1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Final
Event	1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date	25 September 1949
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
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 football titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and beaten Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.^[1]

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 six points by Cavan's Peter Donahue.^[2]

References

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↑ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.

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[2] High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.

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1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

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