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1891 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
Football championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1891 |
| team | Dublin |
| titles | 1st |
| captain | John Kennedy |
| team2 | Cork |
| leinster | Dublin |
| munster | Cork |
| ulster | Cavan |
| connacht | Not played |
| previous | 1890 |
| next | 1892 |
|}}
The 1891 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the fifth staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin were the champions ending Cork's spell.
Representative clubs
From 1887 until 1891 the club champions represented the whole county.
| County | Club |
|---|---|
| Armagh | |
| Cavan | Cavan Slashers |
| Cork | Clondrohid |
| Dublin | Young Irelands |
| Kerry | Ballymacelligott |
| Kildare | Mountrice Blunts |
| Waterford |
Results
Connacht
There were no entrants from Connacht.
Munster
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Final
Leinster
Semi Final
Semi Final
Final
Ulster
Semi-final
Final Game was replayed due to an objection.
Final Replay
Semi-final
Semi-Final
Final
Main article: 1891 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Statistics
- Dublin win both their first Leinster and All-Ireland titles.
- Cavan win their first Ulster title.
- Dublin played the All-Ireland semi-final and the All-Ireland final on the same day. The 1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final between Kerry and Wexford was played between the two football matches.
Roll of Honour
- Limerick – 1 (1887)
- Tipperary – 1 (1889)
- Cork – 1 (1890)
- Dublin – 1 (1891)
References
References
- "Football Results 1887 – 1910 | the Official Website of the GAA".
- "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010".
- "The Freemans Journal", 29 February 1892, p. 7
- "The Irish Press", 10 February 1965, p. 12
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