1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship April 2022 1948 Cavan 4th John Joe O'Reilly Mayo John Forde Louth Kerry Cavan Mayo 1947 1949 The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 62nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Fermanagh play their last Ulster championship game until 1960. Limerick take a 2-year break from the Munster championship. Cavan won their second title in a row.http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA 2011-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html 2012-03-21 dead All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 2011-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx 2011-07-16 dead Leinster Senior Football Champions http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 2011-09-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf 2011-09-28 Results Connacht Senior Football Championship 13 June 1948Quarter-Final Mayo football 4–9 – 1–2 Leitrim football P Carney (0–4, two frees), W Kenny (1–3), T Langan, S Daly (1–1), P Solan (1–0) & S Mulderrig (1–1). Sligo 20 June 1948Semi-Final Galway football 3–4 – 1–4 Roscommon football Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe 27 June 1948Semi-Final Mayo football 4–2 – 1–5 Sligo football P Carney (0–1), S Daly (0–1) & P Solan (3–1). Sligo Finals 18 July 1948Final Mayo football 2–4 – 1–7 Galway football T Langan (1–0), S Daly (0–1), P Solan (1–0), S Mulderrig (0–3, two frees). St. Coman's Park, Roscommon Simon Duignan (Cavan) 25 July 1948Final Replay Mayo football 2–10 – 2–7A.E.T. Galway football P Carney (0–9, six frees), P Solan (1–1) & S Mulderrig (0–1). St. Coman's Park, Roscommon P.J. Sheehy (Longford) Leinster Senior Football Championship 2 May 1948Preliminary Round Carlow football 3–11 – 1–5 Wicklow football Enniscorthy 9 May 1948Preliminary Round Louth football 2–14 – 1–2 Longford football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 9 May 1948Preliminary Round Offaly football 5–5 – 1–8 Kildare football T.O'Hanlon 0–5, J.Farrell 1–0, C.O'Hanlon 0–2, M.Geraghty 0–1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise W Delaney (Laois) 2 May 1948Quarter-Final Meath football 0–14 – 1–6 Westmeath football Cusack Park, Mullingar 16 May 1948Quarter-Final Carlow football 4–4 – 1–7 Laois football Geraldine Park, Athy 6 June 1948Quarter-Final Offaly football 3–8 – 4–6 Wexford football Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow W Delaney (Laois) 13 June 1948Quarter-Final Louth football 1–8 – 0–6 Dublin football Croke Park, Dublin 4 July 1948Semi-Final Wexford football 3–9 – 4–5 Carlow football Croke Park, Dublin 11 July 1948Semi-Final Meath football 2–6 – 2–5 Louth football Croke Park, Dublin Final 25 July 1948 20px|border Louth 2–10 – 2–05 border|20px Wexford M. Hardy 1–4 (0-3f), K. Connolly 1–0, J. Quigley 0–3, H. O'Rourke 0–2, F. Fagan 0–1 B. Kelly 2–1, D. O'Neill 0–2, W. Goodison ('45), S. Thorpe 0–1 each Croke Park, Dublin Jimmy Flaherty (Offaly) GK1 Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)RCB2 Jack Bell (Stabannon Parnells)FB3 Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)LCB4 Johnny Malone (St Mary's)RHB5 Seán Boyle (St Mary's)CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)MF8 Ray Mooney (St Mary's)MF9 Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)CHF11 Stephen White (Cooley Kickhams)LHF12 Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCF13 Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)FF14 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)LCF15 Hugh O'Rourke (Cooley Kickhams)Substitutes: 16 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's) for Mooney GK1 Joe O'Neill (Clonee)RCB2 Jackie Culleton (St John's Volunteers)FB3 Jim Cullen (St Anne's)LCB4 Jim Coady (Guinness, Dublin)RHB5 Jim Rogers (Blackwater)CHB6 Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)LHB7 John Morris (St John's Volunteers)MF8 Seán Eustace (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)MF9 Dermot Clancy (Ballinglen)RHF10 Des O'Neill (Rathnure)CHF11 Nicky Rackard (Rathnure)LHF12 Paddy Kehoe (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) (c)RCF13 John O'Connor (St John's Volunteers)FF14 Billy Kelly (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)LCF15 Sam Thorpe (Slaney Harriers)Substitutes: 16 Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Eustace 17 Paddy Waters (St Aidan's, Ballymitty) for Cullen Munster Senior Football Championship 30 May 1948Quarter-Final Clare football 4–10 – 0–2 Limerick football Cusack Park, Ennis 20 June 1948Quarter-Final Tipperary football 3–13 – 1–7 Waterford football Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy S. O'Boyle (Tipperary) 4 July 1948Semi-Final Kerry football 6–6 – 1–8 Clare football G. O'Sullivan (1–0), W. O'Donnell (3–2), B. Garvey (1–2) & B. Kelliher (1–1). Ballylongford 4 July 1948Semi-Final Cork football 0–12 – 1–8 Tipperary football T. Crowley (0–1), C. McGrath (0–1), N. Duggan (0–3), J. Lynam (0–1), J. Cronin (0–5) & J. Aherne (0–1). Fraher Field, Dungarvan P. Ryan (W) Final 25 July 1948Final Kerry football 2–9 – 2–6 Cork football B. Garvey (0–1), D. Kavanagh (0–1), M. McCarthy (1–0) & Tom Gega O'Connor (1–6). J. Harnett (1–0), C. McGrath (0–4), N. Duggan (0–2) & J. Aherne (0–1). Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Ulster Senior Football Championship 13 June 1948Preliminary Round Down football 5–7 – 2–3 Armagh football St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle 6 June 1948Quarter-Final Antrim football 1–3 – 0–1Unfinished Donegal football Corrigan Park, Belfast 6 June 1948Quarter-Final Derry football 2–6 – 2–9 Monaghan football St. Tiernach's Park, Clones 13 June 1948Quarter-Final Tyrone football 5–8 – 0–4 Fermanagh football O'Neill Park, Dungannon 20 June 1948Quarter-Final Cavan football 2–9 – 2–4 Down football P Donohoe (2–3), M Higgins (0–6) M Shortt (1–0), Kennedy (1–0), G Brown (0–1), Downey (0–1), Keenan (0–1), B Carr (0–1) The Playing Fields, Lurgan 20 June 1948Quarter-Final Replay Antrim football 4–5 – 1–4 Donegal football Corrigan Park, Belfast 4 July 1948Semi-Final Antrim football 0–12 – 1–3 Tyrone football The Playing Fields, Lurgan 11 July 1948Semi-Final Cavan football 1–9 – 0–7 Monaghan football P Donohoe (0–6), J J O Reilly (0–1), J Cassidy (0–1) M Higgins (0–1), T Tighe (1–0) P Mc Donald (0–3), V Duffy (0–1), M Finnegan (0–2), P O Rouke (0–1) Breffni Park, Cavan 14,000 Final 25 July 1948Final Cavan football 2–12 – 2–4 Antrim football P Donohoe (1–4), J Cassidy (0–2), Ed Carolan (1–2), M Higgins (0–2) S Deignan (0–1), T Tighe (0–1) B Mc Ateer (1–0), J Mc Callin (0–3) St. Tiernach's Park, Clones All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final 22 August 1948Football Champions in Final Again Irish Independent 23 August 1948Semi-Final 20px|border Cavan 1–14 – 4–02 Louth 20px|border P. Donohoe 0–8 (7f), M. Higgins 0–5 (1f), T. Tighe 1–0, E. Carolan 0–1 M. Hardy 2–0, F. Fagan 1–2, R. Mooney 1–0 Croke Park, Dublin 51,117 M. Colbert (Limerick) GK1 Des Benson (Croghan)RCB2 Willie Doonan (Cavan Harps)FB3 Brian O'Reilly (Mullahoran)LCB4 Paddy Smith (St Mary's, Louth)RHB5 P. J. Duke (Stradone)CHB6 John Joe O'Reilly (Curragh, Kildare) (c)LHB7 Simon Deignan (12th Battalion, Limerick)MF8 Phil Brady (Mullahoran)MF9 Victor Sherlock (Kingscourt Stars)RHF10 Tony Tighe (Mountnugent)CHF11 Mick Higgins (Oliver Plunketts, Louth)LHF12 John Joe Cassidy (Banba, Dublin)RCF13 Joe Stafford (Clanna Gael, Dublin)FF14 Peter Donohoe (Banba, Dublin)LCF15 Edwin Carolan (UCD, Dublin)Substitutes: GK1 Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)RCB2 Jack Bell (Stabannon Parnells)FB3 Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)LCB4 Johnny Malone (St Mary's)RHB5 Seán Boyle (St Mary's)CHB6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)MF8 Ray Mooney (St Mary's)MF9 Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)CHF11 Stephen White (Cooley Kickhams)LHF12 Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCF13 Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)FF14 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)LCF15 Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)Substitutes: 16 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) for White Semi-Final 29 August 1948Semi-Final Mayo football 0–13 – 0–3 Kerry football 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). Eddie Dowling (0–1) & Tom Gega O'Connor (0–2). Croke Park, Dublin 51,305 Final 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 26 September 1948Final Cavan football 4–5 – 4–4 Mayo football P Donohoe (0–4), T Tighe (2–0), V Sherlock (1–1), M Higgins (1–0) 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). Croke Park, Dublin 74,645 M.J. Flatherty (Offaly) Championship statistics Miscellaneous 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. Roll of Honour 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) References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship