1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Munster Senior Football Championship

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|date=13 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|score = 4-9 – 1-2

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Leitrim|football}}

|goals1 = P Carney (0-4, two frees), W Kenny (1-3), T Langan, S Daly (1-1), P Solan (1-0) & S Mulderrig (1-1).

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|stadium = Sligo

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|referee =

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{{football box

|date=20 June 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

|score = 3-4 – 1-4

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe

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|referee =

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{{football box

|date=27 June 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|score = 4-2 – 1-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}

|goals1 = P Carney (0-1), S Daly (0-1) & P Solan (3-1).

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sligo

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=18 July 1948
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|score = 2-4 – 1-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

|goals1 = T Langan (1-0), S Daly (0-1), P Solan (1-0), S Mulderrig (0-3, two frees).

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

|attendance =

|referee = Simon Duignan (Cavan)

}}

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{{football box

|date=25 July 1948
Final Replay

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|score = 2-10 – 2-7
A.E.T.

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

|goals1 = P Carney (0-9, six frees), P Solan (1-1) & S Mulderrig (0-1).

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

|attendance =

|referee = P.J. Sheehy (Longford)

}}

{{football box

|date=2 May 1948
Preliminary Round

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}

|score = 3-11 – 1-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Enniscorthy

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=9 May 1948
Preliminary Round

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Louth|football}}

|score = 2-14 – 1-2

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=9 May 1948
Preliminary Round

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

|score = 5-5 – 1-8

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =T.O'Hanlon 0-5, J.Farrell 1-0, C.O'Hanlon 0-2, M.Geraghty 0-1.

|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

|attendance =

|referee = W Delaney (Laois)

}}

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{{football box

|date=2 May 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

|score = 0-14 – 1-6

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=16 May 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}

|score = 4-4 – 1-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Geraldine Park, Athy

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=6 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

|score = 3-8 – 4-6

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

|attendance =

|referee = W Delaney (Laois)

}}

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{{football box

|date=13 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Louth|football}}

|score = 1-8 – 0-6

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=4 July 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}

|score = 3-9 – 4-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=11 July 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

|score = 2-6 – 2-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=25 July 1948

|time =

|team1 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth

| score = 2–10 – 2–05

|report =

|team2 = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford

|goals1 = M. Hardy 1-4 (0-3f), K. Connolly 1-0, J. Quigley 0-3, H. O'Rourke 0-2, F. Fagan 0-1

|goals2 = B. Kelly 2-1, D. O'Neill 0-2, W. Goodison ('45), S. Thorpe 0-1 each

|attendance =

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|referee = Jimmy Flaherty (Offaly)

}}

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{{football box

|date=30 May 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Clare|football}}

|score = 4-10 – 0-2

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date=20 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

|score = 3-13 – 1-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy

|attendance =

|referee = S. O'Boyle (Tipperary)

}}

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{{football box

|date=4 July 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 6-6 – 1-8

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Clare|football}}

|goals1 = G. O'Sullivan (1-0), W. O'Donnell (3-2), B. Garvey (1-2) & B. Kelliher (1-1).

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ballylongford

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=4 July 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}

|score = 0-12 – 1-8

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

|goals1 = T. Crowley (0-1), C. McGrath (0-1), N. Duggan (0-3), J. Lynam (0-1), J. Cronin (0-5) & J. Aherne (0-1).

|goals2 =

|stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan

|attendance =

|referee = P. Ryan (W)

}}

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{{football box

|date=25 July 1948
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 2-9 – 2-6

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}

|goals1 = B. Garvey (0-1), D. Kavanagh (0-1), M. McCarthy (1-0) & Tom Gega O'Connor (1-6).

|goals2 =J. Harnett (1-0), C. McGrath (0-4), N. Duggan (0-2) & J. Aherne (0-1).

|stadium = Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date= 13 June 1948
Preliminary Round

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Down|football}}

|score = 5-7 – 2-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date= 6 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

|score = 1-3 – 0-1
Unfinished

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date= 6 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Derry|football}}

|score = 2-6 – 2-9

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

|date= 13 June 1948
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}

|score = 5-8 – 0-4

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

| date = 20 June 1948
Quarter-Final

| time =

| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| score = 2-9 – 2-4

| report =

| team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}

| goals1 = P Donohoe (2-3), M Higgins (0-6)

| goals2 = M Shortt (1-0), Kennedy (1-0), G Brown (0-1), Downey (0-1), Keenan (0-1), B Carr (0-1)

| stadium = The Playing Fields, Lurgan

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{{football box

|date= 20 June 1948
Quarter-Final Replay

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

|score = 4-5 – 1-4

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 3 July 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

|score = 0-12 – 1-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = The Playing Fields, Lurgan

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{football box

| date = 10 July 1948
Semi-Final

| time =

| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| score = 1-9 – 0-7

| report =

| team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}

| goals1 = P Donohoe (0-6), J J O Reilly (0-1), J Cassidy (0-1) M Higgins (0-1), T Tighe (1-0)

| goals2 = P Mc Donald (0-3), V Duffy (0-1), M Finnegan (0-2), P O Rouke (0-1)

| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan

| attendance = 14,000

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| date = 24 July 1948
Final

| time =

| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| score = 2-12 – 2-4

| report =

| team2 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

| goals1 = P Donohoe (1-4), J Cassidy (0-2), Ed Carolan (1-2), M Higgins (0-2) S Deignan (0-1), T Tighe (0-1)

| goals2 = B Mc Ateer (1-0), J Mc Callin (0-3)

| stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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| date = 22 August 1948{{Cite news|title=Football Champions in Final Again|work=Irish Independent|date=23 August 1948}}
Semi-Final

| time =

| team1 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

| score = 1-14 – 4-02

| report =

| team2 = Louth File:Colours of Louth.svg

| goals1 = P. Donohoe 0-8 (7f), M. Higgins 0-5 (1f), T. Tighe 1-0, E. Carolan 0-1

| goals2 = M. Hardy 2-0, F. Fagan 1-2, R. Mooney 1-0

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 51,117

| referee = M. Colbert (Limerick)

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{{football box

|date=29 August 1948
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|score = 0-13 – 0-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|goals1 = 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).

|goals2 = Eddie Dowling (0-1) & Tom Gega O'Connor (0-2).

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance = 51,305

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 26 September 1948
Final

| time =

| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| score = 4-5 – 4-4

| report =

| team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

| goals1 = P Donohoe (0-4), T Tighe (2-0), V Sherlock (1-1), M Higgins (1-0)

| goals2 = 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).

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 74,645

| referee = M.J. Flatherty (Offaly)

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• Fermanagh withdraw from Ulster championship until 1960.
• Limerick withdraw from Munster championship for the next 2 years.
• The All Ireland semi-final between Cavan and Louth was their first championship meeting.
• Cavan becomes the first county from Ulster to be All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row.

• Kerry - 16 (1946)
• Dublin - 15 (1942)
• Wexford - 5 (1918)
• Cavan - 4 (1948)
• Kildare - 4 (1928)
• Tipperary - 4 (1920)
• Cork - 3 (1945)
• Galway - 3 (1938)
• Roscommon - 2 (1944)
• Limerick - 2 (1896)
• Louth - 2 (1912)
• Mayo - 1 (1936)

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