1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Munster Senior Football Championship
{{Short description|Football championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Football All-Ireland
|image=
|year=1952
|team= Cavan
|titles=5th
|captain= Mick Higgins
|manager=
|team2= Meath
|captain2= Paddy Meegan
|manager2=
|top scorer=
|leinster=Meath
|munster=Cork
|ulster=Cavan
|connacht=Roscommon
|poty=
|matches=
|previous=1951
|next=1953
}}
The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 66th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
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.{{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=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{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=28 September 2011 }}
Results
=[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]=
Note it was the smallest Connacht championship until 2020. Leitrim were not part of the championship.
{{football box
|date=22 June 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|score = 0–9 – 0–6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}
|goals1 = E Mongey (0-1), M Mulderrig (0-1), P Carney (0-4), S Mulderrig (0-2); M Flanagan & T Langan (0-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
|attendance = 10,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=29 June 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|score = 1–6 – 1–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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==Final==
{{football box
|date=13 July 1952
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|score = 3–4 – 0–6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = E Mongey (0-1), P Carney (0-2, one free), S Mulderrig (0-1), T Langan (0-1) & M Loftus (0-1).
|stadium = McHale Park, Castlebar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=4 May 1952
Preliminary round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Longford|football}}
|score =3–8 – 0–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =S.Brennan 0-2, P.White, K.Boyle, J.Clarke 0-1
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=11 May 1952
Preliminary round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score =0–8 – 1–1
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee = P Russell
}}
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{{football box
|date=11 May 1952
Preliminary round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}
|score =2–8 – 1–7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Geraldine Park, Athy
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=25 May 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score =2–7 – 2–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Drogheda Park, Drogheda
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=1 June 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|score =0–9 – 1–2
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=8 June 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score =0–7 – 0–9
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee = P Woods
}}
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{{football box
|date=22 June 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|score =3–11 – 0–4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 25,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=29 June 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score =1–9 – 0–9
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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==Final==
{{football box
|date=13 July 1952{{cite news|title=Meath and Louth again at grips|work=Meath Chronicle|date=12 July 1952}}
|time =
|team1 = File: Colours of Meath.svg Meath
|score = 1–06 – 0–08
|report =
|team2 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
|goals1 = Brian Smyth 1-0, Paddy Meegan 0-3 (2f), Jim Reilly, Paddy Connell, Peter McDermott 0-1 each
|goals2 = Paddy Beahan, Nicky Roe (2f) 0-3 each, Stephen White, Mickey Reynolds 0-1 each
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 44,365
|referee = Bill Delaney (Laois)
}}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Owen O'Sullivan (Donaghmore) |
| RCB | 2 | Micheál O'Brien (Skryne) |
| FB | 3 | Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermotts, Dublin) |
| LCB | 4 | Kevin McConnell (Syddan) |
| RHB | 5 | Patsy McGearty (Ballivor) |
| CHB | 6 | Connie Kelly (Oldcastle) |
| LHB | 7 | Christo Hand (Seán McDermotts, Dublin) |
| MF | 8 | Brendan Maguire (Oldcastle) |
| MF | 9 | Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough) |
| RHF | 10 | Pat Carolan (North Meath) |
| CHF | 11 | Brian Smyth (Skryne) |
| LHF | 12 | Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c) |
| RCF | 13 | Jim Reilly (Dunboyne) |
| FF | 14 | Paddy Connell (Moynalty) |
| LCF | 15 | Peter McDermott (Navan O'Mahonys) |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| 16 | Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) for M. O'Brien | |
| 17 | Des Taaffe (St Dympna's, Dublin) for Carolan |
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| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels) |
| RCB | 2 | Jim McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| FB | 3 | Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) |
| LCB | 4 | Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| RHB | 5 | Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers) |
| CHB | 6 | Paddy Markey (St Mary's) (c) |
| LHB | 7 | Paddy McArdle (St Mary's) |
| MF | 8 | Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels) |
| MF | 9 | Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) |
| RHF | 10 | Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts) |
| CHF | 11 | Paddy Beahan (St Mary's) |
| LHF | 12 | Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| RCF | 13 | Nicky Roe (St Mary's) |
| FF | 14 | Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers) |
| LCF | 15 | Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells) |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: |
|-
|}
=[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=18 May 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}
|score = 1–3 – 0–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Clare|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=25 May 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
|score = 0–9 – 1–4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
|attendance =
|referee = A. Scannell ( C )
}}
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{{football box
|date=6 July 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|score = 1–7 – 0–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
|goals1 = D. Kellaher (0-1), E. Young (0-1), T. Moriaty (0-2), M. Cahill (0-1), C. McGrath (0-1) & J. Cronin (1-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
|attendance =
|referee = P. J. Ryan (L)
}}
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{{football box
|date=6 July 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|score = 0–14 – 1–7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}
|goals1 = P. Sheehy (0-4), T. Lyne (0-3), J. Brosnan (0-2) & S. Kelly (0-5).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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==Final==
{{football box
|date=20 July 1952
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|score = 0–11 – 0–2
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|goals1 = D. O’Donovan (0-2), E. Young (0-1), J. Cronin (0-3), J. J. Henchion (0-1) & C. McGrath (0-4).
|goals2 = J. Brosnan (0-1) & sub B. Galvin (0-1).
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date= 15 June 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 2–10 – 1–3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 15 June 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|score = 1–8 – 1–6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 22 June 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|score = 2–12 – 0–12
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Derry|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 29 June 1952
Quarter-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|score = 1–7 – 2–3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast
|attendance = 5,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 6 July 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|score = 1–8 – 1–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon
|attendance = 8,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 13 July 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 3–6 – 2–6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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==Final==
{{football box
|date=27 July 1952
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 1–8 – 0–8
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan
|attendance = 30,000
|referee =
}}
=[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=3 August 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 1–6 – 0–7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 41,231
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=17 August 1952
Semi-final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 0–10 – 0–3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = N. Duggan (0-1), D. Kellaher (0-1) & T. Moriaty (2-1).
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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==Finals==
{{main|1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final}}
{{football box
|date=28 September 1952
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 2–4 – 1–7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|goals1 = T. Tighe & J. J. Cassidy (1-0), M. Higgins, V. Sherlock, P. Fitsmons & E. Carolan (0-1).
|goals2 = P. Meegan (0-4), P. McDermott 1-1, J. Reilly & McDonell (0-1).
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 64,200
|referee = Sean Hayes (Tipperary)
}}
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{{football box
|date=12 October 1952
Final replay
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 0–9 – 0–5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|goals1 = M. Higgins (0-7), T. Tighe & J. Cusack (0-1).
|goals2 = P. McDermott (0-2), J. Reilly, M. McDonnell & D. Taaffe (0-1).
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 62,515
|referee = Sean Hayes (Tipperary)
}}
Championship statistics
=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.