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1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1998 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 112th edition of the GAA's premier Gaelic football competition. The championship began on 3 May 1998 and ended on 27 September 1998.

1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May 1998 – 27 September 1998
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (8th win)
CaptainRay Silke
ManagerJohn O'Mahony
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
CaptainGlenn Ryan
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played36
Goals total61 (1.69 per game)
Points total860 (23.89 per game)
Top Scorer Declan Browne (2-29)
Player of the Year Jarlath Fallon
Michael Donnellan
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Galway's 1-14 to 1-10 victory over Kildare in the All-Ireland final meant that the Sam Maguire Cup returned to the county and the province of Connacht for the first time since 1966. This was Galway's eighth All-Ireland triumph in all. Kildare, managed by Mick O'Dwyer, had defeated the 1995 champions Dublin and the 1996 champions Meath to win their first Leinster title since 1956, before defeating the 1997 champions Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Format

The Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht championships were conducted as straight knock-out competitions. The Munster football championship for the 2nd year running had Kerry, Cork and Clare as byes to the semi-finals while Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford played a lone-first-round game with the bye team in a lone quarter final. The winners of each provincial competition went on to play in the All Ireland semi-finals.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Sligo0-14
London1-07Sligo0-15
Roscommon1-13
Roscommon0-17
Galway1-17
Leitrim0-05
Mayo2-06Galway1-16
Galway1-13

Quarter-finals

24 May 1998 Quarter-final Mayo 2-6 - 1-13 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
K McDonald 2-1, M Sheridan 0-3, J Horan 0-1, N Connelly 0-1.P Joyce 0-5, N Finnegan 0-4, D Savage 1-0, J Fallon 0-2, P Clancy 0-1, T Mannion 0-1.Attendance: 30,000
Referee: E Neary (Sligo)
31 May 1998 Quarter-final London 1-7 - 0-14 Sligo Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
P Coggins 1-0, I Reilly 0-3, B McDonagh 0-1, D Gillespie 0-1, A O'Halloran 0-1, A Creamer 0-1.S Davey 0-5, P Taylor 0-3, K Killeen 0-2, B Walsh 0-1, E O'Hara 0-1, T Brennan 0-1, M Maguire 0-1.Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Feeley (Mayo)

Semi-finals

14 June 1998 Semi-final Leitrim 0-5 - 1-16 Galway Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick On Shannon
F McBrien 0-2, S Quinn 0-1, P McLoughlin 0-1, L Conlon 0-1.N Finnegan 1-4, P Joyce 0-5, D Savage 0-3, T Mannion 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1, P Clancy 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1.Attendance: 12,000
Referee: S Mac Éil (Mayo)
28 June 1998 Semi-final Roscommon 2-12 - 1-15 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
E Lohan 1-6, N Dineen 1-1, L Dowd, M Ryan 0-2 each, G Keane 0-1P Taylor 0-6, S Davey 1-1, B Walsh 0-3, K Killeen 0-2, B Kilcoyne, N Clancy, G McGowan 0-1 eachAttendance: 15,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)
5 July 1998 Semi-final replay Sligo 0-15 - 1-13 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
P Taylor 0-8, K Killeen 0-3, S Davey 0-2, B Walsh, C O'Meara 0-1 eachT Grehan 1-2, E Lohan 0-5, N Dineen, L Dowd, T Ryan 0-2 eachAttendance: 12,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Finals

19 July 1998 Final Galway 0-11 - 0-11 Roscommon Tuam Stadium, Tuam
P Joyce, N Finnegan 0-3 each, J Fallon 0-2, S O Domhnaill, D Meehan, T Joyce 0-1 eachE Lohan 0-8, F O'Donnell, T Grehan, L Dowd 0-1 eachAttendance: 25,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)
2 August 1998 Final replay Roscommon 0-17 - 1-17
(aet)		 Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
E Lohan 0-8, N Dineen 0-3, F O'Donnell, T Grehan 0-2 each, L Dowd, V Glennon 0-1 eachM Donnellan 1-3, J Fallon 0-5, D Savage 0-3, S Óg de Paor, N Finnegan 0-2 each, P Joyce, S Walsh 0-1 eachAttendance: 30,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Kildare0-12
Dublin1-8
Kildare2-13
Laois0-8
Laois1-15
Westmeath1-18Westmeath0-15
Carlow2-5Westmeath3-14
Longford0-16 (1-16)Longford1-13
Wexford2-17 (2-13)Kildare1-12
Meath0-10
Louth3-14
Wicklow1-11
Meath0-15
Louth1-11
Meath3-10
Offaly0-7

First round

3 May 1998 First round Westmeath 1-18 - 2-5 Carlow Cusack Park, Mullingar
G Heavin 1-5, K Lyons 0-5, M Staunton 0-3, D Healy 0-1, P Conway 0-1, S Colleary 0-1, D Gavin 0-1, J Cooney 0-1.M Carpenter 1-0, W Quinlan 1-0, R Donnelly 0-2, N Doyle 0-1, B Hannon 0-1, J Nevin 0-1.Attendance: 5,677
Referee: N Cooney (Offaly)
3 May 1998 First round Wexford 2-13 - 1-16 Longford O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
J Lawlor 1-3, J Hegarty 1-1, S Doran 0-4, L O'Brien 0-4, J Kinlough 0-1.D Barry 0-9, N Sheridan 1-1, P Davis 0-3, E Barden 0-1, D Hanniffy 0-1, T Smullen 0-1.Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Harlin (Meath)
10 May 1998 First round replay Longford 0-16 - 2-7 Wexford Pearse Park, Longford
P Davis 0-8, D Barry 0-3, P Lynch 0-2, D Hanniffy 0-1, P Farrell 0-1, T Smullen 0-1.L O'Brien 0-4, S Doran 1-0, M Mahon 1-0, J Hegarty 0-2, J Lawlor 0-1.Attendance: 7,500
Referee: E Whelan (Laois)

Second round

17 May 1998 Second round Longford 1-13 - 3-14 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
D Barry 1-4, P Davis 0-5, D Hanniffy 0-2, T Smullen 0-1, P Farrell 0-1.G Heavin 1-5, P Conway 0-4, J Deehan 1-0, K Lyons 1-0, D Healy 0-1, D Gavin 0-1, M Staunton 0-1, S Colleary 0-1, M O'Reilly 0-1.Attendance: S McCormack (Meath)
Referee: 10,012

Quarter-finals

24 May 1998 Quarter-final Meath 3-10 - 0-7 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
B Reilly 1-3, R Magee 1-0, S Dillon 1-0, T Dowd 0-3, T Giles 0-3, G Geraghty 0-1.C Quinn 0-4, C McManus 0-2, R Malone 0-1.Attendance: 48,856
Referee: P Casserley (Westmeath)
31 May 1998 Quarter-final Louth 3-14 - 1-11 Wicklow Drogheda Park, Drogheda
C Kelly 1-5, S White, A Hoey 1-2 each, N Malone, J Donaldson, O McDonnell, C O'Hanlon, G Curran 0-1 eachD Coffey 1-3, C Daye, S Byrne 0-2 each, R Coffey, K O'Brien, K Byrne, J Behan 0-1 eachReferee: J Bannon (Longford)
7 June 1998 Quarter-final Laois 1-15 - 0-15 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
S Kelly 1-2, I Fitzgerald, M Lawlor 0-4 each, C Parkinson 0-2, T Maher, C Conway, B McDonald 0-1 eachT Cleary 0-5, G Heavin 0-4, P Conway 0-3, M Staunton 0-2, K Lyons 0-1Attendance: 60,058
Referee: S McCormack (Meath)
7 June 1998 Quarter-final Dublin 0-10 - 0-10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
D Darcy 0-4, J Gavin 0-2, D Farrell, D Harrington, B Stynes, J Sherlock 0-1 eachP Graven 0-4, N Buckley, E McCormack, K Dwyer 0-2 eachAttendance: 60,058
Referee: B White (Wexford)
21 June 1998 Quarter-final replay Kildare 0-12 - 1-8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 0-4, N Buckley 0-3, E McCormack 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, A Rainbow 0-1, K O'Dwyer 0-1.D Darcy 1-5, J Gavin 0-1, P Curran 0-1, B Stynes 0-1.Referee: M Coffey (Galway)

Semi-finals

28 June 1998 Semi-final Meath 0-15 - 1-11 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
T Dowd 0-5, G Geraghty 0-3, T Giles 0-3, J McGuinness, R Magee, B Reilly, H Traynor 0-1 eachS White 1-3, C O'Hanlon 0-3, C Kelly 0-2, G Curran, A Hoey, A Rooney 0-1 eachReferee: B White (Wexford)
19 July 1998 Semi-final Kildare 2-13 - 0-8 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 1-4, N Buckley 1-1, K O'Dwyer 0-3, P Brennan 0-2, D Earley, E McCormack, M Lynch 0-1 eachS Kelly 0-3, M Lawlor 0-2, D Conroy, D Lawlor, C Conway 0-1 eachReferee: P McGann (Westmeath)

Final

2 August 1998 Final Kildare 1-12 - 0-10 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 0-4, B Murphy 1-0, E McCormack, W McCreery, K O'Dwyer 0-2 each, D Kerrigan, A Rainbow 0-1 eachReportT Giles 0-3, R McGee 0-3, J McDermott, O Murphy, T Dowd, J Devine 0-1 eachAttendance: 62,504
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

First roundQuarter-finalSemi-finalsFinal
Clare0-12
Tipperary1-16
Waterford0-07
Tipperary1-13Tipperary1-16
Limerick1-12Tipperary1-10
Kerry0-17
Cork1-11
Kerry1-14

First round

10 May 1998 First round Limerick 1-12 - 1-13 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Galvin 0-4, M Reidy 1-0, T Cummins 0-3, D Reidy 0-2, J Quane 0-1, S Ahern 0-1, N Frewen 0-1.D Browne 1-6, P Lambert 0-4, B Burke 0-2, B Cummins 0-1.Attendance: 2,730
Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Quarter-final

30 May 1998 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-16 - 0-7 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
D Browne 0-9, J Williams 1-0, P Lambert 0-2, Seán Maher 0-2, M Spillane 0-1, B Cummins 0-1, D Foley 0-1.Martin Power 0-5, O Costello 0-1, I Daniels 0-1.Attendance: 2,000
Referee: M O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Semi-finals

28 June 1998 Semi-final Tipperary 1-16 - 0-12 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
D Browne 1-7, P Lambert 0-3, B Cummins 0-3, J Williams 0-2, D Foley 0-1M Daly 0-3, P Hehir 0-3, M Hynes, J Enright, G Keane 0-2 eachAttendance: 8,378
Referee: N Barrett (Cork)
5 July 1998 Semi-final Kerry 1-14 - 1-11 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
M Fitzgerald 1-4, J Crowley 0-5, MF Russell 0-4, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1J Kavanagh 0-6, A O'Regan 1-1, A Dorgan, L Tompkins, T Davis, C O'Sullivan 0-1 eachAttendance: 43,994
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Final

2 August 1998 Final Tipperary 1-10 - 0-17 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Browne 0-7, J Williams 1-0, B Cummins, D Foley, C McGrath 0-1 eachReportM Fitzgerald 0-10, P Laide, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2 each, D Daly, MF Russell, J Crowley 0-1 eachAttendance: 27,263
Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Monaghan0-11
Derry3-13
Derry2-13
Tyrone2-07Armagh1-12
Down0-15Down0-11
Armagh0-16
Derry1-07
Donegal0-08
Antrim0-11
Donegal1-11
Donegal0-15
Cavan0-13
Fermanagh0-11
Cavan0-13

Preliminary round

17 May 1998 Preliminary round Tyrone 2-7 - 0-15 Down Healy Park, Omagh
A Cush 1-3, S Lawn 1-1, E Gormley 0-2, B Dooher 0-1.R Carr 0-5, S Mullholland 0-5, M Linden 0-2, G Deegan 0-1, Shane Ward 0-1, C Deegan 0-1.Attendance: 13,500
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

24 May 1998 Quarter-final Antrim 0-11 - 1-11 Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
J McManus 0-6, M Boyle 0-2, K Madden 0-1, K Brady 0-1, F Wilson 0-1.T Boyle 0-5, B Devenny 1-0, A Sweeney 0-3, J Gildea 0-1, N Hegarty 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1.Attendance: 6,000
Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)
31 May 1998 Quarter-final Derry 3-13 - 0-11 Monaghan Celtic Park, Derry
E Burns 1-3, G Magill, J Cassidy 1-1 each, J Brolly, D Doogan 0-4 eachD Smith 0-8, D Freeman 0-2, M Daly 0-1Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)
7 June 1998 Quarter-final Cavan 0-13 - 0-11 Fermanagh Breffni Park, Cavan
D McCabe, L Reilly 0-4 each, R Carolan 0-3, M Leddy, M Graham 0-1 eachRaymond Gallagher, Rory Gallagher 0-4 each, C Donnelly, C Curran, R Johnson 0-1 eachReferee: B Gorman (Armagh)
14 June 1998 Quarter-final Down 0-11 - 0-16 Armagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
D Dougan 2-0, J Brolly, S Downey 0-4 each, E Burns, G Magill 0-2 each, E Muldoon 0-1D Marsden 0-7, C O'Rourke 0-3, O McConville, G Houlihan 0-2 each, P McGrane, P McKeever 0-1 eachAttendance: 24,300
Referee: M McBrien (Fermanagh)

Semi-final

21 June 1998 Semi-final Cavan 0-13 - 0-15 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
R Carolan 0-7, B Rogers 0-1, L Reilly 0-1, R Cunningham 0-1, M Graham 0-1, F Cahill 0-1, D McCabe 0-1.T Boyle 0-5, M Boyle 0-3, B Devenny 0-1, J Gildea 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1, J Duffy 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1, N McGinley 0-1, B Roper 0-1.Attendance: 26,811
Referee: M McBrien (Fermanagh)
28 June 1998 Semi-final Armagh 0-12 - 2-13 Derry Athletic Grounds, Armagh
P McKeever, O McConville 0-4 each, D Marsden 0-2, G Houlihan, J McNulty 0-1 eachD Dougan 2-0, J Brolly, S Downey 0-4 each, E Burns, G Magill 0-2 each, E Muldoon 0-1Attendance: 21,000
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Final

19 July 1998 Final Derry 1-7 - 0-8 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
J Brolly 1-2, G Magill 0-2, E Burns, D Dougan, J Cassidy 0-1 eachT Boyle 0-3, D Devenney 0-2, J Duffey, A Sweeney, N Hegarty 0-1 eachReferee: J Curran (County Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finalsFinal
      
Kildare0-13
Kerry1-09
Kildare1-10
Galway1-14
Galway0-16
Derry1-08

Semi-finals

23 August 1998 Semi-final Derry 1-8 - 0-16 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
G Coleman 1-1, E Burns 0-3, E Gormley 0-2, P McFlynn, J Cassidy 0-1 eachReportP Joyce 0-8, J Fallon 0-4, M Donnellan 0-2, N Finnegan, S Ó Domhnaill 0-1 eachAttendance: 38,569
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)
30 August 1998 Semi-final Kildare 0-13 - 1-9 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 0-4, K O'Dwyer 0-3, M Lynch, E McCormack 0-2 each, J Finn, P Brennan 0-1 eachReportM Fitzgerald 0-4, J Crowley 1-0, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, D Daly, MF Russell, J Crowley 0-1 eachAttendance: 65,002
Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Final

27 September 1998 Final Galway 1-14 - 1-10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
P Joyce 1-2, N Finnegan 0-4, J Fallon 0-3, M Donnellan, S Óg de Paor 0-2 each, S Ó Domhnaill 0-1D Earley 1-1, P Brennan 0-3, E McCormack, K O'Dwyer 0-2 each, D Kerrigan, N Buckley 0-1 eachAttendance: 65,886
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Kildare win the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1956, and reach their first All Ireland final since 1935.
  • The Galway-Derry All Ireland semi-final was the first meeting of them.
  • Galway won the All Ireland title for 1st in 32 years also were the first Connacht team since then to do so.

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Declan BrowneTipperary2-293548.75
2Eddie LohanRoscommon1-273047.50
3Pádraic JoyceGalway1-242764.50
4Pádraic GravenKildare1-202363.83
5Maurice FitzgeraldKerry1-182137.00
Niall FinneganGalway1-182163.50
7Ger HeavinWestmeath2-142036.66
8Dessie BarryLongford1-161936.33
9Paul TaylorSligo0-171735.66
10Pádraic DavisSligo0-161635.33
Jarlath FallonGalway0-161662.66
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Declan BrowneTipperary1-0710Clare
Maurice FitzgeraldKerry0-1010Tipperary
3Declan BrowneTipperary1-069Limerick
Eddie LohanRoscommon1-069Sligo
Dessie BarryLongford0-099Wexford
Declan BrowneTipperary0-099Waterford
7Ger HeavinWestmeath1-058Carlow
Declan DarcyDublin1-058Kildare
Ger HeavinWestmeath1-058Longford
Colin KellyLouth1-058Wicklow
Paul TaylorSligo0-088Roscommon
Eddie LohanRoscommon0-088Galway
Eddie LohanRoscommon0-088Galway
Pádraic DavisLongford0-088Wexford
Declan SmythMonaghan0-088Derry
Pádraic JoyceGalway0-088Derry

Roll of Honour

  • Kerry - 31 (1997)
  • Dublin - 22 (1995)
  • Galway - 8 (1998)
  • Meath - 6 (1996)
  • Cork - 6 (1990)
  • Down - 5 (1994)
  • Wexford - 5 (1918)
  • Cavan - 5 (1952)
  • Kildare - 4 (1928)
  • Tipperary - 4 (1920)
  • Offaly - 3 (1982)
  • Louth - 3 (1957)
  • Mayo - 3 (1951)
  • Roscommon - 2 (1944)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)
  • Donegal - 1 (1992)
  • Derry - 1 (1993)
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