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1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Field	Value
year	1989
dates	14 May – 17 September 1989
teams	32
connacht	Mayo
munster	Cork
leinster	Dublin
ulster	Tyrone
matches	34
poty	[[File: Colours of Cork.svg	border	20px]] Teddy McCarthy
team	Cork
titles	5th
captain	Dinny Allen
manager	Billy Morgan
team2	Mayo
captain2	Jimmy Browne
manager2	John O'Mahony
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Mayo.svg	border	20px]] Michael Fitzmaurice (0–32)
previous	[1988](1988-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next	[1990](1990-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)

The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989.

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

On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0–17 to 1–11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons.

Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0–32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

(aet)

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

On 11 June 1989, Corran Park in Ballymote hosts its first championship game in 36 years. That defeat of Leitrim by Sligo is their first championship victory over the team in 15 years.
Connacht and Ulster finals ended in draws and went to replays for the first time since 1976.
Cork win the Munster title for the third year in succession. It is the first time in their history that they achieve the three-in-a-row.
The All Ireland semi-finals the Mayo vs Tyrone game was the first championship meeting between the teams while the other had between Cork vs Dublin was Cork's first championship win over Dublin.
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Mayo is their first championship meeting since the 1916 All-Ireland semi-final. It is Mayo's first appearance in an All-Ireland final in 38 years.

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Fitzmaurice	Mayo	0–32	32	6	5.33
2	Barney Rock	Dublin	0–23	23	4	5.75
3	Brian Stafford	Meath	1–19	22	3	7.33
4	Larry Tompkins	Cork	0–21	21	4	5.25
5	Stephen Conway	Tyrone	1–17	20	5	4.00

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Sheehan	Limerick	4–3	15	Waterford
2	Tony McManus	Roscommon	2–4	10	Mayo
Brian Stafford	Meath	1–7	10	Offaly
4	Pat Baker	Wicklow	0–9	9	Longford
Kevin McCabe	Tyrone	0–9	9	Armagh
6	Paul Earley	Roscommon	2–2	8	Sligo
Martin McHugh	Donegal	2–2	8	Derry
John Fleming	Westmeath	1–5	8	Wexford
John Costello	Tipperary	0–8	8	Clare
Ronan Carolan	Cavan	0–8	8	Donegal

References

Carey, Daniel. (14 September 2009). "1989: One that got away for Mayo". The Mayo News.
(29 July 2011). "Down memory lane: A potted history of Cork v Mayo". The 42.
(16 September 2014). "Jubilee Team: Cork 1989". GAA website.

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