List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captains

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This is a list of players who have captained a winning team to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is an annual series of games usually played in Ireland during the summer and early autumn, and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Contested by the top inter-county football teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year since 1887—except in 1888, when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors.

List of winning captains[]

Stephen Cluxton holds the record for most titles won as captain (7).
Declan O'Sullivan captained Kerry to back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.
Peter Canavan, lifting the Sam Maguire Cup, captained Tyrone to the first title in their history in 2003.
Seán O'Kennedy captained Wexford to several All-Ireland SFC titles in the 1910s.
Denis Moran captained Kerry to the title in 1978.
Brian Dooher, seen here lifting the Sam Maguire Cup for Tyrone in 2005, also captained his team to the 2008 title; included in the background are Seán Kelly, Martin McAleese, Bertie Ahern and Mary McAleese.
Jimmy Deenihan captained Kerry to the title in 1981.
Year Player County Club Sources
1887 Dennis Corbett Limerick Commercials
1888 Championship Unfinished
1889 Gil Cavanagh Tipperary Bohercrowe
1890 Jim Power Cork Midleton
1891 John Kennedy Dublin Young Irelands
1892 John Kennedy Dublin Young Irelands
1893 Tom Hayes Wexford Young Irelands
1894 John Kennedy Dublin Young Irelands
1895 Paddy Finn Tipperary Arravale Rovers
1896 Con Fitzgerald Limerick Commercials
1897 P. J. Walsh Dublin Kickhams
1898 Matt Rea Dublin Geraldines
1899 Matt Rea Dublin Geraldines
1900 Jack Tobin Tipperary Clonmel Shamrocks
1901 Jack Darcy Dublin Isle of the Sea
1902 Jack Dempsey Dublin Bray Emmets
1903 Thady Gorman Kerry Tralee Mitchels
1904 Austin Stack Kerry Tralee Mitchels
1905 Jack Murray Kildare Roseberry
1906 Jack Grace Dublin Kickhams [1]
1907 Jack Grace Dublin Kickhams [1]
1908 Dave Kelleher Dublin Geraldines
1909 Tom Costelloe Kerry Tralee Mitchels
1910 Larry McCormack Louth
1911 Mick Mehigan Cork Lees
1912 Jim Smith Louth
1913 Dick Fitzgerald Kerry Dr. Crokes
1914 Dick Fitzgerald Kerry Dr. Crokes
1915 Seán O'Kennedy Wexford New Ross
1916 Seán O'Kennedy Wexford New Ross
1917 Seán O'Kennedy Wexford New Ross
1918 Tom McGrath Wexford
1919 Larry Stanley Kildare Caragh
1920 Jerry Shelly Tipperary Fethard
1921 Eddie Carroll Dublin St. Mary's
1922 Paddy Carey Dublin O'Tooles
1923 Paddy McDonnell Dublin
1924 Phil O'Sullivan Kerry Kenmare
1925 Galway St Grellan's, Ballinasloe
1926 John Joe Sheehy Kerry John Mitchels
1927 Mick Buckley Kildare Caragh
1928 Bill Gannon Kildare Kildare
1929 Joe Barrett Kerry Austin Stack's [2]
1930 John Joe Sheehy Kerry John Mitchels
1931 Con Brosnan Kerry Moyvane [2]
1932 Joe Barrett Kerry Austin Stack's [2]
1933 Jim Smith Cavan Killinkere
1934 Michael Higgins Galway
1935 Hughie O'Reilly Cavan Cootehill
1936 Séamus O'Malley Mayo Claremorris
1937 Miko Doyle Kerry Austin Stack's
1938 John Dunne Galway St Grellan's, Ballinasloe
1939 Tom Gega O'Connor Kerry Dingle
1940 Dan Spring Kerry Kerin's O'Rahilly's
1941 Bill Dillon Kerry Dingle
1942 Joe Fitzgerald Dublin Geraldines
1943 Jimmy Murray Roscommon St. Patrick's [3]
1944 Jimmy Murray Roscommon St. Patrick's [3]
1945 Tadhgo Crowley Cork Clonakilty
1946 Paddy Kennedy Kerry Geraldines
1947 John Joe O'Reilly Cavan Cornafean [4]
1948 John Joe O'Reilly Cavan Cornafean
1949 Brian Smyth Meath Dunboyne
1950 Seán Flanagan Mayo Ballaghadereen [5]
1951 Seán Flanagan Mayo Ballaghadereen [5]
1952 Mick Higgins Cavan Mountnugent
1953 Jas Murphy Kerry Kerins O'Rahilly's
1954 Peter McDermott Meath Navan O'Mahony's
1955 John Dowling Kerry Kerin's O'Rahilly's
1956 Jack Mangan Galway Tuam Stars
1957 Dermot O'Brien Louth St. Mary's, Ardee
1958 Kevin Heffernan Dublin St. Vincent’s [6]
1959 Mick O'Connell Kerry Young Islanders
1960 Kevin Mussen Down Clonduff
1961 Paddy Doherty Down Ballykinlar
1962 Seán Óg Sheehy Kerry John Mitchels
1963 Des Foley Dublin St. Vincent’s
1964 John Donnellan Galway Dunmore McHales
1965 Enda Colleran Galway Mountbellew/Moylough [7]
1966 Enda Colleran Galway Mountbellew/Moylough [7]
1967 Peter Darby Meath Trim
1968 Joe Lennon Down Aghaderg
1969 Johnny Culloty Kerry Killarney Legion
1970 Donie O'Sullivan Kerry Spa
1971 Willie Bryan Offaly Walsh Island
1972 Tony McTague Offaly Ferbane
1973 Billy Morgan Cork Nemo Rangers
1974 Seán Doherty Dublin Ballyboden St. Enda's
1975 Mickey O'Sullivan Kerry Kenmare
1976 Tony Hanahoe Dublin St. Vincent's [1]
1977 Tony Hanahoe Dublin St. Vincent's [1]
1978 Denis ‘Ogie’ Moran Kerry Beale
1979 Tim Kennelly Kerry Listowel Emmets
1980 Ger Power Kerry Austin Stacks
1981 Jimmy Deenihan Kerry Finuge
1982 Richie Connor Offaly Walsh Island [8]
1983 Tommy Drumm Dublin Whitehall Colmcille
1984 Ambrose O'Donovan Kerry Gneeveguilla
1985 Páidí Ó Sé Kerry An Ghaeltacht [9]
1986 Tommy Doyle Kerry Annascaul [10]
1987 Mick Lyons Meath Summerhill
1988 Joe Cassells Meath Navan O'Mahony's
1989 Dinny Allen Cork Nemo Rangers
1990 Larry Tompkins Cork Castlehaven
1991 Paddy O'Rourke Down Burren
1992 Anthony Molloy Donegal Ardara
1993 Henry Downey Derry Erin's Own Lavey
1994 D. J. Kane Down Newry Mitchels
1995 John O'Leary Dublin O'Dwyers [11]
1996 Tommy Dowd Meath Dunderry
1997 Liam Hassett Kerry Laune Rangers
1998 Ray Silke Galway Corofin
1999 Graham Geraghty Meath Seneschalstown
2000 Seamus Moynihan Kerry Glenflesk
2001 Gary Fahey Galway Killanin
2002 Kieran McGeeney Armagh Na Fianna [12]
2003 Peter Canavan Tyrone Errigal Ciarán [13]
2004 Dara Ó Cinnéide Kerry An Ghaeltacht
2005 Brian Dooher Tyrone Clann na nGael
2006 Declan O'Sullivan Kerry Dromid Pearses [14]
2007 Declan O'Sullivan Kerry Dromid Pearses [14]
2008 Brian Dooher Tyrone Clann na nGael
2009 Darran O'Sullivan Kerry Glenbeigh-Glencar
2010 Graham Canty Cork Bantry Blues [15]
2011 Bryan Cullen Dublin Skerries Harps
2012 Michael Murphy Donegal Glenswilly
2013 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells [16]
2014 Fionn Fitzgerald Kerry Dr. Crokes
2015 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells [16]
2016 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells [16]
2017 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells [16]
2018 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells [16]
2019 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells
2020 Stephen Cluxton Dublin Parnells [17]
2021 Pádraig Hampsey Tyrone Coalisland [18]


List of players who have captained their team to All-Ireland success on more than one occasion[]

A select number of players have captained their team to All-Ireland success on more than one occasion.

Player County Club Years
John Kennedy Dublin (1) Young Irelands 1891, 1892, 1894
Matt Rea Dublin (2) Geraldines 1898, 1899
Jack Grace Dublin (3) Kickhams 1906, 1907
Dick Fitzgerald Kerry (1) Dr. Crokes 1913, 1914
Seán O'Kennedy Wexford New Ross 1915, 1916, 1917
John Joe Sheehy Kerry (2) John Mitchels 1926, 1930
Joe Barrett Kerry (3) Austin Stack's 1929, 1932
Jimmy Murray Roscommon St. Patrick's 1943, 1944
John Joe O'Reilly Cavan Cornafean 1947, 1948
Seán Flanagan Mayo Ballaghadereen 1950, 1951
Enda Colleran Galway Mountbellew/Moylough 1965, 1966
Tony Hanahoe Dublin (4) St. Vincent's 1976, 1977
Brian Dooher Tyrone Clann na nGael 2005, 2008
Declan O'Sullivan Kerry (4) Dromid Pearses 2006, 2007
Stephen Cluxton Dublin (5) Parnells 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

See also[]

  • Sam Maguire Cup
  • List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning captains

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