| Year: | 1989 |
| Dates: | 14 May – 17 September 1989 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Connacht: | Mayo |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Tyrone |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Poty: | Teddy McCarthy |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 5th |
| Captain: | Dinny Allen |
| Manager: | Billy Morgan |
| Team2: | Mayo |
| Captain2: | Jimmy Browne |
| Manager2: | John O'Mahony |
| Topscorer: | Michael Fitzmaurice (0-32) |
| Previous: | 1988 |
| Next: | 1990 |
The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989.
Meath were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final.[1] [2] [3] This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons.
Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0-32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Fitzmaurice | Mayo | 0-32 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 | |
| 2 | Barney Rock | Dublin | 0-23 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 | |
| 3 | Brian Stafford | Meath | 1-19 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 | |
| 4 | Larry Tompkins | Cork | 0-21 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | |
| 5 | Stephen Conway | Tyrone | 1-17 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoin Sheehan | Limerick | 4-3 | 15 | Waterford |
| 2 | Tony McManus | Roscommon | 2-4 | 10 | Mayo |
| Brian Stafford | Meath | 1-7 | 10 | Offaly | |
| 4 | Pat Baker | Wicklow | 0-9 | 9 | Longford |
| Kevin McCabe | Tyrone | 0-9 | 9 | Armagh | |
| 6 | Paul Earley | Roscommon | 2-2 | 8 | Sligo |
| Martin McHugh | Donegal | 2-2 | 8 | Derry | |
| John Fleming | Westmeath | 1-5 | 8 | Wexford | |
| John Costello | Tipperary | 0-8 | 8 | Clare | |
| Ronan Carolan | Cavan | 0-8 | 8 | Donegal |