1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.
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St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Muskerry in the second round of the 1987 Cork County Championship.[1]
On 17 March 1988, St. Mary's Burren won the championship following a 1-09 to 0-08 defeat of Clann na nGael in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1986.[3]
Results
Munster Senior Club Football Championship
First round
| 1 November 1987 First round | Kilrush Shamrocks | 0-07 - 0-08 | Newcastle West | Cusack Park |
| M Fennell 0-3, J Roche 0-2, J Fennell 0-1, D O'Doherty 0-1. | S Gleeson 0-5, L Keane 0-1, M Mulcahy 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. |
| 21 November 1987 First round | Stradbally | 1-06 - 1-14 | Nemo Rangers | Páirc Uí Cuimín |
| J Keane 1-0, N Weldon 0-3, E O'Brien 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1. | M Dorgan 1-2, T Nation 0-3, D Allen 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, T Dalton 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, S Fahy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 29 November 1987 Semi-final | Newcastle West | 3-03 - 2-05 | Loughmore-Castleiney | Páirc na nGael |
| S Gleeson 2-0, J Kenny 1-1, T Kelly 0-1, K O'Grady 0-1. | P McDevitt 1-0, J McCormack 1-0, J Maher 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, J Treacy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1. |
| 12 December 1987 Semi-final | Nemo Rangers | 2-10 - 1-06 | Dr. Crokes | Ballinlough Sportsfield |
| S O'Brien 1-2, M Dorgan 1-0, T Dalton 0-3, S Fahy 0-2, T Nation 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, G O'Regan 0-1. | S O'Shea 1-1, P O'Shea 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, M Buckley 0-1. |
Final
| 20 December 1987 Final | Nemo Rangers | 5-15 - 2-03 | Newcastle West | FitzGerald Stadium |
| T Nation 1-4, D Allen 2-0, G O'Regan 2-0, E Fitzgerald 0-5, S O'Brien 0-3, M Dorgan 0-2, T Dalton 0-1. | L Keane 1-1, M Mulcahy 1-0, K O'Grady 0-1, J Kenny 0-1. |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 31 January 1988 Quarter-final | Clann na nGael | 0-16 - 0-07 | Kingdom Kerry Gaels | Kiltoom |
Semi-finals
| 21 February 1988 Semi-final | Nemo Rangers | 0-06 - 1-05 | St. Mary's Burren | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| 21 February 1988 Semi-final | Portlaoise | 0-09 - 1-09 | Clann na nGael | O'Moore Park |
Final
| 17 March 1988 Final | St. Mary's Burren | 1-09 - 0-08 | Clann na nGael | Croke Park |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Clann na nGael became the first team to win four successive Connacht Club Championship titles.
- Portlaoise became the first team to win five Leinster Club Championship titles.
- St. Mary's Burren became the first team to win four Ulster Club Championship titles.
References
- Woods, Mark (10 November 2018). "The Barrs have had some great adventures in the All-Ireland club championships". The Echo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "'Shorty' recalls Burren glory days as Kilcoo close in on record six in-a-row". The Irish News. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Glory Days: Brendan McKernan recalls Burren's All-Ireland breakthrough in 1986". The Irish News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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