1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Cavan (4th win) |
| Captain | John Joe O'Reilly |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | John Forde |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
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The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 62nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Fermanagh play their last Ulster championship game until 1960.
Limerick take a 2-year break from the Munster championship.
Cavan won their second title in a row.[1][2][3]
Results
| Mayo | 4–9 – 1–2 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–4, two frees), W Kenny (1–3), T Langan, S Daly (1–1), P Solan (1–0) & S Mulderrig (1–1). |
Finals
| Mayo | 2–4 – 1–7 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| T Langan (1–0), S Daly (0–1), P Solan (1–0), S Mulderrig (0–3, two frees). |
Referee: Simon Duignan (Cavan)
| Mayo | 2–10 – 2–7 A.E.T. | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–9, six frees), P Solan (1–1) & S Mulderrig (0–1). |
Referee: P.J. Sheehy (Longford)
| Offaly | 5–5 – 1–8 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| T.O'Hanlon 0–5, J.Farrell 1–0, C.O'Hanlon 0–2, M.Geraghty 0–1. |
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Final
| Louth | 2–10 – 2–05 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| M. Hardy 1–4 (0-3f), K. Connolly 1–0, J. Quigley 0–3, H. O'Rourke 0–2, F. Fagan 0–1 | B. Kelly 2–1, D. O'Neill 0–2, W. Goodison ('45), S. Thorpe 0–1 each |
Referee: Jimmy Flaherty (Offaly)
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| Cork | 0–12 – 1–8 | Tipperary |
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| T. Crowley (0–1), C. McGrath (0–1), N. Duggan (0–3), J. Lynam (0–1), J. Cronin (0–5) & J. Aherne (0–1). |
Referee: P. Ryan (W)
Final
| Kerry | 2–9 – 2–6 | Cork |
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| B. Garvey (0–1), D. Kavanagh (0–1), M. McCarthy (1–0) & Tom Gega O'Connor (1–6). | J. Harnett (1–0), C. McGrath (0–4), N. Duggan (0–2) & J. Aherne (0–1). |
| Cavan | 2–9 – 2–4 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (2–3), M Higgins (0–6) | M Shortt (1–0), Kennedy (1–0), G Brown (0–1), Downey (0–1), Keenan (0–1), B Carr (0–1) |
| Cavan | 1–9 – 0–7 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (0–6), J J O Reilly (0–1), J Cassidy (0–1) M Higgins (0–1), T Tighe (1–0) | P Mc Donald (0–3), V Duffy (0–1), M Finnegan (0–2), P O Rouke (0–1) |
Attendance: 14,000
Final
| Cavan | 2–12 – 2–4 | Antrim |
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| P Donohoe (1–4), J Cassidy (0–2), Ed Carolan (1–2), M Higgins (0–2) S Deignan (0–1), T Tighe (0–1) | B Mc Ateer (1–0), J Mc Callin (0–3) |
Semi-Final
| Cavan | 1–14 – 4–02 | Louth |
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| P. Donohoe 0–8 (7f), M. Higgins 0–5 (1f), T. Tighe 1–0, E. Carolan 0–1 | M. Hardy 2–0, F. Fagan 1–2, R. Mooney 1–0 |
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Semi-Final
| Mayo | 0–13 – 0–3 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–1, free); W Kenny (0–2), T Langan (0–3), Joe Gilvarry (0–1); T Acton (0–1), P Solan (0–3), S Mulderrig (0–1). | Eddie Dowling (0–1) & Tom Gega O'Connor (0–2). |
Attendance: 51,305
Final
| Cavan | 4–5 – 4–4 | Mayo |
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| P Donohoe (0–4), T Tighe (2–0), V Sherlock (1–1), M Higgins (1–0) | E Mongey (0–1), P Carney (1–2, penalty goal and a free), T Acton (2–0), P Solan (1–0) & S Mulderrig (0–1). |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Fermanagh withdraw from Ulster championship until 1960.
- Limerick withdraw from Munster championship for the next 2 years.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Cavan and Louth was their first championship meeting.
- Cavan becomes the first county from Ulster to be All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row.
Roll of Honour
- Kerry – 16 (1946)
- Dublin – 15 (1942)
- Wexford – 5 (1918)
- Cavan – 4 (1948)
- Kildare – 4 (1928)
- Tipperary – 4 (1920)
- Cork – 3 (1945)
- Galway – 3 (1938)
- Roscommon – 2 (1944)
- Limerick – 2 (1896)
- Louth – 2 (1912)
- Mayo – 1 (1936)
References
- ^ "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Football Champions in Final Again". Irish Independent. 23 August 1948.