1998–99 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

1998–99 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Dates	4 October 1998 – 17 March 1999
Teams	33
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Crossmaglen Rangers (2nd title); John McEntee (captain); Joe Kernan (manager)
Runners-up	Ballina Stephenites; Brian Heffernan (captain); Noel O'Dowd (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	39
Top scorer(s)	Oisín McConville (1-31)
← 1997–98 (Previous)	(Next) 1999–00 →

The 1998–99 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 4 October 1998 and ended on 17 March 1999.

Corofin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballina Stephenites in the Ulster Club Championship.^[1]

On 17 March 1999, Crossmaglen Rangers won the championship following a 0-09 to 0-08 defeat of Ballina Stephenites in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1997.^[3]

Crossmaglen's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 1-31.

Results[edit]

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship[edit]

Quarter-finals

21 November 1998 Quarter-final	Ballina Stephenites	0-09 - 1-06	Corofin	James Stephens Park
	B McStay 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, K Lynn 0-2, L McHale 0-1, D Brady 0-1, P McGarry 0-1.		D Reilly 0-6, M Donnellan 1-0.

22 November 1998 Quarter-final replay	Ballina Stephenites	0-11 - 0-09	Corofin	James Stephens Park
	B McStay 0-5, M McGrath 0-4, G Brady 0-1, K Lane 0-1.		D Reilly 0-6, T Burke 0-2, K Treacy 0-1.

Semi-finals

8 November 11998 Semi-final	Roscommon Gaels	0-11 - 0-07	Melvin Gaels	Dr. Hyde Park
	A Nolan 0-4, F O'Donnell 0-2, R Shannon 0-2, C Heneghan 0-1, L McNeill 0-1, J Comiskey 0-1.		L Gilmartin 0-4, G Foley 0-2, M McCarron 0-1.

6 December 1998 Semi-final	Eastern Harps	0-10 - 0-11	Ballina Stephenites	Markievicz Park
	P Taylor 0-6, R Hannon 0-3, K Canty 0-1.		G Brady 0-2, B McStay 0-2, D Barrett 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, L McHale 0-1, D Bardy 0-1, D Coen 0-1.

Final

13 December 1998 Final	Ballina Stephenites	1-10 - 0-06	Roscommon Gaels	James Stephens Park
	M McGrath 0-5, P McGarry 1-0, L McHale 0-1, L Bardy 0-1, D Coen 0-1, C Deasy 0-1, B McStay 0-1.		A Nolan 0-5, G Kelly 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship[edit]

First round

24 October 1998 First round	Fethard	1-04 - 0-08	Athlone	Bellefield Road
	P Rice 1-0, P Turbrett 0-3, J Byrne 0-1.		S Garahy 0-4, N Dolan 0-2, T Stuart-Traynor 0-1, J Fallon 0-1.

25 October 1998 First round	Éire Óg	0-12 - 1-07	Rathnew	Dr. Cullen Park
	P Kingston 0-4, B Carbery 0-3, J Morrissey 0-2, J Hayden 0-1, L Turley 0-1, JJ Eyre 0-1.		T Doyle 1-0, D Coffey 0-3, R Coffey 0-2, P Doyle 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.

25 October 1998 First round	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-09 - 2-03	Rhode	Pearse Park
	P Davis 0-6, M Mulleady 0-1, J Breslin 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1.		D Gorman 1-1, R Malone 1-0, P Keelaghan 0-1, E Byrne 0-1.

25 October 1998 First round	Kilmacud Crokes	1-16 - 0-05	James Stephens	Páirc de Búrca
	M O'Keeffe 0-7, P Burke 1-3, J Costello 0-2, P Ward 0-2, G Duffy 0-1, R Cosgrove 0-1.		L O'Connor 0-1, T O'Dowd 0-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Barry 0-1, B Leahy 0-1.

31 October 1998 First round replay	Rhode	0-06 - 0-09	Fr. Manning Gaels	O'Connor Park
	P Kellaghan 0-2, P Daly 0-2, R Malone 0-1, E Byrne 0-1.		P Davis 0-5, D Hanniffy 0-1, J Tully 0-1, J Breslin 0-1, S Gallagher 0-1.

Quarter-finals

7 November 1998 Quarter-final	St. Peter's Dunboyne	1-09 - 2-07	Kilmacud Crokes	Páirc Tailteann
	B Reilly 1-0, A McEntee 0-3, K Gannon 0-2, G McGovern 0-1, D Gallagher 0-1, N Crawford 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.		R Cosgrove 1-2, P Ward 1-0, R Brennan 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1, M Dillon 0-1, P Burke 0-1, J Costello 0-1.

8 November 1998 Quarter-final	Clan na nGael	0-09 - 1-14	Éire Óg	Dundalk
	C O'Hanlon 0-2, D Staunton 0-2, S Dixon 0-1, S O'Hanlon 0-1, P McEnaney 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.		L Turley 0-5, G Ware 0-4, B Carbery 0-4, B Hennessy 1-0, B Hayden 0-1.

14 November 1998 Quarter-final	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-13 - 0-10	Clane	Pearse Park
	P Davis 0-7, J Breslin 0-3, M Mulleady 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1, D Hanniffy 0-1.		M Lynch 0-5, P McCormack 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-2, B O'Donovan 0-1.

14 November 1998 Quarter-final	Athlone	0-10 - 1-08	Stradbally	Páirc Chiaráin
	N Dolan 0-4, J Fallon 0-4, P Allen 0-1, A Collins 0-1.		G Ramsbottom 0-5, J Kavanagh 1-0, T Bowe 0-2, D Delaney 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 November 1998 Semi-final	Éire Óg	1-07 - 0-09	Fr. Manning Gaels	O'Connor Park
	L Turley 1-2, J Morrissey 0-2, A Keating 0-1, W Quinlan 0-1, G Ware 0-1.		P Davis 0-6, M Muleady 0-1, J Tully 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1.

22 November 1998 Semi-final	Kilmacud Crokes	1-10 - 1-07	Stradbally	O'Connor Park
	R Cosgrove 1-4, M O'Keeffe 0-2, P Ward 0-1, M Dillon 0-1, R Leahy 0-1, M Leahy 0-1.		G Kavanagh 1-0, G Ramsbottom 0-3, D Delaney 0-2, T Bowe 0-1, T Maher 0-1.

Final

6 December 1998 Final	Éire Óg	1-06 - 0-09	Kilmacud Crokes	St. Conleth's Park
	J Morrissey 1-0, B Carmody 0-3, L turley 0-1, G Ware 0-1, A Keating 0-1.		M O'Keeffe 0-4, P Ward 0-3, P Burke 0-1, M Leahy 0-1.

13 December 1998 Final replay	Éire Óg	0-07 - 0-07	Kilmacud Crokes	O'Connor Park
	L Turley 0-3, J Hayden 0-1, K Haughney 0-1, P Kingston 0-1, A Keating 0-1.		R Cosgrove 0-5, P Burke 0-1, J Costello 0-1.

31 January 1999 Final second replay	Éire Óg	1-11 - 0-11	Kilmacud Crokes	St. Conleth's Park
	W Quinlan 1-1, A Keating 0-4, J Morrissey 0-3, B Carbery 0-2, L Turley 0-1.		R Brennan 0-3, M O'Keeffe 0-3, J Costello 0-2, C Deegan 0-1, J McGee 0-1, R Cosgrove 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship[edit]

Quarter-finals

18 October 1998 Quarter-final	Bantry Blues	0-14 - 0-07	Laune Rangers	Wolfe Tone Park
	P Clifford 0-3, P O'Riordan 0-2, D O'Shea 0-2, G Canty 0-2, M Moran 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, E Sheehan 0-1.		MF Russell 0-3, B O'Shea 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, M Hasssett 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.

25 October 1998 Quarter-final	University of Limerick	2-15 - 1-08	St. Saviour's	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	J McCarthy 1-4, R O'Rahilly 1-3, J Daly 0-2, C Daly 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Arrigan 1-1, T Corcoran 0-4, D Wyse 0-2, P Corcoran 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 November 1998 Semi-final	Bantry Blues	0-07 - 1-07	Moyle Rovers	Sam Maguire Park
	D O'Shea 0-2, J Canty 0-2, P Clifford 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1.		D Browne 0-6, Donal Foley 1-0, S McGrath 0-1.

28 November 1998 Semi-final	University of Limerick	0-09 - 1-09	Doonbeg	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	A Mac Gearailt 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Daly 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, G McGrath 0-1, J Sugrue 0-1.		G Killeen 1-0, P Hehir 0-3, S Hehir 0-3, B Shanahan 0-1, B Lynch 0-1, D Conway 0-1.

Final

13 December 1998 Final	Doonbeg	1-08 - 2-05	Moyle Rovers	Gaelic Grounds
	F McInerney 1-1, S Hehir 0-3, P Hehir 0-2, B Shanahan 0-2.		D Browne 1-3, N Lane 1-0, Donal Foley 0-1, Derry Foley 0-1.

20 December 1998 Final replay	Doonbeg	0-07 - 0-04	Moyle Rovers	Gaelic Grounds
	P Hehir 0-2, K Nugent 0-2, B Shanahan 0-2, G Killeen 0-1.		D Browne 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, J Williams 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship[edit]

Preliminary round

4 October 1998 Preliminary round	Bellaghy	2-14 - 1-08	Castlblayney Faughs	Dean McGlinchey Park
	C Scullion 2-2, G Diamond 0-6, J Cassidy 0-4, B Lee 0-1, D Cassidy 0-1.		P McDonald 1-3, M O'Connor 0-3, A Tavey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Enniskillen Gaels	0-10 - 1-05	Rostrevor	Brewster Park
	T Brewster 0-7, A Burns 0-1, R Judge 0-1, P Brewster 0-1.		S Caulfield 1-1, C Daly 0-2, A Cole 0-1, A Farrell 0-1.

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa	1-07 - 1-07	St. John's	Plunkett Park
	F McGuigan 0-5, A Quinn 1-0, B McGuigan 0-1, P McElroy 0-1.		E McAtamney 0-4, C Heatley 1-0, P Curran 0-1, A McGowan 0-1, B Mackin 0-1.

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Crossmaglen Rangers	0-11 - 1-08	Mullahoran	Oliver Plunkett Park
	A Cunningham 0-4, O McConville 0-4, J McEntee 0-2, J McConville 0-1.		D Brady 1-2, D Gannon 0-2, E Reilly 0-2, C Brady 0-1, P Brady 0-1.

11 October 1998 Quarter-final	Aodh Rua	1-07 - 0-13	Bellaghy	Fr. Tierney Park
	M Ward 1-1, V Murray 0-2, B Ward 0-1, J Duffy 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1, D Conlon 0-1.		G Diamond 0-4, E Cassidy 0-2, B Lee 0-2, D Quinn 0-2, J Cassidy 0-1, P Diamond 0-1, D Cassidy 0-1.

11 October 1998 Quarter-final replay	St. John's	2-08 - 1-05	Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa	Corrigan Park
	E McAtamney 1-5, B Macken 1-0, D Kennedy 0-2, J Wilson 0-1.		G Wylie 1-0, F McGuigan 0-3, P McElroy 0-1, A Quinn 0-1.

11 October 1998 Quarter-final replay	Mullahoran	0-08 - 2-08	Crossmaglen Rangers	Breffni Park
	D Bardy 0-4, S Brady 0-1, E Reilly 0-1, D Gannon 0-1, M Fagan 0-1.		J McConville 2-0, J McEntee 0-4, A Cunningham 0-1, O McEntee 0-1, C Short 0-1, O McConville 0-1.

Semi-finals

8 November 1998 Semi-final	Bellaghy	0-12 - 0-09	Ennisillen Gaels	Healy Park
	B Lee 0-3, J Cassidy 0-2, C Scullion 0-2, G Diamond 0-2, D Cassidy 0-1, D Quinn 0-1, E Cassidy 0-1.		T Brewster 0-4, R McCabe 0-2, S Bradley 0-1, C Bradley 0-1, P Brewster 0-1.

8 November 1998 Semi-final	Crossmaglen Rangers	3-10 - 0-11	St. John's	St. Tiernach's Park
	C Shortt 1-2, O McConville 0-5, M Moley 1-1, J McConville 1-0, F Shields 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1.		E McAtamney 0-4, G Adams 0-2, E McKenna 0-1, G Heaney 0-1, C McKnight 0-1, J Wilson 0-1, P Nolan 0-1.

Final

22 November 1998 Final	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-11 - 1-10	Bellaghy	St. Tiernach's Park
	O McConville 1-1, J McEntee 0-3, A Cunningham 0-3, C Short 0-2, G Comiskey 0-1, M Moley 0-1.		G Diamond 0-5, C Scullion 1-0, D Cassidy 0-2, J Cassidy 0-1, D Quinn 0-1, C McNally 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship[edit]

Quarter-final

13 December 1998 Quarter-final	Tír Chonaill Gaels	0-08 - 1-18	Crossmaglen Rangers	Emerald GAA Grounds
	T Maguire 0-4, P Coggins 0-1, J Grimes 0-1, M Somers 0-1, K Hickey 0-1.		O McConville 0-9, A Cunningham 1-1, T McEntee 0-2, J McConville 0-2, C Short 0-2, G Cummiskey 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 February 1999 Semi-final	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-10 - 1-05	Éire Óg	Páirc Tailteann
	O McConville 0-5, J McEntee 1-1, A Cunningham 0-4.		L Turley 1-0, J Hayden 0-2, W Quinlan 0-1, T Nolan 0-1, B Carbery 0-1.

21 February 1999 Semi-final	Ballina Stephenites	0-08 - 0-04	Doonbeg	Dunlo GAA Grounds
	P McGarry 0-2, B McStay 0-1, S Sweeney 0-1, D Coen 0-1, K Lynn 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, D Brady 0-1.		P Hehir 0-2, P Gallagher 0-1, G Killeen 0-1.

Final

17 March 1999 Final	Crossmaglen Rangers	0-09 - 0-08	Ballina Stephenites	Croke Park
	O McConville 0-6, G Cummiskey 0-1, J McConville 0-1, J McEntee 0-1.		B McStay 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, D Coen 0-1, P McGarry 0-1, L McHale 0-1, D Brady 0-1, G Brady 0-1, C Deacy 0-1.

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Oisín McConville	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-31	34	7	4.85
2	Pádraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-24	24	4	6.00
3	Ray Cosgrove	Kilmacud Crokes	2-13	19	6	3.16
3	Leo Turley	Éire Óg	2-13	19	7	2.71
4	Anthony Cunningham	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-14	17	7	2.42
	Gavin Diamond	Bellaghy	0-17	17	4	4.25
	Mick O'Keeffe	Kilmacud Crokes	0-17	17	6	2.83
5	Enda McAtamney	St. John's	1-13	16	3	5.33
6	Martin McGrath	Ballina Staphenites	0-15	15	5	2.50
7	Declan Browne	Moyle Rovers	1-11	14	3	4.66
7	John McEntee	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-11	14	7	2.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Oisín McConville	Crossmaglen Rangers	0-09	9	Tír Chonaill Gaels
2	Cathal Scullion	Bellaghy	2-02	8	Castleblayney Faughs
2	Enda McAtamney	St. John's	1-05	8	Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
3	Jonathan McCarthy	University of Limerick	1-04	7	St. Saviour's
	Ray Cosgrove	Kilmacud Crokes	1-04	7	Stradbally
	Mick O'Keeffe	Kilmacud Crokes	0-07	7	James Stephens
	Pádraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-07	7	Clane
	Tom Brewster	Enniskillen Gaels	0-07	7	Rostrevor

Miscellaneous[edit]

Doonbeg became the first team from Clare to win the Munster Club Championship.
Ballina Stephenites won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.

References[edit]

^ "The West wide awake as Corofin clinch final glory". Irish Independent. 18 March 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ O'Riordan, Tom (18 March 1999). "Ballina's great giveaway show". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Magnificent Crossmaglen bring home 1997 All-Ireland football honours". The Irish News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[1] "The West wide awake as Corofin clinch final glory". Irish Independent. 18 March 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[2] O'Riordan, Tom (18 March 1999). "Ballina's great giveaway show". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[3] "Magnificent Crossmaglen bring home 1997 All-Ireland football honours". The Irish News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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