The 1946 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 25th staging of the championship since its establishment by the GAA in 1912.
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.
Results Munster Junior Football Championship
Ulster Junior Football Championship
Connacht Junior Football Championship
Leinster Junior Football Championship
GK1 Tom McQuaid (Seán O'Mahony's)RCB2 Mick Rafferty (St Fechin's)FB3 Joe Callan (St Colmcille's, Togher)LCB4 Jim McGee (Clan na Gael)RHB5 Tommy Hughes (Seán O'Mahony's)CHB6 Tommy Fitzgerald (Seán O'Mahony's)LHB7 Roger Lynch (Geraldines)MF8 Dermot Kelly (Owen Roe's)MF9 Frank Smith (Drogheda Parnells)RHF10 Paddy McCourt (Seán O'Mahony's)CHF11 Peter Donnelly (Owen Roe's) (c)LHF12 Mickey Lennon (Geraldines)RCF13 Joe MacArtain (Dundalk Young Irelands)FF14 David McCreanor (Hunterstown Rovers)LCF15 Martin Carpenter (Owen Roe's)Substitutes: GK1 T. O'Neill RCB2 M. Eustace FB3 F. McCarthyLCB4 D. Morris RHB5 W. Donohoe CHB6 J. Hughes LHB7 J. Walsh MF8 W. Freaney MF9 J. KehoeRHF10 P. Kennedy CHF11 M. O'Hanlon LHF12 R. DoyleRCF13 P. O'Neill FF14 M. Redmond LCF15 M. DoyleSubstitutes: 16 J. Sinnott for Donohoe 17 J. Kinsella for M. Doyle
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship 'Home' Semi-Finals
GK1 Emmet McGivern (Warrenpoint) RCB2 Paddy O'Hagan (Hilltown)FB3 Andy Murnin (Clonduff)LCB4 Harry Downey (Clann na Banna)RHB5 Gerry Brown (Newry Shamrocks)CHB6 Eamon Grant (Clonduff)LHB7 Noel McCarthy (Downpatrick)MF8 Gerry Carr (Warrenpoint) (c)MF9 Joe Haughian (Ballymartin)RHF10 Gerry Doherty (Ballykinlar)CHF11 Thomas Brown (Clonduff)LHF12 Des Downey (Clann na Banna)RCF13 Dan Kennedy (Glenn)FF14 Henry Brown (Clonduff)LCF15 Jimmy Heaney (Derrylecka)Substitutes: GK1 Tom McQuaid (Seán O'Mahony's)RCB2 Peadar O'Callaghan (Dundalk Young Irelands)FB3 Joe Callan (St Colmcille's, Togher)LCB4 Jim McGee (Clan na Gael)RHB5 Tommy Hughes (Seán O'Mahony's)CHB6 Tommy Fitzgerald (Seán O'Mahony's)LHB7 Roger Lynch (Geraldines)MF8 Tom Walsh (Owen Roe's)MF9 Frank Smith (Drogheda Parnells)RHF10 Paddy McCourt (Seán O'Mahony's)CHF11 Peter Donnelly (Owen Roe's) (c)LHF12 Mickey Lennon (Geraldines)RCF13 Joe MacArtain (Dundalk Young Irelands)FF14 David McCreanor (Hunterstown Rovers)LCF15 Kevin Quinn (Hunterstown Rovers)Substitutes: 16 John Breen (Glyde Rangers) for MacArtain
'Home' Final
All-Ireland Final
GK1 Emmet McGivern (Warrenpoint) RCB2 Paddy O'Hagan (Hilltown)FB3 Andy Murnin (Clonduff)LCB4 Harry Downey (Clann na Banna)RHB5 Gerry Brown (Newry Shamrocks)CHB6 Eamon Grant (Clonduff)LHB7 Noel McCarthy (Downpatrick)MF8 Gerry Carr (Warrenpoint)MF9 Joe Haughian (Ballymartin)RHF10 Gerry Doherty (Ballykinlar)CHF11 Thomas Brown (Clonduff)LHF12 Des Downey (Clann na Banna)RCF13 Dan Kennedy (Glenn)FF14 Henry Brown (Clonduff)LCF15 Jimmy Heaney (Derrylecka)Substitutes: 16 Kevin O'Hare (Glenn) for McGivern 17 Malachy Short (Newry Shamrocks) for Thomas Brown GK1 R. Tumulty (Westmeath)RCB2 R. Green (Clare)FB3 P.J. Foran (Clare)LCB4 T. Geraghty (Westmeath)RHB5 W. Halton (Cavan)CHB6 M. Hartney (Clare)LHB7 J. Lonergan (Waterford)MF8 P. Hartnett (Cork)MF9 A. Green (Wicklow)RHF10 P. Mooney (Dublin)CHF11 P. Judge (Mayo)LHF12 J. McDermott (Roscommon)RCF13 J. Casey (Kildare)FF14 M. O'Dowd (Clare)LCF15 J. O'Neill (Donegal)Substitutes:
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