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| Event | 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 20 September 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Lane (Limerick) [1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 68,431 | ||||||
The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 100th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
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Meath won with a goal by Colm O'Rourke. The win was also helped by poor shooting from Larry Tompkins, as he missed 6 of 8 frees in the second half. [2]
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