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. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Dublin won their fifteenth title, drawing level with Kerry in the all-time standings until 1946.

1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (15th win)
Captain	Joe Fitzgerald
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Charlie Connolly
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
← 1941 1943 →

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
		T Hoban (0-4), H Kenny (0-3), J Munnelly (0-1).

Tuam

---

21 June 1942
Semi-Final

Galway	4-9 – 1-2	Leitrim

St Manchans GAA Park, Mohill

---

28 June 1942
Semi-Final

Roscommon	0-14 – 0-6	Sligo

Boyle

---

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

---

3 May 1942
Preliminary Round

Meath	2-11 – 0-8	Louth

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

---

10 May 1942
Preliminary Round

Offaly	1-6 – 0-7	Kildare
		P.Waters 0-4, W.Hannify, R.O'Hara, J.Martin 0-1.

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Referee: J Hayden

---

1942
Quarter-Final

Carlow	0-10 – 0-7	Wexford

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

---

10 May 1942
Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-7 – 0-7	Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar

---

24 May 1942
Quarter-Final

Offaly	6-5 – 2-7	Laois

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

---

24 May 1942
Quarter-Final Replay

Dublin	2-15 - 1-3	Longford

Croke Park, Dublin

---

31 May 1942
Semi-Final

Dublin	3-5 - 1-10	Meath
Sean McCarthy 1-1, Tommy Banks 0-4f, Paddy O'Connor and M Quigley 1-0 each		Jackie Maye 0-7 (0-6f), Billy Brien 1-0, S Ludlow 0-2, J Hand 0-1

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

---

14 June 1942
Semi-Final

Offaly	1-10 – 0-13	Carlow

Geraldine Park, Athy

Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)

---

21 June 1942
Semi-Final Replay

Offaly	0-6 – 1-9	Carlow

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

---

19 July 1942
Final

Dublin	0-8 – 0-6	Carlow
Tommy Banks 0-4f, Jimmy Joy, Gerry Fitzgerald, Brendan Quinn, Paddy O'Connor 0-1 each		Jimma Rea, Tom Walker, Johnny Doyle (0-2f) 0-2 each

Geraldine Park, Athy

Referee: Peter Waters (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

14 June 1942
Quarter-Final

Kerry	3-8 – 1-3	Clare
Bill Dillon (1-1).

Cusack Park, Ennis

---

14 June 1942
Semi-Final

Cork	1-8 – 0-2	Waterford
J. Kenny (0-3), R. Harnedy (0-1), M. Corcarn (1-0), E. Reilly, T. O'Reilly & D. Burke (0-1) each.

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

---

28 June 1942
Semi-Final

Kerry	3-6 – 1-5	Tipperary
Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Johnny Walsh (0-1), Willie O'Donnell (1-1), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (2-1) & Murt Kelly (0-2).

Seán Tracey Park, Tipperary

Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)

---

19 July 1942
Final

Kerry	3-7 – 0-8	Cork
Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (1-3), Murt Kelly (1-3) & Paddy Bawn Brosnan (1-0).		J. Kenny (0-5), D. Burke (0-1) & J. Young (0-2).

Tralee

Ulster Senior Football Championship

31 May 1942
Quarter-Final

Armagh	3-4 – 0-0	Tyrone

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

---

14 June 1942
Quarter-Final

Down	4-4 – 3-7	Antrim

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

---

14 June 1942
Quarter-Final

Cavan	1-4 – 0-6	Monaghan

St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

---

21 June 1942
Quarter-Final Replay

Down	2-11 – 1-5	Antrim

Corrigan Park, Belfast

---

28 June 1942
Semi-Final

Cavan	7-10 – 4-4	Donegal

Breffni Park, Cavan

---

5 July 1942
Semi-Final

Down	0-7 – 0-6	Armagh

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

---

12 July 1942
Semi-Final Replay

Down	1-12 – 2-5	Armagh

St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

---

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

---

19 August 1942
Semi-Final

Galway	1-3 – 0-3	Kerry
		Murt Kelly (0-3).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 20,420

---

Main article: 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

20 September 1942
Final

Dublin	1-10 – 1-8	Galway
T. Banks (0-6), P. O'Connor (1-1), J. Joy (0-2) & M. Fletcher (0-1).		S. Thronaton (0-4), J. Casey (1-0), M. Fallon (0-2) P. Thornton & J. Flavin (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 37,105

Referee: Sean Kennedy (Donegal)

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. The scoreline was repeated 41 years later in the 1983 All Ireland final.