1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (5th win)
Captain	Joe Cassells
Manager	Seán Boylan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Monaghan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Robbie O'Malley (Meath)
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1988. For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Once again the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-12.

Results

Connacht

Sligo v London

5 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Sligo	2-13 – 2-10	London

Ruislip Attendance: 2,000

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Mayo v Leitrim

19 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Mayo	1-13 – 0-4	Leitrim

Charlestown

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Roscommon v Galway

26 June 1988 Semi-Final

Roscommon	2-10 – 1-10	Galway

Salthill

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Mayo v Sligo

3 July 1988 Semi-Final

Mayo	2-14 – 0-6	Sligo

Sligo Attendance: 5,000

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Mayo v Roscommon

24 July 1988 Final

Mayo	1-12 – 0-8	Roscommon

Roscommon Attendance: 20,000

Leinster

Longford v Westmeath

22 May 1988 Preliminary Round

Longford	1-11 – 1-7	Westmeath

Pearse Park, Longford

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Offaly v Wexford

22 May 1988 Preliminary Round

Offaly	1-18 – 1-7	Wexford

Tullamore Referee: P Moran

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Carlow v Laois

22 May 1988 Preliminary Round

Carlow	3-5 – 2-7	Laois

Dr Cullen Park

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Offaly v Kildare

5 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Offaly	0-13 – 1-10	Kildare

Newbridge Referee: P Kavanagh

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Longford v Wicklow

5 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Longford	1-15 – 2-4	Wicklow

Pearse Park, Longford

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Meath v Louth

5 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Meath	3-13 – 0-9	Louth

Drogheda Attendance: 20,000

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Dublin v Carlow

6 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Dublin	1-14 – 0-8	Carlow

Dr Cullen Park

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Offaly v Kildare

18 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Offaly	0-16 – 0-10	Kildare

Tullamore Referee: Paddy Kavanagh

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Dublin v Longford

26 June 1988 Semi-Final

Dublin	4-15 – 0-9	Longford

Mullingar

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Meath v Offaly

3 July 1988 Semi-Final

Meath	0-19 – 0-10	Offaly

Croke Park Referee: Tommy Howard

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Meath v Dublin

31 July 1988 Final

Meath	2-5 – 0-9	Dublin

Croke Park

Munster

Limerick v Clare

8 May 1988 Quarter-Final

Limerick	2-4 – 0-5	Clare

Limerick

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Waterford v Tipperary

8 May 1988 Quarter-Final

Waterford	3-9 – 1-11	Tipperary

Dungarvan Referee: P. Donovan

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Cork v Limerick

29 May 1988 Semi-Final

Cork	0-9 – 1-3	Limerick

Askeaton

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Kerry v Waterford

29 May 1988 Semi-Final

Kerry	3-19 – 1-7	Waterford

Tralee

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Cork v Kerry

3 July 1988 Final

Cork	1-14 – 0-16	Kerry

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Ulster

Armagh v Fermanagh

15 May 1988 Preliminary Round

Armagh	2-12 – 1-13	Fermanagh

Irvinestown

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Monaghan v Cavan

22 May 1988 Quarter-Final

Monaghan	0-16 – 0-14	Cavan

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 15,000

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Down v Derry

29 May 1988 Quarter-Final

Down	1-11 – 0-7	Derry

Casement Park, Belfast

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Tyrone v Antrim

5 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Tyrone	3-13 – 2-4	Antrim

Omagh

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Armagh v Donegal

12 June 1988 Quarter-Final

Armagh	2-10 – 0-8	Donegal

Armagh Attendance: 6,000

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Monaghan v Down

19 June 1988 Semi-Final

Monaghan	1-11 – 0-9	Down

Cavan Attendance: 16,000

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Tyrone v Armagh

26 June 1988 Semi-Final

Tyrone	0-15 – 1-8	Armagh

Irvinestown Attendance: 12,000

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Monaghan v Tyrone

17 July 1988 Final

Monaghan	1-10 – 0-11	Tyrone

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland

Cork v Monaghan

14 August 1988 Semi-Final

Cork	1-14 - 0-6	Monaghan

Croke Park, Dublin

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Meath v Mayo

21 August 1988 Semi-Final

Meath	0-16 - 2-5	Mayo

Croke Park, Dublin

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Main article: 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Meath v Cork

18 September 1988 Final

Meath	0-12 - 1-9	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin

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Meath v Cork

9 October 1988 Replay

Meath	0-13 - 0-12	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin