1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 60th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kerry (16th win) |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1945 1947 → | |
Kerry won their sixteenth title, moving ahead of Dublin in the all-time standings, a position which they have never lost since.[1][2][3]
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
| Sligo | 6-10 – 0-6 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 0-7 – 0-4 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
| Mayo | 2-9 – 2-6 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 1-4 – 0-6 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
Leinster Senior Football Championship
| Meath | 2-11 – 0-8 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| Louth | 2-7 – 0-7 | Wicklow |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 0-5 – 1-3 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 2-6 – 0-4 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
Referee: P Russell
| Kildare | 2-3 – 2-3 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 3-5 – 0-7 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
| Laois | 1-7 – 1-5 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| Louth | 1-6 – 0-6 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 3-3 – 0-10 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
| Laois | 1-9 – 0-10 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| Laois | 0-11 – 1-6 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 27,353
Munster Senior Football Championship
| Kerry | 1-8 – 1-4 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 2-4 – 1-5 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
Referee: D. O'Leary ( C )
| Kerry | 1-6 – 0-7 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 2-16 – 2-1 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Derry | 4-6 – 0-4 | Fermanagh |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 8-13 – 2-3 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| Donegal | 4-5 – 1-9 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
| Armagh | 0-13 – 0-4 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 1-11 – 0-10 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 5-8 – 0-3 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 1-12 – 0-6 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 2-8 – 1-7 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 15,000
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Kerry | 2-7 – 0-10 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 30,051
| Roscommon | 3-5 – 2-6 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 51,275
| Kerry | 2-4 – 1-7 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 75,771
| Kerry | 2-8 – 0-10 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 65,661
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Antrim won the Ulster title for the first time since 1913.
- The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1943 as Kerry win their 16th title there are now the county that has now won the most All Ireland finals.
- Kerry goalkeeper Dan O'Keeffe becomes the first Gaelic Football player to win a 7th All-Ireland winners medal on the field of play, a record which stood until 1986.
References
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