1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 22nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin won their eleventh All-Ireland title.[1][2][3]

1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (11th win)
CaptainDave Kelleher
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLondon
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
1907
1909

Format

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The four provincial championships were played as usual; the four champions joined London in the All-Ireland championship.

Results

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Leitrim0-1 – 0-5Sligo

Mayo1-6 – 1-3Sligo

RoscommonW – LGalway

Mayo2-5 – 0-4Roscommon
Laois2-9 – 0-9Wexford

Louth2-7 – 1-10Kilkenny

Louth0-11 – 0-6Kilkenny

Dublin0-0 – 0-0Meath

Dublin1-9 – 0-1Meath

Offaly0-0 – 0-0Kildare

Offaly0-1 – 2-13Kildare
Referee: D McCarthy

Dublin0-13 – 0-7Laois

Louth0-5 – 0-5Kildare

Louth1-5 – 1-6Kildare

Dublin1-7 – 0-3Kildare
Attendance: 4,000
Cork0-16 – 0-3Limerick

Waterford0-13 – 2-4Tipperary
Referee: D. Rounghan (L)

Kerry1-8 – 0-3Clare

Cork1-5 – 1-7Waterford

Kerry0-7 – 0-2Waterford
Cavan0-3 – 0-2Antrim

An objection was made and a replay ordered.


Cavan2-4 – 0-4Antrim
Kerry2-4 – 0-1
Unfinished
Mayo

Dublin1-8 – 0-2Antrim

Dublin0-10 – 0-3Kerry

Dublin1-10 – 0-4London
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: M Conroy (Dublin)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Dublin win a 10th All Ireland in 17 years a 2nd 3 in a row in history.

Roll of Honour

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  • Dublin - 11 (1908)
  • Tipperary - 3 (1900)
  • Kerry - 2 (1904)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)
  • Kildare - 1 (1905)
  • Cork - 1 (1890)
  • Wexford - 1 (1893)


References

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  1. ^ "Football Results 1887 - 1910 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 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)