The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 62nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Pre-match Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland SFC titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and Mayo at Croke Park in 1948. Meath had never won the All-Ireland SFC.
Match Summary Meath led 0–7 to 0–3 at half-time, and were able to retain this four-point lead to the end, despite Cavan player Peter Donohoe scoring six points.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
Details Meath 1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery 6 P. Dixon 7 C. Hand 8 P. Connell 9 J. Kearney 10 F. Byrne 11 B. Smyth (c) 12 M. McDonnell 13 P. Meegan 14 B. Halpenny 15 P. McDermott
Sub used P. Carolan for F. Byrne
Trainer P. Tully
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