1987–88_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship

1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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The 1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

Quick Facts Teams, Champions ...

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Muskerry in the second round of the 1987 Cork County Championship.[1]

On 17 March 1988, St. Mary's Burren won the championship following a 1-09 to 0-08 defeat of Clann na nGael in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1986.[3]

Results

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

1 November 1987 First round Kilrush Shamrocks 0-07 - 0-08 Newcastle West Cusack Park
M Fennell 0-3, J Roche 0-2, J Fennell 0-1, D O'Doherty 0-1. S Gleeson 0-5, L Keane 0-1, M Mulcahy 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.
21 November 1987 First round Stradbally 1-06 - 1-14 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Cuimín
J Keane 1-0, N Weldon 0-3, E O'Brien 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1. M Dorgan 1-2, T Nation 0-3, D Allen 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, T Dalton 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, S Fahy 0-1.

Semi-finals

29 November 1987 Semi-final Newcastle West 3-03 - 2-05 Loughmore-Castleiney Páirc na nGael
S Gleeson 2-0, J Kenny 1-1, T Kelly 0-1, K O'Grady 0-1. P McDevitt 1-0, J McCormack 1-0, J Maher 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, J Treacy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.
12 December 1987 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 2-10 - 1-06 Dr. Crokes Ballinlough Sportsfield
S O'Brien 1-2, M Dorgan 1-0, T Dalton 0-3, S Fahy 0-2, T Nation 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, G O'Regan 0-1. S O'Shea 1-1, P O'Shea 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.

Final

20 December 1987 Final Nemo Rangers 5-15 - 2-03 Newcastle West FitzGerald Stadium
T Nation 1-4, D Allen 2-0, G O'Regan 2-0, E Fitzgerald 0-5, S O'Brien 0-3, M Dorgan 0-2, T Dalton 0-1. L Keane 1-1, M Mulcahy 1-0, K O'Grady 0-1, J Kenny 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

31 January 1988 Quarter-final Clann na nGael 0-16 - 0-07 Kingdom Kerry Gaels Kiltoom

Semi-finals

21 February 1988 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 0-06 - 1-05 St. Mary's Burren Clonmult Memorial Park
21 February 1988 Semi-final Portlaoise 0-09 - 1-09 Clann na nGael O'Moore Park

Final

17 March 1988 Final St. Mary's Burren 1-09 - 0-08 Clann na nGael Croke Park

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. [1]
    Woods, Mark (10 November 2018). "The Barrs have had some great adventures in the All-Ireland club championships". The Echo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "'Shorty' recalls Burren glory days as Kilcoo close in on record six in-a-row". The Irish News. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Glory Days: Brendan McKernan recalls Burren's All-Ireland breakthrough in 1986". The Irish News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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