1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

November 2019 November 2019 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme.jpg 250 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Meath 40px 1–10(13) Cavan 40px 1–6(9) 25 September 1949 Croke Park Dublin D. Ryan (Kerry) 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 SFC titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.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 Sport Meath had never won the All-Ireland SFC. 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 Cavan player Peter Donohoe scoring six points.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. Details Meath 1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery 6 P. Dixon 7 C. Hand 8 P. Connell 9 J. Kearney 10 F. Byrne 11 B. Smyth (c) 12 M. McDonnell 13 P. Meegan 14 B. Halpenny 15 P. McDermott Sub used P. Carolan for F. Byrne Trainer P. Tully References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1949 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:Meath county football team matches