This is a list of Gaelic footballers who have played on a losing team in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Losing teams receive runners-up medals.
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This list only includes (1) footballers whose medal(s) resulted from being on the field of play in a final; and (2) footballers who did not or have not won a winners' medal in a prior or later final. Players are organised by year of first medal, then number of medals, then surname.
Enda Muldoon is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team and has won an Ulster Senior Football Championship and two National League titles with the county, as well as Ulster Minor, Ulster Under 21 and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships. He also won an All Star Award for his performances in the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
The Mayo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Mayo GAA between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Mayo. The winner of the Mayo Championship qualifies to represent the county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Events from the year 2009 in Ireland.
This is a summary of 2010 in Ireland.
Jonathan Mullin is an Irish journalist, former footballer and coach. He is current editor of the Irish version of the Racing Post. He was previously Gaelic Games Correspondent for RTÉ Television News, the first person to hold this role. Mullin has worked for several local and national publications, including as one of the first journalists with both The Athlone Voice and the Irish Daily Mail. His specific interests are horse racing and Gaelic games.
Adrian Freeman was an Irish sportsman from Tooreen, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo. He played Gaelic football and hurling.
The 2010 All-Ireland Football Final was the 123rd event of its kind. The last football match of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, it was played between Cork and Down on 19 September 2010 in Croke Park, Dublin.
The 2011 All-Ireland Football Final was the 124th event of its kind. It was the culmination of Gaelic football's premier competition, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, and was played between Kerry and Dublin on 18 September 2011 at Croke Park, Dublin.
The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 110th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 121st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Billy O'Shea was a Gaelic footballer from Killorglin, County Kerry. He played with the Kerry intercounty team at all levels during the 1990s and with his club Laune Rangers.
The 2012 All-Ireland Football Final, the 125th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park, Dublin, on 23 September 2012. Donegal and Mayo, widely considered "one of the most novel final pairings of all time", met to decide the destination of the Sam Maguire Cup, with Donegal ultimately emerging victorious as Mayo were yet again undone by "the curse".
Colin Forde is an Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football with Killererin, and was a member of the Galway senior football team from 2011 to 2015.
Events during the year 2012 in Ireland.
Pat Shovelin was a Gaelic football coach from Ardara, County Donegal. He was the goalkeeping coach for the Donegal county football team. He represented Ardara, his local club. Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and are All-Ireland Champions, the highest achievement in the sport of Gaelic football.
The 2014 All-Ireland Football Final, the culmination of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 21 September 2014. Ulster champions Donegal, last champions in 2012 took on Munster champions Kerry, last champions in 2009.