1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	17 May – 20 September 1987
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (4th win)
Captain	Mick Lyons
Manager	Seán Boylan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Conor Counihan
Manager	Billy Morgan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	37
Top Scorer	Larry Tompkins (0–38)
Player of the Year	Brian Stafford
← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 101st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 17 May 1987 and ended on 20 September 1987.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster final replay.

On 20 September 1987, Meath won the championship following a 1–14 to 0–11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. ^[1] This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first since 1967.

Cork's Larry Tompkins was the championship's top scorer with 0–38. Meath's Brian Stafford was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Sligo v Roscommon

31 May 1987Quarter-final	Sligo	2–8 – 0–12	Roscommon	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	D McDonagh 0–5, A Brennan 1–0, M Laffey 1–0, D Cummins 0–1, D McGoldrick 0–1, R Henneberry 0–1.		P McNeill 0–3, P Earley 0–3, E McManus Jnr. 0–2, A Garvey 0–1, B Flynn 0–1.	Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

London v Leitrim

31 May 1987Quarter-final	London	1–8 – 1–12	Leitrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	D Corrigan 1–2, B Herlihy 0–3, C Harney 0–1, L Lacey 0–1, B Hughes 0–1.		C McMahon 0–4, P Kieran 1–0, B Breen 0–3, B Doyle 0–2, S Mulhern 0–1, T Quirke 0–1.	Referee: P Egan (Galway)

Semi-finals

Leitrim v Galway

14 June 1987Semi-final	Leitrim	0–10 – 1–10	Galway	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	B Breen 0–5, M Martin 0–3, C Mahon 0–1, O Honeyman 0–1.		B O'Donnell 0–4, J Joyce 1–0, V Daly 0–2, B Brennan 0–2, G McManus 0–1, G Burke 0–1.	Referee: M Kearns (Sligo)

Mayo v Sligo

21 June 1987Semi-final	Mayo	3–17 – 0–6	Sligo	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	L McHale 1–4, L Niland 1–2, P Brogan 1–2, K McStay 0–4, A Finnerty 0–2, N Durkin 0–2, F Noone 0–1.		D McDonagh 0–3, S Durkin 0–1, J Gorham 0–1, John Kent 0–1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Final

Mayo v Galway

12 July 1987Final	Mayo	0–7 – 0–8	Galway	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	P Brogan 0–4, L Niland 0–1, M Carney 0–1, D Kearney 0–1.		V Daly 0–3, J Joyce 0–2, S Joyce 0–1, G McManus 0–1, B Talty 0–1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Kildare v Wexford

24 May 1987Preliminary round	Kildare	0–14 – 2–6	Wexford	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	M Shaw 0–4, B Nolan 0–4, A McLoughlin 0–3, D Kerrigan 0–1, C Moran 0–1, L McLoughlin 0–1.		J McGovern 1–1, M Hanrick 1–1, J Byrne 0–1, B Gorman 0–1, L Rafter 0–1, P Bardon 0–1.	Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Longford v Louth

24 May 1987Preliminary round	Longford	0–8 – 0–13	Louth	Pearse Park, Longford
	J McCormack 0–4, L Tierney 0–1, P Carberry 0–1, D Barry 0–1, K O'Rourke 0–1.		S Reid 0–4, E Judge 0–3, J McDonnell 0–3, S O'Hanlon 0–2, P O'Connor 0–1.	Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Laois v Carlow

24 May 1987Preliminary round	Laois	1–12 – 2–7	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	G Lawlor 1–1, L Turley 0–3, G Browne 0–2, T Prendergast 0–2, L Irwin 0–1, N Prendergast 0–1, M Drennan 0–1, C Browne 0–1.		W Doyle 1–1, K Madden 1–1, J Hayden 0–3, L Kearns 0–1, J Owens 0–1.	Attendance: 8,786 Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Kildare

7 June 1987Quarter-final	Offaly	1–8 – 1–8	Kildare	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	B Lowry 0–4, J Mooney 1–0, K Dunne 0–2, P O'Shea 0–1, J Guinan 0–1.		B Nolan 0–5, P McLoughlin 1–1, M Shaw 0–1, D Kerrigan 0–1.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Dublin v Westmeath

7 June 1987Quarter-final	Dublin	0–14 – 0–5	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 0–11, K Dugg 0–2, J McNally 0–1.		L Giles 0–4, A O'Halloran 0–1.	Referee: C Buckley (Offaly) Man of the Match: Jim Ronayne (Clontarf)

Wicklow v Louth

14 June 1987Quarter-final	Wicklow	1–7 – 0–8	Louth	Aughrim Park, Aughrim
	R Griffin 1–1, P Baker 0–2, R McHugh 0–2, P O'Byrne 0–1, A O'Sullivan 0–1.		R Culhane 0–4, J McDonnell 0–1, D McDonnell 0–1, S O'Hanlon 0–1, J McDonnell 0–1..	Referee: S Kelly (Carlow)

Kildare v Offaly

14 June 1987Quarter-final replay	Kildare	1–12 – 0–10	Offaly	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	B Donovan 1–1, D Kerrigan 0–3, P McLoughlin 0–3, B Noaln 0–2, C Moran 0–1, S McGovern 0–1, M Shaw 0–1.		B Lowry 0–6, V Byrne 0–1, V Claffey 0–1, J Mooney 0–1, P Mollen 0–1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Laois v Meath

14 June 1987Quarter-final	Laois	2–5 – 1–11	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	L Irwin 1–2, C Browne 1–0, T Prendergast 0–2, G Lawlor 0–1.		B Stafford 0–7, C O'Rourke 1–0, B Flynn 0–2, D Beggy 0–1, J Cassells 0–1.	Referee: J Woods (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Meath v Kildare

28 June 1987Semi-final	Meath	0–15 – 0–9	Kildare	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	B Stafford 0–10, J Cassells 0–3, B Flynn 0–1, D Beggy 0–1.		P McLaughlin 0–5, B Donovan 0–1, J Crofton 0–1, M Shaw 0–1, C Moran 0–1.	Referee: T Ó Reachtabhra (Dublin)

Dublin v Wicklow

5 July 1987Semi-final	Dublin	2–18 – 0–6	Wicklow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	B Rock 0–8, A McCaul 1–3, D de Lappe 1–2, M Galvin 0–2, D Bolger 0–2, D Synnott 0–1.		R McHugh 0–3, S Morris 0–1, P O'Byrne 0–1, A O'Sullivan 0–1.	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Final

Meath v Dublin

26 July 1987Final	Meath	1–13 – 0–12	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	Brian Stafford 0–6 (0-5f) Mattie McCabe 1–2, Colm O'Rourke and Finian Murtagh 0–2 each, David Beggy 0–1.		Barney Rock 0–4 (0-3f), Noel McCaffrey and Joe McNally 0–2 each, Declan Bolger, Charlie Redmond, Mick Gavin, Anto McCaul 0–1 each	Attendance: 48,122 Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Tipperary

17 May 1987Quarter-final	Limerick	0–12 – 0–11	Tipperary	Páirc na nGael, Askeaton
	A Moran 0–4, L Long 0–3, T Fitzgibbon 0–2, F Ryan 0–2, N Quane 0–1.		A Helay 0–3, J O'Meara 0–2, P Kilkenny 0–2, G McGrath 0–1, M Cunningham 0–1, T Sheehan 0–1, B Burke 0–1.	Referee: T Maher (Waterford)

Waterford v Clare

17 May 1987Quarter-final	Waterford	2–9 – 2–9	Clare	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	J McGrath 2–2, P Whyte 0–3, E O'Brien 0–2, J Maher 0–1, L Dalton 0–1.		J O@Connor 2–1, A O'Keeffe 0–3, C O'Donoghue 0–2, F McInerney 0–1, F Griffin 0–1, F Fitzpatrick 0–1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Clare v Waterford

31 May 1987Quarter-final replay	Clare	0–16 – 2–12	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	A O'Keeffe 0–5, F McInerney 0–3, J O'Connor 0–2, G Killeen 0–2, S Burke 0–1, P Burke 0–1, N Normoyle 0–1, G O'Keeffe 0–1.		E O'Brien 1–7, J Maher 1–3, L O'Connor 0–1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Semi-finals

Cork v Limerick

21 June 1987Semi-final	Cork	1–14 – 0–11	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C O'Neill 1–1, L Tompkins 0–4, J Cleary 0–3, P Hayes 0–2, J O'Driscoll 0–2, T Leahy 0–1, S Fahy 0–1.		T Cummins 0–3, A Moran 0–3, W Roche 0–2, T Fitzgibbon 0–2, L Long 0–1.

Waterford v Kerry

21 June 1987Semi-final	Waterford	2–8 – 3–15	Kerry	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	D Casey 1–0, L O'Connor 1–0, J McGrath 0–2, E O'Brien 0–2, J Maher 0–2, P Whyte 0–1, P Curran 0–1.		J O'Shea 2–1, E Liston 0–5, G Power 1–1, D Moran 0–4, P Spillane 0–3, W Maher 0–1.	Referee: P Lane (Limerick)

Finals

Cork v Kerry

26 July 1987Final	Cork	1–10 – 2–7	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	L Tompkins 0–8, J O'Driscoll 1–1, C Ryan 0–1.		M Sheehy 1–4, E Liston 1–0, J O'Shea 0–2, D Moran 0–1.	Referee: P Lane (Limerick)

Kerry v Cork

2 August 1987Final replay	Kerry	1–5 – 0–13	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	D Hanafin 1–0, J O'Shea 0–2, M Sheehy 0–1, V O'Connor 0–1, T Doyle 0–1.		L Tompkins 0–3, T Davis 0–2, S Fahy 0–2, J Cleary 0–2, D Culloty 0–1, T McCarthy 0–1, T Nation 0–1, J O'Driscoll 0–1.	Attendance: 49,358 Referee: P Lane (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Armagh v Fermanagh

17 May 1987Preliminary round	Armagh	2–9 – 0–9	Fermanagh	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	K McGuirk 1–1, J Kernan 1–1, J McConville 0–3, D Seeley 0–2, J Rafferty 0–1, D McCoy 0–1.		F McGuinness 0–3, P McGinnity 0–2, P Coyle 0–2, B McCreash 0–1, T Maguire 0–1.	Referee: D Slater (Tyrone)

Quarter-finals

Cavan v Monaghan

24 May 1987Quarter-final	Cavan	0–12 – 0–10	Monaghan	Breffni Park, Cavan
	R Carolan 0–4, M Faulkner 0–3, P McKiernan 0–1, S King 0–1, J Reilly 0–1, N O'Donnell 0–1, R Cullivan 0–1.		R McCarron 0–3, B Murray 0–2, E Hughes 0–2, S White 0–1, E McEneaney 0–1, K Carragher 0–1.	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Down v Derry

31 May 1987Quarter-final	Down	2–7 – 1–12	Derry	Páirc Esler, Newry
	J Treanor 1–1, B Mason 1–1, G Blaney 0–2, A Rodgers 0–2, L Heaney 0–1.		E Gormley 0–8, D Cassidy 1–0, P Kealey 0–1, T McGuckian 0–1, D McNicholl 0–1, P Murphy 0–1.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

Antrim v Tyrone

7 June 1987Quarter-final	Antrim	0–9 – 0–9	Tyrone	Casement Park, Belfast
	M Daragh 0–4, S Mulvanna 0–2, F Fitzsimons 0–2, B White 0–1.		D O'Hagan 0–3, S Conway 0–2, K McCabe 0–1, B Grugan 0–1, I Gallagher 0–1, P Donaghy 0–1.	Referee: M Greenan (Cavan)

Tyrone v Antrim

14 June 1987Quarter-final replay	Tyrone	2–6 – 2–5	Antrim	Healy Park, Omagh
	P Quinn 1–2, D O'Hagan 1–0, S Conway 0–2, P Donaghy 0–1, P Ball 0–1.		M Daragh 1–5, D Armstrong 1–0.	Referee: M Greenan (Cavan)

Donegal v Armagh

14 June 1987Quarter-final	Donegal	0–6 – 1–8	Armagh	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
	M Boyle 0–3, J McMullen 0–1, D Bonner 0–1, S Maguire 0–1.		G Houlihan 1–2, J McConville 0–3, J Kernan 0–1, N Smyth 0–1, M Toye 0–1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

Derry v Cavan

21 June 1987Semi-final	Derry	2–7 – 1–10	Cavan	Healy Park, Omagh
	D McNicholl 1–1, D Barton 1–0, B McGilligan 0–2, B Gormley 0–2, J Irwin 0–1, P Murphy 0–1.		S King 1–2, R Carolan 0–5, M Faulkner 0–1, R Cullivan 0–1, N O'Donnell 0–1.	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: M Cranney (Down)

Armagh v Tyrone

28 June 1987Semi-final	Armagh	5–9 – 1–9	Tyrone	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	D Seeley 1–2, J McConville 1–2, B Skelton 1–1, C Houlihan 1–1, M McQuillan 1–0, P Grimley 0–2, J McKerr 0–1.		S Conway 0–4, E McKenna 1–0, M McClure 0–2, K McCabe 0–1, P Quinn 0–1, T McCann 0–1.	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Derry v Cavan

5 July 1987Semi-final replay	Derry	2–11 – 2–8	Cavan	Healy Park, Omagh
	E Gormley 0–7, P Murphy 1–1, P Kealey 1–0, D McNicholl 0–1, D Barton 0–1, D Cassidy 0–1.		J Brady 2–1, N O'Donnell 0–3, R Carolan 0–2, M Faulkner 0–2.	Referee: M Cranny (Down)

Final

Derry v Armagh

19 July 1987Final	Derry	0–11 – 0–9	Armagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	E Gormley 0–3, D Cassidy 0–2, B Kealey 0–2, D McNicholl 0–1, T Scullion 0–1, J Irwin 0–1, B McGilligan 0–1.		B Skelton 0–3, J McConville 0–2, G Hoilihan 0–2, D Seeley 0–1, J McKerr 0–1.	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Cork v Galway

16 August 1987Semi-final	Cork	1–11 – 1–11	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Tompkins 0–6, P Hayes 1–0, J Cleary 0–3, J O'Driscoll 0–1, S Fahy 0–1.		G McManus 0–5, V Daly 1–1, B Brennan 0–3, J Fallon 0–1, J Joyce 0–1.	Attendance: 20,229 Referee: C Buckley (Offaly)

Meath v Derry

23 August 1987Semi-final	Meath	0–15 – 0–8	Derry	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Stafford 0–4, B Flynn 0–4, C O'Rourke 0–3, J Cassells 0–2, L Hayes 0–1, D Beggy 0–1.		E Gormely 0–4, J Irwin 0–2, D Barton 0–1, P Kealey 0–1.	Attendance: 40,285 Referee: P Lane (Limerick)

Cork v Galway

30 August 1987Semi-final replay	Cork	0–18 – 1–4	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Tompkins 0–11, C O'Neill 0–4, J Kerrigan 0–1, J Cleary 0–1, J O'Driscoll 0–1.		B Brennan 1–0, G McManus 0–3, S Joyce 0–1.	Attendance: 26,285 Referee: C Buckley (Offaly)

Final

Meath v Cork

20 September 1987Final	Meath	1–14 – 0–11	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Stafford 0–7, C O'Rourke 1–1, D Beggy 0–3, G McEntee 0–1, B Flynn 0–1, PJ Gillic 0–1.		L Tompkins 0–6, J Cleary 0–1,k C Ryan 0–1, N Cahalane 0–1, J O'Driscoll 0–1, C O'Neill 0–1.	Attendance: 68,431 Referee: P Lane (Limerick)

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Larry Tompkins	Cork	0–38	38	6	6.33
2	Brian Stafford	Meath	0–33	33	5	6.60
3	Barney Rock	Dublin	0–23	23	3	7.66
4	Enda Gormley	Derry	0–22	22	4	5.50
5	Eoin O'Brien	Waterford	1–11	14	3	4.66

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Barney Rock	Dublin	0–11	11	Westmeath
	Larry Tompkins	Cork	0–11	11	Galway
3	Eoin O'Brien	Waterford	1–7	10	Clare
	Brian Stafford	Meath	0–10	10	Kildare
5	Jim McGrath	Waterford	2–2	8	Clare
	Mickey Daragh	Antrim	1–5	8	Tyrone
	Barney Rock	Dublin	0–8	8	Wicklow
	Larry Tompkins	Cork	0–8	8	Kerry
	Enda Gormley	Derry	0–8	8	Down
10	John O'Connor	Clare	2–1	7	Waterford
	Jack O'Shea	Kerry	2–1	7	Waterford
	John Brady	Cavan	2–1	7	Derry
	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	1–4	7	Cork
	Liam McHale	Mayo	1–4	7	Sligo
	Brian Stafford	Meath	0–7	7	Laois
	Enda Gormley	Derry	0–7	7	Cavan
	Brian Stafford	Meath	0–7	7	Cork

Miscellaneous

• On 17 May 1987, Páirc na nGael, Askeaton hosted its first championship game for 17 years the Munster football Quarter-Final game between Tippearay vs Limerick.
• Waterford beat Clare for the first time since 1958 after a Replay.
• Derry win the Ulster Championship for the first time since 1976.
• The All-Ireland semi-final between Meath and Derry was the very first championship meeting of the two sides.
• The All-Ireland final saw Meath qualify for the decider for the first time since 1970, while Cork were appearing in the showpiece for the first time since 1973. It was their second ever championship meeting and their first since 1967.

References

1. Geoghegan, Jimmy (4 April 2012). "Celebrations planned to honour the 1987 All-Ireland champions". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 8 October 2016.