| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Not played ( win) |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Not played |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1887 1889 → | |
The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour, an unsuccessful attempt to raise funds for a revival of the Tailteann Games. [1]
The 1888 provincial championships had been completed (Tipperary, Kilkenny and Monaghan winning them; no Connacht teams entered) but after the Invasion tour returned, the All-Ireland semi-final and final were not played. [2]
| Kilkenny | 1–3 – 0–0 | Queen's County |
|---|---|---|
Wicklow used illegal players, and the game was stopped by a pitch invasion with ten minutes to go, so a replay was ordered.
Limerick were awarded the game due to Clare playing illegal players.
Neither team could field the full 21 players, so 15-a-side was agreed.
Sligo and Mayo played a draw in the Connacht final. There is no record of a replay.
No All-Ireland series due to US tour.
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