1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May 1996 – 29 September 1996 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Meath (6th win) |
| Captain | Tommy Dowd |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Noel Connelly |
| Manager | John Maughan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer |  Maurice Sheridan (1-33) |
| Player of the Year |  Martin O'Connell Trevor Giles |
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The 1996 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 12 May 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the Leinster final.
On 29 September 1996, Meath won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their first in eight championship seasons.
Mayo's Maurice Sheridan was the championship's top scorer with 1-33. Meath's Martin O'Connell was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, while his teammate Trevor Giles was selected as the Powerscreen Footballer of the Year.
Leinster Championship format change
The Leinster football championship pre-Quarter final had 2 First-Round & 1 Second-Round game.
Results
Quarter-finals
| 12 May 1996 Quarter-final | Limerick | 1-6 – 2-19 | Cork | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| C McGill 1-2, T Cummins 0-2, J Quane 0-1, B Ryan 0-1. | M O'Sullivan 1-2, J Kavanagh 0-5, C Corkery 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-4, B Corcoran 0-2, M Cronin 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D Culloty 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1. | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T. Sugrue (Kerry) |
| 19 May 1996 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 1-7 – 2-15 | Kerry | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| P Lambert 1-3, B Cummins 0-2, M Sheahan 0-1, B Burke 0-1. | D Ó Cinnéide 1-6, J Crowley 1-2, B Driscoll 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1. | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: K Walsh (Clare) |
Semi-finals
| 22 June 1996 Semi-final | Waterford | 0-8 - 3-16 | Kerry | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| A Fitzgerald 0-3, M Kiely 0-2, P Ferncombe 0-2, M Power 0-1. | M Fitzgerald 2-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, B Driscoll 1-0, L Hassett 0-3, D Daly 0-3, E Breen 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. | Referee: S O'Keeffe (Cork) |
| 23 June 1996 Semi-final | Clare | 0-10 - 1-7 | Cork | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| A O'Keeffe 0-7, M Daly 0-1, G Keane 0-1, J Enright 0-1. | M O'Sullivan 1-1, C Corkery 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, M o'Donovan 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1. | Referee: P Russell (Tipperary) |
| 30 June 1996 Semi-final replay | Cork | 2-16 - 1-16 (aet) | Clare | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| J Kavanagh 0-5, D Davis 1-1, J Buckley 1-1, C Corkery 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-3, P McGrath 0-2. | G Keane 1-2, A O'Keeffe 0-5, F McInerney 0-4, M Hynes 0-2, G Killeen 0-1, P Conway 0-1, F Lohan 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary) |
Final
| 21 July 1996 Final | Cork | 0-11 - 0-14 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| C Corkery 0-3, J Kavanagh 0-3, P McGrath 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, L Honohan 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1. | M Fitzgerald 0-5, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, K Burns 0-1, E Breen 0-1, B Driscoll 0-1, L Hassett 0-1. | Referee: K Walsh (Clare) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Kerry | 2-15 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 1-7 | Kerry | 3-16 | |||||||||||
| Waterford | 0-8 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-14 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Clare | 1-16 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 2-19 | Cork | 2-16 | |||||||||||
| Limerick | 1-6 | |||||||||||||
First round
| 12 May 1996 First round | Carlow | 4-17 – 1-11 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| A Keating 1-8, W Quinlan 2-2, C Hayden 1-1, J Nevin 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1. | L O'Brien 0-8, J Hegarty 1-1, S Doran 0-1, J Kenny 0-1. | Referee: P McCann (Westmeath) |
| 12 May 1996 First round | Longford | 2-10 – 2-11 | Wicklow | Pearse Park, Longford |
| D Barry 2-5, E Barden 0-2, C Fox 0-2, P Davis 0-1. | C Daye 0-5, K O'Brien 0-4, K Byrne 1-0, F Mulligan 1-0, R Danne 0-1, B Dunne 0-1. | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: S McCormack (Meath) |
Second round
| 26 May 1996 Second round | Carlow | 4-10 – 3-10 | Wicklow | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| A Keating 0-7, C Hayden 2-0, W Quinlan 1-0, H Brennan 1-0, S Kavanagh 0-2, N Doyle 0-1. | K Byrne 1-2, C Daye 1-1, K O'Brien 0-4, J Behan 1-0, F Mulligan 0-1, M Davis 0-1, P McGillycuddy 0-1. | Referee: A Walsh (Dublin) |
Quarter-finals
| 9 June 1996 Quarter-final | Louth | 3-8 - 0-12 | Offaly | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| R O'Neill 2-0, O Reilly 1-1, C Kelly 0-3, A Doherty 0-2, S O'Hanlon 0-1, C O'Hanlon 0-1. | D Reynolds 0-6, C Kenny 0-2, M Daly 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, F Cullen 0-1, R Mooney 0-1. | Attendance: 27,000 Referee: P Casserley (Westmeath) |
| 9 June 1996 Quarter-final | Westmeath | 0-11 - 1-18 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| N Dolan 0-6, P Conway 0-1, K Lyons 0-1, T Ormsby 0-1, J Cooney 0-1, M Flanagan 0-1. | C Redmond 0-5, K Barr 1-0, J McNally 0-3, D Farrell 0-3, N Guiden 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, P Curran 0-1, E Heery 0-1, B Stynes 0-1, P Bealin 0-1, J Gavin 0-1. | Referee: N Cooney (Offaly) |
| 16 June 1996 Quarter-final | Meath | 0-24 – 0-6 | Carlow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Giles 0-7, E Kelly 0-5, B Reilly 0-3, B Callaghan 0-3, T Dowd 0-2, G Geraghty, P Reynolds, M Reilly, D Curtis 0-1 each. | A Keating 0-4, N Doyle 0-1, J Hayden 0-1. |
| 16 June 1996 Quarter-final | Laois | 3-9 - 0-13 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| L Turley 2-0, T Bowe 1-0, M Lawlor 0-3, I Fitzgerald 0-3, D Delaney 0-1, H Emerson 0-1, T Maher 0-1. | E McCormack 0-4, N Buckley 0-2, T Sullivan 0-2, A Rainbow 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, P McCormack 0-1, J Whelan 0-1. | Referee: J Bannon (Longford) |
Semi-finals
| 30 June 1996 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-9 - 0-8 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| C Redmond 0-5, J McNally 1-1, P Bealin 0-1, J Gavin 0-1, N Guiden 0-1. | C Kelly 0-3, C O'Hanlon 0-2, A Doherty 0-2, A Rooney 0-1. | Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath) |
| 7 July 1996 Semi-final | Meath | 2-14 - 1-9 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Giles 1-3, B Reilly 1-2, G Geraghty 0-3, E Kelly 0-3, T Dowd 0-2, B Callaghan 0-1. | D Delaney 0-4, H Emerson 1-0, I Fitzgerald 0-2, D Lalor 0-1, PJ Dempsey 0-1, L Turley 0-1. | Referee: A Walsh (Dublin) |
Final
| 28 July 1996 Final | Meath | 0-10 - 0-8 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Giles 0-4, T Dowd 0-2, B Reilly 0-2, E Kelly 0-1, B Callaghan 0-1. | C Redmond 0-3, C Whelan 0-2, E Herry 0-1, B Stynes 0-1, D Farrell 0-1. | Referee: B White (Wexford) |
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 4-17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1-11 | Carlow | 3-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 2-11 | Wicklow | 2-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 2-10 | Meath | 0-24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 2-14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 3-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 0-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 0-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 3-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 0-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:[2]
Quarter-finals
| 26 May 1996 Quarter-final | Sligo | 1-11 – 1-11 | Galway | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| P Taylor 1-5, F Feeney 0-2, P Newton 0-1, J Kenny 0-1, E O'Hara 0-1, C O'Meara 0-1. | N Finnegan 1-2, J Fallon 0-4, D Meehan 0-2, S Walsh 0-2, T Mannion 0-1. | Referee: S Prior (Leitrim) |
| 2 June 1996 Quarter-final | London | 1-5 – 1-11 | Mayo | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| S McGrellis 1-0, A Creamer 0-2, M Thynne 0-1, T Maguire 0-1, S Hehir 0-1. | M Sheridan 0-9, D Sweeney 1-0, L McHale 0-1, N Connelly 0-1. | Referee: R McCormack (Roscommon) |
| 9 June 1996 Quarter-final replay | Galway | 0-19 – 2-7 | Sligo | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| S Walsh 0-8, J Fallon 0-3, D Meehan 0-2, F Gavin 0-2, S Óg de Paor 0-1, A Leonard 0-1, T Wilson 0-1, N Finnegan 0-1. | P Taylor 0-5, P Seevers 1-1, J Kenny 1-0, E O'Hara 0-1. | Referee: S Prior (Leitrim) |
Semi-finals
| 16 June 1996 Semi-final | Galway | 2-13 - 2-11 | Leitrim | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| S Walsh 1-2, N Finnegan 0-5, T Mannion 1-0, J Fallon 0-2, D Meehan 0-2, F O'Neill 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1. | G Bohan 0-6, J Ward 1-1, D Darcy 1-1, N Moran 0-2, G Dugdale 0-1. | Referee: S McHale (Mayo) |
| 23 June 1996 Semi-final | Roscommon | 0-11 – 0-14 | Mayo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| D Duggan 0-8, C Heneghan 0-1, D Connellan 0-1, N O'Donoghue 0-1. | M Sheridan 0-6, L McHale 0-2, J Horan 0-2, R Dempsey 0-1, J Nallen 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, D Nestor 0-1. | Referee: M Curley (Galway) |
Final
| 21 July 1996 Final | Mayo | 3-9 - 1-11 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| M Sheridan 1-3, J Casey 1-2, R Dempsey 1-0, A McGarry 0-1, J Horan 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, PJ Loftus 0-1. | F O'Neill 1-0, S Walsh 0-3, N Finnegan 0-3, J Fallon 0-2, D Meehan 0-2, K Walsh 0-1. | Referee: F Finan (Sligo) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mayo | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| London | 1-5 | Mayo | 0-14 | |||||||||||
| Roscommon | 0-10 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo | 3-9 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Leitrim | 2-11 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 0-19 | Galway | 2-13 | |||||||||||
| Sligo | 2-7 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round
| 26 May 1996 Preliminary round | Down | 1-9 – 0-11 | Donegal | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| C Deegan 1-1, G McCartan 0-3, J Treanor 0-2, M Linden 0-2, DJ Kane 0-1. | M Boyle 0-3, J McHugh 0-2, T Boyle 0-2, B Roper 0-1, JB Gallagher 0-1, D Diver 0-1, N Hegarty 0-1. | Referee: B White (Wexford) |
Quarter-finals
| 2 June 1996 Quarter-final | Derry | 1-13 - 1-6 | Armagh | Celtic Park, Derry |
| A Tohill 0-7, J Brolly 1-2, SM Lockhart 0-1, J McGurk 0-1, S Downey 0-1, E Gormley 0-1. | J McNulty 1-0, D Marsden 0-3, G Houlahan 0-3. | Referee: M McGrath (Donegal) |
| 9 June 1996 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 1-18 – 0-9 | Fermanagh | Healy Park, Omagh |
| Peter Canavan 1-7, A Cush 0-3, J Gormley 0-3, S McLaughlin 0-2, B Dooher 0-2, D Gormley 0-1. | R Gallagher 0-4, S King 0-2, C Curran 0-2, K Donnelly 0-1. | Referee: M Cranny (Down) |
| 16 June 1996 Quarter-final | Antrim | 1-11 - 1-15 | Cavan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| A Craig 1-1, C McCabe 0-3, J Wilson 0-3, C O'Neill 0-2, D McPeake 0-1. | R Carolan 0-7, J Reilly 1-1, L Reilly 0-2, B Morris 0-1, S King 0-1, A Connolly 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, D McCabe 0-1. | Referee: M McBrian (Fermanagh) |
| 23 June 1996 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 0-9 - 0-14 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| D SMyth 0-4, M Slowey 0-3, D Loughman 0-1, S McGinnity 0-1. | G McCartan 0-3, P Sloan 0-2, M Linden 0-2, J McCartan 0-1, P Withnell 0-1, F Caulfield 0-1, G Mason 0-1, M McGill 0-1, DJ Kane 0-1, J Treanor 0-1. | Attendance: 21,005 Referee: J Curran (Tyrone) |
Semi-finals
| 30 June 1996 Semi-final | Tyrone | 1-13 - 1-8 | Derry | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| Peter Canavan 1-5, A Cush 0-3, C McBride 0-2, B Dooher 0-1, B Gormley 0-1, S Lawn 0-1. | J Brolly 0-4, D Heaney 1-0, A Tohill 0-2, S Downey 0-1, T Scullion 0-1. | Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan) |
| 7 July 1996 Semi-final | Cavan | 0-13 - 1-13 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| Jason Reilly 0-3, F Cahill 0-3, D McCabe 0-2, A Connolly 0-1, F Crowe 0-1, A Forde 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, R Carolan 0-1. | G McCartan 1-1, J Treanor 0-4, G Mason 0-3, M Magill 0-1, R Carr 0-1, M Linden 0-1, P Withnell 0-1, G Blaney 0-1. | Attendance: 25,237 Referee: J Curran (Tyrone) |
Final
| 28 July 1996 Final | Tyrone | 1-9 - 0-9 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| Peter Canavan 1-1, B Dooher 0-3, A Cush 0-2, B Gormley 0-1, Paschal Canavan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1. | G McCartan 0-3, R Carr 0-2, J Treanor 0-2, G Blaney 0-1, C Murray 0-1. | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan) |
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 1-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 1-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 1-9 | Down | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 11 August 1996 Semi-final | Mayo | 2-13 - 1-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Sheridan 0-6, J Casey 0-4, J Horan 1-1, J Nallen 1-0, N Connolly 0-1, D Nestor 0-1. | M Fitzgerald 0-8, S Burke 1-0, E Breen 0-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1. | Attendance: 33,165 Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath) |
| 18 August 1996 Semi-final | Meath | 2-15 - 0-12 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| G Geraghty 1-4, B Callaghan 1-3, B Reilly 0-5, T Giles 0-3. | G Cavlan 0-6, A Cush 0-3, Peter Canavan 0-2, Pascal Canavan 0-1. | Attendance: 59,272 Referee: M Curley (Galway) |
Finals
| 15 September 1996 Final | Meath | 0-12 - 1-9 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Giles 0-6, B Reilly 0-3, G Geraghty 0-1, C Coyle 0-1, J McDermott 0-1. | M Sheridan 0-4, R Dempsey 1-0, J Horan 0-3, C McManamon 0-1, PJ Loftus 0-1. | Attendance: 65,898 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan) |
| 29 September 1996 Final replay | Meath | 2-9 - 1-11 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Giles 1-4, T Dowd 1-3, B Callaghan 0-1, B Reilly 0-1. | M Sheridan 0-5, J Horan 0-5, PJ Loftus 1-0, J Casey 0-1. | Attendance: 65,802 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Sheridan | Mayo | 1-33 | 36 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Trevor Giles | Meath | 2-27 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Peter Canavan | Tyrone | 3-15 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Anthony Keating | Carlow | 1-19 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 5 | Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 2-15 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | Kerry | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 7 | Shay Walsh | Galway | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 8 | James Horan | Mayo | 1-12 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| Joe Kavanagh | Cork | 0-15 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | |
| 10 | Niall Finnegan | Galway | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dessie Barry | Longford | 2-5 | 11 | Wicklow |
| Anthony Keating | Carlow | 1-8 | 11 | Wexford | |
| 3 | Peter Canavan | Tyrone | 1-7 | 10 | Fermanagh |
| 4 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary |
| Maurice Sheridan | Mayo | 0-9 | 9 | London | |
| 6 | Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 2-2 | 8 | Waterford |
| Willie Quinlan | Carlow | 2-2 | 8 | Wexford | |
| Paul Taylor | Sligo | 1-5 | 8 | Galway | |
| Peter Canavan | Tyrone | 1-5 | 8 | Derry | |
| Leigh O'Brien | Wexford | 0-8 | 8 | Carlow | |
| Shay Walsh | Galway | 0-8 | 8 | Sligo | |
| Derek Duggan | Roscommon | 0-8 | 8 | Mayo | |
| Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 0-8 | 8 | Mayo |
Miscellaneous
- On 12 May 1996, FitzGerald Park, Killmallock hosts its first game for 24 years the Munster Quarter-final meeting of Cork vs Limerick.
- Louth recorded their first championship defeat of Offaly since 1964.
- Mayo defeated Galway in the Connacht final for the first time since 1969.
- Tyrone became the first team to retain the Ulster title since Derry in 1976.
- Meath-Tyrone All Ireland semi-final was the teams first championship meeting.
- The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1988.
References
- ^ "Mayo admit causing 96 brawl with Meath". Irish Independent. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "1996 Leinster Senior Football Championship". gaainfo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28.