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| Event | 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 23 September 1951 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Bill Delaney (Laois) | ||||||
| Attendance | 78,201 | ||||||
The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 64th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Mayo and Meath met to decide the destination of the Sam Maguire Cup.
Mayo won their second title in a row with goals by Tommy Langan and Joe Gilvarry. [1]
This was Mayo's second consecutive All-Ireland SFC title. [2] They have not won an All-Ireland SFC title since. It is said that a legendary curse overshadows Mayo football since 1951 – see Sports-related curses and Mayo county football team#Curse. [3] [4] [5] [6]
23 September 1951 Final |
Mayo  | 2–8 – 0–9 |  Meath |
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| Gls: T Langan & J Gilvarry (1–0) Pts: E Mongey, & J Gilvarry & P Irwin (0–1) & P Carney (0–5, four frees) | Pts: P Meegan & P McDermott (0–2), C Hand, J Reilly, M McDonnell, F Byrne & D Taafle (0–1) |
       Mayo |   Meath |
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Mayo players Willie Casey, Paddy Jordan and former GAA President Dr. Mick Loftus belatedly received their All-Ireland senior football medals 55 years later. Though squad members, they had not appeared as substitutes in the final and had initially been denied their medals. [7]
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Maybe the pope can help out with the legendary 'curse' that has bugged Mayo football over the years.
Mind you, Mayo have sent the Taoiseach to Rome and word is he asked to Pope to sort out the other famous curse that has seen Mayo sides fail to win an All Ireland for more than 60 years.
Having spent their whole lives hoping Mayo would bury the curse and the legacy of the 1951 team, the trio will be content to wait another year.
