1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 6 May 1990 and ended on 16 September 1990.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May - 16 September 1990 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (6th win) |
| Captain | Larry Tompkins |
| Manager | Billy Morgan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Captain | Colm O'Rourke |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Top Scorer | Brian Stafford (1-24) |
| Player of the Year | Shea Fahy |
← 1989 1991 → | |
Was the final year of common Cork vs Kerry Munster finals stretch back to 1947 expect 4.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 16 September 1990, Cork won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Meath's Brian Stafford was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Cork's Shea Fahy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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