1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 66th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

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
← 1951
1953 →

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
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, 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)
GK1Owen O'Sullivan
RCB2Micheál O'Brien
FB3Paddy O'Brien
LCB4Kevin McConnell
RHB5Patsy McGearty
CHB6Connie Kelly
LHB7Christo Hand
MF8Brendan Maguire
MF9Mattie McDonnell
RHF10Pat Carolan
CHF11Brian Smyth
LHF12Paddy Meegan (c)
RCF13Jim Reilly
FF14Paddy Connell
LCF15Peter McDermott
Substitutes:
16Paddy Dixon for Micheál O'Brien
17Des Taaffe for Carolan
GK1Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Jim McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LCB4Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's) (c)
LHB7Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)
MF9Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
RHF10Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11Paddy Beahan (St Mary's)
LHF12Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF13Nicky Roe (St Mary's)
FF14Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
LCF15Mickey 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).
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
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).
Main article: 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Cavan2–4 – 1–7Meath
Attendance: 64,200
Cavan0–9 – 0–5Meath
Attendance: 62,515

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

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  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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