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Football championship

1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (4th win)
CaptainP. J. Walsh
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot played
ConnachtNot played
Championship statistics
1896 1898

The 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 11th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. The Munster final saw Cork ending Limerick's All Ireland title. Dublin were the winners.

Results

Leinster

Dublin0-14 – 0-1Kilkenny
Carlow
WestmeathLost – WonWicklow

OffalyLost – WonWicklow
Jones's Road, Dublin
Kildare2-17 – 0-9Laois
Jones's Road, Dublin
Kildare0-2 – 2-5Dublin
Jones's Road, Dublin
Meath0-3 – 1-7Louth
Balbriggan
Wexford2-24 – 0-5Carlow
Jones's Road, Dublin
Wexford1-7 – 1-5Dublin
Jones's Road, Dublin
Wexford0-9 – 0-10Dublin
Jones's Road, Dublin
Wicklow1-6 – 1-4Louth
Jones's Road, Dublin
Dublin1-9 – 0-3Wicklow
Jones's Road, Dublin

Munster

TipperaryWin – LostKerry
Mallow
Cork1-5 – 1-4Waterford
Dungarvan
Cork0-5 – 1-0Tipperary
Cork ParkReferee: J. Wall (Waterford)
Clare1-1 – 0-9Limerick
Limerick
Cork0-5 – 0-3Limerick
Tipperary

All-Ireland final

Main article: 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin2-6 – 0-2Cork
Jones's Road, DublinAttendance: 4,000Referee: Spencer Lyons (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Dublin begin their 1st All Ireland triple and the first county ever to do it.
  • Wicklow's only appearance in a Leinster final.

Roll of Honour

  • Dublin - 4 (1897)
  • Tipperary - 2 (1895)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)
  • Cork - 1 (1890)
  • Wexford - 1 (1893)

References

  1. "Football Results 1887 - 1910 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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