1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Down (4th win) |
Captain | Paddy O'Rourke |
Manager | Pete McGrath |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Meath |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
Player of the Year | Colm O'Rourke (Meath) |
← 1990 1992 → |
The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September 1990. Down defeated Meath in the final by a scoreline of 1-16 to 1-14. The Ulster county's victory was to be the start of four consecutive All-Ireland titles for the province. For Meath, it was their second consecutive defeat in a final, having lost to Cork in the 1990 final.
The Championship was noted for the tie between Dublin and Meath that took three replays to decide.
Results
Connacht
Leinster
1991 Preliminary Round |
Louth | 2-13 – 2-12 | Longford |
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9 June 1991 Preliminary Round-Replay |
Dublin | 1-11 – 1-11 AET |
Meath |
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23 June 1991 Preliminary Round-Replay No. 2 |
Meath | 1-14 – 2-11 AET |
Dublin |
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Croke Park Attendance: 64,000 |
1991 Quarter-Final |
Louth | 2-11 – 2-10 | Kildare |
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1991 Quarter-Final |
Meath | 1-9 – 0-12 | Wicklow |
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1991 Quarter-Final Replay |
Meath | 1-12 – 1-9 | Wicklow |
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Munster
In 1991 for the first time in years the Munster football championship gets rid of its seeded draw system and moves to an open draw.
Ulster
19 May 1991 Preliminary Round |
Derry | 1-9 – 1-8 | Tyrone |
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1991 Quarter-Final |
Fermanagh | 3-12 – 1-8 | Antrim |
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June 1991 Quarter-Final |
Derry | 0-13 – 0-8 | Monaghan |
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June 1991 Semi-Final |
Donegal | 1-18 – 0-13 | Fermanagh |
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All-Ireland
Main article: 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final