1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 65th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Mick Higgins was Cavan's captain on the day.

Match 1

Summary

Cavan equalised with a strange point — Edwin Carolan chased a ball that seemed to go wide, and kicked it across the goalmouth and over the bar. Carolan's equaliser has been described as a "wonder score".

Details

Match 2

Summary

Mick Higgins's five points won the replay for Cavan, while Peter McDermott (Meath) missed an easy goal chance.

Details

Meath

• 1 Kevin Smyth
• 2 Micheál O'Brien
• 3 Paddy O'Brien
• 4 Kevin McConnell
• 5 T. O'Brien
• 6 Connie Kelly
• 7 Christo Hand
• 8 Brendan Maguire
• 9 Des Taaffe
• 10 Declan Brennan
• 11 Brian Smyth
• 12 Paddy Meegan (c)
• 13 Mattie McDonnell
• 14 Jim Reilly
• 15 Peter McDermott

Post-match

Cavan haven't appeared in an All-Ireland SFC final since.

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