All-Ireland_Senior_B_Football_Championship

All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition

The All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was a second tier Gaelic football championship competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

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Counties who were typically defeated in the early rounds of their provincial championships could enter the competition, which was first contested in 1990 when Leitrim became the inaugural winners.

Designed to improve the standard of football in the so-called "weaker" counties,[1] the competition was played for the last time in 2000, as a result of the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers for the 2001 football championship. The 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, and concluding in November or December.

Roll of honour

By county

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By province

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List of Finals

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* Replay | ** AET

See also

References

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    "Waiting on Death Row". Irish Independent. 17 February 2001.
  2. [2]
    "Maughan's Fermanagh out of the traps early". Irish Times. 20 November 2000.
  3. [3]
    "Antrim revel in rare win". Irish Times. 6 December 1999.
  4. [4]
    "Monaghan take title". Irish Times. 23 November 1998.
  5. [5]
    "Louth's forwards in control". Irish Times. 10 November 1997.
  6. [6]
    "Fermanagh build a base and make their case". Irish Times. 9 December 1996.
  7. [7]
    "Offaly's Dooley switches places". Irish Times. 28 August 1995.
  8. [8]
    "Late surge not enough to deny Carlow". Irish Times. 21 November 1994.
  9. [9]
    "Gulf in class between best and the rest". Irish Times. 15 November 1993.
  10. [10]
    "Wicklow overcome weather and Antrim". Irish Times. 7 December 1992.
  11. [11]
    "Clare overjoyed by first senior title". Irish Times. 18 November 1991.
  12. [12]
    "Leitrim's long wait ends with defeat of Sligo". Irish Times. 12 November 1990.
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