1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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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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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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

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

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

Meath1–06 – 0–08 Louth
Brian Smyth 1-0, Paddy Meegan 0-3 (2f), Jim Reilly, Paddy Connell, Peter McDermott 0-1 each Paddy Beahan, Nicky Roe (2f) 0-3 each, Stephen White, Mickey Reynolds 0-1 each
Attendance: 44,365
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)
GK 1 Owen O'Sullivan (Donaghmore)
RCB 2 Micheál O'Brien (Skryne)
FB 3 Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
LCB 4 Kevin McConnell (Syddan)
RHB 5 Patsy McGearty (Ballivor)
CHB 6 Connie Kelly (Oldcastle)
LHB 7 Christo Hand (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
MF 8 Brendan Maguire (Oldcastle)
MF 9 Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough)
RHF 10 Pat Carolan (North Meath)
CHF 11 Brian Smyth (Skryne)
LHF 12 Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c)
RCF 13 Jim Reilly (Dunboyne)
FF 14 Paddy Connell (Moynalty)
LCF 15 Peter McDermott (Navan O'Mahonys)
Substitutes:
16 Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) for M. O'Brien
17 Des Taaffe (St Dympna's, Dublin) 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

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

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

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

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

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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

Finals

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

Miscellaneous

  • 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

  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)
  4. ^ "Meath and Louth again at grips". Meath Chronicle. 12 July 1952.