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1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Quick Facts All-Ireland Champions, Winning team ...

Despite Leitrim reaching the Connacht final withdraw from the championship for the next 3 years.

Meath won their first title.[1][2][3] Ending Cavan's bid for 3 in a row.

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Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

More information Mayo, 2-10 – 1-9 ...
Attendance: 20,000

More information Leitrim, 3-3 – 1-7 ...
Attendance: 9,000

More information Mayo, 7-10 – 0-2 ...

More information Mayo, 4-6 – 0-3 ...

Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Dublin, 2-9 – 2-5 ...

More information Westmeath, 3-7 – 1-5 ...

More information Meath, 0-11 – 1-5 ...

More information Louth, 0-7 – 0-5 ...

More information Westmeath, 2-5 – 0-7 ...

More information Offaly, 4-7 – 3-7 ...

More information Meath, 0-14 – 4-0 ...

More information Offaly, 1-9 – 2-6 ...
Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)

More information Meath, 1-5 – 1-5 ...
Attendance: 32,000

More information Meath, 2-9 – 3-6 (AET) ...

More information Offaly, 1-2 – 0-8 ...
Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)

More information Meath, 2-5 – 1-7 ...

More information Meath, 4-5 – 0-6 ...
Attendance: 37,102
Referee: J. Dowling (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Tipperary, 3-8 – 3-4 ...
Referee: M. Colbert (Limerick)

More information Clare, 3-7 – 1-8 ...
Referee: Frank Cunniffe (Galway)

More information Cork, 4-2 – 2-4 ...
Referee: D. O'Sullivan (W)

More information Cork, 3-6 – 0-7 ...

Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Down, 0-8 – 2-6 ...

More information Antrim, 5-9 – 1-6 ...

More information Armagh, 3-6 – 1-8 ...

More information Cavan, 7-10 – 1-7 ...

More information Antrim, 1-6 – 3-7 ...

More information Armagh, 0-14 – 1-4 ...

More information Cavan, 1-7 – 1-6 ...
Attendance: 24,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

More information Meath, 3-10 – 1-10 ...
Attendance: 48,200

More information Cavan, 1-9 – 2-3 ...
Attendance: 49,789

More information Meath, 1-10 – 1-6 ...
Attendance: 79,460
Referee: D. Ryan (Kerry)
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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.

References

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