1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCavan (4th win)
CaptainJohn Joe O'Reilly
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
CaptainJohn Forde
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLouth
UlsterCavan
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
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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.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Mayo4–9 – 1–2Leitrim
P Carney (0–4, two frees), W Kenny (1–3), T Langan, S Daly (1–1), P Solan (1–0) & S Mulderrig (1–1).
Galway3–4 – 1–4Roscommon
Mayo4–2 – 1–5Sligo
P Carney (0–1), S Daly (0–1) & P Solan (3–1).

Finals

Mayo2–4 – 1–7Galway
T Langan (1–0), S Daly (0–1), P Solan (1–0), S Mulderrig (0–3, two frees).
Referee: Simon Duignan (Cavan)
Mayo2–10 – 2–7
A.E.T.		Galway
P Carney (0–9, six frees), P Solan (1–1) & S Mulderrig (0–1).
Referee: P.J. Sheehy (Longford)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Carlow3–11 – 1–5Wicklow
Louth2–14 – 1–2Longford
Offaly5–5 – 1–8Kildare
T.O'Hanlon 0–5, J.Farrell 1–0, C.O'Hanlon 0–2, M.Geraghty 0–1.
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Meath0–14 – 1–6Westmeath
Carlow4–4 – 1–7Laois
Offaly3–8 – 4–6Wexford
Referee: W Delaney (Laois)
Louth1–8 – 0–6Dublin
Wexford3–9 – 4–5Carlow
Meath2–6 – 2–5Louth

Final

Louth2–10 – 2–05 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
Referee: Jimmy Flaherty (Offaly)
GK1Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)
RCB2Jack Bell (Stabannon Parnells)
FB3Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
LCB4Johnny Malone (St Mary's)
RHB5Seán Boyle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
MF8Ray Mooney (St Mary's)
MF9Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Stephen White (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF12Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF13Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)
FF14Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
LCF15Hugh O'Rourke (Cooley Kickhams)
Substitutes:
16Paddy McArdle (St Mary's) for Mooney
GK1Joe O'Neill (Clonee)
RCB2Jackie Culleton (St John's Volunteers)
FB3Jim Cullen (St Anne's)
LCB4Jim Coady (Guinness, Dublin)
RHB5Jim Rogers (Blackwater)
CHB6Willie Goodison (St John's Volunteers)
LHB7John Morris (St John's Volunteers)
MF8Seán Eustace (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)
MF9Dermot Clancy (Ballinglen)
RHF10Des O'Neill (Rathnure)
CHF11Nicky Rackard (Rathnure)
LHF12Paddy Kehoe (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) (c)
RCF13John O'Connor (St John's Volunteers)
FF14Billy Kelly (St Aidan's, Ballymitty)
LCF15Sam Thorpe (Slaney Harriers)
Substitutes:
16Mick O'Hanlon (Gusserane O'Rahilly's) for Eustace
17Paddy Waters (St Aidan's, Ballymitty) for Cullen

Munster Senior Football Championship

Clare4–10 – 0–2Limerick
Tipperary3–13 – 1–7Waterford
Referee: S. O'Boyle (Tipperary)
Kerry6–6 – 1–8Clare
G. O'Sullivan (1–0), W. O'Donnell (3–2), B. Garvey (1–2) & B. Kelliher (1–1).
Cork0–12 – 1–8Tipperary
T. Crowley (0–1), C. McGrath (0–1), N. Duggan (0–3), J. Lynam (0–1), J. Cronin (0–5) & J. Aherne (0–1).
Referee: P. Ryan (W)

Final

Kerry2–9 – 2–6Cork
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).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Down5–7 – 2–3Armagh
Antrim1–3 – 0–1
Unfinished		Donegal
Derry2–6 – 2–9Monaghan
Tyrone5–8 – 0–4Fermanagh
Cavan2–9 – 2–4Down
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)
Antrim4–5 – 1–4Donegal
Antrim0–12 – 1–3Tyrone
Cavan1–9 – 0–7Monaghan
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)
Attendance: 14,000

Final

Cavan2–12 – 2–4Antrim
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)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-Final

Cavan1–14 – 4–02Louth
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
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: M. Colbert (Limerick)
GK1Des Benson (Croghan)
RCB2Willie Doonan (Cavan Harps)
FB3Brian O'Reilly (Mullahoran)
LCB4Paddy Smith (St Mary's, Louth)
RHB5P. J. Duke (Stradone)
CHB6John Joe O'Reilly (Curragh, Kildare) (c)
LHB7Simon Deignan (12th Battalion, Limerick)
MF8Phil Brady (Mullahoran)
MF9Victor Sherlock (Kingscourt Stars)
RHF10Tony Tighe (Mountnugent)
CHF11Mick Higgins (Oliver Plunketts, Louth)
LHF12John Joe Cassidy (Banba, Dublin)
RCF13Joe Stafford (Clanna Gael, Dublin)
FF14Peter Donohoe (Banba, Dublin)
LCF15Edwin Carolan (UCD, Dublin)
Substitutes:
GK1Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)
RCB2Jack Bell (Stabannon Parnells)
FB3Eddie Boyle (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
LCB4Johnny Malone (St Mary's)
RHB5Seán Boyle (St Mary's)
CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB7Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
MF8Ray Mooney (St Mary's)
MF9Kevin Connolly (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Mick Hardy (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Stephen White (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF12Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF13Larry Carr (Oliver Plunketts)
FF14Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
LCF15Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:
16Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) for White

Semi-Final

Mayo0–13 – 0–3Kerry
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).
Attendance: 51,305

Final

Cavan4–5 – 4–4Mayo
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).
Attendance: 74,645
Referee: 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

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1941 – 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA". 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Football Champions in Final Again". Irish Independent. 23 August 1948.
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