Great Britain and Ireland in 1942

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Played: 4. Not held: Six Nations, FA Cup, First Division, Scottish Cup, Wimbledon (men), The Open, Wimbledon (women), County Championship.

Source: the site's football, rugby, cricket and Gaelic records, national-team ratings and the Universal Index for the live tables · as of 20 Oct 2026

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hurlingAll-Ireland hurling

Cork

def. Dublin, 2-14 to 3-04

gaelic-footballAll-Ireland football

Dublin

def. Galway, 1-10 to 1-08

The year, month by month

Jan to Feb: nothing in this view

March

  • Rugby unionSix NationsNot held: Home Nations / Five Nations Championship not played during the wars

April

  • FootballFA CupNot held: FA Cup suspended for the war (First World War 1915-16 to 1918-19; Second World War 1939-40 to 1944-45)
  • FootballFirst DivisionNot held: Football League suspended for the war (First World War 1915-16 to 1918-19; Second World War 1939-40 to 1945-46)
  • FootballScottish CupNot held: Scottish Cup not played in the wars (1915-16 to 1918-19; 1939-40 to 1945-46)

May

June

  • Rugby leagueChallenge CupLeedsdef. Halifax, 15-10
    Season
    1942
    Runner-up
    Halifax
    Venue
    Odsal
    Date
    6 Jun
    Note
    1941-42 season

July

  • TennisWimbledon (men)Not held: Wimbledon not held (wars; 2020 cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic)
  • GolfThe OpenNot held: The Open not held (1871: no trophy after Young Tom Morris won the belt outright; wars; 2020 cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic)
  • TennisWimbledon (women)Not held: Wimbledon not held (wars; 2020 cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic)

August: nothing in this view

September

  • Gaelic gamesAll-Ireland hurlingCorkdef. Dublin, 2-14 to 3-04
    Season
    1942
    Runner-up
    Dublin
    Venue
    Croke Park, Dublin
    Date
    6 Sep
  • Gaelic gamesAll-Ireland footballDublindef. Galway, 1-10 to 1-08
    Season
    1942
    Runner-up
    Galway
    Venue
    Croke Park, Dublin
    Date
    20 Sep
  • CricketCounty ChampionshipNot held: County Championship suspended for the wars

Oct to Dec: nothing in this view

Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.

The year in perspective

Champions crowned

  • Gaelic games2
  • Football1
  • Rugby league1
Not tracked yet
  • Champion rows without a date left off the ledger: challenge_cup_finals.csv 1922
  • Lane finals filled from the researched rows (no champions file holds the competition): wfacup, slb, loi, pwr, wsix
  • Challenge Cup: no result or not-held entry for 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1940
  • Championship play-off final: no result or not-held entry for 2015, 2023
  • Second Division: no result or not-held entry for 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
  • County Championship: no result or not-held entry for 2020
  • Cymru Premier: no result or not-held entry for 2000, 2005, 2006
  • All-Ireland football: no result or not-held entry for 1890, 1891, 1897, 1902, 1911, 1918, 1920, 1921
  • All-Ireland hurling: no result or not-held entry for 1891, 1897, 1899, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921
  • League One play-off final: no result or not-held entry for 2015, 2023
  • Third Division North: no result or not-held entry for 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
  • Third Division South: no result or not-held entry for 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
  • League Two play-off final: no result or not-held entry for 2015, 2023
  • Irish League (all-Ireland, to 1921): no result or not-held entry for 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
  • NIFL Premiership: no result or not-held entry for 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947
  • Community Shield: no result or not-held entry for 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950
  • Scottish Cup: no result or not-held entry for 1909, 1915, 1940
  • Scottish League Cup: no result or not-held entry for 1948, 1968, 1977, 1983, 1999, 2020, 2022
  • Six Nations: no result or not-held entry for 1885, 1888, 1889, 1897, 1898, 1972
  • Division One: no result or not-held entry for 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
  • Northern RFL Championship: no result or not-held entry for 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
  • Northern RFU Championship: no result or not-held entry for 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
  • British and Irish Lions: no tour in 2026, so the lane is not drawn (expected)
  • Researched rows adjusted or left off because a date is not sourced: urc-2627-reg left off: end not sourced; super-league-2026-final folded into the block that contains it; wfacup-2526-final folded into the block that contains it; eng-cricket-w-2026-nz left off: end not sourced; eng-cricket-w-2026-ind left off: end not sourced; cymru-2627-reg left off: end not sourced
  • Not tracked yet: English women's rugby and cricket before the research files, the Lions outside a tour year (the lane is drawn only when a tour is held), Gaelic games below the senior inter-county finals, and a home winners board for Wimbledon and The Open (nationality is not held)