1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final explained

1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event:1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Team1score:1–1
Team2score:0–1
Date:24 June 1894
Stadium:Phoenix Park
City:Dublin
Referee:T. Gilligan (Dublin)
Attendance:1,000
Previous:1892
Next:1894

The 1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the sixth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Wexford were represented by Young Irelands, a club based in the Selskar area of Wexford town, while Cork were represented by Dromtariffe. Young Irelands wore green jerseys with a gold harp, [1] Dromtariffe's original colours were green with a gold sash.[2]

Wexford led 1–1 to 0–1 early in the second half, when a pitch invasion began and several players were injured. The referee tried to restart the game with substitutes to replace injured players, but Cork refused. Wexford were awarded the title.[3]

Cork and Wexford did not meet again in the championship until 2010.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tragic tale behind 130 year old Selskar Young Irelands top on which new Wexford jersey is based. 28 December 2022. Irish Independent.
  2. Web site: Dromtarriffe football flourished against Great Depression of the 1930s. 23 April 2021. Irish Independent.
  3. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  4. News: Wexford and Cork unchanged. RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2010. 16 July 2010.