1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 104th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Final
Event1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date15 September 1991
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeSéamus Prior (Leitrim)
Attendance64,500
WeatherSunny

Meath had beaten Dublin in the famous four-game saga, but Down stormed into an 11-point lead and Meath's rally was too little, too late.[1]

This was Down's fourth appearance in an All-Ireland final, and their fourth win from four.[2][3][4]

15 September 1991 Final Down 1-16 - 1-14 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
R Carr 0-5, G Mason 0-4, B Breen 1-0, J McCartan 0-3, E Burns 0-2, M Linden 0-1, G Blaney 0-1. B Flynn 0-6, B Stafford 0-5, L Hayes 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-1, D Beggy 0-1. Attendance: 64,500
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

References

  1. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  2. "Down fans travel to All-Ireland final". The News Letter. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. "Flashback: 1991 All-Ireland SFC Final - Down v Meath". GAA.ie. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "'To say we didn't deserve an All-Ireland was crass, Down never got credit for '91'". The 42. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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