1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 65th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Date28 September 1952
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
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| Event | 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 28 September 1952 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Sean Hayes (Tipperary) | ||||||
| Attendance | 64,200 | ||||||
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| Date | 12 October 1952 | ||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Sean Hayes (Tipperary) | ||||||
| Attendance | 62,515 | ||||||
Mick Higgins was Cavan's captain on the day.[1]
Match 1
Summary
Cavan equalised with a strange point — Edwin Carolan chased a ball that seemed to go wide, and kicked it across the goalmouth and over the bar.[2] Carolan's equaliser has been described as a "wonder score".[3]
Details
Match 2
Summary
Mick Higgins's five points won the replay for Cavan, while Peter McDermott (Meath) missed an easy goal chance.[2]
Details
Meath
- 1 Kevin Smyth
- 2 Micheál O'Brien
- 3 Paddy O'Brien
- 4 Kevin McConnell
- 5 T. O'Brien
- 6 Connie Kelly
- 7 Christo Hand
- 8 Brendan Maguire
- 9 Des Taaffe
- 10 Declan Brennan
- 11 Brian Smyth
- 12 Paddy Meegan (c)
- 13 Mattie McDonnell
- 14 Jim Reilly
- 15 Peter McDermott
- Played in drawn game
- Patsy McGearty
- Paddy Connell
- Trainer
- Patrick Tully
Post-match
Cavan haven't appeared in an All-Ireland SFC final since.[1]