1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 63rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland, between Mayo and Louth. The referee for the 1950 final was Simon Deignan, who played for Cavan in the 1947 and 1948 finals.[1]

1950 All-Ireland
Senior Football Championship final
Event1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date24 September 1950
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeSimon Deignan (Cavan)
Attendance76,174
1949
1951

This was the first of two consecutive All-Ireland football titles won by Mayo.[2] They have not won an All-Ireland football title since 1951.

The attendance of 76,174 was the third highest on record in a final at that time.

Match

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Mayo won the toss and elected to play against the wind in the first half. Nicky Roe put Louth ahead within the first minute. Mayo responded through Éamonn Mongey and took the lead when a well-placed shot by forward Peter Solan beat the Louth goalkeeper Thornton.[3]

Mayo were forced into making a substitution with Billy Kenny being withdrawn following a collision with Louth midfielder Frank Reid. They increased their lead however with successive points from Mick Mulderrig and Joe Gilvarry. Nicky Roe then goaled for Louth who raised another white flag with a fisted point from wing-forward Jimmy McDonnell.[3]

Mayo then replaced their starting goalkeeper Durkin with Seán Wynne. Nicky Roe kicked a free and scored the last point of the half on 32 minutes, to leave Louth a point in front at the interval.

Second Half

Roe continued where he had left off by pointing a free early on. Louth corner-forward Mickey Reynolds subsequently had an excellent goal chance but shot over the bar with the Mayo keeper Wynne beaten.

With the wind now more of a factor, Mayo replied with another point from the outstanding Éamonn Mongey.[3] His midfield partner Pádraig Carney spurned two scoreable opportunities before the prolific Nicky Roe restored Louth's two-point lead.

Louth's cause was not helped with Roe having to leave the field due to injury and with five minutes remaining came the key moment of the match. Mayo snatched a freak goal after Seán Flanagan charged down a Seán Boyle clearance.[4] Mick Flanagan took up possession and fisted to the Louth net after a twenty-yard run.[5]

Mayo, finishing the stronger of the two sides, added a further point through Mick Mulderrig to lead by two (2-5 to 1–6) as full-time approached and there would be no response from the Wee County men.

Details

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24 September 1950
15:15 IST
Final
Mayo   2–05 1–06   Louth
(HT: 1–03 – 1–04)
Gls: Peter Solan, Mick Flanagan
Pts: Éamonn Mongey (0-2), Mick Mulderrig (0-2), Joe Gilvarry (0-1)
Gls: Nicky Roe
Pts: Nicky Roe (0-5), Jimmy McDonnell (0-1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Simon Deignan (Cavan)
Attendance: 76,174
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mayo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louth
GK 1 Billy Durkin
RCB 2 John Forde
FB 3 Paddy Prendergast
LCB 4 Seán Flanagan (c)
RHB 5 Peter Quinn
CHB 6 Henry Dixon
LHB 7 John McAndrew
MF 8 Pádraig Carney
MF 9 Éamonn Mongey
RHF 10 Mick Flanagan
CHF 11 Billy Kenny
LHF 12 Joe Gilvarry
RCF 13 Mick Mulderrig
FF 14 Tom Langan
LCF 15 Peter Solan
Substitutes:
16 Seán Wynne for Billy Durkin
17 Mick Caulfield for Billy Kenny
18 Seán Mulderrig for Mick Caulfield
19 Tom Acton
20 Tommy Byrne
21 Liam Hastings
22 Joe Staunton
23 Paddy Irwin
GK 1 Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)
RCB 2 Michael Byrne (St Bride's)
FB 3 Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells) (c)
LCB 4 Jim Tuft (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Seán Boyle (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Paddy Markey (St Mary's)
LHB 7 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
MF 8 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
MF 9 Frank Reid (Dundalk Gaels)
RHF 10 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
CHF 11 Nicky Roe (St Mary's)
LHF 12 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF 13 Roger Lynch (Geraldines)
FF 14 Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF 15 Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:
16 Ray Mooney (St Mary's) for Nicky Roe
17 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers) for Paddy McArdle
18 Ronan Lynch (Geraldines)
19 Jack Bell (St Mary's)
20 Patsy Byrne (Stabannon Parnells)
21 Owen Lynch (Stabannon Parnells)
22 Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts)
23 John Morgan (Dundalk Young Irelands)

References

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  1. ^ Moran, Seán (30 November 2011). "'GAA Football Gold' is worth its weight in memories". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 30 November 2011. One aspect of the games in those years is the frequency with which contemporary players act as referees (not in the modern sense but as actual match officials). Simon Deignan plays for Cavan in 1947 and '48 and then referees the 1950 final.
  2. ^ McGee, Eugene (6 February 2006). "First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 6 February 2006.
  3. ^ a b c "Lucky Goal Helped Mayo to All-Ireland win". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 25 September 1950.
  4. ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  5. ^ "Louth will have done a good days work if they can push Kerry to a few points". The Kerryman. Independent News & Media. 28 March 2002.