1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	May - 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)
Player of the Year	Michael Donnellan
← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 112th edition of the GAA's premier gaelic football competition. It was played from May to September 1998. Galway's victory marked the first time in 32 years the Sam Maguire Cup returned to the county and the province of Connacht. Their classy performance against Kildare who defeated the 1995 champions Dublin, the 1996 champions Meath in Leinster and the 1997 winners Kerry, ensured their eighth All-Ireland triumph.

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

Galway v Mayo

24 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Galway	1-13 - 2-06	Mayo

McHale Park, Castlebar

Sligo v London

31 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Sligo	0-14 - 1-07	London

Ruislip, London

Galway v Leitrim

14 June 1998
Semi-Final

Galway	1-16 - 0-05	Leitrim

Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick On Shannon

Sligo v Roscommon

28 June 1998
Semi-Final

Sligo	1-15 - 2-12	Roscommon
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	Report	E. Lohan 1-6, N. Dineen 1-1, L. Dowd, M. Ryan 0-2 each, G. Keane 0-1

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: S. Prior (Leitrim)

Sligo v Roscommon

6 July 1998
Semi-Final Replay

Sligo	0-15 - 1-13	Roscommon
P. Taylor 0-8, K. Killeen 0-3, S. Davey 0-2, B. Walsh, C. O'Meara 0-1 each	Report	T. Grehan 1-2, E. Lohan 0-5, N. Dineen, L. Dowd, T. Ryan 0-2 each

Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee: S. Prior (Leitrim)

Galway v Roscommon

19 July 1998
Final

Galway	0-11 - 0-11	Roscommon
P. Joyce, N. Finnegan 0-3 each, J. Fallon 0-2, S. O Domhnaill, D. Meehan, T. Joyce 0-1 each	Report	E. Lohan 0-8, F. O'Donnell, T. Grehan, L. Dowd 0-1 each

St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
Referee: S. Prior (Leitrim)

Galway v Roscommon

2 August 1998
Final Replay

Galway	1-17 - 0-17 AET	Roscommon
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	Report	E. Lohan 0-8, N. Dineen 0-3, F. O'Donnell, T. Grehan 0-2 each, L. Dowd, V. Glennon 0-1 each

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: S. Prior (Leitrim)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Round robin stage

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Scores for	Scores against	Points
1	Westmeath	3	3	0	7-46	0-35	5
2	Longford	3	2	1	2-45	6-27	4
3	Wexford	3	1	2	7-27	3-29	3
4	Carlow	1	0	3	2-5	3-37	0

Westmeath v Carlow

3 May 1998
1st Round

Westmeath	1-18 - 2-05	Carlow

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Longford v Wexford

3 May 1998
1st Round

Longford	1-16 - 2-13	Wexford

Enniscorthy

Longford v Wexford

10 May 1998
1st Round Replay

Longford	0-16 - 2-07	Wexford

Pearse Park, Longford

Westmeath v Wexford

10 May 1998
2nd Round

Westmeath	3-14 - 3-07	Wexford

Pearse Park, Longford

Westmeath v Longford

17 May 1998
3rd Round

Westmeath	3-14 - 1-13	Longford

Pearse Park, Longford

Westmeath qualify as 8th team for the Leinster Championship

Knockout stage

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Dublin

1-08

Kildare

0-12

Kildare

2-13

Westmeath

0-15

Laois

0-08

Laois

1-15

Kildare

1-12

Offaly

0-07

Meath

0-10

Meath

3-10

Meath

0-15

Wicklow

1-11

Louth

Louth

3-14

Meath v Offaly

24 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Meath	3-10 - 0-07	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 48856
Referee: Pat Casserley

Louth v Wicklow

31 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Louth	3-14 - 1-11	Wicklow
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	Report	D. Coffey 1-3, C. Daye, S. Byrne 0-2 each, R. Coffey, K. O'Brien, K. Byrne, J. Behan 0-1 each

Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

Laois v Westmeath

7 June 1998
Quarter-Final

Laois	1-15 - 0-15	Westmeath
S. Kelly 1-2, I. Fitzgerald, M. Lawlor 0-4 each, C. Parkinson 0-2, T. Maher, C. Conway, B. McDonald 0-1 each	Report	T. Cleary 0-5, G. Heavin 0-4, P. Conway 0-3, M. Staunton 0-2, K. Lyons 0-1

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,058
Referee: S. McCormack (Meath)

Dublin v Kildare

7 June 1998
Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-10 - 0-10	Kildare
D Darcy 0-4, J Gavin 0-2, D Farrell, D Harrington, B Stynes, J Sherlock 0-1 each	Report	P Graven 0-4, N Buckley, E McCormack, K Dwyer 0-2 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,058
Referee: B. White (Wexford)

Kildare v Dublin

21 June 1998
Quarter-Final Replay

Kildare	0-12 - 1-08	Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

Meath v Louth

28 June 1998
Semi-Final

Meath	0-15 - 1-11	Louth
T. Dowd 0-5, G. Geraghty 0-3, T. Giles 0-3, J. McGuinness, R. Magee, B. Reilly, H. Traynor 0-1 each	Report	S. White 1-3, C. O'Hanlon 0-3, C. Kelly 0-2, G. Curran, A. Hoey, A. Rooney 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: B. White (Wexford)

Kildare v Laois

19 July 1998
Semi-Final

Kildare	2-13 - 0-08	Laois
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	Report	S. Kelly 0-3, M. Lawlor 0-2, D. Conroy, D. Lawlor, C. Conway 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. McGann (Westmeath)

Kildare v Meath

2 August 1998
Final

Kildare	1-12 - 0-10	Meath
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 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 62,504
Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Round 1

Quarter Finals

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

Tipperary v Limerick

10 May 1998
1st Round

Tipperary	1-13 - 1-12	Limerick

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Ml. O' Coileain ( C )

Tipperary v Waterford

30 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Tipperary	1-16 - 0-07	Waterford

Ned Hall Park,, Clonmel
Referee: M. O'Sullivan (K)

Tipperary v Clare

28 June 1998
Semi-Final

Tipperary	1-16 - 0-12	Clare
D. Browne 1-7, P. Lambert 0-3, B. Cummins 0-3, J. Williams 0-2, D. Foley 0-1	Report	M. Daly 0-3, P. Hehir 0-3, M. Hynes, J. Enright, G. Keane 0-2 each

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: N. Barrett (Cork)

Kerry v Cork

5 July 1998
Semi-Final

Kerry	1-14 - 1-11	Cork
M. Fitzgerald 1-4, J. Crowley 0-5, M.F. Russell 0-4, D. O´ Cinnéide 0-1	Report	J. Kavanagh 0-6, A. O'Regan 1-1, A. Dorgan, L. Tompkins, A. Davis, C. O'Sullivan 0-1 each

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 43,994
Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

Kerry v Tipperary

2 August 1998
Final

Kerry	0-17 - 1-10	Tipperary
M Fitzgerald 0-10, P Laide, D O´Cinneide 0-2 each, D Daly, MF Russell, J Crowley 0-1 each	Report	D Browne 0-7, J Williams 1-0, B Cummins, D Foley, C McGrath 0-1 each

Semple Stadium, Thurles
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

Down v Tyrone

17 May 1998
Preliminary Round

Down	0-15 - 2-07	Tyrone

Healy Park, Omagh

Antrim v Donegal

24 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Antrim	0-11 - 1-11	Donegal

Casement Park, Belfast

Derry v Monaghan

31 May 1998
Quarter-Final

Derry	3-13 - 0-11	Monaghan
E. Burns 1-3, G. Magill, J. Cassidy 1-1 each, J. Brolly, D. Doogan 0-4 each	Report	D. Smith 0-8, D. Freeman 0-2, M. Daly 0-1

Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: M. McGrath (Donegal)

Cavan v Fermanagh

7 June 1998
Quarter-Final

Cavan	0-13 - 0-11	Fermanagh
D. McCabe, L. Reilly 0-4 each, R. Carolan 0-3, M. Leddy, M. Graham 0-1 each	Report	Raymond Gallagher, Rory Gallagher 0-4 each, C. Donnelly, C. Curran, R. Johnson 0-1 each

Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: B. Gorman (Armagh)

Down v Armagh

14 June 1998
Quarter-Final

Down	0-11 - 0-16	Armagh
D. Dougan 2-0, J. Brolly, S. Downey 0-4 each, E. Burns, G. Magill 0-2 each, E. Muldoon 0-1	Report	D. Marsden 0-7, C. O'Rourke 0-3, O. McConville, G. Houlihan 0-2 each, P. McGrane, P. McKeever 0-1 each

St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: M. McBrien (Fermanagh)

Cavan v Donegal

21 June 1998
Semi-Final

Cavan	0-13 - 0-15	Donegal

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Derry v Armagh

28 June 1998
Semi-Final

Derry	2-13 - 0-12	Armagh
D. Dougan 2-0, J. Brolly, S. Downey 0-4 each, E. Burns, G. Magill 0-2 each, E. Muldoon 0-1	Report	P. McKeever, O. McConville 0-4 each, D. Marsden 0-2, G. Houlihan, J. McNulty 0-1 each

Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: P. McEneaney (Monaghan)

Derry v Donegal

19 July 1998
Final

Derry	1-07 - 0-08	Donegal
J Brolly 1-2, G Magill 0-2, E Burns, D Dougan, J Cassidy 0-1 each	Report	T Boyle 0-3, D Devenney 0-2, J Duffey, A Sweeney, N Hegarty 0-1 each

St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: J. Curran (Tyrone)

All-Ireland series

Semi-finals		Final


Kildare	1-13

Kerry	1-09
		Kildare	1-10

		Galway	1-14
Galway	0-16

Derry	1-08

Semi-finals

Derry v Galway

23 August 1998
Semi-Final

Derry	1-09 - 0-16	Galway
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. O´ Domhnaill 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,569
Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

Kildare v Kerry

30 August 1998
Semi-Final

Kildare	0-13 - 1-09	Kerry
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. O´ Cinnéide 0-2, D. Daly, M.F. Russell, J. Crowley 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 65,002
Referee: M. Curley (Galway)

Final

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Galway v Kildare

27 September 1998
Final

Galway	1-14 - 1-10	Kildare
P. Joyce 1-2, N. Finnegan 0-4, J. Fallon 0-3, M. Donnellan, S. O´g d Paor 0-2 each, S. O´ Domhnaill 0-1	Report	D. Earley 1-1, P. Brennan 0-3, E. McCormack, K. O'Dwyer 0-2 each, D. Kerrigan, N. Buckley 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 65,886
Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

Kildare were marginal favourites to take the title after dethroning reigning champions Kerry in a tight and close game. As well as dethroning the reigning champions, Kildare had also defeated Meath and Dublin, the 1996 and 1995 champions respectively. Galway were never in danger of losing against Derry in the semi-final and won by 5 points in the end victory.

Like in their semi-final against Derry, Galway started well and had three unanswered points on the board by the 13th minute, one of which saw Michael Donnellan race towards the Kildare at great speed before taking his point. Kildare got their first score through Eddie McCormack In the 20th minute, Kildare took the lead, after Dermot Earley scored a goal.

In response, Michael Donnellan galvanised his team with a moment of GAA magic. From his own defence, he proceeded to charge up the field at lightning pace, exchanging a pass with Kevin Walsh in midfield. The ball found its way to Seán Óg De Paor who finished the move with a well-taken point. It was a score that quelled a potential run of scores for the Lilywhites. At the interval, the score was 1-05 to 0-05 in favour of Kildare.

After the restart, Ja Fallon sniped a point off the arrears before Pádraic Joyce struck with a wonderful goal where he rounded goalkeeper Christy Byrne before finishing in front of an empty net. Galway had regained the lead and would never surrender it until the final whistle. By 50th minute, it was 1-11 to 1-06 to Galway. Kildare managed to cut the lead to three before injury time but Galway had the final score, courtesy of De Paor to give them their first title in 32 years.

Galway Maroon and White Shirts/White Shorts/Maroon Socks	1-14 - 1-10 (final score after 70 minutes)	Kildare White shirts/White shorts/White socks
Manager: John O'Mahony Team: Martin McNamara (GK) Tomás Meehan Gary Fahey Tomás Mannion Ray Silke (Capt.) John Divilly Seán Óg De Paor Kevin Walsh Seán Ó Domhnaill Michael Donnellan Ja Fallon Shay Walsh Derek Savage Pádraic Joyce Niall Finnegan Substitutes: Paul Clancy	Half-time: 0-05 - 1-05 Competition: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 15.30 BST Sunday, September 27, 1998 Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 65,886 Referee: John Bannon Match rules: 70 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 3 substitutions.	Manager: Mick O'Dwyer Team: Christy Byrne (GK) Brian Lacey Davy Dalton Ken Doyle Anthony Rainbow Glen Ryan John Finn Niall Buckley Willie McCreery Eddie McCormack Declan Kerrigan Dermot Earley Martin Lynch Karl O'Dwyer Padraig Graven

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Connacht Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Ulster Championship

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Galway won the All Ireland title for 1st in 32 years.
Kildare end a 42 wait to become Leinster Champions.

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