1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

Year:1995
Dates:21 May 1995 – 17 September 1995
Teams:32
Connacht:Galway
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Dublin
Ulster:Tyrone
Matches:33
Team:Dublin
Titles:22nd
Captain:John O'Leary
Manager:Pat O'Neill
Team2:Tyrone
Captain2:Ciarán Corr
Manager2:Art McRory
Eugene McKenna
Topscorer: Peter Canavan (1-38)
Previous:1994
Next:1996

The 1995 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 109th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 21 May 1995 and ended on 17 September 1995.

Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Donegal in the Ulster preliminary round.

On 17 September 1995, Dublin won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-12 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 22nd All-Ireland title and their first in twelve championship seasons.

Tyrone's Peter Canavan was the championship's top scorer with 1-38. Dublin's Paul Clarke was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, while Tyrone's Peter Canavan was selected as the Powerscreen Footballer of the Year.

Provincial championships

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: article and 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Peter CanavanTyrone1-384158.20
2Colin CorkeryCork0-363649.00
3Charlie RedmondDublin1-313456.80
4Maurice FitzgeraldKerry4-2032310.66
5Damien DelaneyCork2-172337.66
6Niall FinneganGalway0-222254.40
7Colm O'RourkeMeath3-81744.25
8Evan KellyMeath3-71644.00
Brian StaffordMeath2-101644.00
10Peter ReillyCavan2-71334.33
Paul ClarkeDublin1-101352.60
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Maurice FitzgeraldKerry2-1016Limerick
2Colin CorkeryCork0-1212Waterford
Maurice FitzgeraldKerry2-612Tipperary
4Damien DelaneyLaois2-511Carlow
Colin CorkeryCork0-1111Clare
Peter CanavanTyrone0-1111Dublin
7Peter CanavanTyrone1-710Galway
8Charlie RedmondDublin0-99Louth
9Brian StaffordMeath1-58Wicklow
Manus BoyleDonegal1-58Down
Peter CanavanTyrone0-88Derry

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. News: Classic All-Ireland finals: Dublin v Tyrone (1995). Irish Mirror. 11 November 2016. 17 September 2013.
  2. News: Championship flashback: Carlow stars lament 'point that never was'. Irish Independent. 12 November 2016. 11 May 2009. Liam. Kelly.