The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.
For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Again, the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0–13 to 0–12.
Results Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Finals
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Brian StaffordMeath0–383857.602Larry TompkinsCork0–343456.80
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Joey CunninghamArmagh2–511FermanaghJohn McCormackLongford1–811Wicklow3Maurice FitzgeraldKerry0–1010CorkRonan CarolanCavan0–1010Monaghan5Mark ButlerMayo1–69SligoPat SpillaneKerry1–69WaterfordBrian StaffordMeath0–99Mayo8Eamonn McEneaneyMonaghan1–58DownLarry TompkinsCork0–88MeathBrian StaffordMeath0–88CorkLarry TompkinsCork0–88MeathBrian StaffordMeath0–88Offaly
Miscellaneous
Carlow's 3–5 to 2–7 defeat of Laois in the Leinster preliminary round is their first defeat of their neighbours since 1961. Monaghan's 0–16 to 0–14 defeat of Cavan in the Ulster quarter-final is their first defeat of their neighbours since 1930. The All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Monaghan was the first meeting between the teams. The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1972. Meath were All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row and Leinster Champions for 3 in a row and they shared their 2 in a row with Galway in the Hurling.
Roll of Honour Kerry – 30 (1986) Dublin – 21 (1983) Galway – 7 (1966) Wexford – 5 (1918) Meath – 5 (1988) Cavan – 5 (1952) Cork – 4 (1973) Kildare – 4 (1928) Tipperary – 4 (1920) Offaly – 3 (1982) Down – 3 (1968) Louth – 3 (1957) Mayo – 3 (1951) Roscommon – 2 (1944) Limerick – 2 (1896)
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