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1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Field	Value
title	1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
image	1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme.jpg
image_size	250
event	[1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](1949-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
team1	Meath
team1association	[[File:Colours of Meath.svg	40px]]
team1score	1–10
(13)
team2	Cavan
team2association	[[File:Colours of Cavan.svg	40px]]
team2score	1–6
(9)
date	25 September 1949
stadium	Croke Park
city	Dublin
referee	D. Ryan (Kerry)
attendance	79,460
previous	[1948](1948-all-ireland-senior-football-championship-final)
next	[1950](1950-all-ireland-senior-football-championship-final)

(13) (9) 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. 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.

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

(28 January 2010). "Cavan GAA legend Mick Higgins dies at the age of 87". [[BBC Sport]].
''High Ball'' magazine, issue #6, 1998.

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