All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
Code	Gaelic football
Founded	1990
Abolished	2000
Region	Ireland (GAA)
No. of teams	8–16
Last Title holders	Fermanagh (2nd title)
First winner	Leitrim
Most titles	Fermanagh (2 titles)

The All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was a Gaelic football competition held between 1990 and 2000 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was contested by those county teams which were typically defeated in the early rounds of their provincial championships in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

The championship was first contested in 1990, when Leitrim became the inaugural winner.

Designed to improve the standard of football in counties which were not as strong as others, ^[1] the competition was held for the last time in 2000, as a result of the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers for the 2001 football championship. This new qualifier system gave each defeated county a second chance via the "back-door", after losing in the provincial championships.

Format

The championship was played on a straight knockout basis, typically starting in October each year alongside the National League fixtures, then concluding in November or December.

Roll of honour

By county

County	Title(s)	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Fermanagh	2	2	1996, 2000	1998, 1999
Clare	1	1	1991	1997
Wicklow	1	1	1992	2000
Antrim	1	1	1999	1992
Leitrim	1	0	1990	—
Laois	1	0	1993	—
Carlow	1	0	1994	—
Tipperary	1	0	1995	—
Louth	1	0	1997	—
Monaghan	1	0	1998	—

By province

Province	Titles	Runners-up	Total
Leinster	4	5	9
Ulster	4	3	7
Munster	2	1	3
Connacht	1	2	3

List of Finals

List of Senior B finals

Year	Date	Winners		Runners-up		Venue	Winning Margin	Winning Captain	Winning Manager
		County	Score	County	Score
2000 [2]	19 November	Fermanagh	3-15	Wicklow	2-06	Páirc Tailteann	12	Tom Brewster	John Maughan
1999 [3]	5 December	Antrim	2-10	Fermanagh	1-10	Casement Park	3	Anto Finnegan	Brian White
1998 [4]	22 November	Monaghan	2-11	Fermanagh	0-13	Scotstown	4	Edwin Murphy	Éamonn McEneaney
1997 [5]	9 November	Louth	1-11	Clare	1-08	Duggan Park	3	Gareth O'Neill	Paddy Clarke
1996 [6]	8 December	Fermanagh	0-12	Longford	0-09*	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	3	Cormac McAdam	Pat King
1995 [7]	27 August	Tipperary	2-12	Longford	2-05	St Brendan's Park, Birr	7	Philly Ryan	Séamus McCarthy
1994 [8]	20 November	Carlow	2-10	Westmeath	1-11	O'Connor Park	2	Hughie Brennan	Bobby Miller
1993 [9]	14 November	Laois	0-17	Sligo	0-05	Pearse Park	12	Denis Lalor	Colm Browne
1992 [10]	6 December	Wicklow	1-05	Antrim	0-04	Páirc Tailteann	4	Kevin O'Brien	Niall Rennick
1991 [11]	17 November	Clare	1-12	Longford	0-09**	Duggan Park	6	Gerry Killeen	John Maughan
1990 [12]	11 November	Leitrim	2-11	Sligo	0-02	Dr Hyde Park	15	Mickey Quinn	P.J. Carroll

Notes

* Replay | ** AET

See also

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
• Tommy Murphy Cup (2004–2008)
• Tailteann Cup (2022–present)

References

1. "Waiting on Death Row". Irish Independent . 17 February 2001.
2. "Maughan's Fermanagh out of the traps early". Irish Times . 20 November 2000.
3. "Antrim revel in rare win". Irish Times . 6 December 1999.
4. "Monaghan take title". Irish Times . 23 November 1998.
5. "Louth's forwards in control". Irish Times . 10 November 1997.
6. "Fermanagh build a base and make their case". Irish Times . 9 December 1996.
7. "Offaly's Dooley switches places". Irish Times . 28 August 1995.
8. "Late surge not enough to deny Carlow". Irish Times . 21 November 1994.
9. "Gulf in class between best and the rest". Irish Times . 15 November 1993.
10. "Wicklow overcome weather and Antrim". Irish Times . 7 December 1992.
11. "Clare overjoyed by first senior title". Irish Times . 18 November 1991.
12. "Leitrim's long wait ends with defeat of Sligo". Irish Times . 12 November 1990.