1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 104th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

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1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date15 September 1991
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchJames McCartan
RefereeSéamus Prior (Leitrim)[1]
Attendance64,500
WeatherSunny
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Match

Summary

Meath had beaten Dublin in the famous four-game saga, but Down stormed into an 11-point lead and Meath's rally was too little, too late.[2]

This was Down's fourth appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final, and their fourth win from four.[3][4][5]

Details

More information Down, 1–16 – 1–14 ...
Down1–16 – 1–14Meath
Ross Carr 0–5 (0–4f), Gary Mason 0–4 (0–3f), Barry Breen 1–0, James McCartan 0–3, Éamonn Burns 0–2, Mickey Linden 0–1, Greg Blaney 0–1 Bernard Flynn 0–6, Brian Stafford 0–5 (0–4f), Liam Hayes 1–1, Colm O'Rourke 0–1, David Beggy 0–1
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Attendance: 64,500
Referee: Séamus Prior (Leitrim)
Down
Meath
1Neil Collins
2Brendan McKernan
3Conor Deegan
4Paul Higgins
5John Kelly
6Paddy O'Rourke (c)
7D. J. Kane
8Barry Breendownward-facing red arrow 54'
9Éamonn Burns
10Ross Carr
11Greg Blaney
12Gary Mason
13Mickey Linden
14Peter Withnelldownward-facing red arrow 66'
15James McCartan
Substitutes:
16Pat Donnan
17Mick Quinn
18Martin Laverty
19Paul McCartan
20Mark McCartan
21Liam Austinupward-facing green arrow 54'
22Jarlath Austin
23Cathal Murray
24Ambrose Rogersupward-facing green arrow 66'

Manager:
Pete McGrath
1Michael McQuillan
2Brendan Reilly
3Mick Lyonsdownward-facing red arrow 52'
4Terry Ferguson
5Kevin Foley
6Liam Harnan
7Martin O'Connell
8Liam Hayes (c)
17Gerry McEntee
10David Beggy
11Tommy Dowd
12Colm Coyledownward-facing red arrow 43'
9P. J. Gillicdownward-facing red arrow 59'
14Brian Stafford
15Bernard Flynn
Substitutes:
16Donal Smyth
13Colm O'Rourkeupward-facing green arrow 43'
18Mattie McCabeupward-facing green arrow 59'
19Alan Browneupward-facing green arrow 52'
20John McDermott
21Hugh Carolan
22Seán Kelly
23Finian Murtagh
24Ian Kearney

Manager:
Seán Boylan

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