All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
Annual Gaelic football competition
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The All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was a Gaelic football competition held between 1990 and 2000 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was contested by those county teams which were typically defeated in the early rounds of their provincial championships in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
| All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Abolished | 2000 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 8–16 |
| Last Title holders |  Fermanagh (2nd title) |
| First winner |  Leitrim |
| Most titles | Fermanagh (2 titles) |
The championship was first contested in 1990, when Leitrim became the inaugural winner.
Designed to improve the standard of football in counties which were not as strong as others,[1] the competition was held for the last time in 2000, as a result of the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers for the 2001 football championship. This new qualifier system gave each defeated county a second chance via the "back-door", after losing in the provincial championships.
Format
The championship was played on a straight knockout basis, typically starting in October each year alongside the National League fixtures, then concluding in November or December.
Roll of honour
By county
By province
List of Finals
List of Senior B finals
| Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning Margin | Winning Captain | Winning Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | ||||||
| 2000[2] | 19 November | Fermanagh | 3-15 | Wicklow | 2-06 | Páirc Tailteann | 12 | Tom Brewster | John Maughan |
| 1999[3] | 5 December | Antrim | 2-10 | Fermanagh | 1-10 | Casement Park | 3 | Anto Finnegan | Brian White |
| 1998[4] | 22 November | Monaghan | 2-11 | Fermanagh | 0-13 | Scotstown | 4 | Edwin Murphy | Éamonn McEneaney |
| 1997[5] | 9 November | Louth | 1-11 | Clare | 1-08 | Duggan Park | 3 | Gareth O'Neill | Paddy Clarke |
| 1996[6] | 8 December | Fermanagh | 0-12 | Longford | 0-09* | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 3 | Cormac McAdam | Pat King |
| 1995[7] | 27 August | Tipperary | 2-12 | Longford | 2-05 | St Brendan's Park, Birr | 7 | Philly Ryan | Séamus McCarthy |
| 1994[8] | 20 November | Carlow | 2-10 | Westmeath | 1-11 | O'Connor Park | 2 | Hughie Brennan | Bobby Miller |
| 1993[9] | 14 November | Laois | 0-17 | Sligo | 0-05 | Pearse Park | 12 | Denis Lalor | Colm Browne |
| 1992[10] | 6 December | Wicklow | 1-05 | Antrim | 0-04 | Páirc Tailteann | 4 | Kevin O'Brien | Niall Rennick |
| 1991[11] | 17 November | Clare | 1-12 | Longford | 0-09** | Duggan Park | 6 | Gerry Killeen | John Maughan |
| 1990[12] | 11 November | Leitrim | 2-11 | Sligo | 0-02 | Dr Hyde Park | 15 | Mickey Quinn | P.J. Carroll |
Notes
* Replay | ** AET
See also
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- Tommy Murphy Cup (2004–2008)
- Tailteann Cup (2022–present)