1989 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May – 10 September 1989 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (8th win) |
| Captain | Diarmuid McCarthy |
| Manager | Seán Ryan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Warwickshire |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 12 |
| Total Goals | 14 (1.16 per game) |
| Total Points | 203 (16.91 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Noel Twomey (1-16) |
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The 1989 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 59th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.
Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kildare in the Leinster quarter-final.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 10 September 1989 in Coventry, between Cork and Warwickshire, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Cork won the match by 0–18 to 0–03 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title since 1987.[2][3]
Cork's Noel Twomey was the championship's top scorer with 1-16.
Results
Leinster quarter-finals
| 3 May 1989 Quarter-final | Louth | 0-10 - 0-05 | Dublin | Drogheda Park |
| C O'Hanlon 0-3, L Kelleher 0-2, G Reynolds 0-2, N Browne 0-1, P Butterley 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. | M Barnes 0-4, B Holland 0-1. |
| 3 May 1989 Quarter-final | Meath | 2-04 - 2-06 | Kildare | Walterstown Grounds |
| J Henry 1-1, S Reilly 1-0, T Matthews 0-2, L Smith 0-1. | S Merrins 1-3, B Farrell 1-1, J Lowry 0-1, T Harris 0-1. |
Leinster semi-finals
| 17 May 1989 Semi-final | Louth | 1-13 - 1-05 | Carlow | Drogheda Park |
| A O'Connor 1-2, G Reynolds 0-3, P Gallagher 0-3, Martin Morgan 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, P Butterly 0-1. | J Byrne 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, D Moore 0-1, B Dunne 0-1. |
| 17 May 1989 Semi-final | Kildare | 1-12 - 0-11 | Kilkenny | St. Conleth's Park |
| S Dillon 0-5, J Lowry 1-1, J Tynan 0-3, N Corcoran 0-1, S Merrins 0-1, P McConnon 0-1. | W Blanchfield 0-4, B Smith 0-3, N Connery 0-2, L Cassin 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1. |
Leinster final
| 11 June 1989[4][5] Final |  Kildare | 1-07 - 1-06 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann |
| S Merrins 0-4 (3f), J Lowry 1-0, G Donnelly 0-2 (1f), J Tynan 0-1 | D McCarthy 1-1, M Malone 0-5 (4f) | Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath) |
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Munster quarter-finals
| 14 May 1989 Quarter-final | Limerick | 1-06 - 0-12 | Waterford | Páirc na nGael |
| E McDaid 0-4, M O'Doherty 1-0, W Hanley 0-1, A Shanahan 0-1. | L O'Brien 0-6, C McGrath 0-3, P Ferncombe 0-2, J Dunne 0-1. |
| 14 May 1989 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 0-09 - 1-07 | Clare | Clonmel GAA Ground |
| C Coen 0-3, P Hallissey 0-3, L Connolly 0-2, J Lowry 0-1. | J O'Gorman 0-5, F Carrig 1-1, J Fennell 0-1. |
Munster semi-finals
| 17 June 1989 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-12 - 0-04 | Waterford | Mitchelstown Grounds |
| S Geaney 2-2, K Culhane 0-4, S McElligott 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-2, C Walsh 0-1, T Brosnan 0-1. | T Goff 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1, C McCraith 0-1. | Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh) |
| 25 June 1989 Semi-final | Cork | 0-16 - 0-04 | Clare | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| N Twomey 0-4, J Ring 0-3, K Creed 0-3, N O'Connor 0-3, W O'Riordan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1. | J O'Gorman 0-1, JJ Rouine 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1, O Downes 0-1. | Referee: P Lonergan (Tipperary) |
Munster final
| 28 June 1989 Final | Kerry | 0-09 - 0-10 | Cork | Austin Stack Park |
| T Brosnan 0-2, K Culhane 0-2, S Stack 0-1, F Ashe 0-1, S McElligott 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, S Geaney 0-1. | W O'Riordan 0-5, N Twomey 0-2, T Buckley 0-1, G Ring 0-1, G Casey 0-1. |
All-Ireland home final
| 16 July 1989 Home final | Cork | 1-11 - 0-03 | Kildare | Semple Stadium |
| N Twomey 1-4, W O'Riordan 0-2, G Casey 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, S Dineen 0-1, N O'Connor 0-1. | S Merrins 0-3. | Referee: J Carney (Roscommon) |
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Twomey | Cork | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 2 | William O'Riordan | Cork | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Syl Merrins | Kildare | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Sean Geaney | Kerry | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 5 | John Lowry | Kildare | 2-02 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Geaney | Kerry | 2-02 | 8 | Waterford |
| 2 | Noel Twomey | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Kildare |
| William O'Riordan | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Warwickshire | |
| 4 | Syl Merrins | Kildare | 1-03 | 6 | Meath |
| Noel Twomey | Cork | 0-06 | 6 | Warwickshire | |
| Liam O'Brien | Waterford | 0-06 | 6 | Limerick | |
| 7 | Alan O'Connor | Louth | 1-02 | 5 | Carlow |
| Donal McCarthy | Louth | 1-02 | 5 | Kildare | |
| Séamus Dillon | Kildare | 0-05 | 5 | Kilkenny | |
| Johnny O'Gorman | Clare | 0-05 | 5 | Tipperary |
References
- ↑ "9th October 1988: A great day for Meath football". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Juniors Take Leinster Title". Leinster Express. 17 June 1989.
- ↑ "Louth's Poor Show in Junior Final". Dundalk Democrat. 17 June 1989.