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

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Galway v Roscommon

1 July 1951 Semi-Final

Galway	2-10 – 1-4	Roscommon

Tuam

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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

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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)

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Cork v Limerick

3 June 1951 Quarter-Final

Cork	2-13 – 2-4	Limerick

Buttevant

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Cork v Clare

24 June 1951 Semi-Final

Cork	4-9 – 1-1	Clare

Cork Athletic Grounds

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Kerry v Waterford

1 July 1951 Semi-Final

Kerry	5-6 – 1-1	Waterford

Waterford

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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

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Armagh v Tyrone

17 June 1951 Quarter-Final

Armagh	7-13 – 2-3	Tyrone

Armagh

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Antrim v Donegal

17 June 1951 Quarter-Final Replay

Antrim	1-6 – 1-5	Donegal

Corrigan Park, Belfast

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Cavan v Down

17 June 1951 Quarter-Final

Cavan	2-9 – 0-7	Down

Kingscourt

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Derry v Monaghan

24 June 1951 Quarter-Final

Derry	1-3 – 0-5	Monaghan

Magherafelt

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Antrim v Armagh

1 July 1951 Semi-Final

Antrim	1-8 – 0-5	Armagh

Coalisland

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Cavan v Derry

8 July 1951 Semi-Final

Cavan	1-6 – 1-4	Derry

Lurgan Attendance: 7,000

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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

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Meath v Antrim

19 August 1951 Semi-Final

Meath	2-6 – 1-7	Antrim

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 45,888

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Mayo v Kerry

9 September 1951 Semi-Final Replay

Mayo	2-4 – 1-5	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 57,345

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Mayo v Meath

23 September 1951 Final

Mayo	2-8 – 0-9	Meath

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 78,201

References

4. 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.