1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Event	1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Meath Cavan 1–10 (13) 1–6 (9)
Date	25 September 1949
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	D. Ryan (Kerry)
Attendance	79,460
← 1948 1950 →

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

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

Summary

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

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

1. "Cavan GAA legend Mick Higgins dies at the age of 87". BBC Sport. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
2. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.