Event | 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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Date | 26 September 1948 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | M. J. Flatherty (Offaly) | ||||||
Attendance | 74,645 | ||||||
Weather | Windy | ||||||
The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 61st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Contested by a team from the Ulster (Cavan) and a team from Connacht (Mayo), such a meeting in the decider between teams from these provinces would not happen again until 2012. [1]
Cavan were the defending All-Ireland champions.
Cavan retained the title they had won in 1947 at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York City. [2] [3]
In a heavy wind, Cavan led 3–2 to 0–0 at half-time, but Mayo came back to lead the game. Cavan eventually made it two-in-a-row with a Peter Donahue point. This final's eight goals is the most scored in a final, a record shared with the 1977 match. [4]
26 Sep 1948 Final |
Cavan | 4-5 – 4-4 | Mayo |
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Gls: P Donohoe (0-4) & V Sherlock (0-1) Pts: T Tighe (2-0), V Sherlock & M Higgins (1-0) | Gls: P Carney & P Solan (1-0) & T Acton (2-0). Pts: E Mongey (0-1), P Carney (0-2, penalty goal and a free) & S Mulderrig (0-1). |
Cavan | Mayo |
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