all-ireland senior football championship

The Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic Football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the third Sunday in September in Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

The county is a geographical region in Ireland, and each of the thirty-two counties in Ireland organises its own GAA affairs through a County Board. The county teams play in their respective Provincial Championships in Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster. If successful the county team will go on the play in the All-Ireland series. The football championship qualifying structure works as follows:

Round 1 - This Round shall include all the counties that do not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An Open Draw shall be made to give eight pairings.
Round 2 - Each of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals shall play against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw shall be made to determine the eight pairings.
Round 3 - The eight winners from Round 2 shall participate in this Round. An Open draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
Round 4 - Each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall play against the four winners from Round 3. A draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
All Ireland Quarter-Finals - Each of the four Provincial Champions shall play one of the four winners from Round 4. A draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
All Ireland Semi-Finals - The All Ireland Semi-Finals shall be on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.

Past Winners

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
1887	April 29, 1888	Clonskeagh	Limerick	1-4	Louth	0-3
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1889	October 20	Inchicore	Tipperary	3-6	Laois	0-0
1890	June 26, 1892	Clonturk	Cork	2-4	Wexford	0-1
1891	February 28, 1892	Clonturk	Dublin	2-1	Cork	1-9
1892	March 26, 1893	Clonturk	Dublin	1-4	Roscommon	1-0
1893	June 24, 1894	Phoenix Park	Wexford	1-1	Cork	0-1
1894	April 21, 1894	Thurles	Dublin	0-5	Cork	1-2
1895	March 15, 1896	Jones' Road	Tipperary	0-4	Meath	0-3
1896	February 6, 1898	Jones' Road	Limerick	1-5	Dublin	0-7
1897	February 5, 1899	Jones' Road	Dublin	2-6	Cork	0-2
1898	April 8, 1900	Tipperary	Dublin	2-8	Waterford	0-4
1899	February 10, 1901	Jones' Road	Dublin	1-10	Cork	0-6
1900	October 26, 1902	Jones' Road	Tipperary	3-7	London	0-2
1901	August 2, 1903	Jones' Road	Dublin	0-14	London	0-2
1902	September 11, 1904	Cork	Dublin	2-8	London	0-4
1903	November 12, 1905	Jones' Road	Kerry	0-11	London	0-3
1904	July 1, 1906	Cork	Kerry	0-5	Dublin	0-2
1905	June 16, 1906	Thurles	Kildare	1-7	Kerry	0-5
1906	October 20, 1907	Athy	Dublin	0-5	Cork	0-4
1907	July 5, 1908	Tipperary	Dublin	0-6	Cork	0-2
1908	October 3, 1909	Jones' Road	Dublin	1-10	London	0-4
1909	December 5, 1909	Jones' Road	Kerry	1-9	Louth	0-6
1910	November 13, 1910	Jones' Road	Louth		Kerry
1911		Jones' Road	Cork	6-6	Antrim	1-2
1912		Jones' Road	Louth	1-7	Antrim	1-2
1913		Croke Park	Kerry	2-2	Wexford	0-3
1914		Croke Park	Kerry	2-3	Wexford	0-6
1915		Croke Park	Wexford	2-4	Kerry	2-1
1916		Croke Park	Wexford	3-4	Mayo	1-2
1917		Croke Park	Wexford	0-9	Clare	0-5
1918		Croke Park	Wexford	0-5	Tipperary	0-4
1919		Croke Park	Kildare	2-5	Galway	0-1
1920		Croke Park	Tipperary	1-6	Dublin	1-2
1921		Croke Park	Dublin	1-9	Mayo	0-2
1922		Croke Park	Dublin	0-6	Galway	0-4
1923		Croke Park	Dublin	1-5	Kerry	1-3
1924		Croke Park	Kerry	0-4	Dublin	0-3
1925		Croke Park	Galway	3-2	Cavan	1-2
1926		Croke Park	Kerry	1-4	Kildare	0-4
1927		Croke Park	Kildare	0-5	Kerry	0-3
1928		Croke Park	Kildare	2-6	Cavan	2-5
1929		Croke Park	Kerry	1-8	Kildare	1-5
1930		Croke Park	Kerry	3-11	Monaghan	0-2
1931		Croke Park	Kerry	1-11	Kildare	0-8
1932		Croke Park	Kerry	2-7	Mayo	2-4
1933		Croke Park	Cavan	2-5	Galway	1-4
1934		Croke Park	Galway	3-5	Dublin	1-9
1935		Croke Park	Cavan	3-6	Kildare	2-5
1936		Croke Park	Mayo	4-11	Laois	0-5
1937		Croke Park	Kerry	4-4	Cavan	1-7
1938		Croke Park	Galway	2-4	Kerry	0-7
1939		Croke Park	Kerry	2-5	Meath	2-3
1940		Croke Park	Kerry	0-7	Galway	1-3
1941	September 7	Croke Park	Kerry	1-8	Galway	0-7
1942	September 20	Croke Park	Dublin	1-10	Galway	1-8
1943	October 10	Croke Park	Roscommon	2-7	Cavan	2-2
1944	September 24	Croke Park	Roscommon	1-9	Kerry	2-4
1945	September 23	Croke Park	Cork	2-5	Cavan	0-7
1946	October 27	Croke Park	Kerry	2-8	Roscommon	0-10
1947	September 14	Polo Grounds, New York	Cavan	2-11	Kerry	2-7
1948	September 26	Croke Park	Cavan	4-5	Mayo	4-4
1949	September 25	Croke Park	Meath	1-10	Cavan	1-6
1950	September 24	Croke Park	Mayo	2-5	Louth	1-6
1951	September 23	Croke Park	Mayo	2-8	Meath	0-9
1952	October 12	Croke Park	Cavan	0-9	Meath	0-5
1953	September 27	Croke Park	Kerry	0-13	Armagh	1-6
1954	September 26	Croke Park	Meath	1-13	Kerry	1-7
1955	September 25	Croke Park	Kerry	0-12	Dublin	1-6
1956	October 7	Croke Park	Galway	2-13	Cork	3-7
1957	September 22	Croke Park	Louth	1-9	Cork	1-7
1958	September 28	Croke Park	Dublin	2-12	Derry	1-9
1959	September 27	Croke Park	Kerry	3-7	Galway	1-4
1960	September 25	Croke Park	Down	2-10	Kerry	0-8
1961	September 24	Croke Park	Down	3-6	Offaly	2-8
1962	September 23	Croke Park	Kerry	1-12	Roscommon	1-6
1963	September 22	Croke Park	Dublin	1-9	Galway	0-10
1964	September 27	Croke Park	Galway	0-15	Kerry	0-10
1965	September 26	Croke Park	Galway	0-12	Kerry	0-9
1966	September 25	Croke Park	Galway	0-10	Meath	0-7
1967	September 24	Croke Park	Meath	1-9	Cork	0-9
1968	September 22	Croke Park	Down	2-12	Kerry	1-13
1969	September 28	Croke Park	Kerry	0-10	Offaly	0-7
1970	September 27	Croke Park	Kerry	2-19	Meath	0-18
1971	September 26	Croke Park	Offaly	1-14	Galway	2-8
1972	October 15	Croke Park	Offaly	1-19	Kerry	0-13
1973	September 23	Croke Park	Cork	3-17	Galway	2-13
1974	September 22	Croke Park	Dublin	0-14	Galway	1-6
1975	September 28	Croke Park	Kerry	2-12	Dublin	0-11
1976	September 26	Croke Park	Dublin	3-8	Kerry	0-10
1977	September 25	Croke Park	Dublin	5-12	Armagh	3-6
1978	September 24	Croke Park	Kerry	5-11	Dublin	0-9
1979	September 16	Croke Park	Kerry	3-13	Dublin	1-8
1980	September 21	Croke Park	Kerry	1-9	Roscommon	1-6
1981	September 20	Croke Park	Kerry	1-12	Offaly	0-8
1982	September 16	Croke Park	Offaly	1-15	Kerry	0-17
1983	September 18	Croke Park	Dublin	1-10	Galway	1-8
1984	September 23	Croke Park	Kerry	1-11	Dublin	1-6
1985	September 22	Croke Park	Kerry	2-12	Dublin	2-8
1986	September 21	Croke Park	Kerry	2-15	Tyrone	1-10
1987	N/A	Croke Park	Meath	1-14	Cork	0-11
1988	October 9	Croke Park	Meath	0-13	Cork	0-9
1989	September 17	Croke Park	Cork	0-17	Mayo	1-11
1990	September 16	Croke Park	Cork	0-11	Meath	0-9
1991	September 15	Croke Park	Down	1-16	Meath	1-14
1992	September 20	Croke Park	Donegal	0-18	Dublin	0-14
1993	September 19	Croke Park	Derry	1-14	Cork	2-8
1994	September 18	Croke Park	Down	1-12	Dublin	0-13
1995	September 17	Croke Park	Dublin	1-10	Tyrone	0-12
1996	September 29	Croke Park	Meath	2-9	Mayo	1-11
1997	September 28	Croke Park	Kerry	0-13	Mayo	1-7
1998	September 27	Croke Park	Galway	1-14	Kildare	1-10
1999	September 26	Croke Park	Meath	1-11	Cork	1-8
2000	October 7	Croke Park	Kerry	0-17	Galway	1-10
2001	September 23	Croke Park	Galway	0-17	Meath	1-8
2002	September 22	Croke Park	Armagh	1-12	Kerry	0-14
2003	September 15	Croke Park	Tyrone	0-12	Armagh	0-9
2004	September 26	Croke Park	Kerry	1-20	Mayo	2-9

Top Winners

The top 10 county teams by number of wins (and when they last won and lost a final):

	Team	Winner	Last win	Runner-up	Last losing final
1	Kerry	33	2004	17	2002
2	Dublin	22	1995	13	1994
3	Galway	9	2001	13	2000
4	Meath	7	1999	9	2001
5	Cork	6	1990	14	1999
6	Down	5	1994	0	- - -
	Cavan	5	1952	6	1949
	Wexford	5	1918	3	1914
9	Kildare	4	1928	5	1998
10	Mayo	3	1951	8	2004

Football Team of the Millennium

Left Corner Forward	Full Forward	Right Corner Forward
Kevin Heffernan	Tommy Langan	Mikey Sheehy

Left Half Forward	Centre Forward	Right Half Forward
Pat Spillane	Sen Purcell	Sen O'Neill

	Midfield
Mick O'Connell		Tommy Murphy

Left Half Back	Centre Back	Right Half Back
Martin O'Connell	J.J O'Reilly	Sen Murphy

Left Corner Back	Full Back	Right Corner Back
Sen Flanagan	Joe Keohane	Enda Colleran

	Goalkeeper
	Dan O'Keefe