Championship details | |
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Dates | 3 May 1998 – 27 September 1998 |
Teams | 32 |
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 played | 36 |
Goals total | 61 (1.69 per game) |
Points total | 860 (23.89 per game) |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() ![]() |
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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.
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.
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.
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 0–1 | P Taylor 0–6, S Davey 1–1, B Walsh 0–3, K Killeen 0–2, B Kilcoyne, N Clancy, G McGowan 0–1 each | Attendance: 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 each | T Grehan 1–2, E Lohan 0–5, N Dineen, L Dowd, T Ryan 0–2 each | Attendance: 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 each | E Lohan 0–8, F O'Donnell, T Grehan, L Dowd 0–1 each | Attendance: 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 each | M 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 each | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: S Prior (Leitrim) |
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 each | D Coffey 1–3, C Daye, S Byrne 0–2 each, R Coffey, K O'Brien, K Byrne, J Behan 0–1 each | Referee: 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 each | T Cleary 0–5, G Heavin 0–4, P Conway 0–3, M Staunton 0–2, K Lyons 0–1 | Attendance: 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 each | P Graven 0–4, N Buckley, E McCormack, K Dwyer 0–2 each | Attendance: 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 each | S White 1–3, C O'Hanlon 0–3, C Kelly 0–2, G Curran, A Hoey, A Rooney 0–1 each | Referee: 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 each | S Kelly 0–3, M Lawlor 0–2, D Conroy, D Lawlor, C Conway 0–1 each | Referee: P McGann (Westmeath) |
Final
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 0–1 | M Daly 0–3, P Hehir 0–3, M Hynes, J Enright, G Keane 0–2 each | Attendance: 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 0–1 | J Kavanagh 0–6, A O'Regan 1–1, A Dorgan, L Tompkins, T Davis, C O'Sullivan 0–1 each | Attendance: 43,994 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary) |
Final
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 each | D Smith 0–8, D Freeman 0–2, M Daly 0–1 | Referee: 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 each | Raymond Gallagher, Rory Gallagher 0–4 each, C Donnelly, C Curran, R Johnson 0–1 each | Referee: 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 0–1 | D Marsden 0–7, C O'Rourke 0–3, O McConville, G Houlihan 0–2 each, P McGrane, P McKeever 0–1 each | Attendance: 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 each | D Dougan 2–0, J Brolly, S Downey 0–4 each, E Burns, G Magill 0–2 each, E Muldoon 0–1 | Attendance: 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 each | T Boyle 0–3, D Devenney 0–2, J Duffey, A Sweeney, N Hegarty 0–1 each | Referee: J Curran (County Tyrone) |
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 each | Attendance: 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 each | Attendance: 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 0–1 | D Earley 1–1, P Brennan 0–3, E McCormack, K O'Dwyer 0–2 each, D Kerrigan, N Buckley 0–1 each | Attendance: 65,886 Referee: J Bannon (Longford) |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 2–29 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
2 | Eddie Lohan | Roscommon | 1–27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
3 | Pádraic Joyce | Galway | 1–24 | 27 | 6 | 4.50 |
4 | Pádraic Graven | Kildare | 1–20 | 23 | 6 | 3.83 |
5 | Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 1–18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
Niall Finnegan | Galway | 1–18 | 21 | 6 | 3.50 | |
7 | Ger Heavin | Westmeath | 2–14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
8 | Dessie Barry | Longford | 1–16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
9 | Paul Taylor | Sligo | 0–17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
10 | Pádraic Davis | Sligo | 0–16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Jarlath Fallon | Galway | 0–16 | 16 | 6 | 2.66 |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 1-07 | 10 | Clare |
Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 0–10 | 10 | Tipperary | |
3 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick |
Eddie Lohan | Roscommon | 1-06 | 9 | Sligo | |
Dessie Barry | Longford | 0-09 | 9 | Wexford | |
Declan Browne | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9 | Waterford | |
7 | Ger Heavin | Westmeath | 1-05 | 8 | Carlow |
Declan Darcy | Dublin | 1-05 | 8 | Kildare | |
Ger Heavin | Westmeath | 1-05 | 8 | Longford | |
Colin Kelly | Louth | 1-05 | 8 | Wicklow | |
Paul Taylor | Sligo | 0-08 | 8 | Roscommon | |
Eddie Lohan | Roscommon | 0-08 | 8 | Galway | |
Eddie Lohan | Roscommon | 0-08 | 8 | Galway | |
Pádraic Davis | Longford | 0-08 | 8 | Wexford | |
Declan Smyth | Monaghan | 0-08 | 8 | Derry | |
Pádraic Joyce | Galway | 0-08 | 8 | Derry |