1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	21 May 1995 – 17 September 1995
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (22nd win)
Captain	John O'Leary
Manager	Pat O'Neill
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Tyrone
Captain	Ciarán Corr
Manager	Art McRory Eugene McKenna
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	33
Top Scorer	Peter Canavan (1-38)
Player of the Year	Paul Curran Peter Canavan
← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 109th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 21 May 1995 and ended on 17 September 1995.

Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Donegal in the Ulster preliminary round.

On 17 September 1995, Dublin won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-12 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. ^[1] This was their 22nd All-Ireland title and their first in twelve championship seasons.

Tyrone's Peter Canavan was the championship's top scorer with 1-38. Dublin's Paul Clarke was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, while Tyrone's Peter Canavan was selected as the Powerscreen Footballer of the Year.

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Sligo v Galway

28 May 1995Quarter-final	Sligo	0-11 – 0-11	Galway	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	D McGoldrick 0-3, E O'Hara 0-2, P Seavers 0-2, B Mulhern 0-1, P Taylor 0-1, K Killeen 0-1, F Feeney 0-1		N Finnegan 0-6, J Fallon 0-2, T Wilson 0-1, A Leonard 0-1, B Duffy 0-1	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: S McHale (Mayo)

Galway v Sligo

4 June 1995Quarter-final replay	Galway	1-12 – 0-8	Sligo	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	B Duffy 1-0, J Fallon 0-3, K Walsh 0-2, N Finnegan 0-2, F Gavin 0-2, D Mitchell 0-1, T Wilson 0-1, V Daly 0-1		D McGoldrick 0-2, K Killeen 0-2, K Kearins 0-2, P Taylor 0-1, P Seavers 0-1	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: S McHale (Mayo)

London v Roscommon

4 June 1995Quarter-final	London	1-7 – 0-19	Roscommon	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	P O'Neill 1-0, E Prenter 0-2, B McDonagh 0-1, N Magee 0-1, M Thynne 0-1, T Maguire 0-1, K Blayney 0-1		D Duggan 0-5, L Dolan 0-4, V Glennon 0-3, T Grehan 0-3, L Down 0-2, C Connolly 0-2	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Semi-finals

Leitrim v Galway

11 June 1995Semi-final	Leitrim	0-11 – 0-12	Galway	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	C McGlynn 0-4, P McLoughlin 0-2, C McGovern 0-1, D Darcy 0-1, B Breen 0-1, P Kieran 0-1, L Conlon 0-1		J Fallon 0-4, N Finnegan 0-3, S Óg de Paor 0-2, V Daly 0-2, T Wilson 0-1	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P Casserley (Westmeath)

Mayo v Roscommon

25 June 1995Semi-final	Mayo	2-11 – 1-10	Roscommon	McHale Park, Castlebar
	T Corcoran 1-0, J Casey 1-0, P Brogan 0-2, R Dempsey 0-2, P Cunney 0-2, C McManamon 0-2, P Butler 0-1, P Fallon 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1		L Dolan 0-5, T Grehan 1-0, F O'Donnell 0-3, J Newton 0-1, D Duggan 0-1	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Final

Galway v Mayo

23 July 1995Final	Galway	0-17 – 1-7	Mayo	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	V Daly 0-5, N Finnegan 0-4, T Wilson 0-3, F O'Neill 0-2, S Óg de Paor 0-1, F Gavin 0-1, K Walsh 0-1		R Dempsey 1-1, P Brogan 0-2, K O'Neill 0-1, P Cunney 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, K Mortimer 0-1	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: F Finan (Sligo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Wexford v Westmeath

21 May 1995Preliminary round	Wexford	1-3 – 0-13	Westmeath	Wexford Park, Wexford
	S Doran 1-1, J Hegarty 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1		G Heavin 0-6, L Giles 0-2, J Fleming 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1, A Collins 0-1, J Healy 0-1	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Howard (Kildare)

Kildare v Louth

28 May 1995Preliminary round	Kildare	0-11 – 0-13	Louth	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	N Buckley 0-4, D O'Connell 0-3, S McGovern 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, D Kerrigan 0-1, P McCormack 0-1		C Kelly 0-7, A Doherty 0-2, O McDonnell 0-2, B Kearns 0-1, S White 0-1	Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath)

Meath v Offaly

28 May 1995Preliminary round	Meath	1-15 – 1-5	Offaly	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	C O'Rourke 1-2, E Kelly 0-5, T Dowd 0-3, B Reilly 0-2, PJ Gillic 0-1, T Giles 0-1, B Stafford 0-1		P Daly 0-4, M Casey 1-0, R Mooney 0-1	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: P O'Toole (Longford)

Quarter-finals

Westmeath v Wicklow

11 June 1995Quarter-final	Westmeath	0-3 – 0-9	Wicklow	Páirc Ciarán, Athlone
	G Heavin 0-2, M Fagan 0-1		C Daye 0-6, K O'Brien 0-2, J Clancy 0-1	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Longford v Meath

11 June 1995Quarter-final	Longford	0-10 – 4-15	Meath	Pearse Park, Longford
	M O'Brien 0-5, JJ Reilly 0-3, D Barry 0-2		E Kelly 2-0, B Stafford 1-3, C O'Rourke 1-2, T Dowd 0-3, J Devine 0-2, O Murphy 0-1, G Geraghty 0-1, B Reilly 0-1, PJ Gillic 0-1, T Giles 0-1	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Dublin v Louth

18 June 1995Quarter-final	Dublin	0-19 – 2-5	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	C Redmond 0-9, P Clarke 0-2, M Gavin 0-2, K Galvin 0-1, P Bealin 0-1, B Stynes 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, V Murphy 0-1, J Sherlock 0-1		S White 1-1, C Kelly 0-4, C O'Hanlon 1-0	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Laois v Carlow

18 June 1995Quarter-final	Laois	2-10 – 1-13	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Delaney 2-5, M O'Brien 0-2, L Turley 0-1, H Emerson 0-1, T Maher 0-1		A Keating 1-2, J Hayden 0-3, M Doyle 0-2, J Nevin 0-2, S Kavanagh 0-2, G Ware 0-1, W Quinlan 0-1	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: N Cooney (Offaly)

Laois v Carlow

25 June 1995Quarter-final replay	Laois	1-16 – 0-15	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	M Lawlor 1-4, D Delaney 0-6, G Doyle 0-2, L Turley 0-2, T Bowe 0-1, D Connell 0-1		A Keating 0-6, J Hayden 0-3, J Nevin 0-2, S Kavanagh 0-1, G Ware 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: P O'Toole (Longford)

Semi-finals

Meath v Wicklow

2 July 1995Semi-final	Meath	3-14 – 0-9	Wicklow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Stafford 1-5, T Dowd 1-3, C O'Rourke 1-2, E Kelly 0-2, J Devine 0-1, T Giles 0-1		C Daye 0-6, K O'Brien 0-1, P Allen 0-1, M Murtagh 0-1	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: T Howard (Kildare)

Dublin v Laois

9 July 1995Semi-final	Dublin	1-13 – 0-9	Laois	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	C Redmond 0-7, J Sherlock 1-0, P Clarke 0-3, M Deegan 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, V Murphy 0-1		D Delaney 0-6, M Lawlor 0-3	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Final

Dublin v Meath

30 July 1995Final	Dublin	1-18 – 1-8	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Redmond 0-7, P Clarke 1-2, D Farrell 0-3, P Curran 0-2, J Sherlock 0-2, M Galvin 0-1, J Gavin 0-1		E Kelly 1-0, T Giles 0-3, C O'Rourke 0-2, J Devine 0-1, G Geraghty 0-1, B Stafford 0-1	Attendance: 63,000 Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Cork v Waterford

28 May 1995Quarter-final	Cork	0-23 – 0-9	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 0-12, C O'Sullivan 0-3, S Calnan 0-3, L Honohan 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, P O'Mahony 0-1		B Arrigan 0-6, R Power 0-1, P Ferncombe 0-1, K Whelan 0-1	Attendance: 2,615 Referee: M Ó Súilleabháin (Kerry)

Limerick v Kerry

28 May 1995Quarter-final	Limerick	0-8 – 3-17	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	T Cummins 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-2, C McGill 0-2, D Fitzgibbon 0-1, J Power 0-1		M Fitzgerald 2-10, D Ahearn 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, J Crowley 0-1	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: S O'Keeffe (Cork)

Semi-finals

Cork v Clare

25 June 1995Semi-final	Cork	0-17 – 0-11	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 0-11, P O'Mahony 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, S Calanan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1		G Keane 0-5, F McInerney 0-3, O O'Dwyer 0-1, M Hynes 0-1, M Daly 0-1	Attendance: 10,423

Kerry v Tipperary

25 June 1995Semi-final	Kerry	7-12 – 1-13	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	M Fitzgerald 2-6, S Crowley 2-1, L Hassett 1-2, B Driscoll 1-0. D Ó Cinnéide 1-0, E Breen 0-2 G Farrell 0-1		B Cummins 0-7, B Lambert 0-5, P Maguire 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1	Referee: K Walsh (Clare)

Final

Kerry v Cork

23 July 1995Final	Kerry	1-9 – 0-15	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	M Fitzgerald 0-4, E Breen 1-0, G Farrell 0-2, M Hassett 0-1, B Driscoll 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1		C Corkery 0-7, D Davis 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-2, N Cahalane 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1	Attendance: 42,735 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Donegal v Down

21 May 1995Preliminary round	Donegal	1-12 – 0-9	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	M Boyle 1-5, P Hegarty 0-2, M Gavigan 0-1, B Murray 0-1, J McHugh 0-1, J Duffy 0-1, T Boyle 0-1		R Carr 0-3, G McCartan 0-3, A Farrell 0-1, M Linden 0-1, G Mason 0-1	Attendance: 26,000 Referee: P McEneaneny (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

Armagh v Derry

28 May 1995Quarter-final	Armagh	0-10 – 1-17	Derry	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	C O'Rourke 0-7, M McQuillan 0-1, D Marsden 0-1, D Mackin 0-1		E Gormley 0-4, H Downey 1-0, A Tohill 0-2, D Barton 0-2, D Bateson 0-2, S Downey 0-2, D Cassidy 0-1, G McGill 0-1, J McGurk 0-1, B McGilligan 0-1, D Heaney 0-1	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

Fermanagh v Tyrone

4 June 1995Quarter-final	Fermanagh	1-11 – 1-15	Tyrone	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	S King 0-7, C McCreash 1-1, M Gallagher 0-1, M O'Rourke 0-1, P Coyle 0-1		Peter Canavan 0-7, S Lawn 1-0, Pascal Canavan 0-3, M McGleenan 0-2, F Logan 0-1, J Gormley 0-1, S McCallan 0-1	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

Cavan v Antrim

11 June 1995Quarter-final	Cavan	2-11 – 0-8	Antrim	Breffni Park, Cavan
	R Carolan 0-7, P Reilly 2-0, A Lambe 0-2, D McCabe 0-1, J Brady 0-1		J Kennedy 0-4, C Heatley 0-2, A Finnegan 0-1, P McErlean 0-1	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Donegal v Monaghan

18 June 1995Quarter-final	Donegal	0-8 – 1-14	Monaghan	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
	M Boyle 0-4, N Hegarty 0-1, M Gavigan 0-1, B Murray 0-1, D Bonner 0-1		D Smyth 0-6, D Loughman 1-0, P Duffy 0-3, P McShane 0-2, S McGinnity 0-2, J Conlon 0-1	Referee: J Curran (County Tyrone)

Semi-finals

Tyrone v Derry

25 June 1995Semi-final	Tyrone	0-11 – 0-10	Derry	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	Peter Cafnavan 0-8, S McLoughlin 0-1, J Gormley 0-1, C Corr 0-1		A Tohill 0-5, E Gormley 0-4, E Burns 0-1	Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

Cavan v Monaghan

2 July 1995Semi-final	Cavan	1-9 – 0-10	Monaghan	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	F Cahill 1-3, R Carolan 0-2, P Reilly 0-2, D McCabe 0-1, A Lambe 0-1		P Duffy 0-4, D Smyth 0-3, F McEneaney 0-1, Michael Slowey 0-1, D Loughman 0-1	Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

Final

Tyrone v Cavan

23 July 1995Final	Tyrone	2-13 – 0-10	Cavan	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	Peter Canavan 0-5, A Cush 1-0, M McGleenan 1-0, C McBride 0-2, S Lawn 0-2, S McCallan 0-1, S McLoughlin 0-1, C Corr 0-1, C Loughran 0-1		P Reilly 0-5, R Carolan 0-2, D McCabe 0-2, T Smyth 0-1	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Tyrone v Galway

13 August 1995Semi-final	Tyrone	1-13 - 0-13	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Canavan 1-7, M McGleenan 0-2, A Cush 0-1, S McLaughlin 0-1, F Logan 0-1, C McBride 0-1		N Finnegan 0-7, J Fallon 0-2, V Daly 0-1, R Silke 0-1, F Gavin 0-1, T Wilson 0-1	Attendance: 37,053 Referee: B White (Wexford)

Dublin v Cork

20 August 1995Semi-final	Dublin	1-12 - 0-12	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Redmond 0-7, M Galvin 0-4, J Sherlock 1-0, P Clarke 0-1		C Corkery 0-6, M O'Sullivan 0-3, L Tompkins 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-1	Attendance: 52,606 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Final

Dublin v Tyrone

17 September 1995Final	Dublin	1-10 - 0-12	Tyrone	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Redmond 1-1, D Farrell 0-4, P Clarke 0-2, P Curran 0-1, K Barr 0-1, J Gavin 0-1		Peter Canavan 0-11, J Gormley 0-1	Attendance: 58,684 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	1-38	41	5	8.20
2	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-36	36	4	9.00
3	Charlie Redmond	Dublin	1-31	34	5	6.80
4	Maurice Fitzgerald	Kerry	4-20	32	3	10.66
5	Damien Delaney	Cork	2-17	23	3	7.66
6	Niall Finnegan	Galway	0-22	22	5	4.40
7	Colm O'Rourke	Meath	3-8	17	4	4.25
8	Evan Kelly	Meath	3-7	16	4	4.00
	Brian Stafford	Meath	2-10	16	4	4.00
10	Peter Reilly	Cavan	2-7	13	3	4.33
	Paul Clarke	Dublin	1-10	13	5	2.60

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Maurice Fitzgerald	Kerry	2-10	16	Limerick
2	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-12	12	Waterford
	Maurice Fitzgerald	Kerry	2-6	12	Tipperary
4	Damien Delaney	Laois	2-5	11	Carlow
	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-11	11	Clare
	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	0-11	11	Dublin
7	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	1-7	10	Galway
8	Charlie Redmond	Dublin	0-9	9	Louth
9	Brian Stafford	Meath	1-5	8	Wicklow
	Manus Boyle	Donegal	1-5	8	Down
	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	0-8	8	Derry

Miscellaneous

• The Leinster quarter-final between Laois and Carlow ends in disarray and confusion over the score. A late Mick Turley point which gave Laois the lead was later deemed to have been a wide. At a subsequent meeting the Leinster Council voted to adopt the referee's report in spite of television replays showing that the ball had gone wide. Laois offered Carlow a replay of the match, which they subsequently won by four points. ^[2]
• Cork being Munster champions for the third year in a row won their seventh Munster title in nine years.

References

1. "Classic All-Ireland finals: Dublin v Tyrone (1995)". Irish Mirror. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. Kelly, Liam (11 May 2009). "Championship flashback: Carlow stars lament 'point that never was'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2016.