The 1946 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 25th staging of the championship since its establishment by the GAA in 1912.
All Ireland Champions | |
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Winners | Down (1st win) |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Warwickshire |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Louth |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Leitrim |
← 1945 1947 → |
The competition format saw the four provincial champions compete in two 'Home' semi-finals, the winners of which then contested the All-Ireland 'Home' final.
In the last stage of the competition, the victorious 'Home' finalists then met the champions of Britain to determine who would be crowned overall All-Ireland Junior Football Champions for 1946.
The title match at Croke Park concluded with Down defeating Warwickshire, the champions of Britain, on a scoreline of 2–10 to 1–09.[1]
Results edit
Munster Junior Football Championship edit
Final
Ulster Junior Football Championship edit
Final
Connacht Junior Football Championship edit
Final
Leinster Junior Football Championship edit
Final[2] (Croke Park, Dublin)
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All-Ireland Junior Football Championship edit
'Home' Semi-Finals edit
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25 August 1946 | Leitrim | 2–11 - 2–07 | Kerry | Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim |
'Home' Final edit
All-Ireland Final edit
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References edit
- ^ "Sturdy Down Team Wins All-Ireland Honours". Frontier Sentinel. 2 November 1946.
- ^ "Wexford Defeated At Croke Park". New Ross Standard. 23 June 1946.
- ^ "Down Footballers for All-Ireland Final". Frontier Sentinel. 31 August 1946.
- ^ "All-Ireland Junior Title for Down". The Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner. 19 October 1946.
- ^ "All Ireland Leitrim Junior Team". Leitrim County Library Local History Archive.
- ^ "Down Profile". Hogan Stand.