List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals

The All-Ireland Men's Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is an annual series of games played in Ireland during the summer and early autumn, and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Contested by the top male inter-county football teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year since 1887, except in 1888 when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors.

List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals
Founded1887
RegionIreland (GAA)
Number of teams34 (qualifiers)
8 (final series)
Current championsDublin (30th title)
Most successful team(s)Kerry (37 titles)

The competition culminates on the third or fourth Sunday in September with the All-Ireland Men's Senior Football Championship Final. The winning team receives the Sam Maguire Cup. The final has been played at Croke Park in Dublin since 1913, with the exception of the 1947 final which was played at the Polo Grounds in New York. Finals held before the GAA's acquirement of Croke Park were played at venues around Dublin and the counties of Cork, Kildare and Tipperary.

History
Further information: History of the Gaelic Athletic Association

Teams from the southern province of Munster shared the early titles, with Limerick, Tipperary and Cork winning the first three finals. The first Championship featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. The 21 a-side final, played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook on 29 April 1888, was contested between Commercials of Limerick and Young Irelands of Louth, with Commercials winning by 1–4 to 0–3.

The second Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour. The 1888 provincial championships had been completed (won by Tipperary, Kilkenny and Monaghan, with no Connacht teams entering) but after the Invasion Tour ended, the All-Ireland semi-final and final were not played. London reached the final four times in the early years of the competition (1900–03).

The 1903 Championship brought Kerry's first All-Ireland title. They went on to become the most successful football team in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, however Dublin have won the All Ireland 6 times in a row making them the most successful team in the history of GAA Senior Football. As of 2017, they have won the competition on 37 occasions, including two four-in-a-rows (1929–32 and 1978–81) and two three-in-a-rows (1939–41 and 1984–86). Galway were the first team from the western province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland title, in 1925, while Cavan were the first from the northern province of Ulster, in 1933.

Croke Park kitted out in the green and red of Mayo fans at the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The first half of the twentieth century brought the rise of several teams who won two or more All-Ireland titles during this period, such as Kildare, Mayo, Cavan, Wexford and Roscommon. Wexford won four consecutive titles between 1915 and 1918, while Kildare were the first winners of the Sam Maguire Cup in 1928. Cavan won five titles between 1933 and 1952, including in 1947 when the final was played in New York. None of these teams have won an All-Ireland title since, with only Kildare, Mayo and Roscommon reaching the final. Most notably, Mayo have appeared in ten finals since winning their last title in 1951, losing them all (1989, 1996 after a replay, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 after a replay, 2017 and 2020); this is the longest unbroken sequence of losing finals in the history of the competition.[1]

A record 90,556 attended the 1961 final between Down and Offaly. In the 1990s, a significant sea change took place, as the All-Ireland was claimed by an Ulster team in four consecutive years (1991–94). Since then Ulster has produced more All-Ireland winning teams than any other province.[2] The introduction of the qualifier system (commonly known as the "back door") in 2001 enabled Galway to reach and win that year's final despite losing to Roscommon in the Connacht semi-finals; a further five teams have since claimed the All-Ireland after coming through the qualifiers (Tyrone in 2005 and 2008, Kerry in 2006 and 2009, and Cork in 2010).[3] The 2003 final between Tyrone and Armagh was the first to be contested by two teams from the same province.

The duration of certain championship matches increased from 60 to 80 minutes during the 1970s. They were settled at 70 minutes after five seasons of this in 1975.[4] This applied only to the provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and finals.[5]

Finals

The following table sets out the winning team and beaten finalist of each All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. The vast majority of finals were contested by the winning semi-finalists, although in certain cases in the early years a provincial championship had not been completed in time and the affected province nominated a team to participate in the All-Ireland semi-final. In some of these cases, the nominated team (e.g. Dublin in 1905) won its semi-final, but was then vanquished in their provincial championship, and their place in the All-Ireland final taken by another team from that province.

Key
Key to list of winners
* Final won after Replay
Final not played
Winning county won the Double (Senior Football and Hurling Championship)

All teams are based in Ireland, except for London and New York.

Results
Year Date Winner Score Runner-up Score Venue Attend­ance[6] Winning margin[A]
1887 29 April 1888 Limerick (1) 1–04 Louth 0–03 Donnybrook 7,000 1 goal, 1 point
1888 Championship unfinished - the GAA committee and players travelled to the USA to promote the game abroad
1889 20 October Tipperary (1) 3–06 Laois 0–00 Inchicore 1,500 3 goals, 6 points
1890 26 June 1892 Cork (1) 2–04 Wexford 0–01 Clonturk 1,000 2 goals, 3 points
1891 28 February 1892 Dublin (1) 2–01 Cork 1–01 Clonturk 2,000 1 goal
1892 26 March 1893 Dublin (2) 1–04 Kerry 0–03 Clonturk 5,000 6
1893 24 June 1894 Wexford (1) 1–01 Cork 0–01 Phoenix Park 1,000 5
1894 21 April 1895 Dublin (3) 0–5 Cork 1–2 Thurles 10,000 –[B]
1895 15 March 1896 Tipperary (2) 0–04 Meath 0–03 Jones' Road 8,000 1
1896 6 February 1898 Limerick (2) 1–05 Dublin 0–07 Jones' Road 3,500 1
1897 5 February 1899 Dublin (4) 2–06 Cork 0–02 Jones' Road 4,000 10
1898 8 April 1900 Dublin (5) 2–08 Waterford 0–04 Tipperary 1,000 10
1899 10 February 1901 Dublin (6) 1–10 Cork 0–06 Jones' Road 2,000 7
1900 26 October 1902 Tipperary (3) 3–07 London 0–02 Jones' Road 2,000 14
1901 2 August 1903 Dublin (7) 0–14 London 0–02 Jones' Road 2,000 12
1902 11 September 1904 Dublin (8) 2–08 London 0–04 Cork 10,000 10
1903 12 November 1905 Kerry (1) 0–11 London 0–03 Jones' Road 10,000 8
1904 1 July 1906 Kerry (2) 0–05 Dublin 0–02 Cork 10,000 3
1905 16 June 1906 Kildare (1) 1–07 Kerry 0–05 Thurles 15,000 5
1906 20 October 1907 Dublin (9) 0–05 Cork 0–04 Geraldine Park, Athy 8,000 1
1907 5 July 1908 Dublin (10) 0–06 Cork 0–02 Tipperary 5,000 4
1908 3 October 1909 Dublin (11) 1–10 London 0–04 Jones' Road 10,000 9
1909 5 December Kerry (3) 1–09 Louth 0–06 Jones' Road 16,000 6
1910 13 November Louth (1) W/O Kerry Scratch[C] Jones' Road
1911 14 January 1912 Cork (2) 6–06 Antrim 1–02 Jones' Road 11,000 19
1912 3 November Louth (2) 1–07 Antrim 1–02 Jones' Road 13,000 5
1913 14 December Kerry (4) 2–02 Wexford 0–03 Croke Park 17,000 5
1914 29 November Kerry (5) 2–03 Wexford 0–06 Croke Park 20,000 3
1915 7 November Wexford (2) 2–04 Kerry 2–01 Croke Park 27,000 3
1916 17 December Wexford (3) 3–04 Mayo 1–02 Croke Park 3,000 8
1917 9 December Wexford (4) 0–09 Clare 0–05 Croke Park 6,500 4
1918 16 February 1919 Wexford (5) 0–05 Tipperary 0–04 Croke Park 12,000 1
1919 28 September Kildare (2) 2–05 Galway 0–01 Croke Park 32,000 10
1920 11 June 1922 Tipperary (4) 1–06 Dublin 1–02 Croke Park 17,000 4
1921 17 June 1923 Dublin (12) 1–09 Mayo 0–02 Croke Park 16,000 10
1922 7 October 1923 Dublin (13) 0–06 Galway 0–04 Croke Park 11,792 2
1923 28 September 1924 Dublin (14) 1–05 Kerry 1–03 Croke Park 18,500 2
1924 16 April 1925 Kerry (6) 0–04 Dublin 0–03 Croke Park 28,844 1
1925 10 January 1926 Galway (1) 3–02 Cavan[D] 1–02 Croke Park 6
1926 17 October Kerry (7) 1–04 Kildare 0–04 Croke Park 35,500 3
1927 25 September Kildare (3) 0–05 Kerry 0–03 Croke Park 36,529 2
1928 30 September Kildare (4) 2–06 Cavan 2–05 Croke Park 24,700 1
1929 22 September Kerry (8) 1–08 Kildare 1–05 Croke Park 43,839 3
1930 28 September Kerry (9) 3–11 Monaghan 0–02 Croke Park 33,280 18
1931 27 September Kerry (10) 1–11 Kildare 0–08 Croke Park 42,350 6
1932 25 September Kerry (11) 2–07 Mayo 2–04 Croke Park 25,816 3
1933 24 September Cavan (1) 2–05 Galway 1–04 Croke Park 45,188 4
1934 23 September Galway (2) 3–05 Dublin 1–09 Croke Park 36,143 2
1935 22 September Cavan (2) 3–06 Kildare 2–05 Croke Park 50,380 4
1936 27 September Mayo (1) 4–11 Laois 0–05 Croke Park 50,168 18
1937 17 October Kerry (12) 4–04 Cavan 1–07 Croke Park 51,234 6
1938 23 October Galway (3) 2–04 Kerry 0–07 Croke Park 47,851 3
1939 24 September Kerry (13) 2–05 Meath 2–03 Croke Park 46,828 2
1940 22 September Kerry (14) 0–07 Galway 1–03 Croke Park 60,821 1
1941 7 September Kerry (15) 1–08 Galway 0–07 Croke Park 45,512 4
1942 20 September Dublin (15) 1–10 Galway 1–08 Croke Park 37,105 2
1943 10 October Roscommon (1) 2–07 Cavan 2–02 Croke Park 47,193 5
1944 24 September Roscommon (2) 1–09 Kerry 2–04 Croke Park 79,245 2
1945 23 September Cork (3) 2–05 Cavan 0–07 Croke Park 67,329 4
1946 27 October Kerry (16) 2–08 Roscommon 0–10 Croke Park 65,661 4
1947 14 September Cavan (3) 2–11 Kerry 2–07 Polo Grounds, New York 34,491 4
1948 26 September Cavan (4) 4–05 Mayo 4–04 Croke Park 74,645 1
1949 25 September Meath (1) 1–10 Cavan 1–06 Croke Park 79,460 4
1950 24 September Mayo (2) 2–05 Louth 1–06 Croke Park 76,174 2
1951 23 September Mayo (3) 2–08 Meath 0–09 Croke Park 78,201 5
1952 12 October Cavan (5) 0–09 Meath 0–05 Croke Park 62,515 4
1953 27 September Kerry (17) 0–13 Armagh 1–06 Croke Park 86,155 4
1954 26 September Meath (2) 1–13 Kerry 1–07 Croke Park 75,276 6
1955 25 September Kerry (18) 0–12 Dublin 1–06 Croke Park 87,102 3
1956 7 October Galway (4) 2–13 Cork 3–07 Croke Park 70,772 3
1957 22 September Louth (3) 1–09 Cork 1–07 Croke Park 72,732 2
1958 28 September Dublin (16) 2–12 Derry 1–09 Croke Park 73,371 6
1959 27 September Kerry (19) 3–07 Galway 1–04 Croke Park 85,897 9
1960 25 September Down (1) 2–10 Kerry 0–08 Croke Park 87,768 8
1961 24 September Down (2) 3–06 Offaly 2–08 Croke Park 90,556 1
1962 23 September Kerry (20) 1–12 Roscommon 1–06 Croke Park 75,771 6
1963 22 September Dublin (17) 1–09 Galway 0–10 Croke Park 87,106 2
1964 27 September Galway (5) 0–15 Kerry 0–10 Croke Park 76,498 5
1965 26 September Galway (6) 0–12 Kerry 0–09 Croke Park 77,735 3
1966 25 September Galway (7) 1–10 Meath 0–07 Croke Park 71,569 6
1967 24 September Meath (3) 1–09 Cork 0–09 Croke Park 70,343 3
1968 22 September Down (3) 2–12 Kerry 1–13 Croke Park 71,294 2
1969 28 September Kerry (21) 0–10 Offaly 0–07 Croke Park 67,828 3
1970 27 September Kerry (22) 2–19 Meath 0–18 Croke Park 71,775 7
1971 26 September Offaly (1) 1–14 Galway 2–08 Croke Park 70,789 3
1972 15 October Offaly (2) 1–19 Kerry 0–13 Croke Park 66,136 9
1973 23 September Cork (4) 3–17 Galway 2–13 Croke Park 73,308 7
1974 22 September Dublin (18) 0–14 Galway 1–06 Croke Park 71,898 5
1975 28 September Kerry (23) 2–12 Dublin 0–11 Croke Park 66,346 7
1976 26 September Dublin (19) 3–08 Kerry 0–10 Croke Park 73,588 7
1977 25 September Dublin (20) 5–12 Armagh 3–06 Croke Park 66,542 12
1978 24 September Kerry (24) 5–11 Dublin 0–09 Croke Park 71,503 17
1979 16 September Kerry (25) 3–13 Dublin 1–08 Croke Park 72,185 11
1980 21 September Kerry (26) 1–09 Roscommon 1–06 Croke Park 63,854 3
1981 20 September Kerry (27) 1–12 Offaly 0–08 Croke Park 61,489 7
1982 16 September Offaly (3) 1–15 Kerry 0–17 Croke Park 62,309 1
1983 18 September Dublin (21) 1–10 Galway 1–08 Croke Park 71,988 2
1984 23 September Kerry (28) 0–14 Dublin 1–06 Croke Park 68,365 5
1985 22 September Kerry (29) 2–12 Dublin 2–08 Croke Park 69,389 4
1986 21 September Kerry (30) 2–15 Tyrone 1–10 Croke Park 68,628 8
1987 20 September Meath (4) 1–14 Cork 0–11 Croke Park 68,431 6
1988 9 October Meath (5) 0–13 Cork 0–12 Croke Park 64,069 1
1989 17 September Cork (5) 0–17 Mayo 1–11 Croke Park 65,519 3
1990 16 September Cork (6) 0–11 Meath 0–09 Croke Park 65,723 2
1991 15 September Down (4) 1–16 Meath 1–14 Croke Park 64,500 2
1992[7] 20 September Donegal (1) 0–18 Dublin 0–14 Croke Park 64,547 4
1993 19 September Derry (1) 1–14 Cork 2–08 Croke Park 64,500 3
1994 18 September Down (5) 1–12 Dublin 0–13 Croke Park 58,684 2
1995 17 September Dublin (22) 1–10 Tyrone 0–12 Croke Park 65,000 1
1996 29 September Meath (6) 2–09 Mayo 1–11 Croke Park 65,802 1
1997[8] 28 September Kerry (31) 0–13 Mayo 1–07 Croke Park 65,601 3
1998 27 September Galway (8) 1–14 Kildare 1–10 Croke Park 65,886 4
1999 26 September Meath (7) 1–11 Cork 1–08 Croke Park 63,276 3
2000[9] 7 October Kerry (32) 0–17 Galway 1–10 Croke Park 64,094 4
2001[10] 23 September Galway (9) 0–17 Meath 0–08 Croke Park 70,842 9
2002[11] 22 September Armagh (1) 1–12 Kerry 0–14 Croke Park 79,500 1
2003[12] 28 September Tyrone (1) 0–12 Armagh 0–09 Croke Park 79,394 3
2004[13] 26 September Kerry (33) 1–20 Mayo 2–09 Croke Park 79,749 8
2005[14] 25 September Tyrone (2) 1–16 Kerry 2–10 Croke Park 82,112 3
2006[15] 17 September Kerry (34) 4–15 Mayo 3–05 Croke Park 82,289 13
2007[16] 16 September Kerry (35) 3–13 Cork 1–09 Croke Park 82,126 10
2008[17] 21 September Tyrone (3) 1–15 Kerry 0–14 Croke Park 82,204 4
2009[18] 20 September Kerry (36) 0–16 Cork 1–09 Croke Park 82,246 4
2010[19] 19 September Cork (7) 0–16 Down 0–15 Croke Park 81,604 1
2011[20] 18 September Dublin (23) 1–12 Kerry 1–11 Croke Park 82,300 1
2012[21] 23 September Donegal (2) 2–11 Mayo 0–13 Croke Park 82,269 4
2013[22] 22 September Dublin (24) 2–12 Mayo 1–14 Croke Park 82,274 1
2014 21 September Kerry (37) 2–09 Donegal 0–12 Croke Park 82,184 3
2015 20 September Dublin (25) 0–12 Kerry 0–09 Croke Park 82,243 3
2016[23] 1 October Dublin (26) 1–15 Mayo 1–14 Croke Park 82,249 1
2017 17 September Dublin (27) 1–17 Mayo 1–16 Croke Park 82,243 1
2018 2 September Dublin (28) 2–17 Tyrone 1–14 Croke Park 82,300 6
2019 14 September Dublin (29) 1–18 Kerry 0–15 Croke Park 82,300 6
2020 19 December Dublin (30) 2-14 Mayo 0-15 Croke Park 0[E] 5
A Originally, a goal outweighed any number of points. In 1892, the value of a goal was set at five points; this was reduced to three in 1896.
B The 1894 replay was abandoned after Dublin walked off when some of their players were assaulted by Cork supporters. Cork led by two points at the time, but Dublin were awarded the championship as Cork were deemed to have been responsible for the abandonment.
C The 1910 final was scratched and Louth were awarded the championship after Kerry refused to travel to Dublin as the Great Southern and Western Railway would not sell tickets to their fans at reduced rates.
D Kerry beat Cavan 1–7 to 2–3 in the semi-final, but after an objection by Cavan and counter-objection by Kerry, both sides were disqualified. Galway were declared champions but, following protests, a substitute competition between the four provincial finalists was organised, with Galway and Cavan proceding to the final.[24]
E Game played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

Results by team
Results by team
Team Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final
appearances
Kerry 37 1903 2014 23 2019 60
Dublin 30 1891 2020 13 1994 43
Galway 9 1925 2001 13 2000 22
Cork 7 1890 2010 16 2009 23
Meath 7 1949 1999 9 2001 16
Cavan 5 1933 1952 6 1949 11
Wexford 5 1893 1918 3 1914 8
Down 5 1960 1994 1 2010 6
Kildare 4 1905 1928 5 1998 9
Tipperary 4 1889 1920 1 1918 5
Mayo 3 1936 1951 14 2020 17
Tyrone 3 2003 2008 3 2018 6
Offaly 3 1971 1982 3 1981 6
Louth 3 1910 1957 3 1950 6
Roscommon 2 1943 1944 3 1980 5
Donegal 2 1992 2012 1 2014 3
Limerick 2 1887 1896 0 – 2
Armagh 1 2002 2002 3 2003 4
Derry 1 1993 1993 1 1958 2
London 0 – – 5 1908 5
Antrim 0 – – 2 1912 2
Laois 0 – – 2 1936 2
Waterford 0 – – 1 1898 1
Clare 0 – – 1 1917 1
Monaghan 0 – – 1 1930 1

See also

References
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