1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained

1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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The 1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.

On 29 September 1952, Galway won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-6 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-final

Galway 2-11 Leitrim 0-3.

Semi-finals

Sligo 3-5 Mayo 1-5.

Galway 2-3 Roscommon 1-3.

Final

Galway 4-11 Sligo 0-3 Castlebar.

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour. RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2011. 19 November 2012.