The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 66th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Limerick play in their last Munster championship game until 1965.
In the Connacht final Roscommon ended Mayo's 2-year spell as All Ireland champions.
Cavan won their fifth, and so far last, All-Ireland title.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Note it was the smallest Connacht championship until 2020. Leitrim were not part of the championship.
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Final
GK1 Owen O'Sullivan (Donaghmore)RCB2 Micheál O'Brien (Skryne)FB3 Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)LCB4 Kevin McConnell (Syddan)RHB5 Patsy McGearty (Ballivor)CHB6 Connie Kelly (Oldcastle)LHB7 Christo Hand (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)MF8 Brendan Maguire (Oldcastle)MF9 Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough)RHF10 Pat Carolan (North Meath)CHF11 Brian Smyth (Skryne)LHF12 Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c) RCF13 Jim Reilly (Dunboyne)FF14 Paddy Connell (Moynalty)LCF15 Peter McDermott (Navan O'Mahonys)Substitutes: 16 Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) for M. O'Brien 17 Des Taaffe (St Dympna's, Dublin) for Carolan GK1 Niall O'Neill (Dundalk Gaels)RCB2 Jim McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)FB3Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LCB4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers) CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's) (c)LHB7 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)MF9 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) RHF10 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Paddy Beahan (St Mary's)LHF12 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCF13 Nicky Roe (St Mary's)FF14 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)LCF15 Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)Substitutes:
Munster Senior Football Championship
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Finals
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown opens in honour of Father Eddie O'Hara. Limerick are dropped from the Munster football championship until 1965. Smallest Connacht championship until 2020. The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Roscommon was the first meeting between the teams. The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1946.
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