1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final explained

1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event:1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Team1score:1-16
(19)
Team2score:1-14
(17)
Date:15 September 1991
Stadium:Croke Park
City:Dublin
Man Of The Match1a:James McCartan
Referee:Séamus Prior (Leitrim)[1]
Attendance:64,500
Weather:Sunny
Previous:1990
Next:1992

The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 104th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Meath had beaten Dublin in the famous four-game saga, but Down stormed into an 11-point lead and Meath's rally was too little, too late.[2]

This was Down's fourth appearance in an All-Ireland final, and their fourth win from four.[3] [4] [5]

Match

Details

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1Neil Collins
2Brendan McKernan
3Conor Deegan
4Paul Higgins
5John Kelly
6Paddy O'Rourke (c)
7
8Barry Breen
9
10
11
12Gary Mason
13
14Peter Withnell
15
Substitutes:
16Pat Donnan
17Mick Quinn
18Martin Laverty
19Paul McCartan
20Mark McCartan
21Liam Austin
22Jarlath Austin
23Cathal Murray
24Ambrose Rogers

Manager:
Pete McGrath
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8Liam Hayes (c)
17
10
11
12
9
14
15
Substitutes:
16Donal Smyth
13
18Mattie McCabe
19Alan Browne
20
21Hugh Carolan
22Seán Kelly
23Finian Murtagh
24Ian Kearney

Manager:
Seán Boylan

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 1991 All Ireland SFC Final Down v Meath — Referee Seamus Prior. 29 May 2020.
  2. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  3. News: Down fans travel to All-Ireland final. The News Letter. 19 September 2010. 19 September 2010.
  4. Web site: Flashback: 1991 All-Ireland SFC Final - Down v Meath. 29 March 2020. GAA.ie. 16 April 2020.
  5. Web site: 'To say we didn't deserve an All-Ireland was crass, Down never got credit for '91'. 4 August 2020. The 42. 4 August 2020.