1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May 1998 – 27 September 1998
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Galway (8th win)
Captain Ray Silke
Manager John O'Mahony
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kildare
Captain Glenn Ryan
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Kildare
Ulster Derry
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played36
Goals total61 (1.69 per game)
Points total860 (23.89 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Tipperary.svg Declan Browne (2–29)
Player of the Year Colours of Galway.svg Jarlath Fallon
Colours of Galway.svg Michael Donnellan
1997
1999

The 1998 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 112th edition of the GAA's premier Gaelic football competition. The championship began on 3 May 1998 and ended on 27 September 1998.

Contents

Galway's 1–14 to 1–10 victory over Kildare in the All-Ireland final meant that the Sam Maguire Cup returned to the county and the province of Connacht for the first time since 1966. This was Galway's eighth All-Ireland triumph in all. Kildare, managed by Mick O'Dwyer, had defeated the 1995 champions Dublin and the 1996 champions Meath to win their first Leinster title since 1956, before defeating the 1997 champions Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Format

The Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht championships were conducted as straight knock-out competitions. The Munster football championship for the 2nd year running had Kerry, Cork and Clare as byes to the semi-finals while Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford played a lone-first-round game with the bye team in a lone quarter final. The winners of each provincial competition went on to play in the All Ireland semi-finals.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Sligo 0–14
London 1–07 Sligo 0–15
Roscommon 1–13
Roscommon 0–17
Galway 1–17
Leitrim 0–05
Mayo 2–06 Galway 1–16
Galway 1–13

Quarter-finals

24 May 1998Quarter-final Mayo 2–6 – 1–13 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
K McDonald 2–1, M Sheridan 0–3, J Horan 0–1, N Connelly 0–1.P Joyce 0–5, N Finnegan 0–4, D Savage 1–0, J Fallon 0–2, P Clancy 0–1, T Mannion 0–1.Attendance: 30,000
Referee: E Neary (Sligo)
31 May 1998Quarter-final London 1–7 – 0–14 Sligo Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
P Coggins 1–0, I Reilly 0–3, B McDonagh 0–1, D Gillespie 0–1, A O'Halloran 0–1, A Creamer 0–1.S Davey 0–5, P Taylor 0–3, K Killeen 0–2, B Walsh 0–1, E O'Hara 0–1, T Brennan 0–1, M Maguire 0–1.Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Feeley (Mayo)

Semi-finals

14 June 1998Semi-final Leitrim 0–5 – 1–16 Galway Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick On Shannon
F McBrien 0–2, S Quinn 0–1, P McLoughlin 0–1, L Conlon 0–1.N Finnegan 1–4, P Joyce 0–5, D Savage 0–3, T Mannion 0–1, S Óg de Paor 0–1, P Clancy 0–1, M Donnellan 0–1.Attendance: 12,000
Referee: S Mac Éil (Mayo)
28 June 1998Semi-final Roscommon 2–12 – 1–15 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
E Lohan 1–6, N Dineen 1–1, L Dowd, M Ryan 0–2 each, G Keane 0–1P Taylor 0–6, S Davey 1–1, B Walsh 0–3, K Killeen 0–2, B Kilcoyne, N Clancy, G McGowan 0–1 eachAttendance: 15,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)
5 July 1998Semi-final replay Sligo 0–15 – 1–13 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
P Taylor 0–8, K Killeen 0–3, S Davey 0–2, B Walsh, C O'Meara 0–1 eachT Grehan 1–2, E Lohan 0–5, N Dineen, L Dowd, T Ryan 0–2 eachAttendance: 12,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Finals

19 July 1998Final Galway 0–11 – 0–11 Roscommon Tuam Stadium, Tuam
P Joyce, N Finnegan 0–3 each, J Fallon 0–2, S O Domhnaill, D Meehan, T Joyce 0–1 eachE Lohan 0–8, F O'Donnell, T Grehan, L Dowd 0–1 eachAttendance: 25,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)
2 August 1998Final replay Roscommon 0–17 – 1–17
(aet)
Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
E Lohan 0–8, N Dineen 0–3, F O'Donnell, T Grehan 0–2 each, L Dowd, V Glennon 0–1 eachM Donnellan 1–3, J Fallon 0–5, D Savage 0–3, S Óg de Paor, N Finnegan 0–2 each, P Joyce, S Walsh 0–1 eachAttendance: 30,000
Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kildare 0–12
Dublin 1–8
Kildare 2–13
Laois 0–8
Laois 1–15
Westmeath 1–18 Westmeath 0–15
Carlow 2–5 Westmeath 3–14
Longford 0–16 (1–16) Longford 1–13
Wexford 2–17 (2–13) Kildare 1–12
Meath 0–10
Louth 3–14
Wicklow 1–11
Meath 0–15
Louth 1–11
Meath 3–10
Offaly 0–7

First round

3 May 1998First round Westmeath 1–18 – 2–5 Carlow Cusack Park, Mullingar
G Heavin 1–5, K Lyons 0–5, M Staunton 0–3, D Healy 0–1, P Conway 0–1, S Colleary 0–1, D Gavin 0–1, J Cooney 0–1.M Carpenter 1–0, W Quinlan 1–0, R Donnelly 0–2, N Doyle 0–1, B Hannon 0–1, J Nevin 0–1.Attendance: 5,677
Referee: N Cooney (Offaly)
3 May 1998First round Wexford 2–13 – 1–16 Longford O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
J Lawlor 1–3, J Hegarty 1–1, S Doran 0–4, L O'Brien 0–4, J Kinlough 0–1.D Barry 0–9, N Sheridan 1–1, P Davis 0–3, E Barden 0–1, D Hanniffy 0–1, T Smullen 0–1.Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Harlin (Meath)
10 May 1998First round replay Longford 0–16 – 2–7 Wexford Pearse Park, Longford
P Davis 0–8, D Barry 0–3, P Lynch 0–2, D Hanniffy 0–1, P Farrell 0–1, T Smullen 0–1.L O'Brien 0–4, S Doran 1–0, M Mahon 1–0, J Hegarty 0–2, J Lawlor 0–1.Attendance: 7,500
Referee: E Whelan (Laois)

Second round

17 May 1998Second round Longford 1–13 – 3–14 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
D Barry 1–4, P Davis 0–5, D Hanniffy 0–2, T Smullen 0–1, P Farrell 0–1.G Heavin 1–5, P Conway 0–4, J Deehan 1–0, K Lyons 1–0, D Healy 0–1, D Gavin 0–1, M Staunton 0–1, S Colleary 0–1, M O'Reilly 0–1.Attendance: S McCormack (Meath)
Referee: 10,012

Quarter-finals

24 May 1998Quarter-final Meath 3–10 – 0–7 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
B Reilly 1–3, R Magee 1–0, S Dillon 1–0, T Dowd 0–3, T Giles 0–3, G Geraghty 0–1.C Quinn 0–4, C McManus 0–2, R Malone 0–1.Attendance: 48,856
Referee: P Casserley (Westmeath)
31 May 1998Quarter-final Louth 3–14 – 1–11 Wicklow Drogheda Park, Drogheda
C Kelly 1–5, S White, A Hoey 1–2 each, N Malone, J Donaldson, O McDonnell, C O'Hanlon, G Curran 0–1 eachD Coffey 1–3, C Daye, S Byrne 0–2 each, R Coffey, K O'Brien, K Byrne, J Behan 0–1 eachReferee: J Bannon (Longford)
7 June 1998Quarter-final Laois 1–15 – 0–15 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
S Kelly 1–2, I Fitzgerald, M Lawlor 0–4 each, C Parkinson 0–2, T Maher, C Conway, B McDonald 0–1 eachT Cleary 0–5, G Heavin 0–4, P Conway 0–3, M Staunton 0–2, K Lyons 0–1Attendance: 60,058
Referee: S McCormack (Meath)
7 June 1998Quarter-final Dublin 0–10 – 0–10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
D Darcy 0–4, J Gavin 0–2, D Farrell, D Harrington, B Stynes, J Sherlock 0–1 eachP Graven 0–4, N Buckley, E McCormack, K Dwyer 0–2 eachAttendance: 60,058
Referee: B White (Wexford)
21 June 1998Quarter-final replay Kildare 0–12 – 1–8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 0–4, N Buckley 0–3, E McCormack 0–2, G Ryan 0–1, A Rainbow 0–1, K O'Dwyer 0–1.D Darcy 1–5, J Gavin 0–1, P Curran 0–1, B Stynes 0–1.Referee: M Coffey (Galway)

Semi-finals

28 June 1998Semi-final Meath 0–15 – 1–11 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
T Dowd 0–5, G Geraghty 0–3, T Giles 0–3, J McGuinness, R Magee, B Reilly, H Traynor 0–1 eachS White 1–3, C O'Hanlon 0–3, C Kelly 0–2, G Curran, A Hoey, A Rooney 0–1 eachReferee: B White (Wexford)
19 July 1998Semi-final Kildare 2–13 – 0–8 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 1–4, N Buckley 1–1, K O'Dwyer 0–3, P Brennan 0–2, D Earley, E McCormack, M Lynch 0–1 eachS Kelly 0–3, M Lawlor 0–2, D Conroy, D Lawlor, C Conway 0–1 eachReferee: P McGann (Westmeath)

Final

2 August 1998Final Kildare 1–12 – 0–10 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 0–4, B Murphy 1–0, E McCormack, W McCreery, K O'Dwyer 0–2 each, D Kerrigan, A Rainbow 0–1 each Report T Giles 0–3, R McGee 0–3, J McDermott, O Murphy, T Dowd, J Devine 0–1 eachAttendance: 62,504
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

First round Quarter-final Semi-finals Final
Clare 0–12
Tipperary 1–16
Waterford 0–07
Tipperary 1–13 Tipperary 1–16
Limerick 1–12 Tipperary 1–10
Kerry 0–17
Cork 1–11
Kerry 1–14

First round

10 May 1998First round Limerick 1–12 – 1–13 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Galvin 0–4, M Reidy 1–0, T Cummins 0–3, D Reidy 0–2, J Quane 0–1, S Ahern 0–1, N Frewen 0–1.D Browne 1–6, P Lambert 0–4, B Burke 0–2, B Cummins 0–1.Attendance: 2,730
Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Quarter-final

30 May 1998Quarter-final Tipperary 1–16 – 0–7 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
D Browne 0–9, J Williams 1–0, P Lambert 0–2, Seán Maher 0–2, M Spillane 0–1, B Cummins 0–1, D Foley 0–1.Martin Power 0–5, O Costello 0–1, I Daniels 0–1.Attendance: 2,000
Referee: M O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Semi-finals

28 June 1998Semi-final Tipperary 1–16 – 0–12 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
D Browne 1–7, P Lambert 0–3, B Cummins 0–3, J Williams 0–2, D Foley 0–1M Daly 0–3, P Hehir 0–3, M Hynes, J Enright, G Keane 0–2 eachAttendance: 8,378
Referee: N Barrett (Cork)
5 July 1998Semi-final Kerry 1–14 – 1–11 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
M Fitzgerald 1–4, J Crowley 0–5, MF Russell 0–4, D Ó Cinnéide 0–1J Kavanagh 0–6, A O'Regan 1–1, A Dorgan, L Tompkins, T Davis, C O'Sullivan 0–1 eachAttendance: 43,994
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Final

2 August 1998Final Tipperary 1–10 – 0–17 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Browne 0–7, J Williams 1–0, B Cummins, D Foley, C McGrath 0–1 each Report M Fitzgerald 0–10, P Laide, D Ó Cinnéide 0–2 each, D Daly, MF Russell, J Crowley 0–1 eachAttendance: 27,263
Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Monaghan 0–11
Derry 3–13
Derry 2–13
Tyrone 2–07 Armagh 1–12
Down 0–15 Down 0–11
Armagh 0–16
Derry 1–07
Donegal 0–08
Antrim 0–11
Donegal 1–11
Donegal 0–15
Cavan 0–13
Fermanagh 0–11
Cavan 0–13

Preliminary round

17 May 1998Preliminary round Tyrone 2–7 – 0–15 Down Healy Park, Omagh
A Cush 1–3, S Lawn 1–1, E Gormley 0–2, B Dooher 0–1.R Carr 0–5, S Mullholland 0–5, M Linden 0–2, G Deegan 0–1, Shane Ward 0–1, C Deegan 0–1.Attendance: 13,500
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Quarter-finals

24 May 1998Quarter-final Antrim 0–11 – 1–11 Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
J McManus 0–6, M Boyle 0–2, K Madden 0–1, K Brady 0–1, F Wilson 0–1.T Boyle 0–5, B Devenny 1–0, A Sweeney 0–3, J Gildea 0–1, N Hegarty 0–1, J McGuinness 0–1.Attendance: 6,000
Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)
31 May 1998Quarter-final Derry 3–13 – 0–11 Monaghan Celtic Park, Derry
E Burns 1–3, G Magill, J Cassidy 1–1 each, J Brolly, D Doogan 0–4 eachD Smith 0–8, D Freeman 0–2, M Daly 0–1Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)
7 June 1998Quarter-final Cavan 0–13 – 0–11 Fermanagh Breffni Park, Cavan
D McCabe, L Reilly 0–4 each, R Carolan 0–3, M Leddy, M Graham 0–1 eachRaymond Gallagher, Rory Gallagher 0–4 each, C Donnelly, C Curran, R Johnson 0–1 eachReferee: B Gorman (Armagh)
14 June 1998Quarter-final Down 0–11 – 0–16 Armagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
D Dougan 2–0, J Brolly, S Downey 0–4 each, E Burns, G Magill 0–2 each, E Muldoon 0–1D Marsden 0–7, C O'Rourke 0–3, O McConville, G Houlihan 0–2 each, P McGrane, P McKeever 0–1 eachAttendance: 24,300
Referee: M McBrien (Fermanagh)

Semi-final

21 June 1998Semi-final Cavan 0–13 – 0–15 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
R Carolan 0–7, B Rogers 0–1, L Reilly 0–1, R Cunningham 0–1, M Graham 0–1, F Cahill 0–1, D McCabe 0–1.T Boyle 0–5, M Boyle 0–3, B Devenny 0–1, J Gildea 0–1, J McGuinness 0–1, J Duffy 0–1, D Dwyer 0–1, N McGinley 0–1, B Roper 0–1.Attendance: 26,811
Referee: M McBrien (Fermanagh)
28 June 1998Semi-final Armagh 0–12 – 2–13 Derry Athletic Grounds, Armagh
P McKeever, O McConville 0–4 each, D Marsden 0–2, G Houlihan, J McNulty 0–1 eachD Dougan 2–0, J Brolly, S Downey 0–4 each, E Burns, G Magill 0–2 each, E Muldoon 0–1Attendance: 21,000
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Final

19 July 1998Final Derry 1–7 – 0–8 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
J Brolly 1–2, G Magill 0–2, E Burns, D Dougan, J Cassidy 0–1 eachT Boyle 0–3, D Devenney 0–2, J Duffey, A Sweeney, N Hegarty 0–1 eachReferee: J Curran (County Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals Final
      
Kildare 0–13
Kerry 1–09
Kildare 1–10
Galway 1–14
Galway 0–16
Derry 1–08

Semi-finals

23 August 1998Semi-final Derry 1–8 – 0–16 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
G Coleman 1–1, E Burns 0–3, E Gormley 0–2, P McFlynn, J Cassidy 0–1 each Report P Joyce 0–8, J Fallon 0–4, M Donnellan 0–2, N Finnegan, S Ó Domhnaill 0–1 eachAttendance: 38,569
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)
30 August 1998Semi-final Kildare 0–13 – 1–9 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
P Graven 0–4, K O'Dwyer 0–3, M Lynch, E McCormack 0–2 each, J Finn, P Brennan 0–1 each Report M Fitzgerald 0–4, J Crowley 1–0, D Ó Cinnéide 0–2, D Daly, MF Russell, J Crowley 0–1 eachAttendance: 65,002
Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Final

27 September 1998Final Galway 1–14 – 1–10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
P Joyce 1–2, N Finnegan 0–4, J Fallon 0–3, M Donnellan, S Óg de Paor 0–2 each, S Ó Domhnaill 0–1D Earley 1–1, P Brennan 0–3, E McCormack, K O'Dwyer 0–2 each, D Kerrigan, N Buckley 0–1 eachAttendance: 65,886
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Declan Browne Tipperary 2–293548.75
2Eddie Lohan Roscommon 1–273047.50
3 Pádraic Joyce Galway 1–242764.50
4Pádraic Graven Kildare 1–202363.83
5 Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 1–182137.00
Niall Finnegan Galway 1–182163.50
7 Ger Heavin Westmeath 2–142036.66
8Dessie Barry Longford 1–161936.33
9 Paul Taylor Sligo 0–171735.66
10 Pádraic Davis Sligo 0–161635.33
Jarlath Fallon Galway 0–161662.66
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Declan Browne Tipperary 1-0710 Clare
Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 0–1010 Tipperary
3 Declan Browne Tipperary 1-069 Limerick
Eddie Lohan Roscommon 1-069 Sligo
Dessie Barry Longford 0-099 Wexford
Declan Browne Tipperary 0-099 Waterford
7 Ger Heavin Westmeath 1-058 Carlow
Declan Darcy Dublin 1-058 Kildare
Ger Heavin Westmeath 1-058 Longford
Colin Kelly Louth 1-058 Wicklow
Paul Taylor Sligo 0-088 Roscommon
Eddie Lohan Roscommon 0-088 Galway
Eddie Lohan Roscommon 0-088 Galway
Pádraic Davis Longford 0-088 Wexford
Declan Smyth Monaghan 0-088 Derry
Pádraic Joyce Galway 0-088 Derry

Roll of Honour