1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Cork (3rd win)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
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The 1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 59th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Cork were the winners, getting their first title for thirty-four years.

Results

Connacht Championship

Mayo v Leitrim

10 June 1945 Quarter-Final

Mayo	3-12 – 0-6	Leitrim

Castlerea

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Galway v Sligo

24 June 1945 Semi-Final

Galway	2-7 – 1-5	Sligo

Roscommon

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Mayo v Roscommon

8 July 1945 Semi-Final

Mayo	2-8 – 1-6	Roscommon

Sligo

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Galway v Mayo

22 July 1945 Final

Galway	2-6 – 1-7	Mayo

Roscommon Attendance: 8,000

Leinster Championship

Longford v Offaly

10 June 1945 Quarter-Final

Longford	1-6 – 3-4	Offaly

Mullingar Referee: J Dowling

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Meath v Offaly

24 June 1945 Semi-Final

Meath	0-5 – 1-8	Offaly

Portlaoise Attendance: 6000 Referee: PJ Sheehy

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Wexford v Offaly

22 July 1945 Final

Wexford	1-9 – 1-4	Offaly

Portlaoise Attendance: 9873 Referee: M Leech

Munster Championship

Tipperary v Waterford

13 May 1945 Quarter-Final

Tipperary	0-7 – 0-3	Waterford

Carrick on Suir Referee: A. Scannell ( C )

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Kerry v Limerick

10 June 1945 Semi-Final

Kerry	5-8 – 2-7	Limerick

Limerick

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Cork v Tipperary

24 June 1945 Semi-Final

Cork	1-7 – 1-6	Tipperary

Dungarvan

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Cork v Kerry

8 July 1945 Final

Cork	1-11 – 1-6	Kerry

Killarney

Ulster Championship

Donegal v Derry

10 June 1945 Quarter-Final

Donegal	3-7 – 2-3	Derry

Letterkenny

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Cavan v Antrim

17 June 1945 Preliminary Round

Cavan	2-11 – 2-3	Antrim

Cavan

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Armagh v Tyrone

24 June 1945 Quarter-Final

Armagh	3-13 – 0-2	Tyrone

Armagh

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Fermanagh v Monaghan

24 June 1945 Quarter-Final

Fermanagh	4-13 – 0-5	Monaghan

Enniskillen

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Cavan v Down

1 July 1945 Quarter-Final

Cavan	0-14 – 1-3	Down

Armagh

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Fermanagh v Armagh

8 July 1945 Semi-Final

Fermanagh	2-4 – 1-6	Armagh

Clones Attendance: 6,000

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Cavan v Donegal

15 July 1945 Semi-Final

Cavan	6-12 – 2-4	Donegal

Clones

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Cavan v Fermanagh

29 July 1945 Final

Cavan	4-10 – 1-4	Fermanagh

Clones Attendance: 10,000

All-Ireland Championship

Cork v Galway

12 August 1945 Semi-Final

Cork	2-12 – 2-8	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 33,336

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Cavan v Wexford

19 August 1945 Semi-Final

Cavan	1-14 – 0-5	Wexford

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 44,526

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Cork v Cavan

23 September 1945 Final

Cork	2-5 – 0-7	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 67,329