1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1995 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 109th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 21 May 1995 and ended on 17 September 1995.
Championship details | |
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Dates | 21 May 1995 – 17 September 1995 |
Teams | 32 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Dublin (22nd win) |
Captain | John O'Leary |
Manager | Pat O'Neill |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Tyrone |
Captain | Ciarán Corr |
Manager | Art McRory Eugene McKenna |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 33 |
Top Scorer | Peter Canavan (1-38) |
Player of the Year | Paul Curran Peter Canavan |
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Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Donegal in the Ulster preliminary round.
On 17 September 1995, Dublin won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-12 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their 22nd All-Ireland title and their first in twelve championship seasons.
Tyrone's Peter Canavan was the championship's top scorer with 1-38. Dublin's Paul Clarke was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, while Tyrone's Peter Canavan was selected as the Powerscreen Footballer of the Year.