1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1997 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 111th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 11 May 1997 and ended on 28 September 1997.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 May 1997 – 28 September 1997 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (31st win) |
| Captain | Liam Hassett |
| Manager | Páidí Ó Sé |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Noel Connelly |
| Manager | John Maughan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Maurice Fitzgerald (0-28) |
| Player of the Year | Maurice Fitzgerald |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Meath entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.
On 28 September 1997 Kerry, the most successful county in Gaelic football history, claimed their 31st All-Ireland title - and their first since 1986 - with a 0–13 to 1–7 victory over Mayo.
This year also saw Ulster's most successful county, Cavan, win their first provincial title since 1969.
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