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1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the tenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the first All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1894 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1894 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the seventh All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1894 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1900 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1900 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the thirteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1900 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1902 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1902 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the fifteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1902 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1904 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1904 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the seventeenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1904 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1907 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1907 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the twentieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1907 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 22nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1910 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1910 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 23rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1910 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1911 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1911 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 24th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1911 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1912 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1912 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 25th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1912 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 28th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 34th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 37th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 39th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the fortieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1932 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1932 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 45th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1932 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 49th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 53rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 59th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the sixtieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland football titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and beaten Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.

1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

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.

1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the seventieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1957 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 72nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 75th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 77th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 78th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Harry Beitzel, an Australian credited with pioneering the development of the composite rules sport International rules football, is said to have drawn inspiration from watching the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on television, and in 1967 sent an Australian side – "The Galahs" – to play the game against an Irish side.

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 79th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 84th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the ninetieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 94th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 99th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 100th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 103rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Declan Bonner kicked left footed his fourth point and Donegal's final point to leave the final score at 0-18 to 0-14.

Donegal won their first All-Ireland, partially thanks to a missed Charlie Redmond penalty.

The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 105th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Fans burst onto the pitch - among them future Irish international soccer goalkeeper Shay Given.

1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 110th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Kerry bridged an 11-year gap, the longest in their history, helped by nine Maurice Fitzgerald points.

1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

With Kerry two points down scores from Colm Cooper, Eoin Brosnan and Russell gave Kerry a one-point lead after 15 minutes.

2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 120th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Barry Moran

He started in centre field in the 2012 final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Cathal Carolan

He made his debut in the 2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship and came on as a substitute at half-time for Tom Cunniffe in the 2013 All Ireland final where Mayo lost by a point to Dublin.

Enda Varley

He started at Right Corner Forward and scored two points in the 2012 All Ireland Final final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

James McCartan, Senior

His son, James McCartan, Junior, won All-Ireland medals with Down in 1991 and 1994, he is also the current Down senior football team manager and led them to the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches is an hour-long documentary which followed the success of the Donegal senior football team that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final under the guidance of Jim McGuinness.


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