1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 62nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

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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1949 →

Fermanagh play their last Ulster championship game until 1960.

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
Mick Hardy 1-4 (0-3f), Kevin Connolly 1-0, Jim Quigley 0-3, Hugh O'Rourke 0-2, Frank Fagan 0-1 Billy Kelly 2-1, Des O'Neill 0-2, Bill Goodison (1 '50), Sam Thorpe 0-1
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
GK1J. O'Neill
RCB2J. Culleton
FB3J. Cullen
LCB4J. Coady
RHB5J. Rogers
CHB6Bill Goodison
LHB7J. Morris
MF8J. Eustace
MF9D. Clancy
RHF10Des O'Neill
CHF11Nicky Rackard
LHF12Paddy Kehoe (c)
RCF13J. O'Connor
FF14Billy Kelly
LCF15Sam Thorpe
Substitutes:

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)

Semi-Final
Cavan1-14 – 4-02Louth
P Donohoe (0-8, 5f), M Higgins (0-5, 1f), T Tighe (1-0), Ed Carolan (0-1) Hardy (2-0), Fagan (1-2), Mooney (1-0)
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: M. Colbert (Limerick)
GK1Des Benson
RCB2Willie Doonan
FB3Brian O'Reilly
LCB4Paddy Smith
RHB5P. J. Duke
CHB6John Joe O'Reilly (c)
LHB7Simon Deignan
MF8Phil Brady
MF9Victor Sherlock
RHF10Anthony Tighe
CHF11Mick Higgins
LHF12John Joe Cassidy
RCF13Joe Stafford
FF14Peter Donohoe
LCF15Edwin Carolan
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
Main article: 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 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.
  • 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Football Champions in Final Again". Irish Independent. 23 August 1948.
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