1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
{{Short description|Football championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Football All-Ireland
|image=
|year=1949
|team= Meath
|titles=1st
|captain= Brain Symth
|manager=
|team2= Cavan
|captain2= John Joe O’Reilly
|manager2=
|top scorer=
|leinster=Meath
|munster=Cork
|ulster=Cavan
|connacht=Mayo
|poty=
|matches=
|previous=1948
|next=1950
}}
The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Despite Leitrim reaching the Connacht final withdraw from the championship for the next 3 years.
Meath won their first title.{{Cite web |url=http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html |title=Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA |access-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html |archive-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-28 }} Ending Cavan's bid for 3 in a row.
Results
=[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=5 June 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|score = 2-10 – 1-9
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
|goals1 = P Carney (0-7, frees), H Dixon (1-0), J Curran (1-1), P Solan (0-1) & M Flanagan (0-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Corran Park, Ballymote
|attendance = 20,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=12 June 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Leitrim|football}}
|score = 3-3 – 1-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Carrick-on-Shannon
|attendance = 9,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=19 June 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|score = 7-10 – 0-2
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}
|goals1 = P Carney (0-6, two ‘50’s), W Kenny (0-1), Joe Gilvarry (1-0); L Hastings (1-1) & P Solan (5-2).
|goals2 =
|stadium = James Stephens Park, Ballina
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=31 July 1949
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|score = 4-6 – 0-3
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Leitrim|football}}
|goals1 = P Carney (0-3, frees), T Langan (0-1), L Hastings (1-0); Joe Gilvarry (1-1) & P Solan (2-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=1 May 1949
Preliminary Round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|score = 2-9 – 2-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=8 May 1949
Preliminary Round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|score = 3-7 – 1-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=15 May 1949
Preliminary Round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 0-11 – 1-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =B.Edwards 1-0, S.Brennan, K.O'Donovan, P.White, M.O'Brien, P.Lyons 0-1.
|stadium =Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=22 May 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|score = 0-7 – 0-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=29 May 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|score = 2-5 – 0-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=5 June 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score = 4-7 – 3-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=12 June 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 0-14 – 4-0
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=10 July 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score = 1-9 – 2-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore
|attendance =
|referee = J Dowling (Kildare)
}}
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{{football box
|date=3 July 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 1-5 – 1-5
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 32,000
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=10 July 1949
Semi-Final Replay
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 2-9 – 3-6
(AET)
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=17 July 1949
Semi-Final Replay
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
|score = 1-2 – 0-8
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
|attendance =
|referee = J Dowling (Kildare)
}}
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{{football box
|date=24 July 1949
Semi-Final Replay No. 2
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 2-5 – 1-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date=31 July 1949
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 4-5 – 0-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
|goals1 = Paddy Meegan and Peter McDermott 2-0 each, Frankie Byrne 0-2f, Brian Smyth, Pat Carolan, Matty McDonnell (0-1f) 0-1 each
|goals2 = Peter Molloy 0-5f and Johnny Ward 0-1f
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 37,102
|referee = J. Dowling (Kildare)
}}
=[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=22 May 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
|score = 3-8 – 3-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan
|attendance =
|referee = M. Colbert (Limerick)
}}
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{{football box
|date=19 June 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Clare|football}}
|score = 3-7 – 1-8
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = G. O'Sullivan (1-2), T. Ashe (0-1) & Willie O'Donnell (0-5).
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance =
|referee = Patrick McKenna (Tipperary)
}}
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{{football box
|date=10 July 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|score = 4-2 – 2-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
|goals1 = E. Young (1-0), D. O’Donavan (3-0), J. Cronin (0-1) & J. Lynam (0-1).
|goals2 =
|stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan
|attendance =
|referee = D. O'Sullivan (W)
}}
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{{football box
|date=31 July 1949
Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
|score = 3-6 – 0-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Clare|football}}
|goals1 = P. O’Donnell (1-2), D. O’Donavan (1-1), J. Cronin (0-1), N. Duggan (0-1) & J. Lynam (1-0).
|goals2 =
|stadium =Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date= 1 May 1949
Preliminary Round
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Down|football}}
|score = 0-8 – 2-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 4 June 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|score = 5-9 – 1-6
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Derry|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Rossa Park, Magherafelt
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 4 June 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|score = 3-6 – 1-8
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = The Playing Fields, Lurgan
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 12 June 1949
Quarter-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|score = 7-10 – 1-7
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
| date = 26 June 1949
Semi-Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}
| score = 1-6 – 3-7
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| goals1 = J Mc Callin (0-4), Pa O Hara (1-0), S Gibson (0-2)
| goals2 = P Donohoe (1-5), J Cassidy (1-0), M Higgins (0-1), T Tighe (0-1), V Sherlock (1-0)
| stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast
| attendance =
| referee =
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
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{{football box
|date= 3 July 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|score = 0-14 – 1-4
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
| date = 31 July 1949
Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 1-7 – 1-6
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| goals1 = P Donohoe (1-2), Ed Carolan (0-3), V Sherlock (0-1), T Tighe (0-1)
| goals2 = S M Breen (1-1), G O Neill (0-2), W Mc Corry (0-1), A O Hagan (0-1), G Fegan (0-1)
| stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
| attendance = 24,000
| referee =
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
=[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]=
{{football box
|date=14 August 1949
Semi-Final
|time =
|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
|score = 3-10 – 1-10
|report =
|team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = P Carney (0-6, five frees), L Hastings (0-1), T Langan (1-0), P Solan (0-1) & Subs: M Flanagan (0-2).
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 48,200
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
| date = 21 August 1949
Semi-Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| score = 1-9 – 2-3
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
| goals1 = P Donohoe (0-6), J Cassidy (1-0), J Stafford (0-1), T Tighe (0-1), P Brady (0-1)
| goals2 = J. Hartnett (1-0), D. O’Donavan (1-0) & J. Cronin (0-2).
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 49,789
| referee =
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
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{{main|1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final}}
{{football box
| date = 25 September 1949
Final
| time =
| team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
| score = 1-10 – 1-6
| report =
| team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| goals1 = M Mc Donnell (0-1), F Byrne (0-4), P Meegan (0-1), Morris (0-1), B Smyth (0-1), P Mc Dermott (0-1), W Halfpenny (1-0), P Connell (0-1)
| goals2 = P Donohoe (0-6), M Higgins (1-0)
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 79,460
| referee = D. Ryan (Kerry)
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- Despite reaching Connacht final Leitrim withdraw from championship for 3 years.
- Clare beat Kerry for the first time ever.
- For the second time in history Meath had played Louth 3 times it previously happened in 1919.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Mayo was their first championship meeting.
- Meath are All Ireland Champions for the first time.