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.
Quick Facts All-Ireland Champions, Winning team ...
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Cavan (5th win) |
| Captain | Mick Higgins |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Captain | Paddy Meegan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
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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]
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Note it was the smallest Connacht championship until 2020. Leitrim were not part of the championship.
More information Mayo, 0–9 – 0–6 ...
| Mayo | 0–9 – 0–6 | Sligo |
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| E Mongey (0-1), M Mulderrig (0-1), P Carney (0-4), S Mulderrig (0-2); M Flanagan & T Langan (0-1). |
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Attendance: 10,000
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
More information Longford, 3–8 – 0–5 ...
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Referee: P Russell
Referee: P Woods
Attendance: 25,000
Final
More information Meath, 1–06 – 0–08 ...
 Meath | 1–06 – 0–08 |  Louth |
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| 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) |
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Munster Senior Football Championship
Referee: A. Scannell ( C )
More information Cork, 1–7 – 0–5 ...
| Cork | 1–7 – 0–5 | Tipperary |
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| D. Kellaher (0-1), E. Young (0-1), T. Moriaty (0-2), M. Cahill (0-1), C. McGrath (0-1) & J. Cronin (1-1). |
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Referee: P. J. Ryan (L)
More information Kerry, 0–14 – 1–7 ...
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Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Attendance: 5,000
Attendance: 8,000
Final
Attendance: 30,000
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Attendance: 41,231
More information Cavan, 0–10 – 0–3 ...
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Finals
Main article: 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Cavan, 2–4 – 1–7 ...
| Cavan | 2–4 – 1–7 | Meath |
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| 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). |
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More information Cavan, 0–9 – 0–5 ...
| Cavan | 0–9 – 0–5 | Meath |
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| M. Higgins (0-7), T. Tighe & J. Cusack (0-1). | P. McDermott (0-2), J. Reilly, M. McDonnell & D. Taaffe (0-1). |
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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.
- "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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