The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989.
Meath were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0–17 to 1–11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons.
Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0–32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First 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
Finals
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
On 11 June 1989, Corran Park in Ballymote hosts its first championship game in 36 years. That defeat of Leitrim by Sligo is their first championship victory over the team in 15 years. Both the Connacht and Ulster finals ended in draws and went to replays for the first time since 1976. Cork win the Munster title for the third year in succession. It is the first time in their history that they achieve the three-in-a-row. The All Ireland semi-finals the Mayo vs Tyrone game was the first championship meeting between the teams while the other had between Cork vs Dublin was Cork's first championship win over Dublin. The All-Ireland final between Cork and Mayo is their first championship meeting since the 1916 All-Ireland semi-final. It is Mayo's first appearance in an All-Ireland final in 38 years.
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Michael FitzmauriceMayo0–323265.332Barney RockDublin0–232345.753Brian StaffordMeath1–192237.334Larry TompkinsCork0–212145.255Stephen ConwayTyrone1–172054.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Eoin SheehanLimerick4–315Waterford2Tony McManusRoscommon2–410MayoBrian StaffordMeath1–710Offaly4Pat BakerWicklow0–99LongfordKevin McCabeTyrone0–99Armagh6Paul EarleyRoscommon2–28SligoMartin McHughDonegal2–28DerryJohn FlemingWestmeath1–58WexfordJohn CostelloTipperary0–88ClareRonan CarolanCavan0–88Donegal
References