1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final explained

1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event:1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Team1score:1-14
(17)
Team2score:0-11
(11)
Date:20 September 1987
Stadium:Croke Park
City:Dublin
Referee:Pat Lane (Limerick)[1]
Attendance:68,431
Previous:1986
Next:1988

The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 100th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Meath won with a goal by Colm O'Rourke. The win was also helped by poor shooting from Larry Tompkins, as he missed 6 of 8 frees in the second half.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sadness at passing of Limerick All-Ireland final referee. Limerick Leader. Colm. Kinsella. 10 January 2020.
  2. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.