1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates12 May 1996 – 29 September 1996
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMeath (6th win)
CaptainTommy Dowd
ManagerSeán Boylan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
CaptainNoel Connelly
ManagerJohn Maughan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played34
Top Scorer Maurice Sheridan (1-33)
Player of the Year Martin O'Connell
Trevor Giles
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The 1996 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 12 May 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996.

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the Leinster final.

On 29 September 1996, Meath won the championship following a 2–9 to 1–11 defeat of Mayo in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their first in eight championship seasons.

Mayo's Maurice Sheridan was the championship's top scorer with 1-33. Meath's Martin O'Connell was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, while his teammate Trevor Giles was selected as the Powerscreen Footballer of the Year.

Leinster Championship format change

The Leinster football championship pre-Quarter final had 2 First-Round & 1 Second-Round game.

Provincial championships

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kerry 2-15
Tipperary 1-7 Kerry 3-16
Waterford 0-8
Kerry 0-14
Cork 0-11
Clare 1-16
Cork 2-19 Cork 2-16
Limerick 1-6

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Cork
12 May 1996 Quarter-final Limerick 1-6 – 2-19 Cork FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
C McGill 1-2, T Cummins 0-2, J Quane 0-1, B Ryan 0-1. M O'Sullivan 1-2, J Kavanagh 0-5, C Corkery 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-4, B Corcoran 0-2, M Cronin 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D Culloty 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1. Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T. Sugrue (Kerry)
Tipperary v Kerry
19 May 1996 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-7 – 2-15 Kerry Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
P Lambert 1-3, B Cummins 0-2, M Sheahan 0-1, B Burke 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 1-6, J Crowley 1-2, B Driscoll 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1. Attendance: 5,000
Referee: K Walsh (Clare)

Semi-finals

Waterford v Kerry
22 June 1996 Semi-final Waterford 0-8 - 3-16 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
A Fitzgerald 0-3, M Kiely 0-2, P Ferncombe 0-2, M Power 0-1. M Fitzgerald 2-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, B Driscoll 1-0, L Hassett 0-3, D Daly 0-3, E Breen 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. Referee: S O'Keeffe (Cork)
Clare v Cork
23 June 1996 Semi-final Clare 0-10 - 1-7 Cork Cusack Park, Ennis
A O'Keeffe 0-7, M Daly 0-1, G Keane 0-1, J Enright 0-1. M O'Sullivan 1-1, C Corkery 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, M o'Donovan 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1. Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)
Cork v Clare
30 June 1996 Semi-final replay Cork 2-16 - 1-16
(aet)		 Clare Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
J Kavanagh 0-5, D Davis 1-1, J Buckley 1-1, C Corkery 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-3, P McGrath 0-2. G Keane 1-2, A O'Keeffe 0-5, F McInerney 0-4, M Hynes 0-2, G Killeen 0-1, P Conway 0-1, F Lohan 0-1. Attendance: 12,000
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Final

Cork v Kerry
21 July 1996 Final Cork 0-11 - 0-14 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
C Corkery 0-3, J Kavanagh 0-3, P McGrath 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, L Honohan 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-5, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, K Burns 0-1, E Breen 0-1, B Driscoll 0-1, L Hassett 0-1. Referee: K Walsh (Clare)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

1st Round 2nd Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Carlow 4-17
Wexford 1-11 Carlow 3-10
Wicklow 2-11 Wicklow 2-10
Longford 2-10 Meath 0-24
Carlow 0-6
Meath 2-14
Laois 1-9
Laois 3-9
Kildare 0-13
Meath 0-10
Dublin 0-8
Westmeath 0-11
Dublin 1-18
Dublin 1-9
Louth 0-8
Louth 3-8
Offaly 0-12

First round

Carlow v Wexford
12 May 1996 First round Carlow 4-17 – 1-11 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
A Keating 1-8, W Quinlan 2-2, C Hayden 1-1, J Nevin 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1. L O'Brien 0-8, J Hegarty 1-1, S Doran 0-1, J Kenny 0-1. Referee: P McCann (Westmeath)
Longford v Wicklow
12 May 1996 First round Longford 2-10 – 2-11 Wicklow Pearse Park, Longford
D Barry 2-5, E Barden 0-2, C Fox 0-2, P Davis 0-1. C Daye 0-5, K O'Brien 0-4, K Byrne 1-0, F Mulligan 1-0, R Danne 0-1, B Dunne 0-1. Attendance: 8,000
Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

Second round

Carlow v Wicklow
26 May 1996 Second round Carlow 4-10 – 3-10 Wicklow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
A Keating 0-7, C Hayden 2-0, W Quinlan 1-0, H Brennan 1-0, S Kavanagh 0-2, N Doyle 0-1. K Byrne 1-2, C Daye 1-1, K O'Brien 0-4, J Behan 1-0, F Mulligan 0-1, M Davis 0-1, P McGillycuddy 0-1. Referee: A Walsh (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

Louth v Offaly
9 June 1996 Quarter-final Louth 3-8 - 0-12 Offaly Páirc Tailteann, Navan
R O'Neill 2-0, O Reilly 1-1, C Kelly 0-3, A Doherty 0-2, S O'Hanlon 0-1, C O'Hanlon 0-1. D Reynolds 0-6, C Kenny 0-2, M Daly 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, F Cullen 0-1, R Mooney 0-1. Attendance: 27,000
Referee: P Casserley (Westmeath)
Westmeath v Dublin
9 June 1996 Quarter-final Westmeath 0-11 - 1-18 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
N Dolan 0-6, P Conway 0-1, K Lyons 0-1, T Ormsby 0-1, J Cooney 0-1, M Flanagan 0-1. C Redmond 0-5, K Barr 1-0, J McNally 0-3, D Farrell 0-3, N Guiden 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, P Curran 0-1, E Heery 0-1, B Stynes 0-1, P Bealin 0-1, J Gavin 0-1. Referee: N Cooney (Offaly)
Meath v Carlow
16 June 1996 Quarter-final Meath 0-24 – 0-6 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin
T Giles 0-7, E Kelly 0-5, B Reilly 0-3, B Callaghan 0-3, T Dowd 0-2, G Geraghty, P Reynolds, M Reilly, D Curtis 0-1 each. A Keating 0-4, N Doyle 0-1, J Hayden 0-1.
Laois v Kildare
16 June 1996 Quarter-final Laois 3-9 - 0-13 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
L Turley 2-0, T Bowe 1-0, M Lawlor 0-3, I Fitzgerald 0-3, D Delaney 0-1, H Emerson 0-1, T Maher 0-1. E McCormack 0-4, N Buckley 0-2, T Sullivan 0-2, A Rainbow 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, P McCormack 0-1, J Whelan 0-1. Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Semi-finals

Dublin v Louth
30 June 1996 Semi-final Dublin 1-9 - 0-8 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
C Redmond 0-5, J McNally 1-1, P Bealin 0-1, J Gavin 0-1, N Guiden 0-1. C Kelly 0-3, C O'Hanlon 0-2, A Doherty 0-2, A Rooney 0-1. Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath)
Meath v Laois
7 July 1996 Semi-final Meath 2-14 - 1-9 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
T Giles 1-3, B Reilly 1-2, G Geraghty 0-3, E Kelly 0-3, T Dowd 0-2, B Callaghan 0-1. D Delaney 0-4, H Emerson 1-0, I Fitzgerald 0-2, D Lalor 0-1, PJ Dempsey 0-1, L Turley 0-1. Referee: A Walsh (Dublin)

Final

Meath v Dublin
28 July 1996 Final Meath 0-10 - 0-8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
T Giles 0-4, T Dowd 0-2, B Reilly 0-2, E Kelly 0-1, B Callaghan 0-1. C Redmond 0-3, C Whelan 0-2, E Herry 0-1, B Stynes 0-1, D Farrell 0-1. Attendance: 55,182
Referee: B White (Wexford)

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Mayo 1-11
London 1-5 Mayo 0-14
Roscommon 0-10
Mayo 3-9
Galway 1-11
Leitrim 2-11
Galway 0-19 Galway 2-13
Sligo 2-7

Quarter-finals

Sligo v Galway
26 May 1996 Quarter-final Sligo 1-11 – 1-11 Galway Markievicz Park, Sligo
P Taylor 1-5, F Feeney 0-2, P Newton 0-1, J Kenny 0-1, E O'Hara 0-1, C O'Meara 0-1. N Finnegan 1-2, J Fallon 0-4, D Meehan 0-2, S Walsh 0-2, T Mannion 0-1. Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)
London v Mayo
2 June 1996 Quarter-final London 1-5 – 1-11 Mayo Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
S McGrellis 1-0, A Creamer 0-2, M Thynne 0-1, T Maguire 0-1, S Hehir 0-1. M Sheridan 0-9, D Sweeney 1-0, L McHale 0-1, N Connelly 0-1. Referee: R McCormack (Roscommon)
Galway v Sligo
9 June 1996 Quarter-final replay Galway 0-19 – 2-7 Sligo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
S Walsh 0-8, J Fallon 0-3, D Meehan 0-2, F Gavin 0-2, S Óg de Paor 0-1, A Leonard 0-1, T Wilson 0-1, N Finnegan 0-1. P Taylor 0-5, P Seevers 1-1, J Kenny 1-0, E O'Hara 0-1. Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Semi-finals

Galway v Leitrim
16 June 1996 Semi-final Galway 2-13 - 2-11 Leitrim Tuam Stadium, Tuam
S Walsh 1-2, N Finnegan 0-5, T Mannion 1-0, J Fallon 0-2, D Meehan 0-2, F O'Neill 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1. G Bohan 0-6, J Ward 1-1, D Darcy 1-1, N Moran 0-2, G Dugdale 0-1. Referee: S McHale (Mayo)
Roscommon v Mayo
23 June 1996 Semi-final Roscommon 0-11 – 0-14 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
D Duggan 0-8, C Heneghan 0-1, D Connellan 0-1, N O'Donoghue 0-1. M Sheridan 0-6, L McHale 0-2, J Horan 0-2, R Dempsey 0-1, J Nallen 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, D Nestor 0-1. Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Final

Mayo v Galway
21 July 1996 Final Mayo 3-9 - 1-11 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
M Sheridan 1-3, J Casey 1-2, R Dempsey 1-0, A McGarry 0-1, J Horan 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, PJ Loftus 0-1. F O'Neill 1-0, S Walsh 0-3, N Finnegan 0-3, J Fallon 0-2, D Meehan 0-2, K Walsh 0-1. Referee: F Finan (Sligo)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Tyrone 1-18
Fermanagh 0-9
Tyrone 1-13
Derry 1-8
Derry 1-16
Armagh 1-13
Tyrone 1-9
Down 0-9
Cavan 1-15
Antrim 1-11
Cavan 0-13
Down 1-13
Monaghan 0-9
Down 1-9 Down 0-14
Donegal 0-11

Preliminary round

Down v Donegal
26 May 1996 Preliminary round Down 1-9 – 0-11 Donegal St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
C Deegan 1-1, G McCartan 0-3, J Treanor 0-2, M Linden 0-2, DJ Kane 0-1. M Boyle 0-3, J McHugh 0-2, T Boyle 0-2, B Roper 0-1, JB Gallagher 0-1, D Diver 0-1, N Hegarty 0-1. Referee: B White (Wexford)

Quarter-finals

Derry v Armagh
2 June 1996 Quarter-final Derry 1-13 - 1-6 Armagh Celtic Park, Derry
A Tohill 0-7, J Brolly 1-2, SM Lockhart 0-1, J McGurk 0-1, S Downey 0-1, E Gormley 0-1. J McNulty 1-0, D Marsden 0-3, G Houlahan 0-3. Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)
Tyrone v Fermanagh
9 June 1996 Quarter-final Tyrone 1-18 – 0-9 Fermanagh Healy Park, Omagh
Peter Canavan 1-7, A Cush 0-3, J Gormley 0-3, S McLaughlin 0-2, B Dooher 0-2, D Gormley 0-1. R Gallagher 0-4, S King 0-2, C Curran 0-2, K Donnelly 0-1. Referee: M Cranny (Down)
Antrim v Cavan
16 June 1996 Quarter-final Antrim 1-11 - 1-15 Cavan Casement Park, Belfast
A Craig 1-1, C McCabe 0-3, J Wilson 0-3, C O'Neill 0-2, D McPeake 0-1. R Carolan 0-7, J Reilly 1-1, L Reilly 0-2, B Morris 0-1, S King 0-1, A Connolly 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, D McCabe 0-1. Referee: M McBrian (Fermanagh)
Monaghan v Down
23 June 1996 Quarter-final Monaghan 0-9 - 0-14 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
D SMyth 0-4, M Slowey 0-3, D Loughman 0-1, S McGinnity 0-1. G McCartan 0-3, P Sloan 0-2, M Linden 0-2, J McCartan 0-1, P Withnell 0-1, F Caulfield 0-1, G Mason 0-1, M McGill 0-1, DJ Kane 0-1, J Treanor 0-1. Attendance: 21,005
Referee: J Curran (County Tyrone)

Semi-finals

Tyrone v Derry
30 June 1996 Semi-final Tyrone 1-13 - 1-8 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Peter Canavan 1-5, A Cush 0-3, C McBride 0-2, B Dooher 0-1, B Gormley 0-1, S Lawn 0-1. J Brolly 0-4, D Heaney 1-0, A Tohill 0-2, S Downey 0-1, T Scullion 0-1. Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)
Cavan v Down
7 July 1996 Semi-final Cavan 0-13 - 1-13 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Jason Reilly 0-3, F Cahill 0-3, D McCabe 0-2, A Connolly 0-1, F Crowe 0-1, A Forde 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, R Carolan 0-1. G McCartan 1-1, J Treanor 0-4, G Mason 0-3, M Magill 0-1, R Carr 0-1, M Linden 0-1, P Withnell 0-1, G Blaney 0-1. Attendance: 25,237
Referee: J Curran (County Tyrone)

Final

Tyrone v Down
28 July 1996 Final Tyrone 1-9 - 0-9 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Peter Canavan 1-1, B Dooher 0-3, A Cush 0-2, B Gormley 0-1, Paschal Canavan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1. G McCartan 0-3, R Carr 0-2, J Treanor 0-2, G Blaney 0-1, C Murray 0-1. Attendance: 33,000
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Mayo v Kerry
11 August 1996 Semi-final Mayo 2-13 - 1-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheridan 0-6, J Casey 0-4, J Horan 1-1, J Nallen 1-0, N Connolly 0-1, D Nestor 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-8, S Burke 1-0, E Breen 0-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1. Attendance: 33,165
Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath)
Meath v Tyrone
18 August 1996 Semi-final Meath 2-15 - 0-12 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin
G Geraghty 1-4, B Callaghan 1-3, B Reilly 0-5, T Giles 0-3. G Cavlan 0-6, A Cush 0-3, Peter Canavan 0-2, Pascal Canavan 0-1. Attendance: 59,272
Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Finals

Meath v Mayo
15 September 1996 Final Meath 0-12 - 1-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
T Giles 0-6, B Reilly 0-3, G Geraghty 0-1, C Coyle 0-1, J McDermott 0-1. M Sheridan 0-4, R Dempsey 1-0, J Horan 0-3, C McManamon 0-1, PJ Loftus 0-1. Attendance: 65,898
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)
Meath v Mayo
29 September 1996 Final replay Meath 2-9 - 1-11 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
T Giles 1-4, T Dowd 1-3, B Callaghan 0-1, B Reilly 0-1. M Sheridan 0-5, J Horan 0-5, PJ Loftus 1-0, J Casey 0-1. Attendance: 65,802
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Maurice Sheridan Mayo 1-33 36 6 6.00
2 Trevor Giles Meath 2-27 33 6 5.50
3 Peter Canavan Tyrone 3-15 24 4 6.00
4 Anthony Keating Carlow 1-19 23 3 7.66
5 Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 2-15 21 4 5.25
6 Dara Ó Cinnéide Kerry 1-16 19 4 4.75
7 Shay Walsh Galway 1-15 18 4 4.50
8 James Horan Mayo 1-12 15 5 3.00
Joe Kavanagh Cork 0-15 15 4 3.75
10 Niall Finnegan Galway 1-11 14 4 3.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Dessie Barry Longford 2-5 11 Wicklow
Anthony Keating Carlow 1-8 11 Wexford
3 Peter Canavan Tyrone 1-7 10 Fermanagh
4 Dara Ó Cinnéide Kerry 1-6 9 Tipperary
Maurice Sheridan Mayo 0-9 9 London
6 Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 2-2 8 Waterford
Willie Quinlan Carlow 2-2 8 Wexford
Paul Taylor Sligo 1-5 8 Galway
Peter Canavan Tyrone 1-5 8 Derry
Leigh O'Brien Wexford 0-8 8 Carlow
Shay Walsh Galway 0-8 8 Sligo
Derek Duggan Roscommon 0-8 8 Mayo
Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 0-8 8 Mayo

Miscellaneous

  • On 12 May 1996, FitzGerald Park, Killmallock hosts its first game for 24 years the Munster Quarter-final meeting of Cork vs Limerick.
  • Louth recorded their first championship defeat of Offaly since 1964.
  • Mayo defeated Galway in the Connacht final for the first time since 1969.
  • Tyrone became the first team to retain the Ulster title since Derry in 1976.
  • Meath-Tyrone All Ireland semi-final was the teams' first championship meeting.
  • The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1988.

References

  1. ^ "Mayo admit causing 96 brawl with Meath". Irish Independent. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 Leinster Senior Football Championship". gaainfo.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
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