1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
Quick Facts All-Ireland Champions, Winning team ...
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Meath (1st win) |
Captain | Brain Symth |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Cavan |
Captain | John Joe O’Reilly |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Meath |
Ulster | Cavan |
Connacht | Mayo |
Championship statistics | |
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Meath won their first title.[1][2][3] Ending Cavan's bid for 3 in a row.