| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kildare (4th win) |
| Captain | Bill 'Squires' Gannon |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cavan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Sligo |
| Championship statistics | |
| ← 1927 1929 → | |
The 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 42nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kildare were the winners.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
| Leitrim | 1-0 – 1-0 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Leitrim | 0-7 – 0-3 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo | 1-5 – 0-3 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| J Forde (1-0). |
| Sligo | 1-5 – 0-2 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 1-4 – 0-6 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| JJ Walsh (0-2), G Courell (0-3, two frees). |
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-Final| Wexford | 7-7 – 3-4 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
Quarter-Final
| Longford | 3-4 – 0-11 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
Quarter-Final
| Dublin | 0-5 – 0-3 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
Quarter-Final
| Kildare | 0-4 – 1-0 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| A. O'Neill, J. Loughlin, F. Malone, T. Keogh 0-1 each | Report | J. Brown 1-0 |
Semi-Final
| Kildare | 3-6 – 0-2 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| P Ryan 2-1; P Pringle 1-0; P. Martin 0-2; J Curtis, P Loughlin, Keogh 0-1 each | Report | M. Deane 0-2 |
Semi-Final
| Dublin | 3-3 – 0-4 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Kildare | 0-10 – 1-6 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Doyle (0-2f) and Paddy Loughlin 0-3 each, Joe Curtis 0-2, Paddy Martin and Tom Keogh 0-1 each | Report | M Durnin 1-0, Joe Synott 0-3, Jack Reilly, Joe Stynes, Mick O'Brien 0-1 each |
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-Final| Kerry | 3-4 – 0-5 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| J O'Connor 1-0, P Russell 0-3, P Whitty 0-1 |
Semi-Final
| Tipperary | 1-7 – 2-3 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| J J Sheehy 1-2, N Sweeney 1-0, P Russell 0-1 |
Final
| Cork | 4-3 – 0-4 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Tyrone | 7-3 – 2-3 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
| Monaghan | 3-5 – 1-3 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 6-3 – 1-7 | Fermanagh |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 1-5 – 0-2 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 0-4 – 0-1 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 4-3 – 0-4 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 2-6 – 1-4 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Cavan | 2-5 – 0-4 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 3-7 – 0-2 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| W.Mangan 3-0, P.Doyle 0-5, J.Curtis, P.Loughlin 0-1. |
Main article: 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
| Kildare | 2-6 – 2-5 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| P.Doyle 0-5, W.Mangan, P.Loughlin 1-0, T.Keogh 0-1. |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Cork win the Munster title for the first time since 1916.
- Sligo win the Connacht title for the first time ever.
- Kildare are All Ireland champions for the second year in a row.
Roll of Honour
- Dublin - 14 (1923)
- Kerry - 7 (1926)
- Wexford - 5 (1918)
- Kildare - 4 (1928)
- Tipperary - 4 (1920)
- Limerick - 2 (1896)
- Cork - 2 (1911)
- Louth - 2 (1912)
- Galway - 1 (1925)
References
- "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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External links
Beaten By A Point (1928) on YouTube, a British Pathé newsreel of the Kildare-Dublin Leinster final
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