1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates15 May 1994 – 18 September 1994
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Down (5th win)
Captain D. J. Kane
Manager Pete McGrath
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Dublin
Captain John O'Leary
Manager Pat O'Neill
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Down
Connacht Leitrim
Championship statistics
No. matches played34
Top Scorer Colours of Dublin.svg Charlie Redmond (4-30)
Player of the Year Colours of Down.svg Mickey Linden
1993
1995

The 1994 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 108th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1994 and ended on 18 September 1994.

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Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Down in the Ulster quarter-final in what is regarded as one of the greatest games of all time. [1]

On 18 September 1994, Down won the championship following a 1–12 to 0–13 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their fifth All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.

Dublin's Charlie Redmond was the championship's top scorer. Down's Mickey Linden was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

5 June 1994Quarter-final Roscommon 0-12 – 1-10 Leitrim Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
D Duggan 0-6, D Connellan 0-3,A Rooney 0-5, G Dugdale 1-0, J Ward 0-2, L Conlon 0-2, D Darcy 0-1.Attendance: 11,408
Referee: B White (Wexford)
5 June 1994Quarter-final London 0-6 – 2-21 Galway Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
N Harrington 0-2, V Dowd 0-1, E Prenter 0-1, J Landy 0-1, O Murphy 0-1.F O'Neill 1-9, S Conlon 1-0, M Donnellan 0-2, Ja Fallon 0-2, K Walsh 0-2, V Daly 0-2, A Mac Carthaigh 0-1, N Finnegan 0-1, F Gavin 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1.Attendance: 800

Semi-finals

26 June 1994Semi-final Mayo 2-18 – 1-5 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar
K O'Neill 1-7, L McHale 1-1, K lydon 0-3, R Goulding 0-3, K McDonnell 0-1, P Butler 0-1, P Fallon 0-1, K Staunton 0-1.M McGrath 1-3, T Deignan 0-1, F Feeney 0-1.Attendance: 6,291
Referee: M Curley (Galway)
3 July 1994Semi-final Leitrim 0-9 – 1-6 Galway Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
G Dugdale 0-3, A Rooney 0-2, P Kieran 0-2, D Darcy 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1.C McGauran 1-1, F O'Neill 0-2, Ja Fallon 0-2, M Donnellan 0-1.Attendance: 10,042
Referee: S McHale (Mayo)
10 July 1994Semi-final replay Galway 0-10 – 0-11 Leitrim Tuam Stadium, Tuam
S Walsh 0-3, K Walsh 0-2, F O'Neill 0-2, Ja Fallon 0-1, V Daly 0-1.C McGlynn 0-2, P Kenny 0-2, A Rooney 0-2, B Breen 0-2, D Darcy 0-1, G Dugdale 0-1, P Kieran 0-1.Attendance: 7,074
Referee: S McHale (Mayo)

Final

24 July 1994Final Leitrim 0-12 – 2-4 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
A Rooney 0-4, L Conlon 0-2, D Darcy 0-2, M Quinn 0-2, P Kenny 0-1, P Kieran 0-1. Report K Staunton 1-0, P Fallon 1-0, Golding 0-2, K McDonnell 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1.Attendance: 18,271
Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

22 May 1994Preliminary round Wicklow 0-12 – 1-9 Offaly Aughrim Park, Aughrim
C Daye 0-5, K O'Brien 0-3, F Daly 0-2, T Doyle 0-1, P Allen 0-1.V Claffey 0-5, P Brady 1-1, J Kenny 0-1, P Dunne 0-1, S Grennan 0-1.Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Woods (Dublin)
28 May 1994Preliminary round replay Offaly 3-11 – 0-14 Wicklow O'Connor Park, Tullamore
V Claffey 1-4, P Brady 0-5, P Moran 1-0, J Stewart 1-0, S Grennan 0-1, P Dunne 0-1.C Daye 0-6, A O'Sullivan 0-3, T Doyle 0-3, K Cunningham 0-2.Attendance: 2,500
Referee: P Casserly (Meath)
29 May 1994Preliminary round Westmeath 1-9 – 0-13 Louth Páirc Ciaran, Athlone
G Heavin 1-1, J Fleming 0-2, L Giles 0-2, M Staunton 0-2, J Cooney 0-1, A Collins 0-1.S White 0-8, C Kelly 0-3, A Doherty 0-1, O McDonnell 0-1.Referee: T Howard (Kildare)
29 May 1994Preliminary round Laois 4-15– 2-4 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
D Delaney 1-4, L Turley 1-4, M Lawlor 1-3, N Roe 1-1, H Emerson 0-2, P Roe 0-1.D Barry 1-0, R Culhane 1-0, A O'Brien 0-2, P Farrell 0-1, C Kenny 0-1.Referee: P Power (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

12 June 1994Quarter-final Meath 0-20 – 2-10 Laois Páirc Tailteann, Navan
T Giles 0-6, T Dowd 0-4, B Flynn 0-3, J McGuinness 0-3, C Brady 0-2, G Geraghty 0-1, J Devine 0-1.L Turley 1-1, D Delaney 0-4, N Rowe 1-0, M Lawlor 0-1, Martin Dempsey 0-1, T Maher 0-1, G Doyle 0-1, T Bowe 0-1.Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)
12 June 1994Quarter-final Offaly 0-8 – 0-10 Wexford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
V Claffey 0-4, P Brady 0-2, S Grennan 0-1, M Keenaghan 0-1.B Dodd 0-4, S Doran 0-3, J Byrne 0-1, N Darcy 0-1, S Berry 0-1.Attendance: 4,500
Referee: P O'Toole (Longford)
18 June 1994Quarter-final Dublin 0-11 – 0-11 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
C Redmond 0-8, V Murphy 0-1, J Sheedy 0-1, D Farrell 0-1.G Dunne 0-4, D O'Connell 0-2, N Buckley 0-2, N Donlon 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, K Doyle 0-1.Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)
19 June 1994Quarter-final Louth 3-19 – 0-11 Carlow Drogheda Park, Drogheda
A Doherty 2-3, P Butterly 1-3, C Kelly 0-4, S White 0-4, G Curran 0-3, E Judge 0-1, O McDonnell 0-1.J Nevin 0-4, G Ware 0-3, J Hayden 0-2, A Keating 0-1, W Quinlan 0-1.
2 July 1994Quarter-final replay Dublin 1-14 – 1-9 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
C Redmond 1-4, M Deegan 0-2, J Sheedy 0-2, B Stynes 0-1, P Bealin 0-1, N Guiden 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, M Galvin 0-1.N Buckley 1-6, D Kerrigan 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, K Doyle 0-1.Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

3 July 1994Semi-final Meath 4-14 – 2-6 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
B Stafford 1-3, D Beggy 1-1, J Devine 1-1, T Dowd 1-0, T Giles 0-2, B Flynn 0-2, J McGuinness 0-2, S Kelly 0-1, B Reilly 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1.B Dodd 0-5, T Kavanagh 1-0, N Darcy 1-0, C Roche 0-1.Attendance: 11,235
Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath)
10 July 1994Semi-final Dublin 1-15 – 1-8 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
C Redmond 1-4, M Galvin 0-5, D Farrell 0-2, N Guiden 0-2, B Stynes 0-1, P Gilroy 0-1.E Judge 1-1, P Butterly 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, F Murphy 0-2, S White 0-1.Attendance: 22,274
Referee: B White (Wexford)

Final

31 July 1994Final Dublin 1-9 – 1-8 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
C Redmond 1-4, B Stynes 0-2, N Guiden 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, P Clarke 0-1.G Geraghty 1-2, B Reilly 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1, B Flynn 0-1, T Dowd 0-1, PJ Gillic 0-1.Attendance: 50,172
Referee: B White (Wexford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

15 May 1994Quarter-final Clare 0-13 – 2-8 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis
A O'Keeffe 0-9, M Thynne 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1, O O'Dwyer 0-1, F McInerney 0-1.P Lambert 2-5, B Cummins 0-2, D Foley 0-1.Referee: M. O'Sullivan (Kerry)
22 May 1994Quarter-final Kerry 2-19 – 0-8 Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
S Geaney 1-2, P Laide 1-2, M Fitzgerald 0-5, B Driscoll 0-2, S Moynihan 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, E Breen 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, T Fleming 0-1.T Fitzgerald 0-2, J Quane 0-1, T Cummins 0-1, PJ Garvey 0-1, C McGill 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.Referee: S O'Keeffe (Cork)

Semi-finals

26 June 1994Semi-final Cork 1-13 – 2-8 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
C Corkery 0-8, S O'Brien 1-0, T McCarthy 0-2, L Tompkins 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.M Fitzgerald 1-3, S Geaney 1-0, T Fleming 0-2, E O'Driscoll 0-2, L Flaherty 0-1.Attendance: 26,884
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)
26 June 1994Semi-final Tipperary 5-14 – 0-15 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Lambert 2-3, J Costello 1-2, E Maher 1-0, B Burke 1-0, B Cummins 0-3, D Hogan 0-2, D Foley 0-2, C Coen 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.P Queally 0-3, J Maher 0-3, P Ferncombe 0-3, L Dalton 0-2, D Wyse 0-2, O O'Brien 0-1, T Gough 0-1.Referee: W O'Mahony (Limerick)

Final

24 July 1994Final Cork 2-19 – 3-9 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
C Corkery 0-9, J O'Driscoll 1-2, S Calnan 1-0, D Culloty 0-2, D Davis 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, L Tompkins 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.J Costello 1-2, P Lambert 0-5, D Hogan 1-0, D Foley 1-0, B Cummins 0-2.Attendance: 13,118
Referee: W O'Mahony (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

15 May 1994Preliminary round Armagh 1-6 – 0-6 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds, Armagh
G Houlahan 1-0, D Marsden 0-3, C O'Rourke 0-1, D Mackin 0-1, J McConville 0-1.R Gallagher 0-4, C McCreesh 0-2.Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

22 May 1994Quarter-final Cavan 1-12 – 3-10 Monaghan Breffni Park, Cavan
P Reilly 1-0, R Carolan 0-6, F Cahill 0-3, D O;Reilly 0-1, T Smithy 0-1, A Lambe 0-1.D Smyth 1-4, M Slowey 0-4, G Flanagan 1-0, S McGinnity 1-0, F McEneaney 0-1, R McCarron 0-1.Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)
29 May 1994Quarter-final Derry 1-12 – 1-14 Down Celtic Park, Derry
F McCusker 1-0, E Gormley 0-3, A Tohill 0-3, B McCormack 0-2, J Brolly 0-2, E Burns 0-1, D Heaney 0-1.M Linden 0-5, G McCartan 0-5, C McCabe 1-0, J McCartan 0-2, A Farrell 0-1.Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)
5 June 1994Quarter-final Antrim 1-9 – 1-12 Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
C Heatley 1-5, J Kennedy 0-2, D Armstrong 0-1, A Donnelly 0-1.D Bonner 0-5, T Boyle 1-1, M McHugh 0-2, N Hegarty 0-1, B McGowan 0-1, A Molloy 0-1, M Boyle 0-1.Referee: J Curran (Tyrone)
12 June 1994Quarter-final Tyrone 3-10 – 1-10 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh
P Canavan 1-4, P Donaghy 1-2, S Lawn 1-0, A Cush 0-2, B Gormley 0-1, M McGleenan 0-1.D Marsden 1-6, J Grinley 0-1, N Smith 0-1, J Rafferty 0-1, G Houlahan 0-1.Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

Semi-finals

19 June 1994Semi-final Down 0-14 – 0-8 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
G Mason 0-6, M Linden 0-3, G McCartan 0-2, E Burns 0-1, C Deegan 0-1, J McCartan 0-1.D Smyth 0-3, G Hoey 0-2, M Slowey 0-2, P McShane 0-1.Referee: J Curran (Tyrone)
26 June 1994Semi-final Tyrone 1-15 – 0-10 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
Peter Canavan 0-6, A Cush 0-4, S Lawn 1-0, P Donaghy 0-1, E McCaffrey 0-1, B Gormley 0-1, C Loughran 0-1, A Kilpatrick 0-1.D Bonner 0-4, T Boyle 0-3, J McHugh 0-2, M Boyle 0-1.Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Final

17 July 1994Final Down 1-17 – 1-11 Tyrone St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
R Carr 1-4, G Mason 0-5, M Linden 0-3, P Higgins 0-1, E Burns 0-1, DJ Kane 0-1, G McCartan 0-1, G Blaney 0-1.P Canavan 0-7, A Cush 1-1, B Gormley 0-2, S Lawn 0-1.Attendance: 31,000
Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

14 August 1994Semi-final Down 1-13 - 0-11 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
G Mason 0-6, A Farrell 1-2, G McCartan 0-2, C Deegan 0-1, R Carr 0-1, M Linden 0-1.C Corkery 0-7, S Calnan 0-2, L Tompkins 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.Attendance: 43,787
Referee: B White (Wexford)
21 August 1994Semi-final Dublin 3-15 - 1-9 Leitrim Croke Park, Dublin
C Redmond 1-6, D Farrell 1-2, M Galvin 1-1, V Murphy 0-2, N Guiden 0-2, B Stynes 0-1, P Bealin 0-1.C McGlynn 1-1, A Rooney 0-4, N Moran 0-1, D Darcy 0-1, P Kirean 0-1, B Breen 0-1.Attendance: 52,606

Final

18 September 1994Final Down 1-12 - 0-13 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
M Linden 0-4, J McCartan 1-0, R Carr 0-3, G Mason 0-3, G McCartan 0-1, A Farrell 0-1.C Redmond 0-4, J Sheedy 0-2, P Curran 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, B Stynes 0-1, V Murphy 0-1, N Guiden 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, S Cahill 0-1.Attendance: 58,684
Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Charlie Redmond Dublin 4-304267.00
2 Peter Lambert Tipperary 4-132538.33
3 Colin Corkery Cork 0-242438.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Fergal O'Neill Galway 1-0912 London
2 Peter Lambert Tipperary 2-0511 Clare
3Kevin O'Neill Mayo 1-0710 Sligo
4Alan Doherty Louth 2-039 Carlow
Peter Lambert Tipperary 2-039 Waterford
Niall Buckley Kildare 1-069 Dublin
Diarmaid Marsden Armagh 1-069 Tyrone
Charlie Redmond Dublin 1-069 Leitrim
Colin Corkery Cork 0-099 Tipperary
Aidan O'Keeffe Clare 0-099 Tipperary

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