1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

June 2017 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme.jpg 250 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Meath 40px 1–14(17) Cork 40px 0–11(11) 20 September 1987 Croke Park Dublin Pat Lane (Limerick)https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/sport/507824/sadness-at-passing-of-limerick-all-ireland-final-referee.html Sadness at passing of Limerick All-Ireland final referee Limerick Leader Colm Kinsella 10 January 2020 68,431 1986 1988 The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 100th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Match Summary more details about the game January 2025 Meath won with a goal by Colm O'Rourke. The win was also helped by poor shooting from Larry Tompkins, as he missed 6 of 8 frees in the second half.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. The game was played a crowd of over 68,000 spectators. Meath emerged victorious with a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-11. The decisive moment came when Colm O'Rourke and Brian Stafford led a strong attacking display, while Gerry McEntee controlled the midfield. Details 20 September 1987 Meath 1-14 - 0-11 Cork B Stafford 0-7, C O'Rourke 1-1, D Beggy 0-3, G McEntee 0-1, B Flynn 0-1, PJ Gillic 0-1. L Tompkins 0-6, J Cleary 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin P Lane (Limerick) 68,431 Meath 1 M. McQuillan 2 R. O'Malley 3 M. Lyons (c) 4 T. Ferguson 5 K. Foley 6 L. Harnan 7 M. O'Connell 8 L. Hayes 9 G. McEntee 10 D. Beggy 11 J. Cassells 12 P. J. Gillic 13 C. O'Rourke 14 B. Stafford 15 B. Flynn Subs used 21 C. Coyle for J. Cassells 17 P. Lyons for M. O'Connell Subs not used 16 D. Smith 18 F. Murtagh 19 M. McCabe 20 F. Foley Manager S. Boylan Cork 1 J. Kerins 2 T. Davis 3 C. Corrigan 4 D. Walsh 5 T. Nation 6 C. Counihan (c) 7 N. Cahalane 8 S. Fahy 9 T. McCarthy 10 J. O'Driscoll 11 L. Tompkins 12 J. Kerrigan 13 C. O'Neill 14 C. Ryan 15 J. Cleary Subs used 17 J. Evans for C. Corrigan 20 T. Leahy for S. Fahy 21 P. Hayes for C. Ryan Subs not used 16 F. Delaney 18 M. Slocum 19 D. Culloty 22 B. Coffey 23 T. Mannix 24 M. McCarthy 25 N. Creedon Manager B. Morgan References Corry Eoghan The GAA Book of Lists Hodder Headline Ireland 2005 978-0-340-89698-3 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Cork county football team matches Category:Meath county football team matches