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1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The 1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 32nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Wexford won a record fourth title in a row, an achievement which had never been completed.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts All-Ireland Champions, Winning team ...

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

More information Roscommon, 0-5 – 1-4 ...
More information Mayo, 1-6 – 1-0 ...
More information Galway, 1-5 – 1-0 ...
More information Mayo, 0-4 – 0-1 ...

Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Westmeath, 3-3 – 0-3 ...
Preliminary Round
More information Louth, 1-4 – 0-3 ...
Preliminary Round
More information Wexford, 2-2 – 0-3 ...
Preliminary Round
More information Carlow, 4-3 – 0-1 ...
Quarter-Final
More information Wexford, 2-6 – 0-1 ...
Quarter-Final
More information Westmeath, 4-4 – 1-2 ...
Quarter-Final
More information Louth, 3-5 – 3-3 ...
Quarter-Final
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr P Duffy
More information Kildare, 4-2 – 0-3 ...
Quarter-Final
More information Wexford, 5-8 – 2-2 ...
Semi-Final
More information Kildare, 0-1 – 0-7 ...
Semi-Final
Attendance: 5,000 - 6,000
More information Wexford, 2-5 – 1-4 ...
Final
Attendance: 10,000

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Waterford, won – lost ...
More information Tipperary, 1-5 – 0-2 ...
Referee: A. Quillinan (Limerick)
More information Tipperary, 4-4 – 0-0 ...
More information Kerry, 5-3 – 1-3 ...
More information Tipperary, 1-1 – 0-1 ...
Referee: M. Mehigan ( C )

Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Antrim, 4-1 – 2-4 ...
More information Armagh, 0-5 – 0-4 ...
More information Cavan, 1-4 – 1-2 ...
More information Monaghan, 4-4 – 1-0 ...
More information Antrim, 1-2 – 0-3 ...
More information Cavan, 2-4 – 0-0 ...
Attendance: 3,000
More information Cavan, 3-2 – 0-0 ...

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

By the time the semi-final was to be played, the Leinster championship was not finished, so Louth were nominated to represent Leinster. When Wexford beat Louth in the Leinster final, they were given Louth's place in the All-Ireland final.

More information Louth, 2-4 – 0-4 ...
More information Tipperary, 2-2 – 1-4 ...
Referee: J. McGrath
Main article: 1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Wexford, 0-5 – 0-4 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Patrick Dunphy (Laois)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Due to Spanish flu most games were delayed.
  • Wexford become the first county to win the Leinster football title for the sixth year in a row and the All Ireland football title for the fourth year in a row.

Roll of Honour

  • Dublin - 11 (1908)
  • Wexford - 5 (1918)
  • Kerry - 5 (1914)
  • Tipperary - 3 (1900)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)
  • Cork - 2 (1911)
  • Louth - 2 (1912)
  • Kildare - 1 (1905)

References

  1. [1]
    "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. [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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