1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Mayo (3rd win)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
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The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 65th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

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 incensed when the Mayo team bus returning home from the 1951 final passed by a funeral without showing due respect as they celebrated their All-Ireland win. The priest supposedly cast a spell on Mayo, claiming they would not win another title until all of the team had died. As of August 2013, three of the team that took to the Croke Park pitch for Mayo in 1951 are still alive. ^[4]

Results

Connacht Championship

Mayo v Sligo

24 June 1951
Semi-Final

Mayo	3-7 – 1-5	Sligo

Ballymote
Attendance: 7,000

Galway v Roscommon

1 July 1951
Semi-Final

Galway	2-10 – 1-4	Roscommon

Tuam

Mayo v Galway

15 July 1951
Final

Mayo	4-13 – 2-3	Galway

Tuam
Attendance: 27,000

Leinster Championship

Offaly v Dublin

20 May 1951

Offaly	1-8 – 1-3	Dublin

Newbridge
Referee: W Geraghty

Meath v Laois

5 August 1951
Final

Meath	4-9 – 0-3	Laois

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Championship

Clare v Tipperary

3 June 1951
Quarter-Final

Clare	1-7 – 1-5	Tipperary

Tralee
Referee: J. Brosnan (K)

Cork v Limerick

3 June 1951
Quarter-Final

Cork	2-13 – 2-4	Limerick

Buttevant

Cork v Clare

24 June 1951
Semi-Final

Cork	4-9 – 1-1	Clare

Cork Athletic Grounds

Kerry v Waterford

1 July 1951
Semi-Final

Kerry	5-6 – 1-1	Waterford

Waterford

Kerry v Cork

15 July 1951
Final

Kerry	1-6 – 0-4	Cork

Killarney

Ulster Championship

Antrim v Donegal

3 June 1951
Quarter-Final

Antrim	2-7 – 2-7	Donegal

Letterkenny

Armagh v Tyrone

17 June 1951
Quarter-Final

Armagh	7-13 – 2-3	Tyrone

Armagh

Antrim v Donegal

17 June 1951
Quarter-Final Replay

Antrim	1-6 – 1-5	Donegal

Corrigan Park, Belfast

Cavan v Down

17 June 1951
Quarter-Final

Cavan	2-9 – 0-7	Down

Kingscourt

Derry v Monaghan

24 June 1951
Quarter-Final

Derry	1-3 – 0-5	Monaghan

Magherafelt

Antrim v Armagh

1 July 1951
Semi-Final

Antrim	1-8 – 0-5	Armagh

Coalisland

Cavan v Derry

8 July 1951
Semi-Final

Cavan	1-6 – 1-4	Derry

Lurgan
Attendance: 7,000

Antrim v Cavan

29 July 1951
Final

Antrim	1-7 – 2-3	Cavan

Clones
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Championship

Mayo v Kerry

12 August 1951
Semi-Final

Mayo	1-5 – 1-5	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 39,971

Meath v Antrim

19 August 1951
Semi-Final

Meath	2-6 – 1-7	Antrim

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 45,888

Mayo v Kerry

9 September 1951
Semi-Final Replay

Mayo	2-4 – 1-5	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 57,345

Main article: 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Mayo v Meath

23 September 1951
Final

Mayo	2-8 – 0-9	Meath

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 78,201

References

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↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
↑ Lord, Miriam (22 September 2012). "Mayo God help us, says Enda, in plea to pope for big match digout". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2012. Maybe the pope can help out with the legendary “curse” that has bugged Mayo football over the years.

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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