1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Wexford (5th win) |
| Captain | Jim Byrne[1] |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Tipperary |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1917 1919 → | |
The 1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 32nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Wexford won a record fourth title in a row, an achievement which had never been completed.[2][3][4]
Results
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Preliminary round
| June 1918 Preliminary round | Westmeath | 3–3 – 0–3 | Longford | Edgeworthstown |
| 30 June 1918 Preliminary round | Wexford | 2–2 – 0–3 | Laois | Portlaoise |
Quarter-finals
| 23 June 1918 Quarter-final | Westmeath | 4–4 – 1–2 | Offaly | Rochfort Bridge |
| 8 September 1918 Quarter-final | Louth | 3–5 – 3–3 | Dublin | Shamrock Lodge, Drogheda |
| Report | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mr P Duffy |
| 13 October 1918 Quarter-final | Kildare | 4–2 – 0–3 | Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Semi-finals
| 22 September 1918 Semi-final | Wexford | 5–8 – 2–2 | Carlow | Enniscorthy |
| 27 October 1918 Semi-final | Kildare | 0–1 – 0–7 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Attendance: 5,000 – 6,000 |
Final
| 19 January 1919[5][6][7] Final |  Wexford | 2–5 – 1–4 |  Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| G. O'Kennedy 1–2, J. Byrne 0–2 (1f), J. Redmond 1–0, R. Reynolds 0–1 | N. Butterly 1–2 (all frees), N. Murphy, A. Tipping 0–1 each | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Maurice J. Collins (Dublin) |
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| 22 September 1918 Final | Tipperary | 1–1 – 0–1 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| Referee: M. Mehigan (Cork) |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
By the time the semi-final was to be played, the Leinster championship was not finished, so Louth were nominated to represent Leinster. When Wexford beat Louth in the Leinster final, they were given Louth's place in the All-Ireland final.
| 1 December 1918 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2–2 – 1–4 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Referee: J. McGrath |
Final
| 16 February 1919 Final | Wexford | 0–5 – 0–4 | Tipperary | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J. Redmond, P. Todd 0-2 each, J. Byrne 0-1. | G. McCarthy 0-2, J. Skinner, T. Ryan 0-1 each. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Patrick Dunphy (Laois) |
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- Due to Spanish flu most games were delayed.
- Wexford become the first county to win the Leinster football title for a sixth year in a row and the All-Ireland football title for a fourth year in a row.
Roll of Honour
- Dublin – 11 (1908)
- Wexford – 5 (1918)
- Kerry – 5 (1914)
- Tipperary – 3 (1900)
- Limerick – 2 (1896)
- Cork – 2 (1911)
- Louth – 2 (1912)
- Kildare – 1 (1905)
References
- ↑ "Blacksmith's son with the sharp-shooting shoe". Wexford People. 1 June 2010.
- ↑ "Football Results 1911 – 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "Leinster Football Final – Wexford Defeat Louth After A Great Match". New Ross Standard. 24 January 1919.
- ↑ "Medal collection of four-in-a-row footballer Pierse goes to auction". Gorey Guardian. 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Mulligan, Fr. John (1984). The GAA in Louth – An Historical Record. Louth GAA.