1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

Year:1992
Dates:17 May 1992 – 20 September 1992
Teams:32
Team:Donegal
Titles:1st
Team2:Dublin
Munster:Clare
Leinster:Dublin
Ulster:Donegal
Connacht:Mayo
Topscorer: Charlie Redmond (1–28)
Next:1993

The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 106th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 17 May 1992 and ended on 20 September 1992.

Down entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster semi-final.[1]

Clare shocked many people by defeating Kerry in the Munster final to win only their second provincial senior title (their first having come in 1917); they narrowly lost to Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.[2]

Ulster champions Donegal then defeated Dublin in the All-Ireland final by 0–18 to 0–14, thus claiming their first All-Ireland senior title.[3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary 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

Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Charlie RedmondDublin1–283165.16
2Enda GormleyDerry0–252555.00
3Maurice FitzgeraldKerry1–202337.66
4Vinnie MurphyDublin3–112063.33
5Ray DempseyMayo1–172054.00
6Brian BreenLeitrim2–131929.50
7Declan BonnerDonegal0–191963.16
8Niall BuckleyKildare0–181836.00
9Martin McHughDonegal0–161662.66
10Gerry KilleenClare1–121535.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Brian BreenLeitrim2–713London
2Maurice FitzgeraldKerry1–811Cork
3Peter LambertTipperary2–410Waterford
Derek DugganRoscommon1–710Leitrim
5Francis McInerneyClare2–39Tipperary
Chris McGuinnessLimerick1–69Kerry
Manus BoyleDonegal0–99Dublin
8Fergal O'NeillGalway1–58Mayo
Larry GilesWestmeath1–58Carlow
Ray McCarronMonaghan1–58Derry
Ray DempseyMayo0–88Galway
Pat BakerWicklow0–88Longford
Gary MasonDown0–88Armagh

Miscellaneous

References

  1. Web site: McMullan . Michael . 2020-12-28 . WATCH: Derry beat Down at a packed Casement Park . 2024-02-02 . www.derrynow.com . en.
  2. Web site: Harrington . John . 2020-10-02 . Flashback: 1992 All-Ireland SFC semi-final - Dublin v Clare . 2024-02-02 . Gaa.ie . en.
  3. Web site: Donegal Win First All Ireland . 2024-02-02 . RTÉ Archives . en.
  4. Web site: O'Muircheartaigh . Joe . 2023-05-04 . Reeling in Clare’s Munster final years . 2024-02-02 . The Clare Champion . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Campbell . Peter . 2022-04-27 . Donegal's All-Ireland heroes of 1992 enjoy 30-year anniversary meet-up . 2024-02-02 . www.donegallive.ie . en.
  6. Web site: Niall . McCoy . 2023-12-29 . The 20-year itch - Football awaits another first-time winner . 2024-02-02 . RTÉ.