1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCavan (5th win)
CaptainMick Higgins
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMeath
CaptainPaddy Meegan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterMeath
UlsterCavan
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
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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.[1][2][3]

Results[edit]

Connacht Senior Football Championship[edit]

Note it was the smallest Connacht championship until 2020. Leitrim were not part of the championship.

Mayo0–9 – 0–6Sligo
E Mongey (0-1), M Mulderrig (0-1), P Carney (0-4), S Mulderrig (0-2); M Flanagan & T Langan (0-1).
Attendance: 10,000
Roscommon1–6 – 1–5Galway

Final[edit]

Roscommon3–4 – 0–6Mayo
E Mongey (0-1), P Carney (0-2, one free), S Mulderrig (0-1), T Langan (0-1) & M Loftus (0-1).

Leinster Senior Football Championship[edit]

Longford3–8 – 0–5Kildare
S.Brennan 0-2, P.White, K.Boyle, J.Clarke 0-1
Offaly0–8 – 1–1Westmeath
Referee: P Russell
Carlow2–8 – 1–7Wicklow
Meath2–7 – 2–5Dublin
Louth0–9 – 1–2Wexford
Offaly0–7 – 0–9Longford
Referee: P Woods
Louth3–11 – 0–4Carlow
Attendance: 25,000
Meath1–9 – 0–9Longford

Final[edit]

Meath1–06 – 0–08 Louth
Brian Smyth (1-0), Paddy Meegan (0-3, 0-2f), Jim Reilly (0-1), Paddy Connell (0-1), Peter McDermott (0-1) Paddy Beahan (0-3), Nicky Roe (0-3, 2f), Stephen White (0-1), Mick Reynolds (0-1)
Attendance: 44,365
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)
GK 1 Owen O'Sullivan
RCB 2 Micheál O'Brien
FB 3 Paddy O'Brien
LCB 4 Kevin McConnell
RHB 5 Patsy McGearty
CHB 6 Connie Kelly
LHB 7 Christo Hand
MF 8 Brendan Maguire
MF 9 Mattie McDonnell
RHF 10 Pat Carolan
CHF 11 Brian Smyth
LHF 12 Paddy Meegan (c)
RCF 13 Jim Reilly
FF 14 Paddy Connell
LCF 15 Peter McDermott
Substitutes:
16 Paddy Dixon for Micheál O'Brien
17 Des Taaffe for Carolan
GK 1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB 2 Jim McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB 3 Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB 4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
CHB 6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's) (c)
LHB 7 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
MF 8 Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)
MF 9 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
RHF 10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF 11 Paddy Beahan (St Mary's)
LHF 12 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF 13 Nicky Roe (St Mary's)
FF 14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF 15 Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:

Munster Senior Football Championship[edit]

Waterford1–3 – 0–5Clare
Tipperary0–9 – 1–4Limerick
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
Cork1–7 – 0–5Tipperary
D. Kellaher (0-1), E. Young (0-1), T. Moriaty (0-2), M. Cahill (0-1), C. McGrath (0-1) & J. Cronin (1-1).
Referee: P. J. Ryan (L)
Kerry0–14 – 1–7Waterford
P. Sheehy (0-4), T. Lyne (0-3), J. Brosnan (0-2) & S. Kelly (0-5).

Final[edit]

Cork0–11 – 0–2Kerry
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).

Ulster Senior Football Championship[edit]

Cavan2–10 – 1–3Down
Armagh1–8 – 1–6Tyrone
Monaghan2–12 – 0–12Derry
Antrim1–7 – 2–3Donegal
Attendance: 5,000
Monaghan1–8 – 1–5Armagh
Attendance: 8,000
Cavan3–6 – 2–6Antrim

Final[edit]

Cavan1–8 – 0–8Monaghan
Attendance: 30,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[edit]

Meath1–6 – 0–7Roscommon
Attendance: 41,231
Cavan0–10 – 0–3Cork
N. Duggan (0-1), D. Kellaher (0-1) & T. Moriaty (2-1).

Finals[edit]

Main article: 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Cavan2–4 – 1–7Meath
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).
Attendance: 64,200
Referee: Sean Hayes (Tipperary)
Cavan0–9 – 0–5Meath
M. Higgins (0-7), T. Tighe & J. Cusack (0-1). P. McDermott (0-2), J. Reilly, M. McDonnell & D. Taaffe (0-1).
Attendance: 62,515
Referee: Sean Hayes (Tipperary)

Championship statistics[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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