1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

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.

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals

Final

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.