1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Galway (1st win) Captain Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Cavan Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Cork Leinster Westmeath Ulster Cavan Connacht Galway The 1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship. On 29 September 1952, Galway won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-6 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/ All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 20 September 2011 19 November 2012 Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-final Galway 2-11 Leitrim 0-3. Semi-finals Sligo 3-5 Mayo 1-5. Galway 2-3 Roscommon 1-3. Final Galway 4-11 Sligo 0-3 Castlebar. Ulster Minor Football Championship Leinster Minor Football Championship Munster Minor Football Championship All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals Final 29 September 1952 Final Galway 2-09 - 1-06 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin Championship statistics Miscellaneous In three of the provincial championships there are wins for teams after long absences. Cork and Westmeath win the respective Munster and Leinster titles for the first time since 1939, while Cavan claim the Ulster title for the first time since 1938. References 1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship