| 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final | |
| Event: | 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
| Team1score: | 2-8 (14) |
| Team2score: | 0-9 (9) |
| Date: | 23 September 1951 |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| City: | Dublin |
| Referee: | Bill Delaney (Laois) |
| Attendance: | 78,201 |
| Previous: | 1950 |
| Next: | 1952 |
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 Tom Langan and Joe Gilvarry.[1]
This was Mayo's second consecutive All-Ireland football title.[2] They have not won an All-Ireland football title since. It is said that a legendary curse overshadows Mayo football since 1951 - see Sports-related curses.[3] [4] [5] [6]
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.[7]