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1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (15th win)
CaptainJoe Fitzgerald
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainCharlie Connolly
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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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 in the all-time standings until 1946.[1][2]

Munster Championship format change

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Normal system in place but Limerick still refuse to take part for 1 more year.

Results

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Roscommon1-8 – 0-8Mayo
T Hoban (0-4), H Kenny (0-3), J Munnelly (0-1).
Tuam
Galway4-9 – 1-2Leitrim
St Manchans GAA Park, Mohill
Roscommon0-14 – 0-6Sligo
Boyle
Galway2-6 – 3-2Roscommon
Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
Attendance: 9,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Longford0-4 – 0-3Westmeath
Pearse Park, Longford
Meath2-11 – 0-8Louth
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Offaly1-6 – 0-7Kildare
P.Waters 0-4, W.Hannify, R.O'Hara, J.Martin 0-1.
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: J Hayden
Carlow0-10 – 0-7Wexford
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Dublin0-7 – 0-7Longford
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly6-5 – 2-7Laois
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin2-15 - 1-3Longford
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin3-5 - 1-10Meath
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
Offaly1-10 – 0-13Carlow
Geraldine Park, Athy
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)
Offaly0-6 – 1-9Carlow
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin0-8 – 0-6Carlow
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
Referee: Peter Waters (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

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Kerry3-8 – 1-3Clare
Bill Dillon (1-1).
Cusack Park, Ennis
Cork1-8 – 0-2Waterford
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
Kerry3-6 – 1-5Tipperary
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
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)
Kerry3-7 – 0-8Cork
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

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Armagh3-4 – 0-0Tyrone
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Down4-4 – 3-7Antrim
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Cavan1-4 – 0-6Monaghan
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Down2-11 – 1-5Antrim
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Cavan7-10 – 4-4Donegal
Breffni Park, Cavan
Down0-7 – 0-6Armagh
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Down1-12 – 2-5Armagh
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Cavan5-11 – 1-3Down
Dundalk
Attendance: 7,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Dublin1-6 – 1-3Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,059
Galway1-3 – 0-3Kerry
Murt Kelly (0-3).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 20,420
Main article: 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin1-10 – 1-8Galway
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
Attendance: 37,105
Referee: Sean Kennedy (Donegal)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Hoganstand.com - Profile". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ Leinster Senior Football Champions