1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Meath (1st win) |
| Captain | Brain Symth |
| Manager | P. Tully |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cavan |
| Captain | John Joe O’Reilly |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1948 1950 → | |
The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Despite Leitrim reaching the Connacht final withdraw from the championship for the next 3 years.
Meath won their first title.[1][2][3] Ending Cavan's bid for 3 in a row.
Results
| Mayo | 2–10 – 1–9 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–7, frees), H Dixon (1–0), J Curran (1–1), P Solan (0–1) & M Flanagan (0–1). |
Attendance: 20,000
| Mayo | 7–10 – 0–2 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–6, two ‘50’s), W Kenny (0–1), Joe Gilvarry (1–0); L Hastings (1–1) & P Solan (5–2). |
| Mayo | 4–6 – 0–3 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–3, frees), T Langan (0–1), L Hastings (1–0); Joe Gilvarry (1–1) & P Solan (2–1). |
| Meath | 4–5 – 0–6 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Meegan and Peter McDermott 2–0 each, Frankie Byrne 0-2f, Brian Smyth, Pat Carolan, Matty McDonnell (0-1f) 0–1 each | Peter Molloy 0-5f and Johnny Ward 0-1f |
| Clare | 3–7 – 1–8 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| G. O'Sullivan (1–2), T. Ashe (0–1) & Willie O'Donnell (0–5). |
Referee: Frank Cunniffe (Galway)
| Cork | 4–2 – 2–4 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| E. Young (1–0), D. O’Donavan (3–0), J. Cronin (0–1) & J. Lynam (0–1). |
Referee: D. O'Sullivan (W)
| Cork | 3–6 – 0–7 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| P. O’Donnell (1–2), D. O’Donavan (1–1), J. Cronin (0–1), N. Duggan (0–1) & J. Lynam (1–0). |
| Antrim | 1–6 – 3–7 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| J Mc Callin (0–4), Pa O Hara (1–0), S Gibson (0–2) | P Donohoe (1–5), J Cassidy (1–0), M Higgins (0–1), T Tighe (0–1), V Sherlock (1–0) |
| Cavan | 1–7 – 1–6 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (1–2), Ed Carolan (0–3), V Sherlock (0–1), T Tighe (0–1) | S M Breen (1–1), G O Neill (0–2), W Mc Corry (0–1), A O Hagan (0–1), G Fegan (0–1) |
Attendance: 24,000
| Meath | 3–10 – 1–10 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney (0–6, five frees), L Hastings (0–1), T Langan (1–0), P Solan (0–1) & Subs: M Flanagan (0–2). |
Attendance: 48,200
| Cavan | 1–9 – 2–3 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| P Donohoe (0–6), J Cassidy (1–0), J Stafford (0–1), T Tighe (0–1), P Brady (0–1) | J. Hartnett (1–0), D. O’Donavan (1–0) & J. Cronin (0–2). |
Attendance: 49,789
| Meath | 1–10 – 1–6 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| M Mc Donnell (0–1), F Byrne (0–4), P Meegan (0–1), Morris (0–1), B Smyth (0–1), P Mc Dermott (0–1), W Halfpenny (1–0), P Connell (0–1) | P Donohoe (0–6), M Higgins (1–0) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Despite reaching Connacht final Leitrim withdraw from championship for 3 years.
- Clare beat Kerry for the first time ever.
- For the second time in history Meath had played Louth 3 times it previously happened in 1919.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Mayo was their first championship meeting.
- Meath are All Ireland Champions for the first time.
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.