| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Limerick (2nd win) |
| Captain | Con Fitzgerald |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not played |
| Connacht | Not played |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1895 1897 → | |
The 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the tenth staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. It was the first championship in which a goal was worth three points. Limerick won their second, and so far last, title. In the Munster final they beat Tipperary, the defending champions. [1] [2] [3]
The final was abandoned after 50 minutes of play. It was refixed on several occasions but never replayed. On 2 January 1898 Dublin were awarded the Leinster title.