All-Ireland Football Finals 1887-2020
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| 1887 | Limerick (Commercials) | 1-4 | Louth (Young Irelands) | 0-3 |
| 1888 ** | Unfinished | |||
| 1889 | Tipperary (Bohercrowe) | 3-6 | Laois (Portlaoise) | 0-0 |
| 1890 | Cork (Midleton) | 2-4 | Wexford (Blues & Whites) | 0-1 |
| 1891 | Dublin (Young Irelands) | 2-1 | Cavan (Slashers) | 0-3 |
| 1892 | Dublin | 1-4 | Roscommon | 1-0 |
| 1893 | Wexford | 1-1 | Cork | 0-1 |
| 1894 * | Dublin | 1-1 | Cork | 0-6 |
| 1894 (R)* | Cork | 1-2 | Dublin | 0-5 |
| 1895 | Tipperary | 0-4 | Meath | 0-3 |
| 1896 | Limerick | 1-5 | Dublin | 0-7 |
| 1897 | Dublin | 2-6 | Cork | 0-2 |
| 1898 | Dublin | 2-8 | Waterford | 0-4 |
| 1899 | Dublin | 1-10 | Cork | 0-6 |
| 1900 (HF) | Tipperary | 2-20 | Galway | 0-1 |
| 1900 | Tipperary | 3-7 | London | 0-2 |
| 1901 (HF) | Dublin | 1-2 | Cork | 0-4 |
| 1901 | Dublin | 0-14 | London | 0-2 |
| 1902 (HF) | Dublin | 0-6 | Tipperary | 0-5 |
| 1902 | Dublin | 2-8 | Tipperary | 0-4 |
| 1903 (HF) | Kerry | 1-4 | Kildare | 1-3 |
| 1903 (HF)*** | Kerry | 0-7 | Kildare | 1-4 |
| 1903 (HF) (R)* | Kerry | 0-8 | Kildare | 0-2 |
| 1903 | Kerry | 0-11 | London | 0-3 |
| 1904 | Kerry | 0-5 | Dublin | 0-2 |
| 1905 | Kildare | 1-7 | Kerry | 0-5 |
| 1906 | Dublin | 0-5 | Cork | 0-4 |
| 1907 | Dublin | 0-6 | Cork | 0-2 |
| 1908 (HF) | Dublin | 0-10 | Kerry | 0-3 |
| 1908 | Dublin | 1-10 | London | 0-4 |
| 1909 | Kerry | 1-9 | Louth | 0-6 |
| 1910 **** | Louth | w/o | Kerry | scr |
| 1911 | Cork | 6-6 | Antrim | 1-2 |
| 1912 | Louth | 1-7 | Antrim | 1-2 |
| 1913 | Kerry | 2-2 | Waterford | 0-3 |
| 1914 | Kerry | 2-3 | Wexford | 0-6 |
| 1915 | Wexford | 2-4 | Kerry | 2-1 |
| 1916 | Wexford | 3-4 | Mayo | 1-2 |
| 1917 | Wexford | 0-9 | Clare | 0-5 |
| 1918 | Wexford | 0-5 | Tipperary | 0-4 |
| 1919 | Kildare | 2-5 | Galway | 0-1 |
| 1920 | Tipperary | 1-6 | Dublin | 1-2 |
| 1921 | Dublin | 1-9 | Mayo | 0-2 |
| 1922 | Dublin | 0-6 | Galway | 0-4 |
| 1923 | Dublin | 1-5 | Kerry | 1-3 |
| 1924 | Kerry | 0-4 | Dublin | 0-3 |
| 1925 ***** | Galway | w/o | Kerry | scr |
| 1926 | Kerry | 1-4 | Kildare | 0-4 |
| 1927 | Kildare | 0-5 | Kerry | 0-3 |
| 1928 | Kildare | 2-6 | Cavan | 2-5 |
| 1929 | Kerry | 1-8 | Kildare | 1-5 |
| 1930 | Kerry | 3-11 | Monaghan | 0-2 |
| 1931 | Kerry | 1-11 | Kildare | 0-8 |
| 1932 | Kerry | 2-7 | Mayo | 2-4 |
| 1933 | Cavan | 2-5 | Galway | 1-4 |
| 1934 | Galway | 3-5 | Dublin | 1-9 |
| 1935 | Cavan | 3-6 | Kildare | 2-5 |
| 1936 | Mayo | 4-11 | Laois | 0-5 |
| 1937 * | Kerry | 2-5 | Mayo | 1-8 |
| 1937 (R)* | Kerry | 4-4 | Cavan | 1-7 |
| 1938 * | Galway | 3-3 | Kerry | 2-6 |
| 1938 (R)* | Galway | 2-4 | Kerry | 0-7 |
| 1939 | Kerry | 2-5 | Meath | 2-3 |
| 1940 | Kerry | 0-7 | Galway | 1-3 |
| 1941 | Kerry | 1-8 | Galway | 0-7 |
| 1942 | Dublin | 1-10 | Galway | 1-8 |
| 1943 * | Roscommon | 1-6 | Cavan | 1-6 |
| 1943 (R)* | Roscommon | 2-7 | Cavan | 2-2 |
| 1944 | Roscommon | 1-9 | Kerry | 2-4 |
| 1945 | Cork | 2-5 | Cavan | 0-7 |
| 1946 * | Kerry | 2-4 | Roscommon | 1-7 |
| 1946 (R)* | Kerry | 2-8 | Roscommon | 0-10 |
| 1947 | Cavan | 2-11 | Kerry | 2-7 |
| 1948 | Cavan | 4-5 | Mayo | 4-4 |
| 1949 | Meath | 1-10 | Cavan | 1-6 |
| 1950 | Mayo | 2-5 | Louth | 1-6 |
| 1951 | Mayo | 2-8 | Meath | 0-9 |
| 1952 | Cavan | 0-9 | Meath | 0-5 |
| 1953 | Kerry | 0-13 | Armagh | 1-6 |
| 1954 | Meath | 1-13 | Kerry | 1-7 |
| 1955 | Kerry | 0-12 | Dublin | 1-6 |
| 1956 | Galway | 2-13 | Cork | 3-7 |
| 1957 | Louth | 1-9 | Cork | 1-7 |
| 1958 | Dublin | 2-12 | Derry | 1-9 |
| 1959 | Kerry | 3-7 | Galway | 1-4 |
| 1960 | Down | 2-10 | Kerry | 0-8 |
| 1961 | Down | 3-6 | Offaly | 2-8 |
| 1962 | Kerry | 1-12 | Roscommon | 1-6 |
| 1963 | Dublin | 1-9 | Galway | 0-10 |
| 1964 | Galway | 0-15 | Kerry | 0-10 |
| 1965 | Galway | 0-12 | Kerry | 0-9 |
| 1966 | Galway | 0-10 | Meath | 0-7 |
| 1967 | Meath | 1-9 | Cork | 0-9 |
| 1968 | Down | 2-12 | Kerry | 1-13 |
| 1969 | Kerry | 0-10 | Offaly | 0-7 |
| 1970 | Kerry | 2-19 | Meath | 0-18 |
| 1971 | Offaly | 1-14 | Galway | 2-8 |
| 1972 * | Offaly | 1-13 | Kerry | 1-13 |
| 1972 (R)* | Offaly | 1-19 | Kerry | 0-13 |
| 1973 | Cork | 3-17 | Galway | 2-13 |
| 1974 | Dublin | 0-14 | Galway | 1-6 |
| 1975 | Kerry | 2-12 | Dublin | 0-11 |
| 1976 | Dublin | 3-8 | Kerry | 0-10 |
| 1977 | Dublin | 5-12 | Armagh | 3-6 |
| 1978 | Kerry | 5-11 | Dublin | 0-9 |
| 1979 | Kerry | 3-13 | Dublin | 1-8 |
| 1980 | Kerry | 1-9 | Roscommon | 1-6 |
| 1981 | Kerry | 1-12 | Offaly | 0-8 |
| 1982 | Offaly | 1-15 | Kerry | 0-17 |
| 1983 | Dublin | 1-8 | Galway | 1-8 |
| 1984 | Dublin | 1-6 | Kerry | 1-1 |
| 1985 | Kerry | 2-12 | Dublin | 2-8 |
| 1986 | Kerry | 2-15 | Tyrone | 1-10 |
| 1987 | Meath | 1-14 | Cork | 0-11 |
| 1988 * | Meath | 0-12 | Cork | 1-9 |
| 1988 (R)* | Meath | 0-13 | Cork | 0-9 |
| 1989 | Cork | 0-17 | Mayo | 1-11 |
| 1990 | Cork | 0-11 | Meath | 0-9 |
| 1991 | Down | 1-6 | Meath | 1-14 |
| 1992 | Donegal | 0-18 | Dublin | 0-14 |
| 1993 | Derry | 1-14 | Cork | 2-8 |
| 1994 | Down | 1-12 | Dublin | 0-13 |
| 1995 | Dublin | 1-10 | Tyrone | 0-12 |
| 1996 * | Meath | 0-12 | Mayo | 1-9 |
| 1996 (R)* | Meath | 2-9 | Mayo | 1-11 |
| 1997 | Kerry | 0-13 | Mayo | 1-7 |
| 1998 | Galway | 1-14 | Kildare | 1-10 |
| 1999 | Meath | 1-11 | Cork | 1-8 |
| 2000 * | Galway | 0-14 | Kerry | 0-14 |
| 2000 (R)* | Kerry | 0-17 | Galway | 1-10 |
| 2001 | Galway | 0-17 | Meath | 0-8 |
| 2002 | Armagh | 1-12 | Kerry | 0-14 |
| 2003 | Tyrone | 0-12 | Armagh | 0-9 |
| 2004 | Kerry | 1-20 | Mayo | 2-9 |
| 2005 | Tyrone | 1-16 | Kerry | 2-10 |
| 2006 | Kerry | 4-15 | Mayo | 3-5 |
| 2007 | Kerry | 3-13 | Cork | 1-9 |
| 2008 | Tyrone | 1-15 | Kerry | 0-14 |
| 2009 | Kerry | 0-16 | Cork | 1-9 |
| 2010 | Cork | 0-16 | Down | 0-15 |
| 2011 | Dublin | 1-12 | Kerry | 1-11 |
| 2012 | Donegal | 3-11 | Mayo | 0-13 |
| 2013 | Dublin | 2-12 | Mayo | 1-13 |
| 2014 | Kerry | 2-9 | Donegal | 0-12 |
| 2015 | Dublin | 0-12 | Kerry | 0-9 |
| 2016 * | Dublin | 2-9 | Mayo | 0-15 |
| 2016 (R)* | Dublin | 1-15 | Mayo | 1-14 |
| 2017 | Dublin | 1-17 | Mayo | 1-16 |
| 2018 | Dublin | 2-17 | Tyrone | 1-14 |
| 2019 * | Dublin | 1-16 | Kerry | 1-16 |
| 2019 (R)* | Dublin | 1-18 | Kerry | 0-15 |
| 2020 | Dublin | 2-14 | Mayo | 0-15 |
Report
Dublin won an historic 6-in-a-row GAA All-Ireland Senior Championships in 2020 with a 2-14 to 0-15 points defeat of Mayo. Other counties to win multiple titles in a row were Kerry (four in a row 1978 to 1981; 1929 to 1932 and three in a row 1939 to 1941), Galway (three in a row 1964 to 1966), Dublin (three in a row 1921 to 1923 and 1906 to 1908 and 1897 to 1899), Wexford (four in a row 1915 to 1918). Numerous counties have won it twice in a row: those not already mentioned above are Kildare, Offaly, Roscommon, Meath, Cork, Down, Mayo and Cavan. Donegal, Limerick, Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Louth, Tipperary have all also won the Senior Football Championship.
References
Images
[1] Wikipedia (2020) Gaelic_Athletic_Association [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ga/a/ad/Gaelic_Athletic_Association.png [Accessed 11 November 2020]
Internet Archive
[2] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) Football Results 1887-1910 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720174216/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_1887_1910.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[3] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) Football Results 1911-1940 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720181524/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_1911_1940.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[4] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) Football Results 1941-1970 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720174628/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_1941_1970.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[5] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) Football Results 1971-1990 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720181005/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_1971_1990.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[6] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) Football Results 1991-2005 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720181247/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_1991_2005.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[7] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) BANK OF IRELAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720174749/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_2006_championship.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[8] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) FOOTBALL RESULTS 2007 CHAMPIONSHIP [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080720180049/http://gaa.ie/page/football_results_2007_championship.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[9] GAA | Wayback Machine (2008) FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080922231802/http://gaa.ie/page/football_championship_20081.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[10] GAA | Wayback Machine (2009) GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20100107014625/http://www.gaa.ie/page/gaa_football_all_ireland_senior_championship4.html [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[11] GAA | Wayback Machine (2011) GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110909083250/http://gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/gaa-football-all-ireland-senior-championship/ [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[12] GAA | Wayback Machine (2013) GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20130907173915/http://gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/gaa-football-all-ireland-senior-championship/ [Accessed 17 September 2019]
[13] GAA | Internet Archive (2014) Football wallchart 2014 [Internet] Available from:
https://web.archive.org/web/20141018135118/https://www.gaa.ie/content/downloads/wallcharts/football_wallchart_2014.pdf [Accessed 16 September 2019]
[14] GAA | Internet Archive (2015) Football wallchart 2015 [Internet] Available from:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150915234815/https://www.gaa.ie/content/downloads/wallcharts/football_wallchart_2015.pdf [Accessed 16 September 2019]
[15] GAA | Wayback Machine (2016) GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161017220140/http://gaa.ie/football/gaa-football-all-ireland-senior-championship/results [Accessed 16 September 2019]
[16] GAA (2017) Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship [Internet] http://www.gaa.ie/football/connacht-gaa-football-senior-championship/ [Accessed 28 June 2017]
Newspapers
[15] Irish Independent (2010) Championship Scoreboard Irish independent. Monday, 1 October 2010. Pg. Sport 32.
[16] Irish Independent (2011) Championship scoreboard Irish Independent. Monday. 19 September 2011. Pg Sport 32.
[16] Irish Independent (2012) Championship scoreboard Irish Independent. Monday. 20 September 2012. Pg Sport 32.
[18] Irish Independent (2013) GAA Scoreboard Irish Independent. Monday. 30 September 2013. Pg Sport 34.
[19] Brian Carthy (2017) The Championship 2017 p.106. Sliabh Ban Productiuons. Fortfield. Dublin 6W.
[20] Anon. (2018) Gaelic Games Scoreboard [All Ireland Series] Irish Independent. Monday, 20 August 2018. Pg. 41.
[21] Martin Breheny (2018) Dominant Dubs join four-time club – now comes drive for five Irish Independent. Monday, September 3 2018.
Websites
[17] GAA / Cian O’Connell (2020) All-Ireland SFC Final Dublin Earn a sixth title in a row [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/all-ireland-sfc-final-dublin-earn-a-sixth-title-in-a-row/ [Accessed 28 December 2020]
Bibliography
[18] GAA (2020) “2020 Senior Football Championship Scoreboard” GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Match Programme . pg. 18-19.
Videos
[21] GAA (2020) GAA NOW 2020 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Final Limerick v Waterford [Final score at ][1:23.10] [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/gaa-now/gaanow-2020-gaa-hurling-all-ireland-final-limerick-v-waterford/ [Accessed 7 April 2021]
Bibliography
[22] GAA (2017) “Championship statistics”. The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full Record from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive. Front Section.
Websites
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Anton Pippo O’Grady and Decy Maher.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 7 April 2021
(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021
You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.
