# 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 64th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.
In the Leinster final Louth ended Meath's spell as All Ireland champions.
Mayo won their second All-Ireland.

## Results
### Leinster Senior Football Championship
#### Leinster Final

| 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 | Michael 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) |
| GK | 1 | Bob Ruske (Dunboyne) |
| RCB | 2 | Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) |
| FB | 3 | Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermott's, Dublin) |
| LCB | 4 | Kevin McConnell (Syddan) |
| RHB | 5 | Séamus Heery (North Meath) |
| CHB | 6 | John O'Brien (UCD, Dublin) |
| LHB | 7 | Christo Hand (Seán McDermott's, Dublin) |
| MF | 8 | Des Taaffe (St Mary's, Bettystown) |
| MF | 9 | Paddy Connell (Moynalty) |
| RHF | 10 | Frankie Byrne (Clanna Gael, Dublin) |
| CHF | 11 | Micheál O'Brien (Skryne) |
| LHF | 12 | Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough) |
| RCF | 13 | Brian Smyth (Skryne) |
| FF | 14 | Larry McGuinness (North Meath) |
| LCF | 15 | Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Peter McDermott (Young Irelands) for Byrne |

#### Leinster Final replay

| 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 | Ronan Lynch (Geraldines) |
| 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 | Seán Boyle (St Mary's) for Ronan Lynch |
| GK | 1 | Bob Ruske (Dunboyne) |
| RCB | 2 | Matt Maguire (Syddan) |
| FB | 3 | Paddy O'Brien (Seán McDermott's, Dublin) |
| LCB | 4 | Kevin McConnell (Syddan) |
| RHB | 5 | Séamus Heery (North Meath) |
| CHB | 6 | Paddy Dixon (Ballivor) |
| LHB | 7 | Christo Hand (Seán McDermott's, Dublin) |
| MF | 8 | Des Taaffe (St Mary's, Bettystown) |
| MF | 9 | Paddy Connell (Moynalty) |
| RHF | 10 | Brian Smyth (Skryne) |
| CHF | 11 | Mattie McDonnell (Ballinlough) |
| LHF | 12 | Paddy Meegan (Syddan) (c) |
| RCF | 13 | Micheál O'Brien (Skryne) |
| FF | 14 | Peter McDermott (Young Irelands) |
| LCF | 15 | Larry McGuinness (North Meath) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Gerry McArdle (Garda, Dublin) for Connell |

### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

| 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 | Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunketts) for Roe |
| GK | 1 | Liam Fitzgerald (St Brendan's) |
| RCB | 2 | James Murphy (Garda, Cork) |
| FB | 3 | Paddy Bawn Brosnan (Dingle) |
| LCB | 4 | Donie Murphy (Killarney Legion) |
| RHB | 5 | Mick Finucane (Ballydonoghue) |
| CHB | 6 | Jackie Lyne (Killarney Legion) |
| LHB | 7 | Teddy O'Connor (Dr Crokes) (c) |
| MF | 8 | Eddie Dowling (Ballydonoghue) |
| MF | 9 | Jim Brosnan (UCC, Cork) |
| RHF | 10 | Teddy O'Sullivan (Garda, Dublin) |
| CHF | 11 | Mixie Palmer (Kenmare) |
| LHF | 12 | Pat Godley (St Brendan's) |
| RCF | 13 | Dan Kavanagh (Dr Crokes) |
| FF | 14 | Phil McCarthy (Churchill) |
| LCF | 15 | Batt Garvey (Geraldines, Dublin) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Gerald O'Sullivan (St Mary's) for Godley |

#### All Ireland Final
## Championship statistics
### Miscellaneous

* The Connacht final between Mayo and Roscommon took place at the new Tuam Stadium, in Tuam.
* Armagh end a 47-year wait by winning their first Ulster title since 1903.
* The All Ireland semi-final between Mayo and Armagh was their first championship meeting.
* Mayo end a 14-year period by winning their second All Ireland title.