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 [ ]
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Quarter-finals
Limerick v Cork
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 )
Tipperary v 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
Waterford v Kerry
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 )
Clare v 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 )
Cork v Clare
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
Cork v Kerry
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
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First round
Carlow v Wexford
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 )
Longford v Wicklow
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
Carlow v Wicklow
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
Louth v Offaly
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 )
Westmeath v Dublin
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 )
Meath v Carlow
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.
Laois v Kildare
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
Dublin v Louth
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 )
Meath v Laois
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
Meath v Dublin
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]
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Quarter-finals
Sligo v Galway
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 )
London v Mayo
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 )
Galway v Sligo
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
Galway v Leitrim
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 )
Roscommon v 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
Mayo v Galway
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 )
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Preliminary round
Down v Donegal
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
Derry v Armagh
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 )
Tyrone v Fermanagh
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 )
Antrim v Cavan
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 )
Monaghan v Down
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 (County Tyrone )
Semi-finals
Tyrone v Derry
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 )
Cavan v Down
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 (County Tyrone )
Final
Tyrone v Down
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
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship [ ]
Semi-finals
Mayo v Kerry
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 )
Meath v Tyrone
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.Tyrone: F McConnell; P Devlin, C Lawn, F Devlin; R McGarrihy, S McCallan, S McLaughlin; F Logan, J Gormley; C Corr (capt), Pascal Canavan, C Loughran; C McBride, Peter Canavan, S Lawn. Subs: M McGleenan for C Loughran; B Gormley for S Lawn; P Donnelly for S McCallan, Brendan Mallon, Adrian Cush, Gerard Cavlan, Adrian Nuggent, Danny Barr, Stephen Conway
Attendance: 59,272 Referee: M Curley (Galway )
Finals
Meath v Mayo
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 )
Meath v Mayo
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 )
Main article: 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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.
County 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 [ ]
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Pre-1928
Beginning of Sam Maguire
Seasons Finals
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Associated competitions Statistics and awards
Records
List of finals
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