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 [ ]
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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First round
Éire Óg v Rathnew
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.
v Rhode
25 October 1998 First round 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.
Rhode v
31 October 1998 First round replay Rhode 0-06 - 0-09 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
St. Peter's Dunboyne v Kilmacud Crokes
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.
v Éire Óg
8 November 1998 Quarter-final 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.
v Clane
14 November 1998 Quarter-final 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.
Semi-finals
Éire Óg v
22 November 1998 Semi-final Éire Óg 1-07 - 0-09 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.
Final
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Quarter-finals
Bantry Blues v Laune Rangers
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.
University of Limerick v St. Saviour's
25 October 1998 Quarter-final University of Limerick 2-15 - 1-08 St. Saviour's FitzGerald Park
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
Bantry Blues v Moyle Rovers
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.
University of Limerick v Doonbeg
28 November 1998 Semi-final University of Limerick 0-09 - 1-09 Doonbeg FitzGerald Park
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
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Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Crossmaglen Rangers v Mullahoran
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.
Aodh Rua v Bellaghy
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.
Mullahoran v Crossmaglen Rangers
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
Bellaghy v Ennisillen Gaels
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.
Crossmaglen Rangers v St. John's
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
Crossmaglen Rangers v Bellaghy
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.
Quarter-final
Tír Chonaill Gaels v Crossmaglen Rangers
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
Crossmaglen Rangers v Éire Óg
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.
Final
Crossmaglen Rangers v Ballina Stephenites
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 [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
In a single game
Miscellaneous [ ]
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