1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989.
Meath were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons.
Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0-32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

[Connacht Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

[Leinster Senior Football Championship]

First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Final

[Munster Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Final

[Ulster Senior Football Championship]

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals


Semi-finals

Finals

[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Michael FitzmauriceMayo0-323265.33
2Barney RockDublin0-232345.75
3Brian StaffordMeath1-192237.33
4Larry TompkinsCork0-212145.25
5Stephen ConwayTyrone1-172054.00

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Eoin SheehanLimerick4-315Waterford
2Tony McManusRoscommon2-410Mayo
2Brian StaffordMeath1-710Offaly
4Pat BakerWicklow0-99Longford
4Kevin McCabeTyrone0-99Armagh
6Paul EarleyRoscommon2-28Sligo
6Martin McHughDonegal2-28Derry
6John FlemingWestmeath1-58Wexford
6John CostelloTipperary0-88Clare
6Ronan CarolanCavan0-88Donegal