1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesMay 13 – September 23, 1951
Teams29
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMayo (3rd win)
CaptainSean Flanagan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMeath
CaptainSéamus Heery
ManagerP. Tully
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played37
← 1950
1952 →

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 65th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Mayo won their second All-Ireland in a row.[1][2][3]

Limerick rejoined the Munster championship after a 2 year lapse break.

The Curse of '51

Mayo failed to win an All-Ireland football final between 1951 and 2026. Legend has it that a priest became furious when the Mayo team bus returning home from the 1951 final passed by a funeral without showing respect as they celebrated their All-Ireland win. The priest supposedly put a curse on Mayo, that they would not win another title until all of the team had died.[4] All remaining members of the team had died by 2023.[5][6] Paddy Prendergast, who was the final surviving member and played at full-back, died at the age of 95 on 26 September 2021.[7][8][9] Mick Loftus, who was a sub and did not play on the day, died at the age of 93 on 22 April 2023.[10]

On 26 July 2026, Mayo defeated Kerry by 1–20 (23) to 1–17 (20) in an All-Ireland final, ending a 75-year wait to win back the Sam Maguire Cup.[11]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Mayo3–7 – 1–5Sligo
M Flanagan (0–2), S Mulderrig (2–2, one goal a penalty), M Mulderrig (0–2) & T Langan (1–1).
Attendance: 7,000
Galway2–10 – 1–4Roscommon
Mayo4–13 – 2–3Galway
H Dixon (0–1), E Mongey (0–1), P Carney (0–3), S Mulderrig (0–3); M Mulderrig (0–1), T Langan (1–3) & P Solan (3–1).
Attendance: 27,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Kildare2–9 – 1–3Wicklow
P.White 1–6, C.Hanlon 1–1 & P.Quinn 0–2.
Offaly1–3 – 1–8Dublin
Referee: W Geraghty (Laois)
Longford2–5 – 1–8Carlow
Longford1–7 – 1–1Carlow
Louth2–9 – 2–6Kildare
C.Burke 1–1, C.Hanlon 1–0, P.White 0–3 & L.O'Brien 0–2.
Wexford2–5 – 2–5Westmeath
Laois1–12 – 2–2Longford
Meath0–11 – 1–5Dublin
Wexford1–10 – 2–5Westmeath
Laois1–9 – 2–4Wexford
Meath0–6 – 0–6Louth
Meath0–7 – 0–6Louth
Meath4–9 – 0–3Laois
Frankie Byrne 1–2 (0-2f), Jim Reilly 1–2, Brian Smyth and Matty McDonnell 1–1 each, Paddy Meegan 0-2f, Peter McDermott 0–1 Tommy Murphy 0–2 (0–1 pen) and Des Connolly 0-1f
Attendance: 32,484
Referee: Paddy Mythen (Wexford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Clare1–7 – 1–5Tipperary
Referee: J. Brosnan (K)
Cork2–13 – 2–4Limerick
E. Young (0–1), C. McGrath (0–7), D. O'Sullivan (0–3), M. Cahill (0–3) & P. Spillane (2–0).
Cork4–9 – 1–1Clare
N. Duggan (0–1), C. McGrath (0–2), C. O'Sullivan (0–2), M. Cahill (4–1), P. Spillane (0–1) & D. Kellaher (0–1).
Kerry5–6 – 1–1Waterford
J. Brosnan (0–1), P. Godley (0–3), S. O'Connor (2–0), F. O'Keeffe (1–1), E. Kennelly (1–0) & Tom Ashe (1–1).
Kerry1–6 – 0–4Cork
D. Hanafin (Snr) (1–0), T. Ashe (0–3), S. O'Connor (0–1), P. Godley (0–1) & G. O'Sullivan (0–1). C. McGrath (0–1) & M. Cahill (0–1).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Antrim2–7 – 2–7Donegal
Armagh7–13 – 2–3Tyrone
Antrim1–6 – 1–5Donegal
Cavan2–9 – 0–7Down
P Donohoe (0–4), T Tighe (1–4), Cassidy (1–1) Denvir (0–1), Fitzsimmons (0–3), Fitzmaurice (0–3)
O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt
Derry1–3 – 0–5Monaghan
Antrim1–8 – 0–5Armagh
Cavan1–6 – 1–4Derry
P Donohoe (0–2), T Tighe (0–2), Mc Enroe (1–1), Ed Carolan (0–1) J E Mullan (0–3), J Murphy (1–0), P Keenan (0–1)
Attendance: 7,000
Antrim1–7 – 2–3Cavan
D Forde (1–1), Pa O Hara (0–1), K Armstrong (0–2), J Mc Callin (0–1), R Beirne (0–2) P Donohoe (1–2), Ed Carolan (1–1)
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Mayo1–5 – 1–5Kerry
P Irwin (0–1), S Mulderrig (0–3, one free), T Langan (1–0) & P Solan (0–1). J. J. Sheehan (0–1), D. Hanafin (Snr) (0–1), P. Godley (1–0), T. Ashe (0–2) & G. O'Sullivan (0–1).
Attendance: 39,971
Meath2–6 – 1–7Antrim
Attendance: 45,888
Mayo2–4 – 1–5Kerry
E Mongey (0–1), P Carney (0–1, free), S Mulderrig (0–1) & M Flanagan (2–1). E. Dowling (1–1), G. O'Sullivan (0–1) & T. Ashe (0–1).
Attendance: 57,345
Mayo2–8 – 0–9Meath
E Mongey (0–1), P Irwin (0–1), P Carney (0–5, four free), T Langan (1–0) & J Gilvarry (1–1). P. Meegan & P. McDermott (0–2), C. Hand, J. Reilly, M. McDonnell, F. Byrne & D. Taafle (0–1).
Attendance: 78,201
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Limerick back in the Munster championship after 2 year rest break.
  • In fact the Leinster football championship saw a triple of draws and replays they were in the following games as we know,

– Preliminary Round, Longford vs Carlow. – Quarter-Final, Wexford vs Westmeath. – Semi-Final, Meath vs Louth.

  • The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Antrim was their first championship meeting.
  • Mayo are All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row and Connacht Champions for 4 in a row.

References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1941 – 1970". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887–2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Champions – Roll of Honours" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (13 September 2013). "Ever heard the story about the priest who put a lifelong curse on the Mayo football team in 1951?". The 42. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Gannon, Colm (14 June 2019). "The Flying Doctor – one of the true greats of Mayo". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Healy, Martin (26 September 2021). "Paddy Prendergast, the final member of the Mayo 1951 team, dies aged 95". Extra.ie. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Roche, Frank (26 September 2021). "Paddy Prendergast, the last surviving member of Mayo's 1951 All-Ireland winning XV, passes away aged 95". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Fogarty, John (26 September 2021). "Mayo great Paddy Prendergast passes away". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  9. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2021). "Mayo All-Ireland winning hero from 1951 team passes away". The42.ie. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Mannion, Teresa (22 April 2023). "Former GAA President Dr Michael Loftus dies aged 93". RTÉ News. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ↑ McCoy, Niall (26 July 2026). "Mayo stun Kerry to end 75 years of hurt and claim All-Ireland title". RTÉ News. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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