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1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	16 May 1993 – 19 September 1993
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Derry (1st win)
Captain	Henry Downey
Manager	Éamonn Coleman
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Mick McCarthy
Manager	Billy Morgan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
Top Scorer	Colin Corkery (3-26)
Player of the Year	Henry Downey
← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 107th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 16 May 1993 and ended on 19 September 1993.

Donegal entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster final played during a deluge in Clones.

Derry went on to win the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time, beating Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final and then Cork in the All-Ireland final by 1-14 to 2-8. Seamas Downey scored Derry's only goal, with his Lavey club mate, John McGurk, being named RTÉ man of the match.

Provincial championships

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

16 May 1993 Quarter-final	Tipperary	3-18 - 3-8	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Lambert 0-9, B Burke 2-1, D Hogan 1-0, A Crosse 0-3, P Maguire 0-3, D Foley 0-1, J Costelloe 0-1.		N O'Donnell 3-2, T Cummins 0-2, P Murray 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J Quane 0-1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

30 May 1993 Quarter-final	Clare	1-10 - 2-14	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	M Daly 1-2, A O'Keeffe 0-3, G Killeen 0-3, T Morrissey 0-1, J Enright 0-1.		C Corkery 2-5, J Kavanagah 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, J Cleary 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

20 June 1993 Semi-final	Kerry	0-10 - 1-10	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	M Fitzgerald 0-7, E Breen 0-1, K O'Dwyer 0-1, D Hannifin 0-1.		C Corkery 0-6, J Kavanagh 1-2, L Tompkins 0-1, J Cleary 0-1.	Attendance: 42,874 Referee: B White (Wexford)

20 June 1993 Semi-final	Waterford	0-13 - 3-10	Tipperary	Walsh Park, Waterford
	L Dalton 0-4, J Maher 0-4, G Walsh 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, P Quaelly 0-1, E O'Brien 0-1, P Ferncombe 0-1.		P lambert 2-4, M Sheehan 1-1, D Foley 0-3, A Crosse 0-2.	Attendance: 3,080 Referee: L O'Mahony (Limerick)

Final

18 July 1993 Final	Tipperary	1-8 - 1-16	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Lambert 0-4, D Hogan 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1, P Maguire 0-1, K Coonan 0-1, J Owens 0-1.		C Corkery 0-9, M McCarthy 1-2, J O'Driscoll 0-3, B Coffey 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.	Attendance: 22,140 Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

16 May 1993 Preliminary round	Longford	0-10 - 0-22	Offaly	Pearse Park, Longford
	B O'Connor 0-4, P Farrell 0-2, R Culhane 0-2, D Barry 0-1.		P Brady 0-8, K Guing 0-4, T Coffey 0-3, P Moran 0-3, V Claffey 0-2, V Byrne 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.	Attendance: 11000 Referee: T Howard (Kildare)

23 May 1993 Preliminary round	Wexford	0-7 - 0-11	Dublin	Wexford Park, Wexford
	B Dodd 0-3, S Doran 0-3, N Guinan 0-1.		P Clarke 0-4, D Farrell 0-2, N Guiden 0-2, V Murphy 0-2, J Sheedy 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

23 May 1993 Preliminary round	Laois	3-10 - 1-13	Louth	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	M Turley 1-7, M Lalor 1-1, L Turley 1-1, C Maher 0-1.		C Kelly 0-7, C O'Hanlon 1-0, K Reilly 0-1, B Kerins 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1, P Butterly 0-1, E Judge 0-1, D Reilly 0-1.	Referee: P Power (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

6 June 1993 Quarter-final	Kildare	2-13 - 2-11	Wicklow	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Lynch 2-0, N Buckley 0-6, P McLoughlin 0-3, J McDonald 0-2, D Doyle 0-1, A Rainbow 0-1.		C Daye 1-6, T Allan 1-0, R McHugh 0-3, F Daly 0-1, K Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: P Casserly (Westmeath)

7 June 1993 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-13 - 0-11	Carlow	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	P Brady 0-5, V Claffey 0-3, S Grennan 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, R Mooney 0-1, D Foley 0-1.		J Nevin 0-6, S Kavanagh 0-2, W Quinlan 0-2, J Hayden 0-1.	Attendance: 14000 Referee: P O'Toole (Longford)

7 June 1993 Quarter-final	Dublin	2-11 - 0-8	Westmeath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	K Barr 1-2, V Murphy 1-1, P Clarke 0-3, P Curran 0-1, M Deegan 0-1, J Sheedy 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, J Gavin 0-1.		G Heavin 0-7, T Ormsby 0-1.	Referee: N Whelan (Wexford)

13 June 1993 Quarter-final	Laois	0-7 - 1-12	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	M Turley 0-6, L Irwin 0-1.		B Stafford 1-4, PJ Gillic 0-3, J Devine 0-2, L McCormack 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1, C Brady 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Semi-finals

27 June 1993 Semi-final	Kildare	2-14 - 0-9	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	N Buckley 1-6, D Doyle 1-1, A Rainbow 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-2, L Miley 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, G Ryan 0-1.		P Brady 0-3, P Spollen 0-3, P Dunne 0-2, P Moran 0-1.	Attendance: 24000 Referee: J Woods (Dublin)

4 July 1993 Semi-final	Dublin	1-10 - 0-12	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Redmond 1-7, J Sheedy 0-1, N Guiden 0-1, V murphy 0-1.		C O'Rourke 0-5, B Stafford 0-3, PJ Gillic 0-2, J McDermott 0-1, T Dowd 0-1.	Referee: T Howard (Kildare)

Final

25 July 1993 Final	Dublin	0-11 - 0-7	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Redmond 0-5, V Murphy 0-1, P Bealin 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, P Gilroy 0-1, M Galvin 0-1, J Barr 0-1.		N Buckley 0-4, D Kerrigan 0-1, J McDonald 0-1, S McGovern 0-1.	Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

16 May 1993 Preliminary round	Fermanagh	1-9 - 1-9	Armagh	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	C McCreesh 1-3, M O'Rourke 0-2, M Gallagher 0-2, C Curran 0-1, P Brewster 0-1.		G Houlihan 1-3, S McConville 0-2, B O'Hagan 0-1, J Rafferty 0-1, J Toner 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: G McClorey (Antrim)

23 May 1993 Preliminary round replay	Armagh	4-8 - 1-16	Fermanagh	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	D Hollywood 2-1, B O'Hagan 0-4, J Grimley 1-0, G Houlihan 1-0, O Reel 0-2, G Smyth 0-1.		R Gallagher 1-6, M Gallagher 0-3, M O'Rourke 0-2, G McGovern 0-1, C Curran 0-1, R Curran 0-1, B Carty 0-1, B Bradley 0-1.	Referee: G McClorey (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

23 May 1993 Quarter-final	Monaghan	2-9 - 0-15	Cavan	St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
	R McCarron 2-3, D Byrne 0-1, K Hughes 0-1, S McGinnity 0-1, N Marron 0-1, G Moen 0-1.		R Carolan 0-10, S King 0-1, T Smyth 0-1, S Donohoe 0-1, F Cahill 0-1, D Keoghan 0-1.	Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

30 May 1993 Quarter-final replay

Cavan

2-8 - 3-10

Monaghan

Breffni Park, Cavan

30 May 1993 Quarter-final	Down	0-9 - 3-11	Derry	Páirc an Iúir, Newry
	R Carr 0-5, G Mason 0-2, M Linden 0-1, P Withnell 0-1.		E Burns 1-1, A Tohill 0-4, R Ferris 1-0, D Heaney 1-0, D cassidy 0-3, E Gormley 0-2, D Barton 0-1.

6 June 1993 Quarter-final	Donegal	0-12 - 0-9	Antrim	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
	M Boyle 0-4, M McHugh 0-3, J McGuinness 0-2, B Murray 0-2, N Hegarty 0-1.		F Wilson 0-4, D Armstrong 0-2, J Kennedy 0-2, B Drake 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

13 June 1993 Quarter-final	Armagh	0-13 - 1-10	Tyrone	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	J Toner 0-8, G Houlihan 0-2, N Smyth 0-1, K McGurk 0-1, J Grimley 0-1.		M McGleenan 1-2, E McCaffrey 0-5, C Corr 0-2, K Loughran 0-1.	Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

20 June 1993 Quarter-final replay	Tyrone	0-12 - 2-8	Armagh	Healy Park, Omagh
	C Corr 0-3, A McCaffrey 0-2, H Douglas 0-2, K Loughran 0-2, P Donaghy 0-1, M McGleenan 0-1, P Canavan 0-1.		K McGurk 1-3, G Houlihan 1-1, J Toner 0-2, D Marsden 0-1, D Macken 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

Semi-finals

20 June 1993 Semi-final	Derry	0-19 - 0-11	Monaghan	Casement Park, Belfast
	E Gormley 0-7, A Tohill 0-5, J Brolly 0-3, K Diamond 0-1, B McGilligan 0-1, D Cassidy 0-1, D Heaney 0-1.		R McCarron 0-3, G Moen 0-2, E Murphy 0-2, M Slowey 0-1, S McGinnity 0-1, G Flanagan 0-1, G Hoey 0-1.	Referee: G McClory (Antrim)

27 June 1993 Semi-final	Donegal	0-15 - 1-12	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
	D Bonner 0-7, M Boyle 0-3, J Duffy 0-2, N Hegarty 0-1, D Reid 0-1, M McShane 0-1.		J Toner 0-6, K McGurk 1-0, M McQuillan 0-2, G Houlihan 0-2, D Mackin 0-1, J Burns 0-1.	Referee: M Cranny (Down)

4 July 1993 Semi-final replay	Donegal	2-16 - 1-7	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
	M Boyle 0-4, M McShane 1-0, J Duffy 1-0, M McHugh 0-3, D Bonner 0-3, D Boyle 0-1, P Carr 0-1, B Murray 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1.		J Toner 0-5, G Houlihan 1-1, C Hannratty 0-1.	Referee: M Cranny (Down)

Final

18 July 1993 Final	Derry	0-8 - 0-6	Donegal	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	E Gormely 0-3, D Cassidy 0-2, A Tohill 0-1, D Barton 0-1, D Heaney 0-1.		M Boyle 0-2, D Bonner 0-1, J McMullan 0-1, M McHugh 0-1, J Duffy 0-1.	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: T McDermott (Cavan)

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

30 May 1993 Quarter-final	Galway	1-11 - 1-12	Leitrim	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	J Fallon 0-5, F Galvin 1-1, F O'Neill 0-3, V Daly 0-1, T Wilson 0-1.		L Conlon 1-1, B Breen 0-3, G Dugdale 0-3, P Kenny 0-2, A Rooney 0-2, J Ward 0-1.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Kearney (Roscommon)

6 June 1993 Quarter-final	London	0-9 - 0-12	Sligo	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	E Prenter 0-4, J Landy 0-2, T Maguire 0-2, G Feeron 0-1.		F Feeney 0-8, T Deignan 0-1, B Mulhern 0-1, B Kilcoyne 0-1, D Hannon 0-1.	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: S McHale (Mayo)

Semi-finals

20 June 1993 Semi-final	Sligo	1-6 - 1-13	Mayo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	F Feeney 1-2, S Tully 0-2, T Deignan 0-1, P Seevers 0-1.		R Dempsey 1-6, T Morley 0-3, J Jennings 0-2, L McHale 0-1, P Fallon 0-1.	Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

27 June 1993 Semi-final	Leitrim	1-10 - 1-12	Roscommon	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	A Rooney 0-4, L Conlon 1-0, D Darcy 0-2, P Kenny 0-2, B Breen 0-2.		P Earley 1-1, D Duggan 0-4, T Ryan 0-3, L Dowd 0-2, D Connellan 0-1, E McManus 0-1.	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Final

25 July 1993 Final	Roscommon	0-7 - 1-5	Mayo	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	D Duggan 0-5, D Donlon 0-1, T Grehan 0-1.		R Dempsey 1-1, K O'Neill 0-3, K Staunton 0-1.	Attendance: 26,000 Referee: M Curley (Galway)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals 15/22 August		Final 19 September

Cork	5-15

Mayo	0-10
		Derry	1-14

		Cork	2-08
Derry	0-15

Dublin	0-14

Semi-finals

15 August 1993 Semi-final	Cork	5-15 - 0-10	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Corkery 1-6, J O'Driscoll 1-3, J Kavanagh 1-1, B Coffey 1-1, M McCarthy 1-0, D Culloty 0-2, D Davis 0-2.		K O'Neill 0-5, L McHale 0-2, R Dempsey 0-1, R Golding 0-1, P Brogan 0-1.	Attendance: 30,523 Referee: B White (Wexford)

22 August 1993 Semi-final	Derry	0-15 - 0-14	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Gormley 0-7, A Tohill 0-2, H Downey 0-2, G Coleman 0-1, B McGilligan 0-1, J Brolly 0-1, J McGurk 0-1.		C Redmond 0-8, P Gilroy 0-2, P Clarke 0-1, P Bealin 0-1, P Curran 0-1, E Heery 0-1.	Attendance: 62,643 Referee: T. Sugrue (Kerry)

Final

19 September 1993 Final	Derry	1-14 - 2-8	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Gormley 0-6, S Downey 1-0, T Tohill 0-3, J McGurk 0-2, J Brolly 0-1, B McGilligan 0-1, D McNicholl 0-1.		C Corkery 0-5, J Kavanagh 1-1, J O'Driscoll 1-0, S Fahy 0-1, T Davis 0-1.	Attendance: 65,500 Referee: T Howard (Kildare)

Main article: 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colin Corkery	Cork	3-31	40	5	8.00
2	Enda Gormley	Derry	0-25	25	5	5.00
3	Peter Lambert	Tipperary	2-17	23	3	7.66
	Charlie Redmond	Dublin	1-20	23	3	7.66
	John Toner	Armagh	0-23	23	5	4.60
6	Ger Houlahan	Armagh	4-8^[1]	20	5	4.00
6	Niall Buckley	Kildare	1-17	20	3	6.66

Player	County	Scores	Total
Ray McCarron	Monaghan	3-09	18
Mick Turley	Laois	1-13	16
Peter Brady	Offaly	0-16	16

Miscellaneous

On 30 May 1993, in Tuam Stadium, Tuam, Leitrim recorded their first win over Galway since 1949.
On 20 June 1993, the Munster semi-final game between Tipperary vs Waterford was the first game to be played at Walsh Park, Waterford for 36 years.
Tipperary reached their first Munster final since 1944 and was first without Kerry since 1957.
The All Ireland between Dublin and Derry was Derry's first championship wins over Dublin after Dublin having win in the 1958 All Ireland final and 1975 All Ireland semi-final.
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Derry was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams. Derry, who were appearing in only their second All-Ireland final and their first since 1958, won the championship for the first and only time in their history. Prime Minister of Australia Paul Keating was a guest of Taoiseach Albert Reynolds at the match. A crowd control gate at the Canal End had to be opened during the match to allow 120 people, mainly women and children, onto the sideline. It was the last All-Ireland final to be played before the complete renovation of Croke Park.

References

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Pre-1928

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Beginning of
Sam Maguire

Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Finals	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Qualifiers and
quarter-finals era

Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Associated competitions

Provincial Championships
Tailteann Cup
Tommy Murphy Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards

Derry – 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

Subs used: 18 D. McNicholl for D Cassidy; 20 É. Burns for S Downey

Subs not used: 16 D. Kelly; 17 D. Quinn; 19 K. Diamond; 21 D. Bateson; 22 B. McCormick; 23 R. Ferris; 24 S. Mulvenna

Extended panel: D. O'Neill; C. McGurk; C. Rafferty; H. M. Tohill; E. Kelly

Manager: E. Coleman
Backroom team: M. Moran (coach); H. Gribben; D. McKeever

(Team as of 19 September 1993 versus Cork)

Cork – 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Subs used: 19 D. Culloty for T. McCarthy; 21 J. Cleary for M. McCarthy; 18 C. Counihan for C. Corkery

Subs not used: 16 K. O'Dwyer; 17 M. Farr; 20 L. Honohan; 22 P. Coleman; 23 P. Hegarty; 24 B. Murphy; 25 B. O'Donovan

Manager: B. Morgan
Selectors: T. Holland; C. Collins; M. Crowley; L. Hodnett