1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Cavan (3rd win) |
| Captain | John Joe O’Reilly |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Dinny Lyne |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1946 1948 → | |
The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 61st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
The Munster final between Cork & Kerry became a start of common Cork-Kerry Munster finals until 1990 expect 4.
Cavan were the winners.[1][2][3] All Ireland final in New York ending Kerry's All Ireland title.
Results
| Dublin | 1–11 – 0–5 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| M Dolan 1–1, T Leahy, Pierce Thornton, M O'Reilly (0-1f) 0–3 each, C Manning 0–1 | F Doris 0–2, J Duignan, J O'Brien, J Plunkett 0–1 each |
| Meath | 3–7 – 1–7 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Peter McDermott 2–2, Brian Smyth 1–0, Victor Sherlock and Frankie Byrne (0-2f) 0–2 each, Mick O'Brien 0–1 each | Bill Delaney 1–2, Des Connolly (0-2f) and Paddy Peacock 0–2 each, Aiden O'Donnell 0-1f |
| Kerry | 9–10 – 0–4 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| P. Kennedy (1–0), G. O'Sullivan (1–2), W. O'Donnell (1–0), B. Garvey (2–0), F. O'Keeffe (3–0), T. G. O'Connor (0–7) & D. Kavanagh (1–1). |
| Cork | 2–3 – 1–2 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| D. Cullinane (0–2), J. Lynch (0–1) & J. Cronin (1–0). |
Referee: D. O'Sullivan (W)
| Kerry | 3–8 – 2–6 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| T. O'Connor (0–1), G. O'Sullivan (1–0), W. O'Donnell (0–1), B. Garvey (0–1), F. O'Keeffe (1–0), T. G. O'Connor (0–3) & D. Kavanagh (1–2). | T. Crowley (0–1), C. McGrath (0–1), N. Duggan (0–1), J. Lynch (1–0) & J. Aherne (1–3). |
| Cavan | 0–9 – 1–6 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| M Higgins (0–3), Ed Carolan (0–2), T Tighe (0–2), Cassidy (0–2) | Finnegan (1–1), Murphy (0–2), O Rourke (0–1), Firzpatrick (0–1), Mc Donald (0–1) |
| Cavan | 4–5 – 0–2 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| J Stafford (1-02), P Donohoe (1-01), Ed Carolan (1–0), S Deignan (1–0), Cassidy (0–2) | I Jones (0–1), Devlin (0-01) |
| Cavan | 3–4 – 1–6 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (1–2), Stafford (1–2), OG (1–0) | F Dunlop (1–0), J Mc Callin (0–1), K Armstrong (0–1), Mc Corry (0–2), Pa O Hara (0–1), S Gibson (0–1), |
Attendance: 34,000
| Cavan | 2–4 – 0–6 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (1–4), T Tighe (1–0) | O Rourke (0–4), Mc Quillan (0–1), Nerney (0–1) |
Attendance: 60,075
| Kerry | 1–11 – 0–5 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald O'Sullivan (0–2), Willie O'Donnell (1–1), Batt Garvey (0–3), Tom Gega O'Connor (0–2), Dan Kavanagh (0–1) & Sub: Eddie Dowling (0–1). |
Attendance: 65,939
| Cavan | 2–11 – 2–7 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (0–8), M Higgins (1–1), T P O Reilly (1–1), C Mc Dyer (0–1), | Eddie Dowling (1–0), Batt Garvey (1–0), Tom Gega O'Connor (0–6) & Paddy Kennedy (0–1). |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The Dungannon Fields are named O'Neill Park after Hugh O'Neill.
- The All Ireland final, Cavan vs Kerry was played in New York City, in the United States of America, the last time played outside Croke Park, Dublin and only played outside Ireland.
- Kerry goalkeeper Dan O'Keeffe is the first Gaelic Football player attempting to win a record-breaking 8th All-Ireland winners medal on the field of play, only to have lost to Cavan in the championship final.
References
- ^ "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887–2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.