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1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Field	Value
year	1942
team	Dublin
titles	15th
captain	Joe Fitzgerald
team2	Galway
captain2	Charlie Connolly
leinster	Dublin
munster	Kerry
ulster	Cavan
connacht	Galway
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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 in the all-time standings until 1946.

Munster Championship format change

Normal system in place but Limerick still refuse to take part for 1 more year.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary Round

Quarter-Final

Quarter-Final Replay

Semi-Final

Semi-Final Replay

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-Final

Quarter-Final Replay

Semi-Final

Semi-Final An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Semi-Final Replay

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-Final

Main article: 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Leitrim return to Connacht championship for the first time since 1933.
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.

References

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