1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates29 April – 23 September 1945
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (3rd win)
CaptainTadhgo Crowley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCavan
CaptainTom O'Reilly
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played31
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The 1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 59th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. It was played at venues all over Ireland from 29 April to 23 September 1945.

31 teams entered, with Kilkenny once again declining to field a team. Roscommon were the defending champions, however, they surrendered their title in their opening game, a Connacht semi-final defeat by Mayo.

The All-Ireland final was played on 23 September 1945 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Cavan, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Cork won the match by 2–05 to 0–07 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title since 1911.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

10 June 1945 Quarter-final Mayo 3–12 – 0–06 Leitrim Castlerea
J Mulvey 2–4, T Hoban 1–3, J Kilroy 0–4, E Mongey 0–1. Kelleher 0–3, Kilkenny 0–2, Doorican 0–1.

Semi-finals

24 June 1945 Semi-final Galway 2–07 – 1–05 Sligo St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
P Thornton 1–1, Canavan 1–0, McManus 0–3, Connolly 0–1, T Sullivan 0–1, S Thornton 0–1. Mullarkey 1–3, Lavin 0–2.
8 July 1945 Semi-final Mayo 2–08 – 1–06 Roscommon Sligo
J Kilroy 0–4, H Kenny 1–0, J Mulvey 1–0, T Hoban 0–2, J Munnelly 0–1, P Kilroy 0–1. Boland 1–0, McQuillan 0–1, Fallon 0–1, J Murray 0–1, Keenan 0–1, Kinlough 0–1, P Murray 0–1.

Final

22 July 1945 Final Galway 2–06 – 1–07 Mayo St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
P Thornton 1–1, S Thornton 1–1, P McManus 0–4, P Kilroy 0–4, Mongey 1–0, Hoban 0–1, JJ McGowan 0–1, J Kilroy 0–1. Attendance: 8,800

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

29 April 1945 Preliminary round Longford 1–05 – 1–05 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar
6 May 1945 Preliminary round replay Longford 1-10– 2–06 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
6 May 1945 Preliminary round Kildare 2-13– 2–10 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P.O'Brien, J.Winders 1–0, M.Byrne (2f) 0–2, J.Farrell, A.Burke 0–1
6 May 1945 Preliminary round Meath 2-09– 2–07 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Quarter-finals

27 May 1945 Quarter-final Wexford 5–05 – 0–06 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J O'Connor 2–0, D O'Neill 1–1, Somers 1–1, J Nolan 1–0, Goodison 0–2, P Kehoe 0–1. Byrne 0–2, Collins 0–2, White 0–2.
10 June 1945 Quarter-final Longford 1–06 – 3–04 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)
10 June 1945 Quarter-final Meath 3–6 – 4–3 Dublin Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Frankie Byrne 1-4f, Bill Halpenny 1–1, S Ludlow 1–0, Peter McDermott 0–1 Mick Culhane 2–0, Shay Gibbons 1–2, T Markey 1–0, Paddy Bermingham 0–1 Attendance: 10,000
17 June 1945 Quarter-final replay Meath 2–16 – 1–10 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
W Snow 2–2, Frankie Byrne 0–7 (0-6f), Paddy Meegan 0–3, Bill Halpenny 0–2, Jackie Maye and S Ludlow 0–1 each J Gibbons 1–2, Murt Kelly 0–4 (0-3f), Mick Culhane 0–2, T Markey and Matt Fletcher 0–1 each Attendance: 20,196

Semi-finals

24 June 1945 Semi-final Meath 0–05 – 1–08 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 6000
Referee: PJ Sheehy (Offaly)
1 July 1945 Semi-final Wexford 4–05 – 1–11 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Rackard 2–2, D O'Neill 1–1, J Nolan 1–0, P Kehoe 0–2. Hunt 0–5, Nurney 1–0, M Delaney 0–2, Murphy 0–1, C Delaney 0–1, Haughney 0–1, Fannin 0–1. Referee: 11,939

Final

22 July 1945 Final Wexford 1–9 – 1–4 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Paddy Keohoe 0-5f, John O'Connor 1–0, Des O'Neill 0–2, Joe Nolan and Nicky Rackard 0–1 each Jackie Byrne 1–1, Joe O'Connor, W Leonard, H Burke (0-1f) 0–1 each Attendance: 9,873
Referee: Mick Leech (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

13 May 1945 Quarter-final Tipperary 0–07 – 0–03 Waterford Páirc Daibhín, Carrick-on-Suir
Referee: A Scannell (Cork)
20 May 1945 Quarter-final Limerick 6–02 – 3–03 Clare Cusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals

10 June 1945 Semi-final Kerry 5–08 – 2–07 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Kennedy 2–4, E Dunne 1–1, W O'Donnell 1–1, D Kavanagh 1–1, B Garvey 0–1.
24 June 1945 Semi-final Cork 1–07 – 1–06 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
J Cronin 1–1, N Casey 0–4, Duggan 0–1, D Cullinane 0–1. Cleary 0–4, Wright 1–0, Croghan 0–2. Referee: Sgt. V. Aston

Final

8 July 1945 Final Cork 1–11 – 1–06 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
D Beckett 0–4, E Young 1–0, J Lynch 0–2, P O'Driscoll 0–2, N Casey 0–1, F O'Donovan 0–1, J Cronin 0–1, M Lyne 0–4, T Landers 1–0, D Kavanagh 0–1, B Garvey 0–1. Attendance: 7,000

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

17 June 1945 Preliminary round Cavan 2–11 – 2–3 Antrim Breffni Park, Cavan
T O Reilly (2–0), M Higgins (0–2), T Tighe (0–2), P Donohoe (0–4), P Reilly (0–1), J Stafford (0–1), Martin (0–1) Morgan (1-01) Gibson (1–0), Mc Ateer (0–1), Mc Randle (1–0), Armstrong (0–1)

Quarter-finals

10 June 1945 Quarter-final Donegal 3–7 – 2–3 Derry O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
24 June 1945 Quarter-final Armagh 3–13 – 0–2 Tyrone Athletic Grounds, Armagh
24 June 1945 Quarter-final Fermanagh 4–13 – 0–5 Monaghan Brewster Park, Enniskillen
1 July 1945 Quarter-final Cavan 0–14 – 1–3 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
P Donohoe (0–3), T O Reilly (0–3) J Stafford (0–3), M Higgins (0–5) O Boyle (0–2), Bradley (1–0), Carr (0–1)

Semi-finals

8 July 1945 Semi-final Fermanagh 2–4 – 1–6 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 6,000
15 July 1945 Semi-final Cavan 6–12 – 2–04 Donegal St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
J Stafford (2-03), P Donohoe (4–1) M Higgins (0–4), R Fitzsimons (0–3), J J O Reilly (0–1) L Gallagher (1-02), J Doyle (0–1), J Gallagher (1-00), G Gallagher (0-01)

Final

29 July 1945 Final Cavan 4–10 – 1–04 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Donohoe 1–4, PJ Duke 1–1, PA O'Reilly 1–0, J Stafford 1–0, T Tighe 0–1, M Higgins 0–3, TP O'Reilly 0–1. A Breslin 1–0, G O'Reilly 0–1, P Clarke 0–1, C Creamer 0–1, G O'Reilly 0–1. Attendance: 10,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

12 August 1945 Semi-final Cork 2–12 – 2–08 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
D Beckett 1–4, F O'Donovan 1–0, J Cronin 0–4, E Young 0–4, M Tubridy 0–1. McManus 0–5, Canavan 1–0, Connolly 1–0, T Sullivan 0–2, Ryan 0–1. Attendance: 33,336
Referee: P Lynch (Cavan)
19 August 1945 Semi-final Cavan 1–04 – 0–05 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
J Stafford 1–0, S Deignan 0–2, M Higgins 0–1, P Donohoe 0–1. P Kehoe 0–3, D O'Neill 0–2. Attendance: 44,526
Referee: B Nestor (Galway)

Final

23 September 1945 Final Cork 2–05 – 0–07 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
D Beckett 1–2, M Tubridy 1–1, H O'Neill 0–1, J Lynch 0–1. J Stafford 0–4, TP O'Reilly 0–2, T Tighe 0–1. Attendance: 67,329
Referee: J Dunne (Galway)
Main article: 1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Limerick beat Clare for the only time between 1909 and 1980.
  • Wexford win the Leinster final for the first time since 1925.
  • The attendance of 44,526 at Cavan-Wexford game was a new record for an All-Ireland semi-final.
  • Cork end their longest drought as All Ireland Champions with future Taoiseach, Jack Lynch among the team a 34 year wait at and end first since 1911.

References

  1. ^ "Clon connections to Cork success in 1945". West Cork People. September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "A football life less ordinary". The Anglo-Celt. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ Keys, Colm (31 July 2013). "Bailieborough and the Cavan goalkeeping connection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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