1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 17 September 1989 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (5th win) |
| Captain | Dinny Allen |
| Manager | Billy Morgan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Jimmy Browne |
| Manager | John O'Mahony |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer | Michael Fitzmaurice (0-32) |
| Player of the Year | Teddy McCarthy |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Meath were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons.
Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0-32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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