan 0–2, P.White, K.Boyle, J.Clarke 0–1 Cusack Park, Mullingar 11 May 1952Preliminary round Offaly football 0–8 – 1–1 Westmeath football Cusack Park, Mullingar P Russell 11 May 1952Preliminary round Carlow football 2–8 – 1–7 Wicklow football Geraldine Park, Athy 25 May 1952Quarter-final Meath football 2–7 – 2–5 Dublin football Drogheda Park, Drogheda 1 June 1952Quarter-final Louth football 0–9 – 1–2 Wexford football Croke Park, Dublin 1 June 1952Quarter-final Carlow football 2–5 – 2–7 Laois football Geraldine Park, Athy 8 June 1952Quarter-final Offaly football 0–7 – 0–9 Longford football Cusack Park, Mullingar P Woods 22 June 1952Semi-final Louth football 3–11 – 0–4 Carlow football Croke Park, Dublin 25,000 29 June 1952Semi-final Meath football 1–9 – 0–9 Longford football Cusack Park, Mullingar Final 13 July 1952Meath and Louth again at grips Meath Chronicle 12 July 1952 border|20px Meath 1–06 – 0–08 20px|border Louth Brian Smyth 1–0, Paddy Meegan 0–3 (2f), Jim Reilly, Paddy Connell, Peter McDermott 0–1 each Paddy Beahan, Nicky Roe (2f) 0–3 each, Stephen White, Mickey Reynolds 0–1 each Croke Park, Dublin 44,365 Bill Delaney (Laois) GK1 Owen O'Sullivan (Donaghmore)RCB2 Micheál O'Brien (Skryne)FB3 Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)LCB4 Kevin McConnell (Syddan)RHB5 Patsy McGearty (Ballivor)CHB6 Connie Kelly (Oldcastle)LHB7 Christo Hand (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)MF8 Brendan Maguire (Oldcastle)MF9 Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough)RHF10 Pat Carolan (North Meath)CHF11 Brian Smyth (Skryne)LHF12 Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c) RCF13 Jim Reilly (Dunboyne)FF14 Paddy Connell (Moynalty)LCF15 Peter McDermott (Navan O'Mahonys)Substitutes: 16 Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) for M. O'Brien 17 Des Taaffe (St Dympna's, Dublin) for Carolan GK1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)RCB2 Jim McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LCB4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers) CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's) (c)LHB7 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)MF9 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) RHF10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Paddy Beahan (St Mary's)LHF12 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCF13 Nicky Roe (St Mary's)FF14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LCF15 Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)Substitutes: Munster Senior Football Championship 18 May 1952Quarter-final Waterford football 1–3 – 0–5 Clare football Cusack Park, Ennis 25 May 1952Quarter-final Tipperary football 0–9 – 1–4 Limerick football FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock A. Scannell ( C ) 6 July 1952Semi-final Cork football 1–7 – 0–5 Tipperary football 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 P. J. Ryan (L) 6 July 1952Semi-final Kerry football 0–14 – 1–7 Waterford football P. Sheehy (0–4), T. Lyne (0–3), J. Brosnan (0–2) & S. Kelly (0–5). Austin Stack Park, Tralee Final 20 July 1952Final Cork football 0–11 – 0–2 Kerry football 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). Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Ulster Senior Football Championship 15 June 1952Quarter-final Cavan football 2–10 – 1–3 Down football St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle 15 June 1952Quarter-final Armagh football 1–8 – 1–6 Tyrone football O'Neill Park, Dungannon 22 June 1952Quarter-final Monaghan football 2–12 – 0–12 Derry football St. Tiernach's Park, Clones 29 June 1952Quarter-final Antrim football 1–7 – 2–3 Donegal football Corrigan Park, Belfast 5,000 6 July 1952Semi-final Monaghan football 1–8 – 1–5 Armagh football O'Neill Park, Dungannon 8,000 13 July 1952Semi-final Cavan football 3–6 – 2–6 Antrim football St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Final 27 July 1952Final Cavan football 1–8 – 0–8 Monaghan football Breffni Park, Cavan 30,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 3 August 1952Semi-final Meath football 1–6 – 0–7 Roscommon football Croke Park, Dublin 41,231 17 August 1952Semi-final Cavan football 0–10 – 0–3 Cork football N. Duggan (0–1), D. Kellaher (0–1) & T. Moriaty (2–1). Croke Park, Dublin Finals 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 28 September 1952Final Cavan football 2–4 – 1–7 Meath football 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). Croke Park, Dublin 64,200 Sean Hayes (Tipperary) 12 October 1952Final replay Cavan football 0–9 – 0–5 Meath football M. Higgins (0–7), T. Tighe & J. Cusack (0–1). P. McDermott (0–2), J. Reilly, M. McDonnell & D. Taaffe (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 62,515 Sean Hayes (Tipperary) Championship statistics Miscellaneous Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown opens in honour of Father Eddie O'Hara. Limerick are dropped from the Munster football championship until 1965. Smallest Connacht championship until 2020. The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Roscommon was the first meeting between the teams. The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1946. References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship