1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

February 2021 February 2021 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme.jpg 150 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Cavan 40px 4–5(17) Mayo 40px 4–4(16) 26 September 1948 Croke Park Dublin M. J. Flatherty (Offaly) 74,645 Windy 1947 1949 The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 61st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Contested by a team from the Ulster (Cavan) and a team from Connacht (Mayo), such a meeting in the decider between teams from these provinces would not happen again until 2012.McHugh, Martin; Cahill, Des. Highlights of the Dublin versus Mayo semi-final. The Sunday Game. RTÉ Television. 2 September 2012. Mayo defeated Dublin to earn the right to take on Donegal, who had beaten Cork the previous week. Cork and Dublin had both entered their respective matches as favourites; both comprehensively lost. This was the last time Cavan defeated Mayo in a championship game until 2025.https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0518/1513492-cavan-produce-superb-display-to-defeat-flat-mayo/ Cavan produce superb display to defeat flat Mayo RTÉ Mike Finnerty 18 May 2025 Pre-match Cavan were the defending All-Ireland SFC title holders. Match Summary Cavan retained the title they had won in 1947 at Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York City.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/8485296.stm Cavan GAA legend Mick Higgins dies at the age of 87 28 January 2010 28 January 2010 BBC SportMartin Breheny http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/cavan-football-mourns-loss-of-legend-higgins-hero-of-1947-polo-grounds-2038426.html Cavan football mourns loss of legend Higgins, hero of 1947 Polo Grounds 29 January 2010 29 January 2010 Irish Independent In a heavy wind, Cavan led 3–2 to 0–0 at half-time, but Mayo came back to lead the game. Cavan eventually made it two-in-a-row with a Peter Donohoe point. This final's eight goals is the most scored in a final, a record shared with the 1977 match.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. Details thumb|left|Mayo team, runners-up 26 Sep 1948 Final Cavan football 4–5 4–4 Mayo football Peter Donohoe (0–4), Victor Sherlock (0–1) Tony Tighe (2–0), Victor Sherlock, Mick Higgins (1–0) each P Carney, P Solan (1–0) each, T Acton (2–0) E Mongey (0–1), P Carney (0–2, penalty goal and a free), S Mulderrig (0–1) Dublin Croke Park M. J. Flatherty (Offaly) 74,645 _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _hoops white 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc ffffff 0000cc Cavan _redborder _redhorizontal _redborder 009900 009900 009900 ffffff ff0000 Mayo Cavan team 1 Des Benson 2 Willie Doonan 3 Brian O'Reilly 4 Paddy Smith 5 P. J. Duke 6 John Joe O'Reilly (c) 7 Simon Deignan 8 Phil Brady 9 Victor Sherlock 10 Tony Tighe 11 Mick Higgins 12 John Joe Cassidy 13 Joe Stafford 14 Peter Donohoe 15 Edwin Carolan Sub used 17 Owen Roe McGovern Subs not used 16 Barney Cully 18 T. P. O'Reilly 19 John Wilson 20 Val Gannon 21 Seamus Morris Mayo team 1 Tommy Byrne 2 Peter Quinn 3 Paddy Prendergast 4 Seán Flanagan 5 John Forde (c) 6 P. McAndrew 7 Johnny Gilvarry 8 Éamonn Mongey 9 Pádraig Carney 10 Billy Kenny 11 Tommy Langan 12 Joe Gilvarry 13 Tom Acton 14 Peter Solan 15 Seán Mulderrig Subs not used 16 Mick Flanagann 17 Liam Hastings 18 Paddy Gilvarry 19 M. McNamara 20 Henry Dixon 21 J. Munnelly 22 P. Jordan 23 S. Daly References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Cavan county football team matches Category:Mayo county football team matches