| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Dublin (15th win) |
| Captain | Joe Fitzgerald |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Charlie Connolly |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1941 1943 → | |
The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 56th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Dublin won their fifteenth title, drawing level with Kerry in the all-time standings until 1946.[1][2]