1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 65th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMayo (3rd win)
CaptainSean Flanagan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMeath
CaptainSéamus Heery
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
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1952 →

Mayo won their second All-Ireland in a row.[1][2][3]

The Curse of '51

Mayo have not won an All-Ireland football final since 1951. Legend has it that a priest became furious when the Mayo team bus returning home from the 1951 final passed by a funeral without showing respect as they celebrated their All-Ireland win. The priest supposedly put a curse on Mayo, that they would not win another title until all of the team had died.[4] All remaining members of the team had died by 2023.[5][6] Paddy Prendergast, who was the final surviving member and played at full-back, died at the age of 95 on 26 September 2021.[7][8][9] Mick Loftus, who was a sub and did not play on the day, died at the age of 93 on 22 April 2023.[10]

The curse is one that was disproven, for records show there was no funeral in Foxford on that day.[11]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Mayo3-7 – 1-5Sligo
M Flanagan (0-2), S Mulderrig (2-2, one goal a penalty), M Mulderrig (0-2) & T Langan (1-1).
Attendance: 7,000
Galway2-10 – 1-4Roscommon
Mayo4-13 – 2-3Galway
H Dixon (0-1), E Mongey (0-1), P Carney (0-3), S Mulderrig (0-3); M Mulderrig (0-1), T Langan (1-3) & P Solan (3-1).
Attendance: 27,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Kildare2-9 – 1-3Wicklow
P.White 1-6, C.Hanlon 1-1 & P.Quinn 0-2.
Offaly1-3 – 1-8Dublin
Referee: W Geraghty (Laois)
Longford2-5 – 1-8Carlow
Longford1-7 – 1-1Carlow
Louth2-9 – 2-6Kildare
C.Burke 1-1, C.Hanlon 1-0, P.White 0-3 & L.O'Brien 0-2.
Wexford2-5 – 2-5Westmeath
Laois1-12 – 2-2Longford
Meath0-11 – 1-5Dublin
Wexford1-10 – 2-5Westmeath
Laois1-9 – 2-4Wexford
Meath0-6 – 0-6Louth
Meath0-7 – 0-6Louth
Meath4-9 – 0-3Laois
Frankie Byrne 1-2 (0-2f), Jim Reilly 1-2, Brian Smyth and Matty McDonnell 1-1 each, Paddy Meegan 0-2f, Peter McDermott 0-1 Tommy Murphy 0-2 (0-1 pen) and Des Connolly 0-1f
Attendance: 32,484
Referee: Paddy Mythen (Wexford)

Munster Senior Football Championship
Clare1-7 – 1-5Tipperary
Referee: J. Brosnan (K)
Cork2-13 – 2-4Limerick
E. Young (0-1), C. McGrath (0-7), D. O'Sullivan (0-3), M. Cahill (0-3) & P. Spillane (2-0).
Cork4-9 – 1-1Clare
N. Duggan (0-1), C. McGrath (0-2), C. O'Sullivan (0-2), M. Cahill (4-1), P. Spillane (0-1) & D. Kellaher (0-1).
Kerry5-6 – 1-1Waterford
J. Brosnan (0-1), P. Godley (0-3), S. O'Connor (2-0), F. O'Keeffe (1-1), E. Kennelly (1-0) & Tom Ashe (1-1).
Kerry1-6 – 0-4Cork
D. Hanafin (Snr) (1-0), T. Ashe (0-3), S. O'Connor (0-1), P. Godley (0-1) & G. O'Sullivan (0-1). C. McGrath (0-1) & M. Cahill (0-1).

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Antrim2-7 – 2-7Donegal
Armagh7-13 – 2-3Tyrone
Antrim1-6 – 1-5Donegal
Cavan2-9 – 0-7Down
O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt
Derry1-3 – 0-5Monaghan
Antrim1-8 – 0-5Armagh
Fr. Peter Campbell Park, Coalisland
Cavan1-6 – 1-4Derry
Attendance: 7,000
Antrim1-7 – 2-3Cavan
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Mayo1-5 – 1-5Kerry
P Irwin (0-1), S Mulderrig (0-3, one free), T Langan (1-0) & P Solan (0-1). J. J. Sheehan (0-1), D. Hanafin (Snr) (0-1), P. Godley (1-0), T. Ashe (0-2) & G. O'Sullivan (0-1).
Attendance: 39,971
Meath2-6 – 1-7Antrim
Attendance: 45,888
Mayo2-4 – 1-5Kerry
E Mongey (0-1), P Carney (0-1, free), S Mulderrig (0-1) & M Flanagan (2-1). E. Dowling (1-1), G. O'Sullivan (0-1) & T. Ashe (0-1).
Attendance: 57,345
Main article: 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Mayo2-8 – 0-9Meath
E Mongey (0-1), P Irwin (0-1), P Carney (0-5, four free), T Langan (1-0) & J Gilvarry (1-1).
Attendance: 78,201
Referee: Bill Delaney (Laois)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • In fact the Leinster football championship saw a triple of draws and replays they were in the following games as we know,

- Preliminary Round, Longford vs Carlow. - Quarter-Final, Wexford vs Westmeath. - Semi-Final, Meath vs Louth.

  • The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Antrim was their first championship meeting.
  • Mayo are All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row and Connacht Champions for 4 in a row.

References
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  4. Fennessy, Paul (13 September 2013). "Ever heard the story about the priest who put a lifelong curse on the Mayo football team in 1951?". The 42. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. Gannon, Colm (14 June 2019). "The Flying Doctor – one of the true greats of Mayo". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. Healy, Martin (26 September 2021). "Paddy Prendergast, the final member of the Mayo 1951 team, dies aged 95". Extra.ie. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. Roche, Frank (26 September 2021). "Paddy Prendergast, the last surviving member of Mayo's 1951 All-Ireland winning XV, passes away aged 95". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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