1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 58th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamRoscommon (2nd win)
CaptainJimmy Murray
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainPaddy Bawn Brosnan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterCarlow
UlsterCavan
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
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Roscommon won their second title in a row and, so far, their last.[1][2][3] Kilkenny's final year in the Leinster championship until 1961.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Leitrim4-5 – 4-10Sligo
Galway1-3 – 1-11Mayo
H Kenny (0-2), T Langan (0-2), J Munnelly (Castlebar, 0-2), J Gilvarry (1-1), T Hoban (0-4).
Roscommon1-5 – 0-8Sligo
Roscommon0-13 – 1-6Sligo
Attendance: 10,000
Roscommon2-11 – 1-6Mayo
T Langan (0-1), T Hoban (1-5, one point a free).

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Wexford4-12 – 0-2Kilkenny
Barrett's Park, New Ross
Carlow1-10 – 2-7Kildare
J.Martin 1-4, F.Dowling, R.Martin, P.Heavey 0-1.
Offaly3-9 – 2-8Westmeath
Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)
Carlow3-11 – 2-5Kildare
D.Fox 1-1, F.Dowling 0-3, J.Martin 0-1.
Dublin1-8 – 1-6Meath
Longford4-3 – 1-4Offaly
Referee: J Geraghty
Wexford2-7 – 1-4Wicklow
Carlow2-8 – 2-3Laois
Dublin2-10 – 3-6Louth
JJ Maher 0-5 (0-4f), B Maguire 1-1, Paddy O'Connor 1-0, Mick Culhane 0-2, Mick Falvey and Paddy Bermingham 0-1 each Peter Corr 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Kevin Connolly and Paddy Kelly 1-0 each, Oliver Halpin 0-2, Mick Hardy 0-1f
Dublin2-2 – 1-4Longford
Mick Falvey 1-1 (0-1f), Paddy O'Connor 1-0, Mick Culhane 0-1 R Fagan o.g. 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, F Doris and Jimmy Hannify Sr 0-1 each
Carlow5-7 – 3-6Wexford
Carlow2-6 – 1-6Dublin
Johnny Doyle 1-4 (0-4f) and Jimma Rea 1-2 Report J Counihan 1-0, JJ Maher and B Maguire 0-2 each, Mick Culhane (0-1f) and Paddy Bermingham 0-1 each
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: J. Dowling (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship
Kerry4-8 – 1-4Clare
Jackie Lyne (0-2), Johnny Clifford (1-0) & Phil McCarthy (1-0).
Tipperary1-10 – 0-5Waterford
Referee: P. J. O'Sullivan ( T )
Kerry3-9 – 1-4Limerick
Joe Fitzgerald (0-2), Willie O'Donnell (0-3), Gus Cremin (1-2), Paddy O'Donoghue(2-1) & Paddy Bawn Brosnan (0-1).
Tipperary1-9 – 1-3Cork
F. Gowen (0-1), J. Cronin (0-1) & J. Aherne (1-1).
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)
Kerry1-6 – 0-5Tipperary
Paddy Kennedy (1-0), Sean Brosnan (0-2), Murt Kelly (0-3) & Eddie Dunne (0-1).
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Monaghan3-7 – 3-3Armagh
Down3-4 – 0-4Tyrone
Cavan1-4 – 0-2Antrim
Monaghan1-5 – 1-4Down
Cavan5-9 – 2-3Donegal
Cavan1-9 – 1-6Monaghan
Attendance: 13,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Roscommon5-8 – 1-3Cavan
Attendance: 33,290
Kerry3-3 – 0-10Carlow
Johnny Clifford (0-1), Bill Dillon (1-0), Willie O'Donnell(0-1), Paddy Bawn Brosnan (1-0) & Murt Kelly (1-1).
Attendance: 40,727
Main article: 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Roscommon1-9 – 2-4Kerry
Bill Dillon (0-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-2), Murt Kelly (1-1) & Eddie Dunne (1-0).
Attendance: 79,245

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • The Kilkenny vs Wexford game was Kilkenny's last championship game until 1961 final game to be played at New Ross until 1997.
  • The Clones pitch becomes St Tiernach's Park.
  • Tralee's pitch becomes known as Austin Stack Park which is named after Austin Stack.
  • Carlow win their first ever Leinster title.
  • The All Ireland semi final meeting of Kerry and Carlow was their first championship meeting.
  • Roscommon are All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row.

References
  1. "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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