1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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.

1951 All-Ireland
Senior Football Championship final

Event	1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Mayo Meath 2–8 (14) 0–9 (9)
Date	23 September 1951
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	Bill Delaney (Laois)
Attendance	78,201
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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

Mayo v Meath

23 September 1951 Final

Mayo	2–8 – 0–9	Meath
Gls: T Langan & J Gilvarry (1–0) Pts: E Mongey, & J Gilvarry & P Irwin (0–1) & P Carney (0–5, four frees)		Pts: P Meegan & P McDermott (0–2), C Hand, J Reilly, M McDonnell, F Byrne & D Taafle (0–1)

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois) Attendance: 78,201

Mayo

Meath

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]