1988 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Meath (4th win) |
| Captain | John McEnroe |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | London |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
← 1987 1989 → | |
The 1988 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Meath in the All-Ireland home final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 9 October 1988 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and London, in what was their fourth meeting in the final and a first in 26 years. Meath won the match by 1-10 to 0-03 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1962.[3][4]
Results
[edit]All-Ireland home final
[edit]| 2 July 1988 Home final | Meath | 1-09 - 1-05 | Cork | O'Moore Park |
All-Ireland final
[edit]| 8 October 1988 Final | Meath | 0-14 - 0-03 | London | Croke Park |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- The All-Ireland final was played as a curtain raiser to the All-Ireland SFC final replay between Meath and Cork.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Meath profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "9th October 1988: A great day for Meath football". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.