1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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| Event | 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 25 September 1949 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | D. Ryan (Kerry) | ||||||
| Attendance | 79,460 | ||||||
The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 62nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Pre-match
[edit]Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland SFC titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.[1] Meath had never won the All-Ireland SFC.
Match
[edit]Summary
[edit]Meath led 0–7 to 0–3 at half-time, and were able to retain this four-point lead to the end, despite Cavan player Peter Donohoe scoring six points.[2]
Details
[edit]Meath =
- 1 K. Smyth
- 2 M. O'Brien
- 3 P. O'Brien
- 4 K. McConnell
- 5 S. Heery
- 6 P. Dixon
- 7 C. Hand
- 8 P. Connell
- 9 J. Kearney
- 10 F. Byrne
- 11 B. Smyth (c)
- 12 M. McDonnell
- 13 P. Meegan
- 14 B. Halpenny
- 15 P. McDermott
- Sub used
- P. Carolan for F. Byrne
- Trainer
- P. Tully
References
[edit]- ^ "Cavan GAA legend Mick Higgins dies at the age of 87". BBC Sport. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.