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1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
Football championship
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1997 | ||
| dates | 11 May 1997 – 28 September 1997 | ||
| teams | 32 | ||
| team | Kerry | ||
| titles | 31st | ||
| captain | Liam Hassett | ||
| manager | Páidí Ó Sé | ||
| team2 | Mayo | ||
| captain2 | Noel Connelly | ||
| manager2 | John Maughan | ||
| munster | Kerry | ||
| leinster | Offaly | ||
| ulster | Cavan | ||
| connacht | Mayo | ||
| poty | [[File: Colours of Kerry GAA.svg | border | 20px]] Maurice Fitzgerald |
| topscorer | [[File: Colours of Kerry GAA.svg | border | 20px]] Maurice Fitzgerald (0–28) |
| previous | [1996](1996-all-ireland-senior-football-championship) | ||
| next | [1998](1998-all-ireland-senior-football-championship) |
|}} The 1997 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 111th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 11 May 1997 and ended on 28 September 1997.
Meath entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.
On 28 September 1997 Kerry, the most successful county in Gaelic football history, claimed their 31st All-Ireland title – and their first since 1986 – with a 0–13 to 1–7 victory over Mayo.
This year also saw Ulster's most successful county, Cavan, win their first provincial title since 1969.
Munster Championship format change
A new 2 year system was introduced in Munster meaning that Kerry, Cork & Clare would have straight access to the Munster semi-finals for Limerick, Tipperary & Waterford would play in a Preliminary Round and the bye team in a lone Quarter final involved.
Fixtures and results
[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]
Preliminary round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
| score-width= 45 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Limerick | RD1-score1=1–13 2-08 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Tipperary | RD1-score2=0–16 1–17 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tipperary | RD2-score1=2-7 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Waterford | RD2-score2=1-5 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Kerry | RD3-score1=2-12 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Tipperary | RD3-score2=1–10 | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Clare | RD3-score3=2–13 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Cork | RD3-score4=1–14 | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Kerry | RD4-score1=1–13 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Clare | RD4-score2=0–11
[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
(aet)
Final
| score-width= 45 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Offaly | RD1-score1=0–08 1–14 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Westmeath | RD1-score2=0–08 0-07 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Offaly | RD2-score1=1–17 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wicklow | RD2-score2=1–08 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Louth | RD2-score3=1–13 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Carlow | RD2-score4=1–10 | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=Laois | RD2-score5=1–07 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=Kildare | RD2-score6=1–11 | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=Meath | RD2-score7=1–13 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=Dublin | RD2-score8=1–10 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Offaly | RD3-score1=1–10 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Louth | RD3-score2=0–11 | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Meath | RD3-score3=0–12 2–20 1–12 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Kildare | RD3-score4=1–09 3–17 1–10 | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Offaly | RD4-score1=3–17 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Meath | RD4-score2=1–15
[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]
Quarter-finals
(aet)
Semi-finals
Final
| score-width= 45 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Mayo | RD1-score1=1–16 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Galway | RD1-score2=0–15 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Leitrim | RD1-score3=2–18 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=London | RD1-score4=1–13 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Mayo | RD2-score1=0–18 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Leitrim | RD2-score2=0–11 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Sligo | RD2-score4=1–14 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Roscommon | RD2-score3=1–11 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Mayo | RD3-score1=0–11 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Sligo | RD3-score2=1–07
[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final Main article: 1997 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final
| score-width= 45 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Down | RD1-score15=2–09 0–11 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Tyrone | RD1-score16=0–15 3-08 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Cavan | RD2-score1=1–12 0–14 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Fermanagh | RD2-score2=1–12 0–11 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Donegal | RD2-score3=2–12 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Antrim | RD2-score4=1–13 | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=Monaghan | RD2-score5=2–08 0–10 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=Derry | RD2-score6=1–11 2–15 | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=Tyrone | RD2-score7=1–12 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=Armagh | RD2-score8=0–12 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Cavan | RD3-score1=2–16 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Donegal | RD3-score2=2–10 | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Tyrone | RD3-score3=2–03 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Derry | RD3-score4=2–15 | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Cavan | RD4-score1=1–14 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Derry | RD4-score2=0–16
[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]
Semi-finals
Final
Main article: 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 0–28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Maurice Sheridan | Mayo | 0–27 | 27 | 5 | 5.20 |
| David Reynolds | Offaly | 0–27 | 27 | 5 | 5.20 | |
| 4 | Declan Darcy | Leitrim | 2–19 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 |
| 5 | Trevor Giles | Meath | 2–18 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 6 | Joe Brolly | Derry | 3–14 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 7 | Vinny Claffey | Offaly | 2–15 | 21 | 7 | 3.00 |
| Ronan Carolan | Cavan | 1–18 | 21 | 5 | 4.25 | |
| 9 | Peter Brady | Offaly | 2–14 | 20 | 7 | 2.83 |
| Pádraig Graven | Kildare | 0–20 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declan Darcy | Leitrim | 2–11 | 17 | London |
| 2 | Trevor Giles | Meath | 2–8 | 14 | Kildare |
| 3 | Raymond Gallagher | Fermanagh | 1–7 | 10 | Cavan |
| Ronan Carolan | Cavan | 1–7 | 10 | Fermanagh | |
| 5 | Niall Finnegan | Galway | 0–9 | 9 | Mayo |
| Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 0–9 | 9 | Mayo | |
| 7 | Vinny Claffey | Offaly | 1–5 | 8 | Meath |
| Brendan Cummins | Tipperary | 0–8 | 8 | Limerick | |
| Ger Keane | Clare | 0–8 | 8 | Cork | |
| Jim Byrne | Wexford | 0–8 | 8 | Westmeath | |
| Pádraig Graven | Kildare | 0–8 | 8 | Laois | |
| Maurice Sheridan | Mayo | 0–8 | 8 | Galway | |
| Paul Taylor | Sligo | 0–8 | 8 | Roscommon | |
| Declan Darcy | Leitrim | 0–8 | 8 | Mayo | |
| Oisín McConville | Armagh | 0–8 | 8 | Tyrone |
Miscellaneous
- On 11 May 1997, O'Kennedy Park, New Ross hosted its 1st game for 53 years it was the drawn game between Wexford vs Westmeath.
- Clare record their first win over Cork since 1941.
- Cavan win their first Ulster title since 1969 and last until 2020.
- Offaly won their first Leinster title since 1982.
- All Ireland semi-final Mayo vs Offaly was the first championship meeting between them.
- Kerry end their longest drought as All Ireland Champions of 11 years.
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