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 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
- 13 Mattie McDonnell
- 14 Jim Reilly
- 15 Peter McDermott
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