1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 64th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Mayo and Meath met to decide the destination of the Sam Maguire Cup.
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| Event | 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 23 September 1951 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Bill Delaney (Laois) | ||||||
| Attendance | 78,201 | ||||||
Match
Summary
Mayo won their second title in a row with goals by Tommy Langan and Joe Gilvarry.[1]
This was Mayo's second consecutive All-Ireland SFC title.[2] They have not won an All-Ireland SFC title since. It is said that a legendary curse overshadows Mayo football since 1951 – see Sports-related curses and Mayo county football team#Curse.[3][4][5][6]
Details
23 September 1951 Final |
       Mayo
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  Meath
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Mayo
- 1 S. Wynne
- 2 J. Forde
- 3 P. Prendergast
- 4 S. Flanagan (c)
- 5 J. Staunton
- 6 H. Dixon
- 7 P. Quinn
- 8 É. Mongey
- 9 J. McAndrew
- 10 P. Irwin
- 11 P. Carney
- 12 S. Mulderrig
- 13 M. Flanagan
- 14 T. Langan
- 15 J. Gilvarry
- Sub used
- 20 L. Hastings for H. Dixon
- Subs not used
- 16 W. Casey
- 17 J. Curran
- 18 P. Jordan
- 19 M. Loftus (awarded retrospectively[7])
- 21 M. Mulderrig
Meath
- 1 K. Smyth
- 2 M. O'Brien
- 3 P. O'Brien
- 4 K. McConnell
- 5 S. Heery (c)
- 6 C. Kelly
- 7 C. Hand
- 8 D. Taaffe
- 9 P. Connell
- 10 F. Byrne
- 11 M. McDonnell
- 12 P. Meegan
- 13 B. Smyth
- 14 J. Reilly
- 15 P. McDermott
- Subs used
- 16 P. Dixon for C. Hand
- 7 C. Hand for S. Heery
- Subs not used
- 17 P. Carolan
- 18 B. Ruske
- 19 L. McGuinness
- 20 A. Foran
- Trainer
- P. Tully
55 years later...
Mayo players Willie Casey, Paddy Jordan and former GAA President Dr. Mick Loftus belatedly received their All-Ireland senior football medals 55 years later. Though squad members, they had not appeared as substitutes in the final and had initially been denied their medals.[8]