1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	15 May 1994 – 18 September 1994
Teams	32
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 played	34
Top Scorer	Charlie Redmond (4–30)
Player of the Year	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.

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

Roscommon v Leitrim

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)

London v Galway

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

Mayo v Sligo

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)

Leitrim v 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)

Galway v Leitrim

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

Leitrim v Mayo

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

Wicklow v Offaly

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)

Offaly v Wicklow

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)

Westmeath v Louth

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)

Laois v Longford

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

Meath v Laois

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)

Offaly v Wexford

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)

Dublin v Kildare

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)

Louth v Carlow

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.

Dublin v Kildare

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

Meath v Wexford

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)

Dublin v Louth

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

Dublin v Meath

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

Clare v Tipperary

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)

Kerry v Limerick

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

Cork v Kerry

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)

Tipperary v Waterford

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

Cork v Tipperary

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

Armagh v Fermanagh

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

Cavan v Monaghan

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)

Derry v Down

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)

Antrim v Donegal

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)

Tyrone v Armagh

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

Down v Monaghan

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)

Tyrone v Donegal

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

Down v Tyrone

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

Down v Cork

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)

Dublin v Leitrim

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

Down v Dublin

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)

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• On 29 May 1994, the Leinster Preliminary round game between Westmeath and Louth was the first game played in Pairc Chiaráin, Athlone for 70–80 years.
• Wexford beat Offaly for the first time since 1977.
• Leitrim qualified for the Connacht final for the first time since 1967. Their 0–12 to 2–4 defeat of Mayo gave them their first provincial title since 1927. It remains their only defeat of Mayo in a Connacht final and their last provincial decider victory.
• Down's All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin preserved their 100% record of victories in All-Ireland finals.
• There were a number of first-time championship meetings. Both All-Ireland semi-finals between Cork and Down and the later meeting of Dublin and Leitrim were first-time encounters.

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Charlie Redmond	Dublin	4–30	42	6	7.00
2	Peter Lambert	Tipperary	4–13	25	3	8.33
3	Colin Corkery	Cork	0–24	24	3	8.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Fergal O'Neill	Galway	1-09	12	London
2	Peter Lambert	Tipperary	2-05	11	Clare
3	Kevin O'Neill	Mayo	1-07	10	Sligo
4	Alan Doherty	Louth	2-03	9	Carlow
	Peter Lambert	Tipperary	2-03	9	Waterford
	Niall Buckley	Kildare	1-06	9	Dublin
	Diarmaid Marsden	Armagh	1-06	9	Tyrone
	Charlie Redmond	Dublin	1-06	9	Leitrim
	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-09	9	Tipperary
	Aidan O'Keeffe	Clare	0-09	9	Tipperary

References

1. McGee, Eugene (8 September 2014). "The greatest game? Last weekend's Kerry-Mayo replay was a classic but Offaly's win against the Kingdom in '82 is still No 1 for me". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. "The Most Agonising Late Misses In GAA History". balls.ie. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

External links

• "My Greatest Game: Down's two-time All-Ireland winner Mickey Linden". BBC Sport. 31 May 2020.