1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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 →

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]

Format

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

Results

Connacht

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Leitrim0–1 – 0–5Sligo
Mayo1–6 – 1–3Sligo
RoscommonW – LGalway
Mayo2–5 – 0–4Roscommon

Leinster

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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

Munster

Munster Senior Football Championship

Cork0–16 – 0–3Limerick
Waterford0–13 – 2–4Tipperary
Referee: D. Rounghan (L)
Kerry1–8 – 0–3Clare
Cork1–5 – 1–7Waterford
Kerry0–7 – 0–2Waterford

Ulster

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Cavan0–3 – 0–2Antrim

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Cavan2–4 – 0–4Antrim

Semi-finals

Kerry2–4 – 0–1
Unfinished		Mayo
Dublin1–8 – 0–2Antrim

Final

Dublin0–10 – 0–3Kerry
Main article: 1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin1–10 – 0–4London
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: M Conroy (Dublin)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

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

Roll of Honour

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

References

  1. ^ "Football Results 1887 – 1910 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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