The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 104th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match Summary
Meath had beaten Dublin in the famous four-game saga, but Down stormed into an 11-point lead and Meath's rally was too little, too late.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
This was Down's fourth appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final, and their fourth win from four.
Details
1 Neil Collins 2 Brendan McKernan 3 Conor Deegan 4 Paul Higgins 5 John Kelly 6 Paddy O'Rourke (c) 7 D. J. Kane 8 Barry Breen 9 Éamonn Burns 10 Ross Carr 11 Greg Blaney 12 Gary Mason 13 Mickey Linden 14 Peter Withnell 15 James McCartan Substitutes:16 Pat Donnan 17 Mick Quinn 18 Martin Laverty 19 Paul McCartan 20 Mark McCartan 21 Liam Austin 22 Jarlath Austin 23 Cathal Murray 24 Ambrose Rogers Manager:Pete McGrath1 Michael McQuillan 2 Brendan Reilly 3 Mick Lyons 4 Terry Ferguson 5 Kevin Foley 6 Liam Harnan 7 Martin O'Connell 8 Liam Hayes (c) 17 Gerry McEntee 10 David Beggy 11 Tommy Dowd 12 Colm Coyle 9 P. J. Gillic 14 Brian Stafford 15 Bernard Flynn Substitutes:16 Donal Smyth 13 Colm O'Rourke 18 Mattie McCabe 19 Alan Browne 20 John McDermott 21 Hugh Carolan 22 Seán Kelly 23 Finian Murtagh 24 Ian Kearney Manager:Seán Boylan
References
External links All-Ireland final 1991: Down's knickerbocker glory