1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Munster Senior Football Championship
{{Short description|Football championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Football All-Ireland
|image=
|year=1947
|team= Cavan
|titles=3rd
|captain= John Joe O’Reilly
|manager=
|team2= Kerry
|captain2= Dinny Lyne
|manager2=
|top scorer=
|leinster=Meath
|munster=Kerry
|ulster=Cavan
|connacht=Roscommon
|poty=
|matches=
|previous=1946
|next=1948
}}
The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 61st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
The Munster final between Cork & Kerry became a start of common Cork-Kerry Munster finals until 1990 expect 4.
Cavan were the winners.{{Cite web |url=http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html |title=Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA |access-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html |archive-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx |title=All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 |access-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-28 }} All Ireland final in New York ending Kerry's All Ireland title.
Results
=[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]=
{{footballbox
|date=25 May 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|score = 1-10 – 0-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = S. Daly (0-2) & J. Munnelly (0-2).
|stadium = James Stephens Park, Ballina
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=1 June 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}
|score = 2-6 – 1-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=29 June 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|score = 1-9 – 0-3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Leitrim|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Carrick-on-Shannon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=20 July 1947
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|score = 2-12 – 1-8
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = James Stephens Park, Ballina
|attendance = 14,000
|referee =
}}
=[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{footballbox
|date=11 May 1947
Round 1
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 5-7 – 2-3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=18 May 1947
Round 1
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|score = 1-11 – 0-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}
|goals1 = M Dolan 1-1, T Leahy, Pierce Thornton, {{nowrap|M O'Reilly (0-1f)}} 0-3 each, C Manning 0-1
|goals2 = F Doris 0-2, J Duignan, J O'Brien, {{nowrap|J Plunkett 0-1 each}}
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=18 May 1947
Round 1
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
|score = 2-8 – 1-9
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}
|goals1 = W.Geraghty 0-4, K.O'Donovan, P.White 1-1, D.Fox, R.Martin 0-1.
|goals2 =
|stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=11 May 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score = 2-6 – 1-3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=1 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|score = 3-11 – 1-9
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=15 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 1-8 – 0-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=22 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Laois|football}}
|score = 2-7 – 1-8
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = D.Fox 1-1, M.Geraghty 0-3, P.White 0-2, W.Geraghty, T.O'Hanlon 0-1.
|stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=6 July 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score = 0-4 – 5-11
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = P Mythen (Laois)
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=6 July 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 0-9 – 1-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=20 July 1947
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 3-7 – 1-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}
|goals1 = Peter McDermott 2-2, Brian Smyth 1-0, Victor Sherlock and Frankie Byrne (0-2f) 0-2 each, Mick O'Brien 0-1 each
|goals2 = Bill Delaney 1-2, Des Connolly (0-2f) and Paddy Peacock 0-2 each, Aiden O'Donnell 0-1f
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 41,631
|referee = Paddy Mythen (Wexford)
}}
=[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{footballbox
|date=1 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
|score = 4-13 – 0-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Páirc Daibhín, Carrick on Suir
|attendance =
|referee = D. Ryan (Kerry)
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=8 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Clare|football}}
|score = 4-9 – 2-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=6 July 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|score = 9-10 – 0-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Clare|football}}
|goals1 = P. Kennedy (1-0), G. O'Sullivan (1-2), W. O'Donnell (1-0), B. Garvey (2-0), F. O'Keeffe (3-0), T. G. O'Connor (0-7) & D. Kavanagh (1-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=6 July 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|score = 2-3 – 1-2
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
|goals1 =D. Cullinane (0-2), J. Lynch (0-1) & J. Cronin (1-0).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy
|attendance =
|referee = D. O'Sullivan (W)
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=27 July 1947
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|score = 3-8 – 2-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|goals1 = T. O'Connor (0-1), G. O'Sullivan (1-0), W. O'Donnell (0-1), B. Garvey (0-1), F. O'Keeffe (1-0), T. G. O'Connor (0-3) & D. Kavanagh (1-2).
|goals2 = T. Crowley (0-1), C. McGrath (0-1), N. Duggan (0-1), J. Lynch (1-0) & J. Aherne (1-3).
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{footballbox
|date= 8 June 1947
Preliminary Round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|score = 0-7 – 1-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date= 8 June 1947
Preliminary Round Replay
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|score = 3-5 – 2-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Fr. Peter Campbell Park, Coalisland
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date= 15 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Down|football}}
|score = 2-11 – 2-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Derry|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = The Playing Fields, Lurgan
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 15 June 1947
Quarter-Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 0-9 – 1-6
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
| goals1 = M Higgins (0-3), Ed Carolan (0-2), T Tighe (0-2), Cassidy (0-2)
| goals2 = Finnegan (1-1), Murphy (0-2), O Rourke (0-1), Firzpatrick (0-1), Mc Donald (0-1)
| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan
| attendance =
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{{footballbox
|date= 22 June 1947
Quarter-Final Replay
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 1-11 – 1-9
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date= 22 June 1947
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|score = 1-6 – 1-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Athletic Grounds, Armagh
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date= 29 June 1947
Quarter-Final Replay
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|score = 1-4 – 2-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon
|attendance = 10,000
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date= 6 July 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|score = 3-13 – 1-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = The Playing Fields, Lurgan
|attendance = 17,000
|referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 6 July 1947
Semi-Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 4-5 – 0-2
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| goals1 = J Stafford (1-02), P Donohoe (1-01), Ed Carolan (1-0), S Deignan (1-0), Cassidy (0-2)
| goals2 = I Jones (0-1), Devlin (0-01)
| stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon
| attendance =
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{{footballbox
| date = 20 July 1947
Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 3-4 – 1-6
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}
| goals1 = P Donohoe (1-2), Stafford (1-2), OG (1-0)
| goals2 = F Dunlop (1-0), J Mc Callin (0-1), K Armstrong (0-1), Mc Corry (0-2), Pa O Hara (0-1), S Gibson (0-1),
| stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
| attendance = 34,000
| referee =
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
=[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]=
{{footballbox
| date = 3 August 1947
Semi-Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 2-4 – 0-6
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
| goals1 = P Donohoe (1-4), T Tighe (1-0)
| goals2 = O Rourke (0-4), Mc Quillan (0-1), Nerney (0-1)
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 60,075
| referee =
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=10 August 1947
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|score = 1-11 – 0-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|goals1 = Gerald O'Sullivan (0-2), Willie O'Donnell (1-1), Batt Garvey (0-3), Tom Gega O'Connor (0-2), Dan Kavanagh (0-1) & Sub: Eddie Dowling (0-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 65,939
|referee =
}}
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{{main|1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final}}
{{footballbox
| date = 14 September 1947
Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 2-11 – 2-7
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
| goals1 = P Donohoe (0-8), M Higgins (1-1), T P O Reilly (1-1), C Mc Dyer (0-1),
| goals2 = Eddie Dowling (1-0), Batt Garvey (1-0), Tom Gega O'Connor (0-6) & Paddy Kennedy (0-1).
| stadium = Polo Grounds, New York City
| attendance = 34,491
| referee = M O'Neill (Wexford)
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- The Dungannon Fields are named O'Neill Park after Hugh O'Neill.
- The All Ireland final, Cavan vs Kerry was played in New York City, in the United States of America, the last time played outside Croke Park, Dublin and only played outside Ireland.
- Kerry goalkeeper Dan O'Keeffe is the first Gaelic Football player attempting to win a record-breaking 8th All-Ireland winners medal on the field of play, only to have lost to Cavan in the championship final.
References
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{{All-Ireland Senior Football Championship}}