| 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final | |
| Event: | 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
| Team1score: | 4-5 (17) |
| Team2score: | 4-4 (16) |
| Date: | 26 September 1948 |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| City: | Dublin |
| Referee: | M. J. Flatherty (Offaly) |
| Attendance: | 74,645 |
| Weather: | Windy |
| Previous: | 1947 |
| Next: | 1949 |
The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 61st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Contested by a team from the Ulster (Cavan) and a team from Connacht (Mayo), such a meeting in the decider between teams from these provinces would not happen again until 2012.[1]
Cavan were the defending All-Ireland champions.
Cavan retained the title they had won in 1947 at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York City.[2] [3]
In a heavy wind, Cavan led 3–2 to 0–0 at half-time, but Mayo came back to lead the game. Cavan eventually made it two-in-a-row with a Peter Donahue point. This final's eight goals is the most scored in a final, a record shared with the 1977 match.[4]