1988 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1988 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.

1988 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersMeath (4th win)
CaptainJohn McEnroe
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterMeath
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
1987
1989

Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Meath in the All-Ireland home final.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 9 October 1988 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and London, in what was their fourth meeting in the final and a first in 26 years. Meath won the match by 1-10 to 0-03 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1962.[3][4]

Results

All-Ireland home final

2 July 1988 Home final Meath 1-09 - 1-05 Cork O'Moore Park

All-Ireland final

8 October 1988 Final Meath 0-14 - 0-03 London Croke Park

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Meath profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "9th October 1988: A great day for Meath football". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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