1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 56th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin won their fifteenth title, drawing level with Kerry in the all-time standings.[1][2]

1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (15th win)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
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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 1942
Quarter-Final

Roscommon	1-8 – 0-8	Mayo

Tuam

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21 June 1942
Semi-Final

Galway	4-9 – 1-2	Leitrim

Mohill

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28 June 1942
Semi-Final

Roscommon	0-14 – 0-6	Sligo

Boyle

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19 July 1942
Final

Galway	2-6 – 3-2	Roscommon

Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe

Attendance: 9,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

26 April 1942
Preliminary Round

Longford	0-4 – 0-3	Westmeath

Pearse Park, Longford

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3 May 1942
Preliminary Round

Meath	2-11 – 0-8	Louth

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

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10 May 1942
Preliminary Round

Offaly	1-6 – 0-7	Kildare

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Referee: J Hayden

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10 May 1942
Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-7 – 0-7	Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar

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24 May 1942
Quarter-Final

Offaly	6-5 – 2-7	Laois

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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24 May 1942
Quarter-Final Replay

Dublin	2-15 - 1-3	Longford

Croke Park, Dublin

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31 May 1942
Semi-Final

Dublin	3-5 - 1-3	Meath

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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14 June 1942
Semi-Final

Offaly	1-10 – 0-13	Carlow

Geraldine Park, Athy

Referee: T Kehoe

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21 June 1942
Semi-Final Replay

Offaly	0-6 – 1-9	Carlow

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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19 July 1942
Final

Dublin	0-8 – 0-6	Carlow

Geraldine Park, Athy

Munster Senior Football Championship

14 June 1942
Quarter-Final

Kerry	3-8 – 1-3	Clare

Cusack Park, Ennis

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14 June 1942
Semi-Final

Cork	1-8 – 0-2	Waterford

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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28 June 1942
Semi-Final

Kerry	3-6 – 1-5	Tipperary

Seán Tracey Park, Tipperary

Referee: P. McKenna (L)

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19 July 1942
Final

Kerry	3-7 – 0-8	Cork

Tralee

Ulster Senior Football Championship

31 May 1942
Quarter-Final

Armagh	3-4 – 0-0	Tyrone

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

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14 June 1942
Quarter-Final

Down	4-4 – 3-7	Antrim

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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14 June 1942
Quarter-Final

Cavan	1-4 – 0-6	Monaghan

St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

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21 June 1942
Quarter-Final Replay

Down	2-11 – 1-5	Antrim

Corrigan Park, Belfast

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28 June 1942
Semi-Final

Cavan	7-10 – 4-4	Donegal

Breffni Park, Cavan

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5 July 1942
Semi-Final

Down	0-7 – 0-6	Armagh

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

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12 July 1942
Semi-Final Replay

Down	1-12 – 2-5	Armagh

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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19 July 1942
Final

Cavan	5-11 – 1-3	Down

Dundalk

Attendance: 7,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2 August 1942
Semi-Final

Dublin	1-6 – 1-3	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 8,059

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19 August 1942
Semi-Final

Galway	1-3 – 0-3	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 20,420

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20 September 1942
Final

Dublin	1-10 – 1-8	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 37,105

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• 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.

References

1. "Hoganstand.com - Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
2. Leinster Senior Football Champions