1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

none June 2017 January 2025 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final match programme.jpg 150 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Mayo 40px 2–8(14) Meath 40px 0–9(9) 23 September 1951 Croke Park Dublin Bill Delaney (Laois) 78,201 1950 1952 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. Match Summary Mayo won their second title in a row with goals by Tommy Langan and Joe Gilvarry.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. This was Mayo's third All-Ireland SFC title overall,Eugene McGee http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/first-signs-that-mayo-might-be-set-to-turn-back-the-clock-111572.html First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock Irish Independent Independent News & Media 6 February 2006 6 February 2006 and their last until 2026. It would also be their last appearance in the All-Ireland final until 1989. It was said that a legendary curse overshadowed Mayo football after 1951 – see Sports-related curses and Mayo county football team#Curse.Miriam Lord http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0922/1224324272382.html Mayo God help us, says Enda, in plea to pope for big match digout The Irish Times 22 September 2012 22 September 2012 Maybe the pope can help out with the legendary 'curse' that has bugged Mayo football over the years.Michael Daly http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/the-excitment-builds-the-green-and-gold-flys-all-the-way-to-dublin-1-4293382 The excitment builds, the green and gold flys all the way to Dublin Donegal Democrat 22 September 2012 22 September 2012 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.Alan Foley https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/donegal-sons-and-their-mayo-fathers-208350.html Donegal sons – and their Mayo fathers Irish Examiner 21 September 2012 21 September 2012 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.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/04/the-curse-of-mayo-can-irelands-unluckiest-side-end-a-70-year-run The curse of Mayo: can Ireland's unluckiest side end a 70-year run? The Guardian Rory Carroll 4 September 2021 Details 23 September 1951 Final 15:15 Mayo football 20px|border 2–8 0–9 20px|border Meath football T Langan & J Gilvarry (1–0) E Mongey, & J Gilvarry & P Irwin (0–1) & P Carney (0–5, four frees) P Meegan & P McDermott (0–2), C Hand, J Reilly, M McDonnell, F Byrne & D Taafle (0–1) Croke Park Dublin 78,201 Bill Delaney (Laois) _collar _hoops_red ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 006600 Mayo _Roma1 _hoops_gold 009900 009900 009900 ffffff 009900 Meath Mayo 1 S. Wynne 2 J. Forde 3 P. Prendergast 4 S. Flanagan (c) 5 J. Staunton 6 H. Dixon 7 P. Quinn 8 É. Mongey 9 J. McAndrew 10 P. Irwin 11 P. Carney 12 S. Mulderrig 13 M. Flanagan 14 T. Langan 15 J. Gilvarry Sub used 20 L. Hastings for H. Dixon Subs not used 16 W. Casey 17 J. Curran 18 P. Jordan 19 M. Loftus (awarded retrospectivelyClifford Mick Kerry footballer to get All-Ireland winner's medal... 55 years later https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41583952.html 1 March 2025 Irish Examiner 1 March 2025 en) 21 M. Mulderrig Meath 1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery (c) 6 C. Kelly 7 C. Hand 8 D. Taaffe 9 P. Connell 10 F. Byrne 11 M. McDonnell 12 P. Meegan 13 B. Smyth 14 J. Reilly 15 P. McDermott Subs used 16 P. Dixon for C. Hand 7 C. Hand for S. Heery Subs not used 17 P. Carolan 18 B. Ruske 19 L. McGuinness 20 A. Foran Trainer P. Tully 55 years later... 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.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/westmeath-ace-to-join-longford-70670.html Mayo trio to get All-Ireland medals Irish Independent Independent News & Media 28 November 2006 28 November 2006 References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Mayo county football team matches Category:Meath county football team matches