1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (1st win)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Meath won their first title.

Results

Connacht Championship

Mayo v Roscommon

5 June 1949 Quarter-Final

Mayo	2-10 – 1-9	Roscommon

Ballymote Attendance: 20,000

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Leitrim v Galway

12 June 1949 Semi-Final

Leitrim	3-3 – 1-7	Galway

Carrick-on-Shannon Attendance: 9,000

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Mayo v Sligo

19 June 1949 Semi-Final

Mayo	7-10 – 0-2	Sligo

Ballina

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Mayo v Leitrim

30 July 1949 Final

Mayo	4-6 – 0-3	Leitrim

Roscommon

Leinster Championship

Dublin v Longford

1 May 1949

Dublin	2-9 – 2-5	Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar

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Meath v Kildare

1949

Meath	0-11 – 1-5	Kildare

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Offaly v Dublin

5 June 1949 Quarter-Final

Offaly	4-7 – 3-7	Dublin

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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Meath v Wexford

June 1949 Quarter-Final

Meath	0-14 – 4-0	Wexford

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Offaly v Westmeath

10 July 1949 Semi-Final

Offaly	1-9 – 2-6	Westmeath

O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: J Dowling

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Meath v Louth

10 July 1949 Semi-Final

Meath	1-5 – 1-5	Louth

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Meath v Louth

1949 Semi-Final Replay

Meath	2-9 – 3-6	Louth

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Meath v Louth

1949 Semi-Final Replay No. 2

Meath	2-5 – 1-7	Louth

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Offaly v Westmeath

17 July 1949 Semi-Final Replay

Offaly	1-2 – 0-8	Westmeath

Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: J Dowling

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Meath v Westmeath

31 July 1949 Final

Meath	4-5 – 0-6	Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Championship

Tipperary v Waterford

22 May 1949 Quarter-Final

Tipperary	3-8 – 3-4	Waterford

Dungarvan Referee: M. Colbert (L)

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Clare v Kerry

19 June 1949 Semi-Final

Clare	3-7 – 1-8	Kerry

Ennis

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Cork v Tipperary

10 July 1949 Semi-Final

Cork	4-2 – 2-4	Tipperary

Dungarvan

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Cork v Clare

31 July 1949 Final

Cork	3-6 – 0-7	Clare

Limerick

Ulster Championship

Down v Monaghan

1 May 1949 Preliminary Round

Down	0-8 – 2-6	Monaghan

Newcastle

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Antrim v Derry

4 June 1949 Quarter-Final

Antrim	5-9 – 1-6	Derry

Magherafelt

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Armagh v Monaghan

4 June 1949 Quarter-Final

Armagh	3-6 – 1-8	Monaghan

Lurgan

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Cavan v Tyrone

12 June 1949 Quarter-Final

Cavan	7-10 – 1-7	Tyrone

Breffni Park, Cavan

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Antrim v Cavan

26 June 1949 Semi-Final

Antrim	1-6 – 3-7	Cavan

Corrigan Park, Belfast

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Armagh v Donegal

July 1949 Semi-Final

Armagh	0-14 – 1-4	Donegal

Dungannon

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Cavan v Armagh

31 July 1949 Final

Cavan	1-7 – 1-6	Armagh

Clones Attendance: 24,000

All-Ireland Championship

Meath v Mayo

14 August 1949 Semi-Final

Meath	3-10 – 1-10	Mayo

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 48,200

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Cavan v Cork

21 August 1949 Semi-Final

Cavan	1-9 – 2-3	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 49,789

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Meath v Cavan

25 September 1949 Final

Meath	1-10 – 1-6	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 79,460