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1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 64th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Mayo and Meath met to decide the destination of the Sam Maguire Cup.

Mayo won their second title in a row with goals by Tommy Langan and Joe Gilvarry.

This was Mayo's second consecutive All-Ireland SFC title. They have not won an All-Ireland SFC title since. It is said that a legendary curse overshadows Mayo football since 1951 – see Sports-related curses and Mayo county football team#Curse.

Mayo players Willie Casey, Paddy Jordan and former GAA President Dr. Mick Loftus belatedly received their All-Ireland senior football medals 55 years later. Though squad members, they had not appeared as substitutes in the final and had initially been denied their medals.

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