1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Roscommon (1st win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cavan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1942 1944 → | |
The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 57th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
In the Leinster Quarter-Final Louth ended Dublin's year as All-Ireland Champions.
Roscommon were the winners.[1][2][3] Kilkenny took part in the Leinster championship for the 1st time since 1931.
Results
| Galway | 3-6 – 1-5 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| H Kenny (0-2), J Munnelly (0-1), T Hoban (0-2) & T Acton (1-0). |
Attendance: 3,000
| Louth | 1-6 - 1-5 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Corr 0-5 (0-4f), Ray Mooney 1-0, Gerry Devine 0-1f | Tommy Banks 1-2 (0-2f), Jimmy Joy, Paddy Bermingham, Paddy O'Connor 0-1 each |
| Louth | 3-16 – 2-4 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Corr 1-8 (0-6f), Jimmy Coyle 2-0, Larry Carr 0-5, Jim Thornton, Kevin Connolly, Oliver Halpin 0-1 each | Danny Douglas and Syd Harkins 1-0 each, Chris Delaney 0-3f, Bill Delaney 0-1 |
Referee: Paddy Mythen (Wexford)
| Cork | 0-9 – 0-9 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| E. Young (0-3), J. Aherne (1-0) & J. Cronin (1-0). | Pat Holly (0-1), Joe Kennington (0-1), Murt Kelly (0-5), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (0-1) & Mikey Lyne (0-1). |
| Cork | 1-5 – 1-4 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| E. Casey (0-3) & J. Aherne (0-2). | Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Johnny Walsh (0-1), Tom Gega O'Connor (1-0) & Murt Kelly (0-2). |
| Cork | 1-7 – 1-4 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| E. Young (0-1), E. Casey (0-2), P. Cronin (0-1). J. Cronin (0-1) & J. Aherne (1-0). |
Referee: T. Greaney (W)
| Cavan | 1-8 – 1-7 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| F. O’Donavan (0-1), D. O’Connor (0-1), J. Lynch (0-2), J. Cronin (1-1) & J. Aherne (0-2). |
Attendance: 30,322
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The Wexford vs Kilkenny game was Kilkenny's first game since 1931 as they rejoin the Leinster football championship.
- Louth win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1912.
- Cork won their first Munster title since 1928.
- Roscommon won the All-Ireland title for the first time ever becoming the third county from Connacht after Roscommon in 1925 and then Mayo in 1936 to do so; Roscommon also won a first Connacht title since 1914.
- There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The complete All-Ireland Series from the semi-finals of Roscommon vs Louth, Cavan vs Cork and the final between Roscommon and Cavan were all the first championship meetings of the teams.
- The All-Ireland final ended in a draw and went to a replay for the first time since 1938.
References
- ^ "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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