1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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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.

Contents

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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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).
Sligo
Galway 3–4 – 1–4 Roscommon
Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
Mayo 4–2 – 1–5 Sligo
P Carney (0–1), S Daly (0–1) & P Solan (3–1).
Sligo

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)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow 3–11 – 1–5 Wicklow
Enniscorthy
Louth 2–14 – 1–2 Longford
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Offaly 5–5 – 1–8 Kildare
T.O'Hanlon 0–5, J.Farrell 1–0, C.O'Hanlon 0–2, M.Geraghty 0–1.
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Meath 0–14 – 1–6 Westmeath
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Carlow 4–4 – 1–7 Laois
Geraldine Park, Athy
Offaly 3–8 – 4–6 Wexford
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Louth 1–8 – 0–6 Dublin
Croke Park, Dublin
Wexford 3–9 – 4–5 Carlow
Croke Park, Dublin
Meath 2–6 – 2–5 Louth
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2–10 – 2–05 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
M. Hardy 1–4 (0-3f), K. Connolly 1–0, J. Quigley 0–3, H. O'Rourke 0–2, F. Fagan 0–1B. Kelly 2–1, D. O'Neill 0–2, W. Goodison ('45), S. Thorpe 0–1 each
Referee: Jimmy Flaherty (Offaly)
GK1Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)
RCB2Jack Bell (Stabannon Parnells)
FB3 Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
LCB4Johnny Malone (St Mary's)
RHB5Seán Boyle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
MF8Ray Mooney (St Mary's)
MF9Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11 Stephen White (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF12Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF13Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)
FF14 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
LCF15Hugh O'Rourke (Cooley Kickhams)
Substitutes:
16Paddy McArdle (St Mary's) for Mooney
GK1Joe O'Neill (Clonee)
RCB2Jackie Culleton (St John's Volunteers)
FB3Jim Cullen (St Anne's)
LCB4Jim Coady (Guinness, Dublin)
RHB5Jim Rogers (Blackwater)
CHB6Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)
LHB7John Morris (St John's Volunteers)
MF8Seán Eustace (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)
MF9Dermot Clancy (Ballinglen)
RHF10Des O'Neill (Rathnure)
CHF11 Nicky Rackard (Rathnure)
LHF12 Paddy Kehoe (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) (c)
RCF13John O'Connor (St John's Volunteers)
FF14Billy Kelly (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)
LCF15Sam Thorpe (Slaney Harriers)
Substitutes:
16 Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Eustace
17Paddy Waters (St Aidan's, Ballymitty) for Cullen

Munster Senior Football Championship

Clare 4–10 – 0–2 Limerick
Cusack Park, Ennis
Tipperary 3–13 – 1–7 Waterford
Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy
Referee: S. O'Boyle (Tipperary)
Kerry 6–6 – 1–8 Clare
G. O'Sullivan (1–0), W. O'Donnell (3–2), B. Garvey (1–2) & B. Kelliher (1–1).
Ballylongford
Cork 0–12 – 1–8 Tipperary
T. Crowley (0–1), C. McGrath (0–1), N. Duggan (0–3), J. Lynam (0–1), J. Cronin (0–5) & J. Aherne (0–1).
Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Referee: P. Ryan (W)

Final

Kerry 2–9 – 2–6 Cork
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).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Down 5–7 – 2–3 Armagh
St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Antrim 1–3 – 0–1
Unfinished		 Donegal
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Derry 2–6 – 2–9 Monaghan
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Tyrone 5–8 – 0–4 Fermanagh
O'Neill Park, Dungannon
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)
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Antrim 4–5 – 1–4 Donegal
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Antrim 0–12 – 1–3 Tyrone
The Playing Fields, Lurgan
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)
Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 14,000

Final

Cavan 2–12 – 2–4 Antrim
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)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-Final

Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1–14 – 4–02 Louth Colours of Louth.svg
P. Donohoe 0–8 (7f), M. Higgins 0–5 (1f), T. Tighe 1–0, E. Carolan 0–1M. Hardy 2–0, F. Fagan 1–2, R. Mooney 1–0
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: M. Colbert (Limerick)
GK1 Des Benson (Croghan)
RCB2 Willie Doonan (Cavan Harps)
FB3Brian O'Reilly (Mullahoran)
LCB4Paddy Smith (St Mary's, Louth)
RHB5 P. J. Duke (Stradone)
CHB6 John Joe O'Reilly (Curragh, Kildare) (c)
LHB7 Simon Deignan (12th Battalion, Limerick)
MF8 Phil Brady (Mullahoran)
MF9 Victor Sherlock (Kingscourt Stars)
RHF10 Tony Tighe (Mountnugent)
CHF11 Mick Higgins (Oliver Plunketts, Louth)
LHF12 John Joe Cassidy (Banba, Dublin)
RCF13 Joe Stafford (Clanna Gael, Dublin)
FF14 Peter Donohoe (Banba, Dublin)
LCF15 Edwin Carolan (UCD, Dublin)
Substitutes:
GK1Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)
RCB2Jack Bell (Stabannon Parnells)
FB3 Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
LCB4Johnny Malone (St Mary's)
RHB5Seán Boyle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
MF8Ray Mooney (St Mary's)
MF9Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11 Stephen White (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF12Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF13Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)
FF14 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
LCF15Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:
16Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) for White

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
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).
Attendance: 74,645
Referee: M.J. Flatherty (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Roll of Honour

References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Football Champions in Final Again". Irish Independent . 23 August 1948.
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