1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1994 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 108th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1994 and ended on 18 September 1994.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May 1994 – 18 September 1994 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (5th win) |
| Captain | D. J. Kane |
| Manager | Pete McGrath |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | John O'Leary |
| Manager | Pat O'Neill |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Leitrim |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer | Charlie Redmond (4-30) |
| Player of the Year | Mickey Linden |
← 1993 1995 → | |
Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Down in the Ulster quarter-final in what is regarded as one of the greatest games of all time.
On 18 September 1994, Down won the championship following a 1–12 to 0–13 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.
Dublin's Charlie Redmond was the championship's top scorer. Down's Mickey Linden was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.