1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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.

1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Final

Event	1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Meath Cavan 1-10 (13) 1-6 (9)
Date	25 September 1949
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	D. Ryan (Kerry)
Attendance	79,460
← 1948 1950 →

Pre-match

Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland football titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and beaten Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.^[1]

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 six points by Cavan's Peter Donahue.^[2]

References

1. "Cavan GAA legend Mick Higgins dies at the age of 87". BBC Sport. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
2. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.