# 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 57th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Limerick return to Munster championship after 2 year absence.
In the Leinster Quarter-Final Louth ended Dublin's year as All-Ireland Champions.
Roscommon were the winners. Kilkenny took part in the Leinster championship for the 1st time since 1931.

## Results
### Leinster Senior Football Championship
#### Final

| GK | 1 | Joe Halpenny (St Mary's) |
| RCB | 2 | Larry Waller (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| FB | 3 | Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermott's, Dublin) |
| LCB | 4 | Seán Boyle (St Mary's) |
| RHB | 5 | Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) (c) |
| CHB | 6 | Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| LHB | 7 | Tom Clarke (Cooley Kickhams) |
| MF | 8 | Gerry Devine (St Magdalene's) |
| MF | 9 | Jim Thornton (Cooley Kickhams) |
| RHF | 10 | Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams) |
| CHF | 11 | Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts) |
| LHF | 12 | Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's) |
| RCF | 13 | Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams) |
| FF | 14 | Jimmy Coyle (Seán McDermott's, Dublin) |
| LCF | 15 | Ollie Halpin (St Magdalene's) |
| GK | 1 | Jim McCartney (Graiguecullen) |
| RCB | 2 | Tommy Walsh (Stradbally) |
| FB | 3 | Paddy Kelly (Stradbally) |
| LCB | 4 | Mick Shortall (Annanough) |
| RHB | 5 | Benny Hunt (Portarlington) |
| CHB | 6 | Mick Delaney (Stradbally) |
| LHB | 7 | Jim Slater (Graiguecullen) |
| MF | 8 | Tommy Murphy (Graiguecullen) |
| MF | 9 | Jack Cowley (Graiguecullen) |
| RHF | 10 | Danny Douglas (Army Metro, Dublin) |
| CHF | 11 | Bill Delaney (Stradbally) |
| LHF | 12 | Bill Brennan (Flemings Fireclay) |
| RCF | 13 | Syd Harkins (Portlaoise) |
| FF | 14 | Chris Delaney (Stradbally) |
| LCF | 15 | Tom Haughney (Graiguecullen) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | John Lalor (Jamestown) for Shortall |
| | 17 | Morgan Delaney (Stradbally) for Mick Delaney |
Munster Senior Football Championship
16 May 1943 Quarter-Final
Tipperary2-7 – 0-9Waterford
Ned Hall Park, ClonmelReferee: P. J. O'Sullivan ( T )
23 May 1943 Quarter-Final
Clare2-10 – 2-4Limerick
Foynes
6 June 1943 Semi-Final
Cork0-9 – 0-9Kerry
E. Young (0-3), J. Aherne (1-0) & J. Cronin (1-0).
Pat Holly (0-1), Joe Kennington (0-1), Murt Kelly (0-5), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (0-1) & Mikey Lyne (0-1).
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
20 June 1943 Semi-Final
Tipperary3-5 – 2-6Clare
Gaelic Grounds, LimerickReferee: B. Scannell (Galway)
11 July 1943 Semi-Final Replay
Cork1-5 – 1-4Kerry
E. Casey (0-3) & J. Aherne (0-2).
Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Johnny Walsh (0-1), Tom Gega O'Connor (1-0) & Murt Kelly (0-2).
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Final
25 July 1943 Final
Cork1-7 – 1-4Tipperary
E. Young (0-1), E. Casey (0-2), P. Cronin (0-1). J. Cronin (0-1) & J. Aherne (1-0).
Páirc MacGearailt, FermoyReferee: T. Greaney (W)
Ulster Senior Football Championship
20 June 1943 Quarter-Final
Donegal0-7 – 1-8Tyrone
Omagh
27 June 1943 Quarter-Final
Monaghan3-8 – 3-4Armagh
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
27 June 1943 Quarter-Final
Antrim0-13 – 1-8Down
Corrigan Park, Belfast
4 July 1943 Semi-Final
Cavan4-10 – 1-3Tyrone
Brewster Park, Enniskillen
11 July 1943 Semi-Final
Monaghan1-10 – 1-5Antrim
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Final
1 August 1943 Final
Cavan2-3 – 0-5Monaghan
Breffni Park, CavanAttendance: 7,000
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
8 August 1943 Semi-Final
Roscommon3-10 – 3-6Louth
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 18,347
15 August 1943 Semi-Final
Cavan1-8 – 1-7Cork
F. O’Donavan (0-1), D. O’Connor (0-1), J. Lynch (0-2), J. Cronin (1-1) & J. Aherne (0-2).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 30,322
Finals
Main article: 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
26 September 1943 Final
Roscommon1-6 – 1-6Cavan
P. Marray (0-3), J. Murray (1-0), D. Keenan (0-2) & L. Gilmartin (0-1).
J. Stafford (1-3), S. Maguire, J.J. O'Reilly & P, Smith (0-1) each.
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 68,023Referee: Patrick McKenna (Limerick)
10 October 1943 Final Replay
Roscommon2-7 – 2-2Cavan
D. Kennan (0-5), F. Kinlough (1-1), J. McQullain (1-0) & P. Murray (0-1).
J. Stafford & P. Boylan (1-0) & T. O'Reilly & J.J. O'Reilly (0-1) each.
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 47,193Referee: P O Miotain (Wexford)
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
The Wexford vs Kilkenny game was Kilkenny's first game since 1931 as they rejoin the Leinster football championship.
Louth win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1912.
Cork won their first Munster title since 1928.
Roscommon won the All-Ireland title for the first time ever becoming the third county from Connacht after Galway in 1925 and then Mayo in 1936 to do so; Roscommon also won a first Connacht title since 1914.
There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The complete All-Ireland Series from the semi-finals of Roscommon vs Louth, Cavan vs Cork and the final between Roscommon and Cavan were all the first championship meetings of the teams.
The All-Ireland final ended in a draw and went to a replay for the first time since 1938.
References
↑ "Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "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)
↑ "Louth team of '43 and Dundalk FC side of '58 open a can of worms". Dundalk Democrat. 13 May 2020.
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