1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

none January 2022 January 2022 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final Limerick gaa football team 1896.jpg Limerick, champions 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Limerick football 40px 1–5(8) Dublin football 40px 0–7(7) 6 February 1898 Jones' Road Dublin Thomas Dooley (Cork) 3,500 dry, cold, windy 1895 1897 The 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the ninth in the competition's history, took place at Jones Road, Dublin, on 6 February 1898, with Cork official Thomas Dooley as referee. Munster champions Limerick defeated Leinster champions Dublin by 1-5 to 0-7, securing a 3-point win. This was Limerick’s second and final appearance in an All-Ireland Football Final. Match Summary The Commercials club represented Limerick, while Young Irelands represented Dublin.The Football Championship of Ireland https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002093/18980205/084/0006 Dublin Evening Telegraph 6 To-morrow's final tussle - Limerick Commercials v. Dublin Young Irelands The Limerick team, having won the toss, chose to defend the railway goal, gaining the advantage of a diagonal but strong wind. At the throw-in, Dublin immediately rushed forward and scored a point within ten seconds. Limerick quickly countered, driving the ball toward the Dublin goal, but Roche saved splendidly. Despite Limerick’s early pressure, Dublin transferred the play and scored their second point after a brief delay due to an injury to a Young Irelands player.Victory for Limerick https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001985/18980207/162/0007 27 January 2025 Irish Independent 7 February 1898 7 Shortly after resuming, Limerick pressed hard, quickly earning a goal from William Murphy,High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. levelling the score at 1-4 to 0-7 after 16 minutes. Limerick then added another point three minutes later and continued pressing, scoring another soon after, with Fitzgerald excelling. By half-time, Limerick led 1-4 to 0-3. The second half started with Limerick scoring a low point within a minute. Dublin responded with sustained pressure, but despite their efforts, many shots went wide. Dublin edged closer, scoring two more points to trail by just one. Limerick, however, managed to hold off Dublin’s advances, and the final whistle blew with Limerick victorious, 1-5 (8 points) to 0-7 (7 points). Details Limerick Con Fitzgerald (c) D. Birrane Bill Guiry James O'Riordan L. Roche John O'Riordan Larry Sheehan P. Roche Ailbe Quillinan J. Buttimer Tom Campion James Dalton Bill Murphy W. McNamara John Murphy James Nash M. Ryan Sub used J. Griffin Dublin George Roche (c) J. Kirwan Luke O'Kelly W. Conlon J. Teeling T. Hession J. Gannon Dick Curtis S. Mooney R. Graham P. O'Toole J. Brady Tom Doran Tommy Errity Pat Heslin M. Byrne Joseph Ledwidge References Final Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Dublin county football team matches Category:Limerick county football team matches Category:1898 in Gaelic football Category:February 1898 in the United Kingdom Category:1890s in Dublin (city)