The 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the 137th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887. Thirty one of the thirty two Irish counties take part – Kilkenny will not compete, while London and New York complete the lineup.[1]
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April – 28 July, 2024 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The draws for the championship took place on October 21, 2023.
The championship will work as a two-tier system for the third time, with the Tailteann Cup being the second-tier competition for those that do not qualify for the Sam Maguire Cup competition.[2]
Format edit
Provincial Championships edit
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out.
Group stage format edit
Sixteen teams progress to the All-Ireland Championship round-robin:
- The 4 provincial champions
- The 4 beaten provincial finalists
- The 2023 Tailteann Cup winners (Meath)
- The 7 next-ranked teams, based on final position in the 2024 National Football League
- Position is based on standing after promotion and relegation are applied and after finals are played; therefore, the top two teams in Division 2 outrank the bottom two teams in Division 1, and if the 2nd placed team in Division 2 wins the final, they are ranked above the 1st-place finishers who lost the final.
- If Meath reach the Leinster final, then an 8th team will be chosen based on league position.
The other 17 county teams compete in the 2024 Tailteann Cup.
In the All-Ireland Championship round-robin, 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Each team plays one home, one away and one neutral fixture.
The top three in each group advance to the knockout stages; first-place teams to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, and second- and third-placed teams to the preliminary quarter-finals.[3]
All-Ireland format edit
The four second-placed teams play against the third-placed teams in the preliminary quarter-finals. The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals advance to play the group winners in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out.
Teams edit
General Information edit
Thirty three counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: seven teams in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, eleven teams in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Football Championship and nine teams in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
Personnel and kits edit
Provincial championships edit
Connacht Senior Football Championship edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
 Leitrim
| 0-06 | ||||||||||
 Sligo
| 0-15 | ||||||||||
| Sligo
| 0-14 | ||||||||||
 Galway
| 1-13 | ||||||||||
 London
| 0-09 | ||||||||||
| Galway
| 5-21 | ||||||||||
| Galway
| 0-16 | ||||||||||
 Mayo
| 0-15 | ||||||||||
 New York
| 2-06 | ||||||||||
| Mayo
| 2-21 | ||||||||||
 Roscommon
| 0-13 | ||||||||||
| Mayo
| 1-15 | ||||||||||
In rotation, Galway will play London and Mayo will host New York in the Quarter-finals the other Quarter final will be an open draw between Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon. 1 team will go straight to Semi-final as a bye.
Quarter-finals edit
| 6 April 2024 Quarter-final | London | 0-09 - 5-21 | Galway | Ruislip |
| 15:00 | Points: Gallagher 0-3(3f), Clarke 0-2, Rafter 0-2, Driver 0-1 | Report | Culhane 2-0, Conroy 1-3, D'Arcy 1-2, Sweeney 1-1 Heaney 0-4, Finnerty 0-4(1m), Ó Curraoin 0-4(3f), McHugh 0-1, Daly 0-1, Silke 0-1, Sweeney 0-1 | Stadium: McGovern Park Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo) |
| 7 April 2024 Quarter-final | Leitrim | 0-06 - 0-15 | Sligo | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 15:30 | O'Rourke 0-2, Rooney 0-2, Dolan 0-1, Sweeney 0-1 | Report | Murphy 0-4(4f), Mullen 0-3, Cummins 0-2, Mulligan 0-2, Quinn 0-1, McLoughlin 0-1, Gordon 0-1 | Stadium: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Attendance: 4,117[4] Referee: Keiran Eannetta (Tyrone) |
| 7 April 2024 Quarter-final | New York | 2-06 - 2-21 | Mayo | New York |
| 15:00 EDT (UTC-4) | O"Reilly 1-2(1m), Boyle 1-0, Butler 0-2, Wharton 0-1, Brosnan 0-1 | Report | O'Donoghue 1-13 (9f), O'Connor 1-1(1-0p), Carney 0-2, Durcan 0-1, Boland 0-1, O'Shea 0-1(1f), McHale 0-1, Towey 0-1 | Stadium: Gaelic Park Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) |
Semi-finals edit
| 20 April 2024 Semi-final | Sligo | 0-14 - 1-13 | Galway | Sligo |
| Niall Murphy 0-3 (1f, 1 m'), Patrick O'Connor 0-3, Alan McLoughlin 0-2, Nathan Mullen 0-1, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Sean Carrabine 0-1, Canice Mulligan 0-1, Cian Lally 0-1, Mikey Gordon 0-1 | Report | Robert Finnerty (1-05, 1f), Céin Darcy (0-02), Damien Comer (0-02), Dylan McHugh (0-01), Johnny Heaney (0-01), Shane Walsh (0-01), Kieran Molloy (0-01) | Stadium: Markievicz Park Attendance: 4,597[5] Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) |
| 21 April 2024 Semi-final | Roscommon | 0-13 - 1-15 | Mayo | Roscommon |
| Stadium: Dr Hyde Park Attendance: 13,967 |
Final edit
| 5 May 2024 Final | Galway | 0–16 – 0–15 | Mayo | Galway |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: 19,193 |
Leinster Senior Football Championship edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
 Dublin
| 3-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford
| 3-12 | Meath
| 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meath
| 3-19 | Dublin
| 3-22 | ||||||||||||||||
 Offaly
| 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Laois
| 1-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly
| 2-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin
| 1-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath
| 1-11 |  Louth
| 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow
| 2-09 |  Kildare
| 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow
| 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare
| 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Carlow
| 0-08 | Louth
| 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Wexford
| 4-19 | Louth
| 4-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wexford
| 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Kildare, Louth and Offaly seeded into the Quarter-Finals as they were the previous year's Leinster Senior Football Championship Semi-Finalists
Preliminary round edit
| 7 April 2024 Preliminary round | Longford | 3-12 - 3-19 | Meath | Longford |
| 15:00 | Matthews 1-3 (1f), Hughes 1-2 (2f), Gallagher 1-1(1f), De Reynolds 0-1, Quinn 0-1, Hagan 0-1, Da Reynolds 0-1, Farrell 0-1 | Report | Conlon 1-6, Frayne 1-5 (1-0p, 1f), Morris 0-4, McBride 1-0, Caulfield 0-1, Jones 0-1, Walsh 0-1, Hickey 0-1 | Stadium: Pearse Park Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) |
| 7 April 2024 Preliminary round | Westmeath | 1-11 - 2-09 | Wicklow | Portlaoise |
| 15:30 | Loughlin 0-5 (3f), Lynam 1-0, Forde 0-2 (1f), Heslin 0-2(1f), McCartan 0-1, O'Toole 0-1 | Report | Healy 1-2, JP Nolan 1-2(1 '45), O'Brien 0-3, Quinn 0-2(2f) | Stadium: O'Moore Park Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) |
| 7 April 2024 Preliminary round | Wexford | 4-19 - 0-08 | Carlow | Wexford |
| 14:30 | Rossiter 2-2(1m), S Nolan 1-7(6f, 1m), Bealin 1-0, Brosnan 0-3, Coleman 0-2, O'Grady 0-2, Hughes 0-1, E Nolan 0-1 | Report | Hulton 0-4 (2f), Amond 0-1, Doyle 0-1(1f), Dunphy 0-1, Crowley 0-1 | Stadium: Wexford Park Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) |
Quarter-finals edit
| 13 April 2024 Quarter-final | Laois | 1-08 - 2-13 | Offaly | Portlaoise |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: O'Moore Park |
| 14 April 2024 Quarter-final | Kildare | 0-16 - 1-12 | Wicklow | Portlaoise |
| 13:45 IST (UTC+1) | Stadium: O'Moore Park |
| 14 April 2024 Quarter-final | Louth | 4-10 - 0-15 | Wexford | Portlaoise |
| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Stadium: O'Moore Park |
| 14 April 2024 Quarter-final | Dublin | 3-19 - 0-12 | Meath | Dublin |
| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Croke Park Attendance: 21,445 |
Semi-finals edit
| 28 April 2024 Semi-final | Kildare | 0-13 - 0-17 | Louth | Dublin |
| Stadium: Croke Park Attendance: 21,957 |
| 28 April 2024 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-22 - 0-11 | Offaly | Dublin |
| Report[6] | Stadium: Croke Park Attendance: 21,957 Referee: P Faloon (Down) |
Final edit
| 12 May 2024 Final | Dublin | 1-19 - 2-12 | Louth | Dublin |
| Stadium: Croke Park Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) |
Munster Senior Football Championship edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
 Waterford
| 1-09 | ||||||||||
 Clare
| 2-20 | ||||||||||
| Waterford
| 2-07 | ||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 1-05 | ||||||||||
| Clare
| 1-13 | ||||||||||
| Kerry
| 0-23 | ||||||||||
| Cork
| 3-13 | ||||||||||
| Limerick
| 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Kerry
| 0-18 | ||||||||||
| Cork
| 1-12 | ||||||||||
Kerry and Clare are seeded through to Semi-Finals as they were last years Finalists in the Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals edit
| 7 April 2024 Quarter-final | Waterford | 2-07 - 1-05 | Tipperary | Dungarvan |
| 14:00 | O'Connell 2-3(3f), S Curry 0-3, J Curry 0-1(1f) | Report | Stokes 1-0, Grogan 0-1, Quigley 0-1, McGarry 0-1, Sweenwy 0-1, Doyle 0-1 | Stadium: Fraher Field Attendance: 1,071 Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry) |
| 7 April 2024 Quarter-final | Cork | 3-13 - 0-11 | Limerick | Cork |
| 14:00 | Jones 1-2, Hurley 0-4(3f) Maguire 1-0, Deane 1-0, Fahy 0-2, O'Maholy 0-1, Taylor 0-1, O'Driscoll 0-1, Corbett 0-1, Sherlock 0-1 | Report | Naughton 0-4(1f, 2 '45), Rigter 0-2, T Childs 0-1, Nix 0-1, Nash 0-1(1f), B Childs 0-1, Costello 0-1(1m) | Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) |
Semi-finals edit
| 20 April 2024 Semi-final | Waterford | 1-09 - 2-20 | Clare | Dungarvan |
| Tom O'Connell 1-1 (1f), Alan Dunwoody 0-3 (2fs), Jason Curry 0-2 (1f), Ross Browne 0-1, Robbie McGrath 0-1, Seán Whelan-Barrett 0-1 | Report | Emmet McMahon 1-3 (1f), Mark McInerney 1-2 (1f), Aaron Griffin 0-5, Ciarán Downes 0-4 (1 45'), Darragh Bohannon 0-2, Diarmuid O'Donnell 0-2, Gavin Murray 0-1, Dermot Coughlan 0-1 | Stadium: Fraher Field Attendance: 1,504[7] Referee: David Murnane (Cork |
| 20 April 2024 Semi-final | Kerry | 0-18 - 1-12 | Cork | Killarney |
| Seán O'Shea 0-6 (3fs), David Clifford 0-4 (1f), Tom O’Sullivan 0-3, Dara Moynihan 0-2, Graham O'Sullivan 0-1, Cillian Burke 0-1, Paul Geaney 0-1 | Report | Brian Hurley 0-8 (4fs), Paul Walsh 1-0, Conor Corbett 0-2 (1m), Matty Taylor 0-1, Chris Óg Jones 0-1 | Stadium: Fitzgerald Stadium Attendance: 17,568 Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) |
Final edit
| 5 May 2024 | Clare | 1–13 – 0–23 | Kerry | Ennis |
| 13:45 | Report[8] | Stadium: Cusack Park Attendance: 12,059 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Man of the Match: Tony Brosnan |
Ulster Senior Football Championship edit
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
 Down
| 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Antrim
| 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down
| 2-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Armagh
| 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh
| 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh
| 3-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh
| 0-20 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Donegal
| 0-20 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry
| 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 4-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 0-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan
| 1-12 |  Tyrone
| 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cavan
| 3-12 | Cavan
| 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone
| 1-23* | ||||||||||||||||||
2 teams out of this list are drawn for the Preliminary Round
Preliminary round edit
| 7 April 2024 Preliminary round | Monaghan | 1-12 - 3-12 (15) - (21) | Cavan | Clones |
| 16:00 | Hamill 1-0, Beggan 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), McManus 0-3 (2f), McCarron 0-2(1f), O'Connell 0-1, Garland 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Jones 0-1(1m) | Report | Lynch 1-9 (7f, 1 '45), G Smith 1-1, Faulkner 1-0, O'Connell 0-1, Madden 0-1 | Stadium: St Tiernach's Park Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Pádraig Faulkner (CAV) |
Quarter-finals edit
| 13 April 2024 Quarter-final | Down | 0-13 - 0-09 (13) - (9) | Antrim | Newry |
| Stadium: Páirc Esler |
| 14 April 2024 Quarter-final | Fermanagh | 0-09 - 3-11 (9) - (20) | Armagh | Enniskillen |
| Stadium: Brewster Park |
| 20 April 2024 Quarter-final | Derry | 0-17 - 4-11 (17) - (23) | Donegal | Derry |
| Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 21 April 2024 Quarter-final | Cavan | 3-16 - 1-23 (25) - (26) (a.e.t.) | Tyrone | Cavan |
| Stadium: Breffni Park Attendance: 9,952 |
Semi-final edit
| 27 April 2024 Semi-final | Down | 2-6 - 0-13 (12) - (13) | Armagh | Clones |
| Report | Stadium: St Tiernach's Park |
| 28 April 2024 Semi-final | Donegal | 0-18 - 0-16 (a.e.t.) | Tyrone | Derry |
| Stadium: Celtic Park |
Final edit
| 12 May 2024 Final | Armagh | 0-20 - 0-20 | Donegal | Clones |
| Stadium: St Tiernach's Park Attendance: 28,896 |
Team allocation and draw edit
Team allocation edit
Seven places in the All-Ireland group stage are allocated based on performance in the 2024 National Football League, as detailed below.
| Qualified for round-robin phase | by reaching provincial final | |
| by winning 2023 Tailteann Cup | ||
| based on NFL position | ||
| Compete in 2024 Tailteann Cup | ||
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| NFL champions | Derry
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| NFL finalists | Dublin
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| 3rd Div 1 | Kerry
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| 4th Div 1 | Mayo
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| 5th Div 1 | Tyrone
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| 6th Div 1 | Galway
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| Div 2 champions | Donegal
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| Div 2 finalists | Armagh
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| 7th Div 1 | Roscommon
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| 8th Div 1 | Monaghan
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| 3rd Div 2 | Cavan
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| 4th Div 2 | Cork
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| 5th Div 2 | Meath
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| 6th Div 2 | Louth
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| Div 3 champions | Westmeath
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| Div 3 finalists | Down
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| 7th Div 2 | Fermanagh
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| 8th Div 2 | Kildare
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| 3rd Div 3 | Clare
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| 4th Div 3 | Sligo
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| 5th Div 3 | Antrim
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| 6th Div 3 | Offaly
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| Div 4 champions | Laois
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| Div 4 finalists | Leitrim
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| 7th Div 3 | Wicklow
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| 8th Div 3 | Limerick
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| 3rd Div 4 | Wexford
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| 4th Div 4 | Longford
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| 5th Div 4 | Carlow
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| 6th Div 4 | Tipperary
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| 7th Div 4 | Waterford
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| 8th Div 4 | London
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| Did not enter | New York
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Group stage draw edit
Pot 1 edit
Pot 2 edit
Pot 1 or 2 edit
Pot 3 edit
Pot 4 edit
All-Ireland group stage edit
Group 1 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Galway | Advance to quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Armagh | Advance to preliminary quarter-final | ||||||||
| 3 | Derry | |||||||||
| 4 | Westmeath |
Round 1 edit
Galway v Derry
Armagh v Westmeath
Group 2 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dublin | Advance to quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Mayo | Advance to preliminary quarter-final | ||||||||
| 3 | Roscommon | |||||||||
| 4 | Cavan |
Round 1 edit
Dublin v Roscommon
Mayo v Cavan
Group 3 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Donegal | Advance to quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Clare | Advance to preliminary quarter-final | ||||||||
| 3 | Tyrone | |||||||||
| 4 | Cork |
Round 1 edit
Donegal v Tyrone
Clare v Cork
Group 4 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerry | Advance to quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Louth | Advance to preliminary quarter-final | ||||||||
| 3 | Monaghan | |||||||||
| 4 | Meath |
Round 1 edit
Kerry v Monaghan
Louth v Meath
All-Ireland knockout stage edit
All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals edit
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All-Ireland quarter-finals edit
| Quarter-final | v |
| Quarter-final | v |
| Quarter-final | v |
| Quarter-final | v |
All-Ireland semi-finals edit
| Semi-final | v | Dublin | ||
| Stadium: Croke Park |
| Semi-final | v | Dublin | ||
| Stadium: Croke Park |
All-Ireland final edit
| 28 July 2024 Final | v | Dublin | ||
| Stadium: Croke Park |
Stadia and locations edit
Championship statistics edit
Top scorers edit
Overall edit
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In a single game edit
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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| 1 | Ryan O'Donoghue | Mayo | 1-13 | 16 | New York |
| 2 | Paddy Lynch | Cavan | 1-09 | 12 | Monaghan |
| 3 | Sean Nolan | Wexford | 1-07 | 10 | Carlow |
| 3 | Sam Mulroy | Louth | 2-04 | 10 | Wexford |
| 3 | Tom O'Connell | Waterford | 2-03 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Sean O'Shea | Kerry | 0-09 | 09 | Clare |
| 4 | James Conlon | Meath | 1-06 | 09 | Longford |
| 4 | Paul Mannion | Dublin | 1-06 | 09 | Meath |
| 8 | Mark Rossiter | Wexford | 2-02 | 08 | Carlow |
| 8 | Robert Finnerty | Galway | 0-08 | 08 | Mayo |
Scoring events edit
Does not include after extra-time.
- Widest winning margin: 27 points
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Most points in a match: 36
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Most points by one team in a match: 23
- Highest aggregate score: 49 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 21 points
Miscellaneous edit
- Sligo and Leitrim meet in the Connacht Championship for the first time since 2011.
- Waterford beat Tipperary for the first time since 1988 and have their first win in the Munster SFC since 2010.[9]
- Dublin and Offaly meet in the Leinster championship for the first time since 2007.
- Clare appear in consecutive Munster finals for the first time since 1937.
- Ennis hosted the Munster SFC final for the first time since 1919.
- Louth appear in consecutive Leinster finals for the since 1958.
- Galway win the Connacht title third year running for the first time since 1982–84.
- Dublin make a 14th Leinster title in a row.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Kildare's usual home venue, St. Conleth's Park in Newbridge, is under redevelopment.
References edit
- ^ "2023 Football Championship draw: Connacht big guns in same half | Tyrone paired with Monaghan". Sky Sports.
- ^ Culhane, Darragh (15 October 2022). "All-Ireland Football Championship 2023 draw recap: Provincial draws made". Irish Mirror.
- ^ "GAA votes to restructure All-Ireland Football Championship: 'Green proposal' receives significant majority". Sky Sports.
- ^ "'It will be a home game. That's what we are expecting' – Sligo turn attention to Galway semi-final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Robert Finnerty strikes late to save Galway from shock exit at the hands of Sligo". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Dublin boss Dessie Farrell says 2023 level 'will not be good enough this year'". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Clare ease past Waterford to book place in Munster final". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "O'Shea kicks 0-9 as Kerry seal Munster football four-in-a-row in Ennis". the42. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Waterford rewrite history books with unlikely comeback victory over Tipperary". Irish Examiner. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.