1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

Dates:9 May – 26 September 1999
Teams:33
Year:1999
Team:Meath
Titles:7th
Team2:Cork
Topscorer: Oisín McConville (3-18)
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Meath
Ulster:Armagh
Connacht:Mayo
Matches:36
Totalgoals:76 (2.11 per game)
Totalpoints:814 (22.61 per game)
Next:2000

The 1999 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of the GAA's premier Gaelic football competition. The championship began on 9 May 1999 and ended on 26 September 1999.

Galway entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were beaten by Mayo in the Connacht final.

On 26 September 1999, Meath beat Cork by 1-11 to 1-8 in the All-Ireland final, thus winning their second All-Ireland title in four years and their seventh in all. In the process, they denied Cork the Double, the hurlers having claimed the Liam MacCarthy Cup two weeks previously.

Format

The provincial championships were run on a knock-out basis as usual, with the provincial winners going on to contest the All-Ireland semi finals. The Leinster Senior Football Championship consisted of 2 preliminary rounds to determine the 8th team in the Leinster quarter finals.

The usual knock-out four-province setup was used. played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time. Normal format is back for the Munster championship with two quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

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1st preliminary round

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2nd preliminary round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Munster Senior Football Championship

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: article and 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Oisín McConvilleArmagh3-172655.20
2Maurice SheridanMayo0-212145.25
3Podsie O'MahonyCork1-172045.00
Philip CliffordCork1-172045.00
5Dessie DolanWestmeath2-131929.50
Trevor GilesMeath0-191953.80
7Ollie MurphyMeath3-91853.60
Pádraic JoyceGalway2-121844.50
Ger HeavinWestmeath1-151836.00
Declan DarcyDublin0-181844.50
4Diarmaid MarsdenArmagh3-71655.20
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Oisín McConvilleArmagh2-713Down
2Podsie O'MahonyCork1-912Limerick
3Dessie DolanWestmeath1-710Longford
4Ciaran McCabeDown2-39Tyrone
Ger HeavinWestmeath0-99Carlow
Dessie DolanWestmeath1-69Laois
Maurice SheridanMayo0-99Roscommon
8Shane KingFermanagh2-28Monaghan
Declan SmythMonaghan1-58Fermanagh
Pádraic JoyceGalway1-58London
Ger HeavinWestmeath1-58Longford
Ollie MurphyMeath1-58Dublin
Damien O'NeillCork1-58Waterford