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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 April – 23 September 1945 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (3rd win) |
| Captain | Tadhgo Crowley |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cavan |
| Captain | Tom O'Reilly |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
← 1944 1946 → | |
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
editQuarter-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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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) |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Clon connections to Cork success in 1945". West Cork People. September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "A football life less ordinary". The Anglo-Celt. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Keys, Colm (31 July 2013). "Bailieborough and the Cavan goalkeeping connection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2021.