1889 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
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The 1889 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the third staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. 1887 All Ireland champions Limerick were not part of the Munster championship. Tipperary were the champions.
Format
Only two provincial championship were played: Leinster and Munster. The winners met in the All-Ireland final.
Representative clubs
From 1887 until 1891 the club champions represented the whole county.
| County | Club |
|---|---|
| Cork | Midleton |
| Kerry | Laune Rangers |
| Louth | Newtown Blues |
| Laois (Queen's County) | Maryborough |
| Tipperary | Bohercrowe |
Results
Leinster
The WicklowâLaois game was later ordered to be played again, and so the final had to be played again as well.
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Munster
Final
Statistics
- Tipperary win the first All-Ireland title.