1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

none May 2020 May 2020 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final - match programme.JPG 250 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Donegal 40px 0–18 Dublin 40px 0–14 20 September 1992 Croke Park Dublin Manus Boylehttp://www.hoganstand.com/Donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=80139 Manus Boyle Hogan Stand 30 April 1993 28 August 2012 Tommy Sugrue (Kerry) 64,547 Dry 1991 1993 The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the deciding match of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The 105th All-Ireland SFC final, the event was held at Croke Park on 20 September 1992 and contested by Dublin and Donegal. Donegal won the match by 0–18 to 0–14, with man of the match Manus Boyle scoring nine points and Dublin's Charlie Redmond missing a penalty. Dublin entered the game as heavy favourites to take the Sam Maguire Cup over the River Liffey. Instead, Donegal seized it from their grasp and took the cup with them to the north-west. The surprise outcome was hailed as one of the most unbelievable shocks seen in championship football at the time. Wild scenes were reported throughout the country for many months afterwards.http://www.hoganstand.com/Donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=172264 Class of '92 to be honoured Hogan Stand 29 June 2012 29 June 2012 The match is regarded nationally as one of the greatest All-Ireland SFC finals in history. It was the second of what was to be four consecutive All-Ireland SFCs won by Ulster counties in the 1990s, though 1991 winners Down had thrice won the competition during the 1960s. The broadcast of the game, live on Network Two by RTÉ Sport, featured match commentary provided by Ger Canning and Meath footballer Colm O'Rourke. Route to the final As an Ulster-based team, Donegal started their campaign in the Ulster Senior Football Championship. They defeated Cavan in the quarter-final at Breffni Park. They defeated Fermanagh in the semi-final at Healy Park and Derry in the final at St Tiernach's Park. Thus Donegal qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final, in which they defeated Mayo at Croke Park. As a Leinster-based team, Dublin started their campaign in the Leinster Senior Football Championship. They beat Offaly in a preliminary round match, held at O'Connor Park. They beat Wexford in a quarter-final at O'Moore Park. They beat Louth in the semi-final and Kildare in the final, both games held at Croke Park. Thus Dublin qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final, in which they beat surprise package Clare at Croke Park. Match Background Dublin were regarded as heavy favourites to win what would have been their 22nd All-Ireland SFC title and their first since 1983.http://hoganstand.com/article/index/310502 Another month of classic matches ahead as TG4 announce All Ireland Gold schedule for June Hogan Stand 22 May 2020 22 May 2020 They were appearing at this stage for the first time since 1985. This was the eighteenth occasion on which they had encountered an Ulster team in the championship; they had never been defeated during the previous seventeen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h06m04s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Donegal were regarded as "rank outsiders".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=30m35s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 They were the 24th team to appear at this stage.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=23m42s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The Donegal team had many players who had won the 1982 and 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships: Paul Carr, Matt Gallagher, Martin McHugh, Joyce McMullin, Sylvester Maguire, Anthony Molloy, Charlie Mulgrew and Donal Reid from the former and Manus Boyle, John Cunningham, John Joe Doherty, Barry McGowan and Tommy Ryan from the latter.Chris McNulty http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-yearning-repeat-long-term-rewards-golden-age/ Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age 20 July 2018 20 July 2018 25 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180725141714/https://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-yearning-repeat-long-term-rewards-golden-age/ dead The search for tickets was the dominant feature of the match build-up in Donegal.Cian O'Connell https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/flashback-1992-all-ireland-sfc-final-donegal-v-dublin/ Flashback: 1992 All-Ireland SFC Final — Donegal v Dublin 21 March 2020 21 March 2020 Jim McGuinness, a player on Donegal's panel, later wrote in The Irish Times that the team derived inspiration from boxer Michael Carruth's gold medal fight in the men's welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics, which they all listened to on the radio before a training session May 2020 McGuinness's memory appears to be faulty. The Olympics ended on 9 August — one week before Donegal's All-Ireland SFC semi-final match against Mayo. one week before the game.Mark Forker https://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/09/13/mcguinness-reveals-surprising-secret-behind-donegals-all-ireland-success-in-92/ McGuinnesss reveals surprising secret behind Donegal's All-Ireland success in 92 13 September 2016 13 September 2016 Ahead of the game, the Donegal panel spent a night at Shelbourne Park, where matchboxes and lighters were distributed with the words "Dublin All-Ireland winners '92".https://www.donegallive.ie/news/gaelic-games/38140/Callaghan-was-worthy-understudy-.html Callaghan was worthy understudy 27 July 2012 27 July 2012 On the morning of the game, the panel attended Mass in Lucan (said by Bishop of Raphoe Séamus Hegarty, who had opted to forgo a planned trip to Rome that coincided with the day). Brian McEniff was Donegal manager that day; his backroom team included Michael Lafferty, Seamus Bonner and Naul McCole, trainer Anthony Harkin, team doctor Austin O'Kennedy, "man in the stand" Pauric McShea, and "man in Dublin" Sean Ferriter.http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/donegal-s-backroom-team-in-1992-1-4138735 Donegal's backroom team in 1992 Donegal Democrat 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 18 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120818044050/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/donegal-s-backroom-team-in-1992-1-4138735 deadMcEniff, Lafferty, Bonner, Harkin and McCole referred to in the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h18m48s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020Pauric McShea referred to and seen in the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=47m43s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Tommy Sugrue from Kerry was named as 1992 All-Ireland SFC final referee.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=5m25s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The minor match took place as the traditional curtain raiser. There was a slight breeze favouring the team playing from right to left, with the sun directed at the eyes of the team defending from the left (which was Armagh in the second half).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=2m38s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The minor match went down to the final whistle and concluded with seven minutes of injury time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h00m57s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h03m07s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dublin were unchanged from their All-Ireland semi-final.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=2m05s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Forward Charlie Redmond was playing in his 25th championship match, while goalkeeper John O'Leary was playing in his 50th championship match.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=18m52s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Donegal were forced to make two late changes to the starting line-up that defeated Mayo in their All-Ireland semi-final. Particularly late was the addition of John Joe Doherty.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=2m15s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin Shovlin and Tommy Ryan dropped to the bench. Manus Boyle and Doherty, who had not started the semi-final, came in from the start. Boyle had featured as a substitute against Mayo; Doherty had not. Neither Shovlin nor Ryan played in the final.Donegal's four previous Championship meetings with Mayo: August 16, 1992 - Croke Park Donegal News 2 August 2019 65 Barry McGowan played at right-corner-back, while Doherty played at left-half-back in the absence of Shovlin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=35m25s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 This was Doherty's 10th championship match.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=55m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Donegal goalkeeper Gary Walsh was playing in his 20th championship match.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=43m21s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Shortly before throw-in, McEniff was informed that the brother of one of his players, Joyce McMullin, had died from cancer. He chose not to inform McMullin or anyone else on the team until after the match. McEniff later described it as follows: "Everything had gone so smoothly but when I heard that I was knocked for six. Luckily, the lads were outside watching a bit of the minor match. I stamped up and down before deciding that Gerard would have wanted Joyce to play. When the team came back, they could see something was wrong with me, but I managed to hold it together". It later emerged that there had been a miscommunication, and that McMullin's brother had not died. He did so a year later.Conor Breslin https://www.donegallive.ie/news/all-ireland-final/1853260/re-run-i-left-a-dressing-room-partying-when-i-came-back-you-could-hear-a-pin-drop.html Re-run: I left a dressing room partying, when I came back you could hear a pin drop donegallive.ie 20 July 2025 Tony Boyle's left knee was heavily strapped, a fact which was much remarked upon before the game; this resulted from an injury he had sustained in the Ulster final.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=0m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin Gavigan and Anthony Molloy also started the game with a leg each strapped.Chris McNulty http://www.donegalsporthub.com/a-self-made-debut-to-the-promised-land-how-tony-boyle-became-a-donegal-great/ A self-made debut to the Promised Land: How Tony Boyle became a Donegal great 7 June 2020 7 June 2020 Finbar Wright sang the national anthem before the game got underway.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=4m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 As Sugrue threw the ball in to commence play, RTÉ co-commentator Colm O'Rourke described it as "absolute perfect conditions for a game... the wind has died and the sun has gone in".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=5m48s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 First half Donegal played into the Hill 16 end (right to left) in the first half.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=2m33s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Molloy chose this in an effort to prevent Dublin from dominating the early part of the game.Chris McNulty http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-looks-silence-hill-16-donegal-face-stiffest-test-yet/ Declan Bonner looks to silence Hill 16 again as Donegal face stiffest test yet 11 July 2018 11 July 2018 ...Donegal captain Anthony Molloy took the step of opting to play into Hill 16 in the first half — an attempt to not enable Dublin get control of the game. The ball fell to Donegal team captain Anthony Molloy from the throw-in; he hit it forward, with Tony Boyle gathering but Boyle being wrestled to the ground by Dublin's Gerry Hargan, who conceded a free to Donegal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=5m52s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin McHugh stepped up to take; he sent the ball to the right and wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=6m06s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Paul Clarke, receiving the ball from Eamon Heery, sent it spinning into the air while attempting to score from distance; Molloy tussled with Vinny Murphy in the effort to retrieve and Sugrue blew his whistle for a free to Dublin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=7m25s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Rourke said: "I think Anthony Molloy was very hard done by there. He was pushed out of the way by Vinny Murphy's momentum".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=7m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Charlie Redmond scored to send Dublin into the lead after two and a half minutes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=8m00s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Boyle went through the Dublin defence but missed an easy point, to give Donegal their second wide of the game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=8m00s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Mick Galvin then scored Dublin's second point of the game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=10m10s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 His teammate Keith Barr collected the ball from Donegal goalkeeper Gary Walsh's kick-out but Barr hopped the ball twice, conceding the free to Donegal with five and a half minutes gone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=11m00s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 McHugh took a short free which went straight to Clarke who cleared.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=11m35s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Declan Bonner received the ball from Martin Gavigan, only for Jack Sheedy to barge in and push him in the back; Bonner was sent tumbling to the ground and referee Sugrue had words with Sheedy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=12m39s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Bonner delivered the free; Joyce McMullin scrambled amid the Dublin defence James McHugh sent the ball crashing off the crossbar.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=12m57s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=13m23s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Slow motion reverse angle of James McHugh beating Dublin goalkeeper John O'Leary RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 His brother Martin fired the rebound over the bar to give Donegal their first point of the game after seven a half minutes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=13m07s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Rourke commented: "Once the ball comes in high, the Dublin back line are not that great in the air".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=13m38s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Boyle conceded a free after fouling Heery on his way out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=13m43s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Barr sent the ball forward.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=13m54s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The ball broke to Dessie Farrell; it went wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=13m57s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 But referee Sugrue blew his whistle and awarded a penalty to Dublin after eight minutes for, as RTÉ television commentator Ger Canning said, "some pushing on Farrell".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=14m05s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Rourke though, on viewing the replay of Noel Hegarty patting at Farrell before Farrell threw himself sideways through the air, responded: "Ah now, it was a harmless enough penalty".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=14m19s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Canning then said: "I have to say, looking at that again, there didn't seem to be any push. That looked a very harsh decision".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=14m31s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Charlie Redmond stepped up to take the penalty for Dublin.High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998. He sent it skyward, to Walsh's left and wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=14m39s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Canning described it as "poetic justice" that a foul given for "a fairly innocuous challenge" had come to nothing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=14m44s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Galvin touched the ball on the ground, conceding the free to Donegal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=15m25s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 However, Dublin retrieved possession and Vinny Murphy scored Dublin's third point of the game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=16m04s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Goalkeeper Gary Walsh struck the ball outfield; it reached Manus Boyle but (as Canning called it, "still struggling to make an impact") all he could do was give Donegal their third wide with eleven minutes gone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=16m36s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dessie Farrell pulled Barry McGowan to the ground, conceding a sloppy free to Donegal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=17m32s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 McGowan sent the free to Donal Reid, who gave it to Molloy just to his right; Molloy kicked it to Manus Boyle who passed to James McHugh and McHugh sent the ball over the bar for Donegal's second point.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=17m41s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Canning mentioned that "Dublin are prone to lose concentration from time to time", as Redmond "in full flight" sent another ball skywards and wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=18m25s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Redmond, again in an advanced position, lost the ball to Noel Hegarty.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=19m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Redmond then showed his indiscipline by injuring Hegarty "in the face" (Canning) "with a heavy tackle" (O'Rourke).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=19m57s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=20m16s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 It was Donegal's ninth free kick, with a quarter of an hour gone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=20m33s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 However, Dublin regained possession and Sheedy scored Dublin's fourth point of the game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=21m35s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Rourke noticed that Vinny Murphy had fouled in hand-passing the ball to Sheedy, so the point should not have stood.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=21m57s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Around midway through the first half, Martin McHugh was pushed in the back; from the resulting free (which McHugh quickly took), Brian Murray sent the ball wide with his left foot.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=22m24s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 But Dublin goalkeeper John O'Leary kicked the ball straight to Brian Murray, who sent James McHugh through; Dublin's D. Foran fouled McHugh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=22m47s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Declan Bonner sent over the resulting free, leaving the score at Dublin 0–4 Donegal 0–3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=23m28s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dublin attacked again but Gavigan booted the ball up the field, Bonner collected and passed to Molloy, who sent it flying onwards to an unmarked Tony Boyle (O'Rourke: "Gerry Hargan has lost Tony Boyle completely"); Boyle passed it across the Dublin goal to Manus Boyle, who struck the crossbar with the goal gaping, though the ball went over for a point, levelling the match.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=24m16s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=24m47s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Slow motion reverse angle of Manus Boyle striking the crossbar RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Canning reminded viewers: "Dublin, as we said earlier, are inclined to lose concentration from time to time and that was one instance".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=25m05s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Sheedy, with his second point of the game, instantly restored Dublin's one-point lead, despite the best efforts of Martin McHugh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=25m11s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 30% right "It was a very good Donegal side, they proved their worth. They came in under the radar, but they weren't pot lucky. They were an experienced side with the likes of the two McHughs [brothers James and Martin], Bonner, Gallagher, Molloy, and Murray. Donegal were very experienced, they were a battle hardened team". – Keith Barr speaking about the game in 2020 O'Rourke commented: "A lot of high quality football in this game so far".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=25m30s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Then Vinny Murphy handed the ball to Donegal's Matt Gallagher, who passed along the sideline to Bonner, who passed to Molloy, who ran inside and released Martin McHugh, who ran through the Dublin defence, saw off four Dublin players, sent the ball over the bar for his second point of the game and brought his team level again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=27m20s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Canning said: "The game is now turning out to be all we had hoped it might be".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=27m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Almost instantly, while the replay of Martin McHugh was still being shown to television viewers, Donegal attacked again; Bonner shot high from distance and over the bar for his second point, giving Donegal the lead for the first time in the match.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=28m06s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Donegal regained possession from O'Leary's kick-out but Murray sent the ball wide again, the fifth Donegal wide of the game and Murray's second.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=28m36s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Leary kicked the ball outfield once more but Donegal won possession and a free in the middle of the pitch. Martin McHugh sent the ball towards Manus Boyle; Sheedy hauled Boyle to the ground.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=29m17s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Boyle sent the ball over the bar for his second point of the game, giving Donegal a two-point lead (0–7 to 0–5).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=30m14s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Again from O'Leary's kick-out, Dublin lost possession (by conceding a sideline free), allowing Manus Boyle's persistence to make a point for Tony Boyle, giving Donegal a three-point lead with ten minutes to go until half-time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=30m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Rourke commented: "Donegal are playing the game at a fantastic pace. They're getting everything back into play very quickly, frees and sidelines".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=31m21s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Farrell received a long ball from Heery and hit it directly over the bar, reducing Donegal's lead to two again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=31m37s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Keith Barr's name was taken by the referee after a head-high shoulder challenge on Molloy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=33m20s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin McHugh kicked Donegal's eleventh wide, as his scapular broke through his jersey and flapped loosely in the breeze (erroneously referred to by O'Rourke as "his Miraculous Medal").https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=34m02s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 "Dublin having to battle now, being made to fight by a very tenacious Donegal side", said Canning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=34m58s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Vinny Murphy was forced by Matt Gallagher to attempt a point from distance; Walsh simply caught the ball.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=35m15s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 "The pace", said Canning in commentary, "is absolutely amazing so far for amateur players".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=36m04s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 "Absolutely breathtaking game at the moment", agreed O'Rourke.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=36m18s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Three and a half minutes away from half-time, Manus Boyle collected a free delivered by Brian Murray, turned to his right and sent it over the bar for his third point and, in doing so, restoring Donegal's three-point lead.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=37m15s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Redmond sent a free over the bar to reduce the deficit to two once more with about a minute to go until half-time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=39m11s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 But it fell to Martin McHugh to score the final point of the half, receiving the ball from brother James after Gary Walsh's kick-out and leaving the score at the interval at Donegal 0–10 to Dublin 0–7.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=39m58s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Donegal, and Anthony Molloy, were in possession when Sugrue blew the half-time whistle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=41m17s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Second half Dublin introduced Paul Bealin as a half-time substitute.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=45m15s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 With play recommencing, Keith Barr sent the ball forward from a free towards Vinny Murphy who knocked it wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=42m50s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Mick Galvin scored the opening point of the second half and his second of the match, reducing Donegal's lead to two once again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=43m41s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dublin's Paul Curran fouled Joyce McMullin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=44m18s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Manus Boyle sent the resulting free over the bar, restoring Donegal's three-point lead.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=44m44s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Barr sent the ball towards Murphy from a free again but Gary Walsh gained possession prompting Farrell and Murphy to gang up on and foul the Donegal goalkeeper.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=45m33s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 James McHugh went on a mazy run through the Dublin defence in a move that also involved Bonner receiving and then returning to McMullan; McHugh sent the ball wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=45m33s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Farrell advanced along the sideline and attempted a point for Dublin; Walsh, however, plucked the dropping ball as it flew towards the crossbar.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=46m51s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Murphy had the next attempt for Dublin; this went wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=48m23s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 From Walsh's kick-out the Dublin substitute Bealin struck the ball but it went to the left and wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=49m07s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 This time from Walsh's kick-out the ball broke to Donegal's McMullan, who sent Brian Murray through; Murray, with Paul Clarke tugging on him, passed to Manus Boyle but Dublin fouled Boyle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=49m42s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Murray's run had left him hobbling as the camera moved off him and focused on referee Sugrue and Manus Boyle, until Boyle alerted Sugrue to what was going on behind him.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=49m50s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=50m05s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Murray was then seen lying on his back in some discomfort with his left (unstrapped) leg in the air, as the Donegal medical team arrived to tend to him.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=50m09s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Barry Cunningham was then seen on the sideline warming up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=50m25s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Meanwhile, as Murray lay stricken upon the ground, a Dublin player (Paul Curran) took the opportunity to move the ball to a more advantageous position; cheers from the Donegal supporters alerted Sugrue to this indiscretion and he restored the ball to its appropriate position.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=50m37s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Murray got to his feet then fell again, holding his left (unstrapped) calf muscle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=50m59s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He got to his feet a second time and proceeded to limp off the pitch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=51m07s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Cunningham entered the field of play in Murray's place.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=51m22s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Manus Boyle sent the free over the bar, his fifth point, to give a Donegal a four-point lead for the first time in the match (Donegal 0–12 to Dublin 0–8).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=51m37s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 From O'Leary's kick-out the ball fell to Donegal's Martin Gavigan; Gavigan passed to Martin McHugh, who sent Cunningham through only for Paul Curran to take him down as he approached the Dublin goal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=52m06s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Manus Boyle sent the free over to score his sixth point and open up a five-point lead for Donegal (0–13 to 0–8).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=52m35s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Vinny Murphy fouled Cunningham close to the Donegal goal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=53m30s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Walsh resorted to donning a white cap with the logo of a German clothing manufacturer on it, as the sun began to affect his vision.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=53m42s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin McHugh blocked an attempted pass by Keith Barr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=54m09s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The ball fell to Curran, who ran forward, but Noel Hegarty intercepted Curran's attempted pass and raced clear.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=54m16s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dublin's Niall Guiden scored the next point, reducing the deficit to four points and ensuring that all six of his team's forwards would score in the game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=55m08s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Receiving the ball from Declan Bonner, Manus Boyle sent it off target for his team's second wide of the half.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=55m52s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 A high challenge by Dessie Farrell on Donegal captain Anthony Molloy was penalised.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=56m30s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 From this, Dublin gave away another free nearer their goal; Declan Bonner stepped up to send the ball over the bar, his third point of the game and his second from a free, leaving the score at Donegal 0–14 Dublin 0–9 midway through the second half.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=57m30s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 As Noel Hegarty charged through and sent a pass outside to Manus Boyle, Canning remarked that Dublin were "very disappointing so far... the Dubs simply haven't been able to perform because of the tenacity of this Donegal challenge"; Mick Deegan knocked the ball out and conceded a '45 to Donegal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=57m55s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin McHugh sent the ball in but nothing came of it for Donegal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=58m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dublin broke away down the field but Sheedy ultimately fired wide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=59m00s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Bealin sent Walsh's kick-out in the general direction of Charlie Redmond but Redmond conceded possession back to Donegal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=59m54s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Dublin's next attack broke down when Donegal forward Manus Boyle blocked down defender Deegan's pass deep in Donegal territory in front of Hill 16; Gavigan gathered the ball, only for Sheedy to pull him by his jersey to the ground and concede a foul.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h00m12s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Bealin launched the ball in once more; Vinny Murphy charged through but Matt Gallagher blocked his effort, with Murphy retrieving the ball and passing to Redmond in a frantic passage of play, Redmond ultimately losing the ball and his temper and flattening Barry McGowan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h01m03s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Still incensed, Redmond grabbed the ball from Barr as he approached to take a 50-metre free; Redmond's delivery dropped straight into Cunningham's hands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h02m04s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Redmond, through again, lost the ball to a challenge from Walsh; Vinny Murphy collected and, as two Donegal defenders leaped towards him, struck Dublin's seventh wide from close range.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h03m20s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 "Dublin struggling very, very badly at the moment... Donegal will probably win this match if they can avoid giving away a goal at this stage", said O'Rourke.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h04m01s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 An object was lobbed from Hill 16 in the direction of Donegal goalkeeper Walsh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h04m26s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 A pile-up in the midfield led Sugrue to award the free to Donegal with twelve minutes remaining; Gavigan kicked it towards Tony Boyle, who lost possession in a challenge from Paul Clarke, but Manus Boyle retrieved the ball, saw off the attention of Mick Deegan and scored his seventh point of the game (Donegal 0–15 to Dublin 0–9).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h04m50s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Canning hailed the point as follows: "Is that the kind of point that will now ensure Donegal's first All-Ireland final success? Is the cup on its way up to the north-west for the very first time?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h05m29s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Clarke reduced the deficit by sending a '45 between the Donegal posts with just under ten minutes of the game remaining.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h07m29s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Murphy scored the next point with just over eight minutes left after Sheedy passed to Tommy Carr, the Dublin captain, in an advanced position.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h08m05s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Then Heery reduced Dublin's deficit to three.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h09m12s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Mick Deegan fouled Tony Boyle after Cunningham sent him through.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h10m02s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Manus Boyle dispatched the free to score his eighth point of the game (his fifth from a free) and leave the score at 0–16 to 0–12.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h10m18s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 As play continued, cheers from the Donegal supporters were audible; the Dublin supporters were silenced.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h12m07s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Redmond tapped a free between the posts from close range inside the last five minutes to reduce the deficit again to three points.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h12m45s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Gary Walsh launched the ball upfield, Cunningham collected and kicked left-footed forward towards Manus Boyle; Boyle left a Dublin player flat on his backside and tapped the all over the bar.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h13m14s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Gary Walsh then denied Vinnie Murphy's attempted strike on goal, turning the ball around the post.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h13m52s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Paul Clarke scored the resulting '45 for what would prove to be Dublin's last point of the game with two minutes remaining, leaving the score at 0–17 to 0–14.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h15m02s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 From Walsh's kick-out, Cunningham fetched the ball in the middle of the field, only to be knocked of balance by Paul Curran; Manus Boyle retrieved possession and sent Martin McHugh on a run up the sideline pursued by Keith Barr; the ball found Declan Bonner whose shot went askew and O'Leary made the catch, though Tony Boyle tumbled into him and knocked him over the end-line for a foul.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h15m02s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 O'Leary, however, sent the ball directly to McMullan, who passed to James McHugh, who passed to Bonner, who ran to his right, turned onto his left and sent the ball left-footed through the flailing arms of two Dublin defenders and between the posts, then clenched his fists in celebration.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h16m23s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020https://www.independent.ie/sport/inside-back-where-are-they-now-and-have-your-say-30549508.html Inside Back: Where are they now? and Have Your Say Sunday Independent 31 August 2014 31 August 2014 Dublin, four points down and needing a goal, won a free when Donal Reid tripped N. Guy Din; however, a quick pass to Sheedy and the Dublin forward had sent the ball wide from close range.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h16m57s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Walsh's kick-out went to Cunningham, who passed to Bonner, who fell after being interfered with by a Dublin player as Sugrue was seen with his whistle to his lips.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h17m37s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Martin McHugh wrestled with Sugrue in a bid for primacy over the match ball.Alan Foley http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalsport/The-heroes-of--3992.4856965.jp The heroes of '92 - Where are they now? Donegal Democrat 8 January 2009 8 January 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151218180946/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/the-heroes-of-92-where-are-they-now-1-1989654 18 December 2015 With the shadows lengthening, referee Tommy Sugrue called time with Donegal four points up, 0–18 to 0–14. The riverbanks of Croke Park burst as Martin McHugh wrestled for the match ball with the official. Details 20 September 1992 Donegal football40px 0–18 – 0–14 Dublin football40px M Boyle 0–9, D Bonner 0–4, M McHugh 0–3, J McHugh 0–1, T Boyle 0–1 C Redmond 0–3, P Clarke 0–2, M Galvin 0–2, V Murphy 0–2, J Sheedy 0–2, E Heery 0–1, N Guiden 0–1, D Farrell 0–1 Croke Park, Dublin 64,547 Tommy Sugrue (Kerry) _collargreen _greentop 118A33 fcd02f 118A33 118A33 fcd02f Donegal _darkblueneck _navytop 000050 57AEFB 000050 000050 57AEFB Dublin GK 1 Gary Walsh CB 2 Barry McGowan FB 3 Matt Gallagher CB 4 Noel Hegarty WB 5 Donal Reid HB 6 Martin Gavigan WB 24 John Joe Doherty MF 8 Anthony Molloy (c) MF 9 Brian Murray 44WF 10 James McHugh HF 11 Martin McHugh FW 12 Joyce McMullin CF 13 Declan Bonner FF 14 Tony Boyle CF 15 Manus Boyle Substitutes:MF 20 Barry Cunningham 44Manager:Brian McEniff GK 1 John O'Leary CB 2 Mick Deegan FB 3 Gerry Hargan CB 4 Tommy Carr (c) WB 5 Paul Carr HB 6 Keith Barr WB 7 Eamon Heery MF 8 Paul Clarke MF 9 Dave Foran WF 10 Charlie Redmond HF 11 Jack Sheedy WF 12 Niall Guiden CF 13 Dessie Farrell FF 14 Vinny Murphy CF 15 Mick Galvin Substitutes:MF 19 Paul Bealin Manager:Paddy Cullen Man of the Match: Manus Boyle Post-match Fans flooded the pitch — among them future Irish international soccer goalkeeper Shay GivenDecember 2019 and future Donegal players such as Paul Durcan.http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2008121706-ten-questions-with-paul-durcan/1/ Ten Questions with Paul Durcan 20 August 2012 20 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140914224003/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2008121706-ten-questions-with-paul-durcan/1/ 14 September 2014 RTÉ co-commentator Colm O'Rourke said: "Donegal were much the better team... to win it so convincingly, because they probably were an even better team than the scoreline suggested".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h19m04s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Donegal captain Anthony Molloy climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand to various congratulatory gestures from nearby supporters: handshakes, back claps and pats on the head of hair that he still had.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h19m23s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 After shaking the hand of the President of Ireland,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h20m00s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 he shook the hand of President of the Gaelic Athletic Association Peter Quinn, from Donegal's neighbouring county of Fermanagh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h20m03s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The Taoiseach then emerged from behind Quinn to shake Molloy's hand, and briefly spoke with the Donegal captain.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h20m06s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Then a woman, a man in clerical garb and the spouse of the President of Ireland all offered Molloy their hands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h20m08s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Quinn addressed his audience for just under a minute in the Irish language.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h20m47s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He presented Molloy with the Sam Maguire Cup and the Donegal captain raised the trophy aloft.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h21m32s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Molloy then set the cup down, rubbed his face and exchanged words with Quinn before moving towards the microphone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h22m06s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He spoke — also in the Irish language — to cheers from the crowd, which had by this time thronged the pitch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h22m18s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He then provided an English language translation, yelling: "We have done it!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h23m05s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 The camera zoomed out to reveal Daniel O'Donnell, not far from Molloy and behind the President of Ireland, with his hand aloft and frantically waving with an enormous smile upon his face; a lady behind him bearing a Donegal flag leaned over and spoke to him and he kissed her.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h23m23s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Molloy commenced his speech of thanks, first mentioning Michael Lafferty, Naul McCole, Seamus Bonner and Anthony Harkin, then singling out the team's trainer Anthony Harkin for "a special word of thanks".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h23m40s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He then thanked the medical team, including physios and doctor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h24m14s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He thanked his wife, his family, the families of the other players, former players and supporters.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h24m32s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He then singled out Martin Shovlin for special mention.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h25m20s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 Then he referred to team manager McEniff as "the greatest man in Ulster at the moment", drawing wild cheers from the audience.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h25m42s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He offered commiserations to the losing Dublin team.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h26m17s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 He concluded with the exclamation "Sam is for the hills!".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h26m32s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalsport/The-heroes-of--3992.4856965.jp The heroes of '92 — Where are they now? Donegal Democrat 8 January 2009 8 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20151218180946/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/the-heroes-of-92-where-are-they-now-1-1989654 18 December 2015 He walked off, wiped the left of his face and — pointed by an official towards the trophy — raised the Sam Maguire aloft again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h26m34s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 His speech is still held in high regard within the sport nationally.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0503/1136342-great-speeches-donegal-all-ireland-1992/ Anthony Molloy's 1992 All-Ireland-winning speech RTÉ Sport 3 May 2020 3 May 2020 This week in our series of 'Great GAA Speeches', Anthony Molloy joins Jacqui Hurley on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport... As the players took turns to raise the Sam Maguire Cup, O'Rourke noted: "I see the Taoiseach keeping a very close eye on the Donegal team, obviously looking for prospective candidates for Donegal in the next election".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=1h28m39s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal RTÉ Sport 21 March 2020 27 years later, Molloy stood for the Fianna Fáil political party in the Glenties Electoral Area at the 2019 Donegal County Council election and won a seat.Stephen Maguire https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/donegal-county-council-all-ireland-winning-captain-anthony-molloy-elected-1.3890423 Donegal County Council: All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Molloy elected The Irish Times 25 May 2019 25 May 2019https://www.fiannafail.ie/reps/cllr-anthony-molloy/ Cllr Anthony Molloy Fianna Fáil https://web.archive.org/web/20191009230152/https://www.fiannafail.ie/reps/cllr-anthony-molloy/ 9 October 2019 9 October 2019http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=11445 Anthony Molloy ElectionsIreland.org 9 October 2019 Albert Reynolds was no longer Taoiseach though, or leader of Fianna Fáil; indeed, he had died nearly five years previously.Louise Kelly, Fionnan Sheahan, Cormac Byrne and Jason Kennedy https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/former-taoiseach-albert-reynolds-dies-aged-81-30525290.html Former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds dies aged 81 Independent.ie 21 August 2014 21 August 2014 Donegal's victory banquet was at a hotel in Malahide.Keith Duggan https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/donal-reid-has-been-there-done-that-and-bears-the-scars-1.2933417 Donal Reid has been there, done that — and bears the scars The Irish Times 14 January 2017 14 January 2017 And on the bus out to the victory hotel in Malahide, he was overcome with panic rather euphoria. 'The bus was packed. We couldn't breathe. And I think the stress of the previous few weeks had built up and I felt overwhelmed'. He was uncomfortable at the banquet and told Maura he needed fresh air and slipped out, walking along the promenade at Malahide. The winning team boarded the train westwards, trundling through the midlands towards the wilderness of Sligo, intent on embarking from there by coach bound for Donegal Town. However, crowds gathered at train-stops in Kildare, Meath, Westmeath, Longford, Leitrim and Sligo to gawk in awe at the team that had put Dublin to the sword. 9,000 people were waiting in Sligo alone.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/heroes-of-92-allowed-donegal-to-remove-psychological-barrier-26780025.html Heroes of '92 allowed Donegal to remove psychological barrier Sunday Independent 9 October 2011 9 October 2011 It was many hours behind schedule when the team arrived in their home county. Legacy This was the first time since 1971 that a team won their maiden All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.Martin Breheny https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/martin-breheny-my-100th-allireland-final-tales-from-the-great-occasions-38452758.html 'My 100th All-Ireland final — tales from the great occasions': From being nearly drowned on Hill 16 in 1971 to covering what could be a historic final, Martin Breheny reflects on the drama of it all Irish Independent 31 August 2019 However, this surpassed even that, as Offaly — also unfancied — had appeared in the 1961 and 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals. Donegal's triumph over the citizens inspired many other counties with little success at that time, including Derry, Armagh and Tyrone, to believe they could achieve the All-Ireland — these three counties achieved their dream in the next eleven years.Mark Corcoran https://www.the42.ie/back-to-the-future-for-donegal-and-dublin-209977-Aug2011/ Back to the future for Donegal and Dublin: The Ulster champions face Pat Gilroy's side at HQ this weekend for a place in the final with Kerry The42.ie 26 August 2011 26 August 2011 Donegal's march to the title was still regarded nationally as an "almost mystical expedition" years later,Dermot Crowe https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/faith-healer-doherty-revives-donegal-belief-26555529.html Faith healer Doherty revives Donegal belief Sunday Independent 2 August 2009 2 August 2009 until the arrival of Jim McGuinness, who surpassed this achievement. Donegal returned to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final after a 20-year absence on 23 September 2012, beating Mayo, and reached the final again in 2014, only to lose to Kerry.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/19371945 Donegal annihilate Cork in All-Ireland Football semi-final BBC Sport 26 August 2012 26 August 2012 Dublin laboured towards another final in 1994, only to lose again on the big day—this time to Down. The sides have met in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship since then. The first meeting was 10 years later in 2002, with Dublin requiring a replay to beat Donegal in the quarter-final. They met again in the 2011 semi-final, where Dublin narrowly beat Donegal in a controversial game. Donegal then defeated reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin in the 2014 semi-final, in one of the biggest shocks the sport had ever witnessed. In 2018, Martin Breheny listed 1992 as the seventh greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, placing it ahead of 1978, 1966 and the 1988 replay in his top ten finals, and behind only 1998 in that decade.Breheny, Martin. "Martin Breheny's Greatest All-Ireland Finals". Irish Independent. 1 September 2018, p. 11. TG4 aired the match during the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020, when all live sport in the country was shut down.https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-gold-5105547-May2020/ Here are the classic GAA games coming up on TG4 The42.ie Gavin Cooney 22 May 2020 22 May 2020https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/all-ireland-gold-games-for-june-revealed-1001137.html All-Ireland Gold games for June revealed Irish Examiner Stephen Barry 22 May 2020 22 May 2020 References External links Extended highlights Watch at GAA Now RTÉ In Pictures: Donegal '92 https://archive.today/20130123204611/http://www.gaainfo.com/article.php?story=0&matchno=328&co=intercounty&year=1992 Match Details el All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Donegal county football team matches Category:Dublin county football team matches