All-Ireland Senior Football Championship records and statistics

This article contains records and statistics related to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, which has run since 1887.

General performances

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Performance by county

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County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Kerry 38 24 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2022 1892, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1923, 1927, 1938, 1944, 1947, 1954, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1982, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
Dublin 31 13 1891, 1892, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1942, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 1896, 1904, 1920, 1924, 1934, 1955, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994
Galway 9 15 1925, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1998, 2001 1919, 1922, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1959, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1983, 2000, 2022, 2024
Cork 7 16 1890, 1911, 1945, 1973, 1989, 1990, 2010 1891, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1906, 1907, 1956, 1957, 1967, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2009
Meath 7 9 1949, 1954, 1967, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1999 1895, 1939, 1951, 1952, 1966, 1970, 1990, 1991, 2001
Cavan 5 6 1933, 1935, 1947, 1948, 1952 1925, 1928, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1949
Wexford 5 3 1893, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 1890, 1913, 1914
Down 5 1 1960, 1961, 1968, 1991, 1994 2010
Kildare 4 5 1905, 1919, 1927, 1928 1926, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1998
Tyrone 4 3 2003, 2005, 2008, 2021 1986, 1995, 2018
Tipperary 4 1 1889, 1895, 1900, 1920 1918
Mayo 3 15 1936, 1950, 1951 1916, 1921, 1932, 1948, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Offaly 3 3 1971, 1972, 1982 1961, 1969, 1981
Louth 3 3 1910, 1912, 1957 1887, 1909, 1950
Armagh 2 3 2002, 2024 1953, 1977, 2003
Roscommon 2 3 1943, 1944 1946, 1962, 1980
Donegal 2 1 1992, 2012 2014
Limerick 2 0 1887, 1896 –
Derry 1 1 1993 1958
London[a] 0 5 – 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1908
Laois 0 2 – 1889, 1936
Antrim 0 2 – 1911, 1912
Waterford 0 1 – 1898
Clare 0 1 – 1917
Monaghan 0 1 – 1930

a. ^ London received a bye to the final in five seasons.

Performance by province

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Province Won Lost Total Different counties
Leinster 52 38 90 7
Munster 51 42 93 6
Ulster 19 18 37 8
Connacht 14 33 47 3
Britain 0 5 5 1

Provincial titles

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County Titles Last provincial title
Kerry 85 2024 (Munster)
Dublin 63 2024 (Leinster)
Galway 50 2024 (Connacht)
Mayo 48 2021 (Connacht)
Cavan 40 2020 (Ulster)
Cork 37 2012 (Munster)
Roscommon 24 2019 (Connacht)
Meath 21 2010 (Leinster)
Monaghan 16 2015 (Ulster)
Tyrone 16 2021 (Ulster)
Armagh 14 2008 (Ulster)
Kildare 13 2000 (Leinster)
Down 12 1994 (Ulster)
Donegal 11 2024 (Ulster)
Wexford 10 1945 (Leinster)
Antrim 10 1951 (Ulster)
Offaly 10 1997 (Leinster)
Tipperary 10 2020 (Munster)
Derry 9 2023 (Ulster)
Louth 8 1957 (Leinster)
Laois 6 2003 (Leinster)
Kilkenny 3 1911 (Leinster)
Sligo 3 2007 (Connacht)
Clare 2 1992 (Munster)
Leitrim 2 1994 (Connacht)
Limerick 1 1896 (Munster)
Waterford 1 1898 (Munster)
Carlow 1 1944 (Leinster)
Longford 1 1968 (Leinster)
Westmeath 1 2004 (Leinster)

Counties

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Consecutive wins

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Sextuple

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  • Dublin (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Quadruple

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  • Wexford (1915, 1916, 1917, 1918)
  • Kerry (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932)
  • Kerry (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)

Treble

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Double

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Single

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  • Kerry (1909, 1924, 1926, 1937, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1975, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2022)
  • Dublin (1894, 1942, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1983, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)
  • Galway (1925, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1998, 2001)
  • Cork (1890, 1911, 1945, 1973, 2010)
  • Meath (1949, 1954, 1967, 1996, 1999)
  • Tipperary (1889, 1895, 1900, 1920)
  • Tyrone (2003, 2005, 2008, 2021)
  • Louth (1910, 1912, 1957)
  • Cavan (1933, 1935, 1952)
  • Down (1968, 1991, 1994)
  • Limerick (1887, 1896)
  • Kildare (1905, 1919)
  • Donegal (1992, 2012)
  • Armagh (2002, 2024)
  • Wexford (1893)
  • Mayo (1936)
  • Offaly (1982)
  • Derry (1993)

Consecutive All-Ireland Stoppers

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Teams that ended All-Ireland winning streaks in the final of the championship.

5-in-a-row

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4-in-a-row

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Kerry (1924) defeated Dublin

3-in-a-row

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Kildare (1905) defeated Kerry

Wexford (1915) defeated Kerry

Kerry (1929, 1978) defeated Kildare in 1929, Dublin in 1978

Meath (1949) defeated Cavan

Tyrone (2008) defeated Kerry

2-in-a-row

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Dublin (1891, 1976, 2015, 2023) defeated Cork in 1891 and Kerry in 1976, 2015 and 2023)

Louth (1910) defeated Kerry

Kildare (1927) defeated Kerry

Galway (1938) defeated Kerry

Cavan (1947) defeated Kerry

Meath (1954) defeated Kerry

Down (1960) defeated Kerry

Kerry (1975, 1984) defeated Dublin in 1975 and 1984

Tyrone (2003, 2005) defeated Armagh in 2003 and Kerry in 2005

By semi-final appearances

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As of 30 June 2024.

# Team No. of Appearances First semi-final Most recent semi-final
1 Kerry 85 1903 2024
2 Dublin 55 1891 2023
3 Mayo 50 1901 2021
4 Galway 44 1890 2024
5 Cavan 40 1891 2020
6 Cork 36 1890 2012
7 Meath 21 1939 2009
8 Roscommon 20 1892 1991
9 Tyrone 17 1956 2021
10 Kildare 14 1903 2010
Monaghan 14 1907 2023
12 Down 13 1959 2010
13 Armagh 12 1890 2024
14 Derry 11 1958 2023
15 Offaly 10 1960 1997
Tipperary 10 1887 2020
Donegal 10 1972 2024
18 Antrim 9 1900 1951
Wexford 9 1890 2008
20 Louth 8 1909 1957
21 Laois 4 1936 1946
22 London 3 1906 1910
Sligo 3 1922 1975
24 Kilkenny 2 1900 1911
Leitrim 2 1927 1994
Clare 2 1917 1992
27 Limerick 1 1887 1887
Carlow 1 1944 1944
Longford 1 1968 1968
Fermanagh 1 2004 2004
31 New York 0 — —
Waterford 0 — —
Westmeath 0 — —
Wicklow 0 — —

Semi-final appearances (2001–present)

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  • Highlighted years indicate the semi final win
# County No. Years
1 Kerry 20 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 Dublin 17 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
3 Mayo 12 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
4 Tyrone 10 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
5 Cork 8 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
6 Donegal 5 2003, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2024
7 Derry 4 2001, 2004, 2022, 2023
Armagh 4 2002, 2003, 2005, 2024
Galway 4 2001, 2018, 2022, 2024
10 Meath 3 2001, 2007, 2009
11 Tipperary 2 2016, 2020
Monaghan 2 2018, 2023
13 Fermanagh 1 2004
Wexford 1 2008
Kildare 1 2010
Down 1 2010
Cavan 1 2020

By province

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Most successful provinces

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  • Cavan and Down are the Ulster teams with the most All-Ireland titles.
  • Dublin are the Leinster team with the most All-Ireland titles.
  • Galway are the Connacht team with the most All-Ireland titles.
  • Kerry are the Munster team with the most All-Ireland titles.
# Province Wins Runners-up Total % Success Rate Winners by county Losers by county
1 Leinster 52 38 90 57% Dublin (30), Meath (7), Wexford (5), Kildare (4), Offaly (3), Louth (3) Dublin (13), Meath (9), Kildare (5), Wexford (3), Offaly (3),

Louth (3), Laois (2)

2 Munster 51 42 93 54.8% Kerry (38), Cork (7), Tipperary (4), Limerick (2) Kerry (23), Cork (16), Clare (1), Tipperary (1), Waterford (1)
3 Ulster 19 18 37 51.4% Cavan (5), Down (5), Tyrone (4), Donegal (2), Armagh (2), Derry (1) Cavan (6), Armagh (3), Tyrone (3), Antrim (2), Derry (1), Monaghan (1) Down (1), Donegal (1)
4 Connacht 14 33 47 29.8% Galway (9), Mayo (3), Roscommon (2) Galway (15), Mayo (15), Roscommon (3)
5 Britain 0 5 5 0% — London (5)

Provinces with highest number of different winning counties

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The provinces providing the highest number of different winning counties are Leinster and Ulster, with six each. Dublin, Meath, Wexford, Kildare, Offaly and Louth from Leinster have won the title, while Cavan, Down, Tyrone, Donegal, Armagh and Derry are the successful Ulster sides. For Leinster's 12 counties, this represents a success rate of 50%, while Ulster's nine counties gives them a success rate of 67%. Four of Munster's six counties have won the title, giving an identical success rate to Ulster, while three of Connacht's five counties have been successful, a success rate of 60%.

Least successful counties

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There are eight counties that have never been represented in a Senior All-Ireland Final. These are Carlow, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Sligo, Westmeath, Wicklow, Longford, and New York. Four of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Waterford, Westmeath, Wicklow, and New York.

Kilkenny currently do not compete in the All-Ireland Championship, having won three Leinster Senior Football Championships in the past, with the county instead prominent in the sport of hurling but have won the Junior All Ireland in 2022. Carlow also compete in hurling and have won an All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. Westmeath have enjoyed considerable success in hurling in recent years, winning a number of All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships and Christy Ring Cups, and their Gaelic football team won the 2004 Leinster Football Championship and the inaugural Tailteann Cup in 2022.

Fermanagh came their closest in 2004, reaching a semi-final replay having defeated 1999 Champions Meath, 2002 Munster Champions Cork, 2003 All-Ireland semi-finalists Donegal and 2002 Champions Armagh.[1] Wicklow's most notable recent achievement was winning the 2012 NFL Division 4 final.

Levels

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In the last few years, counties can be divided into four levels or tiers, based on results: Tier 1 counties are consistent participants in the latter stage of the All-Ireland. Tier 2 counties usually compete in the All-Ireland championship or the Tailteann Cup. Tier 3 counties are consistent participants in the Tailteann Cup. Tier 4 counties usually compete in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. There is a big gap between Tier 1, 2 and 3 counties and Tier 4 counties. Tier 4 counties also do not participate in the provincial championships.

Tier 1 counties (12): Armagh, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tyrone

Tier 2 counties (11): Cavan, Clare, Down, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Sligo, Tipperary, Westmeath

Tier 3 counties (10): Antrim, Carlow, Fermanagh, Laois, Leitrim, London, New York, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow

Tier 4 counties (7): Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Kilkenny, Scotland, Warwickshire, Yorkshire

Team participation

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Debut of counties

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Year Debutants Total
1887 Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow 12
1888 Cavan, Kildare, Laois, Monaghan 4
1889 Kerry 1
1890 Antrim, Armagh, Tyrone, Westmeath 4
1891 None 0
1892 Roscommon 1
1893-95 None 0
1896 Offaly 1
1897 Carlow 1
1898-99 None 0
1900 London 1
1901 Mayo 1
1902 None 0
1903 Fermanagh, Longford 2
1904 Derry, Down 2
1905 Sligo 1
1906 Donegal, Leitrim 2
1907-98 None 0
1999 New York 1
2000- None 0
Total 34

List of All-Ireland SFC counties

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The following teams have competed in the All-Ireland SFC for at least one season.

County Appearances Debut Most recent Championship titles Last Championship title Best All-Ireland result
Antrim 1890 2025 0 — Runners-up
Armagh 1890 2025 1 2024 Champions
Carlow 1897 2025 0 — Semi-finals
Cavan 1888 2025 5 1952 Champions
Clare 1887 2025 0 — Runners-up
Cork 1887 2025 7 2010 Champions
Derry 1904 2025 1 1993 Champions
Donegal 1906 2025 2 2012 Champions
Down 1904 2025 5 1994 Champions
Dublin 1887 2025 31 2023 Champions
Fermanagh 1903 2025 0 — Semi-finals
Galway 1887 2025 9 2001 Champions
Kerry 1889 2025 38 2022 Champions
Kildare 1888 2025 4 1928 Champions
Kilkenny 1887 1982 0 — Semi-finals
Laois 1888 2025 0 — Runners-up
Leitrim 1906 2025 0 — Semi-finals
Limerick 1887 2025 2 1896 Champions
London 1900 2025 0 — Runners-up
Longford 1903 2025 0 — Semi-finals
Louth 1887 2025 3 1957 Champions
Mayo 1901 2025 3 1951 Champions
Meath 1887 2025 7 1999 Champions
Monaghan 1888 2025 0 — Runners-up
New York 25 1999 2025 0 — Connacht semi-finals
Offaly 1896 2025 3 1982 Champions
Roscommon 1892 2025 2 1944 Champions
Sligo 1905 2025 0 — Semi-finals
Tipperary 1887 2025 4 1920 Champions
Tyrone 1890 2025 4 2021 Champions
Waterford 1887 2025 0 — Runners-up
Westmeath 1890 2025 0 — Quarter-finals
Wexford 1887 2025 5 1918 Champions
Wicklow 1887 2025 0 — Leinster runners-up

Other records

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By decade

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The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland titles, is as follows:[2]

  • 1890s: 6 for Dublin (1891, 1892, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1899)
  • 1900s: 5 for Dublin (1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1908)
  • 1910s: 4 for Wexford (1915, 1916, 1917, 1918)
  • 1920s: 3 each for Dublin (1921, 1922, 1923) and Kerry (1924, 1926, 1929)
  • 1930s: 5 for Kerry (1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939)
  • 1940s: 3 for Kerry (1940, 1941, 1946)
  • 1950s: 3 for Kerry (1953, 1955, 1959)
  • 1960s: 3 each for Down (1960, 1961, 1968) and Galway (1964, 1965, 1966)
  • 1970s: 4 for Kerry (1970, 1975, 1978, 1979)
  • 1980s: 5 for Kerry (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986)
  • 1990s: 2 each for Down (1991, 1994) and Meath (1996, 1999)
  • 2000s: 5 for Kerry (2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009)
  • 2010s: 7 for Dublin (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • 2020s: 2 for Dublin (2020, 2023)

Finishing positions

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  • Most quarter-final finishes
    • 7, Tyrone (2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2023)
    • 7, Galway (2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017)
    • 7, Armagh (2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2023)

Unbeaten sides

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  • 132 teams have won the All-Ireland SFC unbeaten out of a possible 136.

Beaten sides

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The introduction of the qualifier system in 2001 has resulted in 4 'back-door' All-Ireland champions:

  • Galway (2001) were beaten by Roscommon in the Connacht semi-finals.
  • Tyrone (2005) were beaten by Armagh in the Ulster final.
  • Kerry (2006) were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.
  • Cork (2010) were beaten by Kerry in the Munster semi-finals.

On a number of occasions a team was defeated twice but have remained in the knockout championship:

  • Tyrone (2018) were beaten by Monaghan and Dublin but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Mayo (2019) were beaten by Roscommon and Kerry but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Tyrone (2019) were beaten by Donegal and Dublin but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Cork (2023) were beaten by Clare and Kerry but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Armagh (2023) were beaten by Derry and Tyrone but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Tyrone (2023) were beaten by Monaghan and Galway but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Roscommon (2023) were beaten by Galway and Kildare but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Kildare (2023) were beaten by Dublin twice but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Donegal (2023) were beaten by Down and Derry but still qualified for the knockout stage.
  • Monaghan (2023) were beaten by Derry and Donegal but still qualified for the knockout stage.

Final success rate

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Only 1 county have appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions:

  • Limerick (Limerick won the first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and its 100% success rate has only ever been threatened once - in 1896. It remained intact)

On the opposite end of the scale, six counties have appeared in the All-Ireland final, losing on each occasion:

  • Laois (1889, 1936)
  • Antrim (1911, 1912)
  • Waterford (1898)
  • Clare (1917)
  • Monaghan (1930)
  • London (1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1908). In each of London's first four appearances in the Final, they have been the beneficiaries of byes to that stage. From the 1900 Championship to the 1903 Championship, the GAA ran the competition between teams based in Ireland first, with the winners of the 'Home Final' going on to play London in the 'Grand Final'. In 1908 London qualified for the Final by winning the semi-final.

Consecutive participations

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  • 0, 000 (0000–0000)

00 have the record number of consecutive participations in the All-Ireland SFC, taking part in the 0 seasons.

Winning other trophies

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Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the All-Ireland, their provincial championship and the National Football League all in the same season.

  • 9, Kerry (1929, 1931, 1932, 1959, 1969, 1984, 1997, 2004, 2022)
  • 6, Dublin (1958, 1976, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
  • 2, Down (1960, 1968)
  • 1, Mayo (1936)
  • 1, Cavan (1948)
  • 1, Galway (1965)
  • 1, Meath (1978)
  • 1, Cork (1989)
  • 1, Tyrone (2003)

Biggest wins

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Scoring Events (2018–present)

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As of 27 June 2024.

  • Most goals in a match:
  • Most points in a match:
  • Most goals by one team in a match:
  • Most points by one team in a match:
  • Highest aggregate score:
  • Lowest aggregate score:

Successful defending

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Only 12 teams of the 19 who have won the All-Ireland championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Gaps

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  • Longest gaps between successive titles:
    • 45 years: Louth (1912–1957)
    • 34 years: Cork (1911–1945)
    • 32 years: Galway (1966–1998)
    • 28 years: Cork (1945–1973)
    • 23 years: Down (1968–1991)
    • 22 years: Wexford (1893–1915)
    • 22 years: Armagh (2022–2024)
    • 21 years: Cork (1890–1911)
    • 20 years: Cork (1990–2010)
    • 20 years: Donegal (1992–2012)
  • Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland final appearances:
    • 63 years: Kildare (1935–1998)
    • 47 years: Laois (1889–1936)
    • 44 years: Meath (1895–1939)
    • 38 years: Louth (1912–1950)
    • 38 years: Mayo (1951–1989)
    • 35 years: Derry (1958–1993)
    • 34 years: Cork (1911–1945)
    • 25 years: Armagh (1977–2002)
    • 24 years: Armagh (1953–1977)
    • 23 years: Down (1968–1991)
  • Longest gap between successive championship appearances
    • 62 years: London (1913–1975)

Active gaps

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  • Longest active gaps between since last title:
  • Longest active gaps since last All-Ireland final appearance:
  • Longest active gap since last championship appearance

Provinces

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Counties in an All-Ireland final without a provincial title

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Bold = Champions

Note: The 1887, 2008 and 2010 finals featured two teams that had not won their provincial championship that year (There were no provincial championships in 1887).

All-Ireland final pairings

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Pairing Meeting First Last meeting
Dublin v Kerry 15 1892 2023
Galway v Kerry 8 1938 2022
Cork v Dublin 6 1891 1907
Dublin v Galway 6 1922 1983
Cork v Meath 5 1967 1999
Dublin v Mayo 5 1921 2020
Kerry v Kildare 5 1905 1931
Kerry v Mayo 4 1932 2006
Kerry v Offaly 4 1969 1982
Kerry v Roscommon 4 1944 1980
Dublin v London 3 1901 1908
Kerry v Meath 3 1939 1970
Kerry v Tyrone 3 1986 2008
Kerry v Wexford 3 1913 1915
Armagh v Kerry 2 1953 2002
Cavan v Galway 2 1925 1933
Cavan v Kerry 2 1937 1947
Cavan v Kildare 2 1928 1935
Cavan v Meath 2 1949 1952
Cork v Galway 2 1956 1973
Cork v Kerry 2 2007 2009
Cork v Wexford 2 1890 1893
Down v Kerry 2 1960 1968
Dublin v Tyrone 2 1995 2018
Galway v Kildare 2 1919 1998
Galway v Meath 2 1966 2001
Kerry v Louth 2 1909 1910
Mayo v Meath 2 1951 1996
Antrim v Cork 1 1911
Antrim v Louth 1 1912
Armagh v Dublin 1 1977
Armagh v Galway 1 2024
Armagh v Tyrone 1 2003
Cavan v Cork 1 1945
Cavan v Mayo 1 1948
Cavan v Roscommon 1 1943
Clare v Wexford 1 1917
Cork v Derry 1 1993
Cork v Down 1 2010
Cork v Louth 1 1957
Cork v Mayo 1 1989
Derry v Dublin 1 1958
Donegal v Dublin 1 1992
Donegal v Kerry 1 2014
Donegal v Mayo 1 2012
Down v Dublin 1 1994
Down v Meath 1 1991
Down v Offaly 1 1961
Dublin v Limerick 1 1896
Dublin v Tipperary 1 1920
Dublin v Waterford 1 1898
Galway v Offaly 1 1971
Kerry v London 1 1903
Kerry v Monaghan 1 1930
Laois v Mayo 1 1936
Laois v Tipperary 1 1889
Limerick v Louth 1 1887
London v Tipperary 1 1900
Louth v Mayo 1 1950
Mayo v Wexford 1 1916
Mayo v Tyrone 1 2021
Meath v Tipperary 1 1895
Tipperary v Wexford 1 1918

Longest undefeated run

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  • 45 games - Dublin (2015–2021): The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 45 games held by Dublin. It began with a 4–25 to 0–10 win against Longford in their opening game of the 2015 championship and finished with a 0–20 to 1–09 win against Kildare in the Leinster final of the 2021 championship. The 45-game unbeaten streak ended with a 0–17 to 0–14 loss after extra-time to Mayo in the 2021 All-Ireland semi-final.

Miscellaneous

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  • Best finish by a debuting team
  • Highest winning record in final (3 or more finals)
    • 83%, Down (5 wins in 6 matches)
  • Lowest winning record in final (3 or more finals)
    • 0%, London (0 wins in 5 matches)
  • Most played match 
In 2016 Galway became the first team to be knocked out of both Hurling and Football Championships by the same county (Tipperary)in the same season

Disciplinary

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  • Galway holds the record of losing a final to a team containing the fewest players, they were beaten by a Dublin team which had been reduced to just 12 players in the All-Ireland Final of 1983.

Fastest goals in Finals

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Managers

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Winning managers (2013–present)

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# Manager(s) Winning team(s) Titles(s) Winning years
1 Jim Gavin Dublin 6 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2 Dessie Farrell Dublin 2 2020, 2023
3 Éamonn Fitzmaurice Kerry 1 2014
Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher Tyrone 1 2021
Jack O'Connor Kerry 1 2022

Players

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All-time top scorers

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(Those who have accumulated over 166 points)

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As of match played 14 July 2024
Rank Player Team Goals Points Tally Games Era Average
1 Cillian O'Connor Mayo 34 367 469 75 2011-present 6.2
2 Colm Cooper Kerry 23 283 352 85 2002-2017 4.1
3 Dean Rock Dublin 13 292 331 63 2013-2023 5.2
4 Conor McManus Monaghan 9 288 315 72 2005-2024 4.3
5 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 29 205 292 49 1973-1988 6.0
6 John Doyle Kildare 8 258 282 67 1999-2014 4.2
7 Pádraic Joyce Galway 12 229 265 66 1997-2012 4.0
8 Bernard Brogan Dublin 21 197 260 59 2006-2019 4.4
9 Paddy Bradley Derry 17 202 253 44 1999-2012 5.8
10 Steven McDonnell Armagh 18 197 251 67 1999-2011 3.7
11 Maurice Fitzgerald Kerry 12 205 241 45 1988-2001 5.4
12 Michael Murphy Donegal 4 223 235 64 2007-2022 3.6
13 Brian Stafford Meath 9 206 233 41 1986-1995 5.7
14 Oisín McConville Armagh 11 197 230 52 1994-2008 4.4
15 Barney Rock Dublin 16 181 229 39 1980-1991 5.9[5]
16 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 15 182 227 42 1964-1980 5.4
17 Tony McTague Offaly 4 210 222 37 1965-1975 6.0[6]
18 Seán O'Shea Kerry 6 204 222 38 2018-present 5.9
19 Peter Canavan Tyrone 9 192 219 58 1989-2005 3.8
20 Ross Munnelly Laois 7 190 211 79 2003-2022 2.7
21 Seán Cavanagh Tyrone 9 181 208 89 2002-2017 2.3
22 Shane Walsh Galway 7 184 205 51 2013-present 4.0
23 Darren McCurry Tyrone 5 190 205 60 2012-present 3.4
24 Paddy Doherty Down 15 158 203 48 1954-1971 4.2[7]
25 Patrick McBrearty Donegal 8 179 203 69 2011-present 2.9
26 David Clifford Kerry 14 160 202 36 2018-present 5.6
27 Colin Corkery Cork 5 182 197 32 1993-2004 6.2
28 Paul Geaney Kerry 14 143 185 58 2011-present 3.2
29 Dara O'Cinneide Kerry 11 149 182 54 1995-2005 3.4
30 Matt Connor Offaly 13 142 181 26 1978-1984 7.0
33 John Heslin Westmeath 4 168 180 38 2011-present 4.7
31 Pat Spillane Kerry 19 123 180 56 1974-1991 3.2
32 Donal Kingston Laois 7 158 179 44 2007-present 4.1
34 Cormac Costello Dublin 8 147 171 53 2013-present 3.2
35 Con O'Callaghan Dublin 18 116 170 51 2016-present 3.3
36 Declan Browne Tipperary 9 141 168 25 1996-2007 6.7
37 David Tubridy Clare 9 140 167 43 2007-2022 3.9
38 Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 7 146 167 72 2012-present 2.3

All-time appearances

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As of match played 16 June 2024
Rank Player Team Appearances Year
1 Stephen Cluxton Dublin 122 2001-present
2 Aidan O'Shea Mayo 90 2009-present
3 Seán Cavanagh Tyrone 89 2002-2017
4 Marc Ó Sé Kerry 88 2002-2015
5 Tomás Ó Sé Kerry 88 1998-2013
6 Colm Cooper Kerry 85 2002-2016
7 Andy Moran Mayo 84 2004-2019
8 Darragh Ó Sé Kerry 81 1997-2010
9 Ross Munnelly Laois 79 2003-2022
10 Michael Murphy Donegal 77 2007-2022
Neil McGee Donegal 2005-2022
12 Tom O'Sullivan Kerry 76 2000-2011
13 Conor Gormley Tyrone 75 2001-2014
14 Keith Higgins Mayo 74 2005-2021
15 Brian Dooher Tyrone 73 1995-2011
16 John O'Leary Dublin 70 1980-1997
Declan O'Sullivan Kerry 2003-14
Aidan O'Mahony Kerry 2004-17

Other records

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Most wins

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Individual scoring

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Cillian O'Connor's four goals (accompanied by nine points) in the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final at Croke Park broke the 5–3 record set by Johnny Joyce of Dublin in 1960 and matched with 3–9 by Rory Gallagher of Fermanagh in 2002 and O'Connor himself having scored 3-9 vs Limerick in 2018[8] for the highest individual scorer in any championship football match.[9][10]

Team results table

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This section represents in colour-coded tabular format the results of GAA county teams in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship since 2001.

Prior to 2001, counties played in separate provincial championships, with only four provincial champions coming together in the All-Ireland semi-finals, and it is difficult to directly compare results across counties. Since 2001, beaten teams from the provincial championships play together in the All-Ireland qualifier series.

However, it must be remembered that counties from the smaller provinces (Connacht with seven county teams and Munster with six) have a slight advantage over those from the larger provinces (Leinster with eleven county teams and Ulster with nine) — they may receive a bye to the provincial semi-final and thus enter the second round of the qualifiers without winning a game, while counties from the larger provinces have to defeat one or even two opponents to reach the provincial semi-final.

The old single knockout format was reintroduced in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022 a new competition was introduced, the Tailteann Cup, for teams that finished 17th–32nd in the National Football League and that did not reach their provincial final. These teams go straight into the Tailteann Cup and do not progress to the qualifiers.

Legend

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Used in all seasons
  • ♦ — provincial champions
  • Ch — All-Ireland champions
  • RU — Runners-up (2nd place)
  • SF — All-Ireland semi-finals (3rd–4th place)
2023
  • QF — All-Ireland quarter-finals (5th–8th place)
  • PQF — All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th place)
  • AIgs — All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th place)
  • TCx — Tailteann Cup top 4 (17th–20th place)
  • TCx — Tailteann Cup, other place (21st–33rd place)
2022
  • q2 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 2 (9th–12th place)
  • q1 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 1 (13th–16th place)
2020–21

These are the colour-codes used for 2020 and 2021. X stands for the first letter of the province, e.g. Lpr is Leinster preliminary round, Cf is Connacht final.

  • Xf — Provincial finalists (5th–8th place); Galway in 2020 are not counted as provincial finalists as they did not win any games prior
  • Xsf — teams that won two provincial games before being eliminated (9th place)
  • Xsf Xqf — teams that won one provincial game before being eliminated (8th–16th place)
  • Xqr Xqf Xsf Cf — teams that lost their only game (16th–31st place)
2018–19
  • S8 — All-Ireland "Super 8" quarter-final groups (5th–8th place)
  • q4 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 4 (9th–12th place)
  • q3 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 3 (13th–16th place)
  • q2 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 2 (17th–24th place)
  • q1 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 1 (25th–32nd place)
2001–17

Quarter-finals were played as single matches between 2001 and 2017.

  • QF — All-Ireland quarter-finals (5th–8th place)

In 2007 and 2008, teams from Division 4 of the National Football League did not get to play in the qualifiers, instead going straight into the Tommy Murphy Cup, a secondary competition. In those years, there were only three rounds of qualifiers.

  • qr3 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 3 (9th–12th place)
  • qr2 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 2 (13th–16th place)
  • qr1 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 1 (17th–24th place)
  • Cqf, Cqr — Connacht quarter-final or preliminary round (New York did not compete in the qualifiers)
  • TM1 — Tommy Murphy Cup winners (25th place)
  • TM2 — Tommy Murphy Cup finalists (26th place)
  • TMsf — Tommy Murphy Cup semi-finalists (27th–28th place)
  • TMqf — Tommy Murphy Cup quarter-finalists (29th–32nd place)

Table

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County ′01 ′02 ′03 ′04 ′05 ′06 ′07 ′08 ′09 ′10 ′11 ′12 ′13 ′14 ′15 ′16 ′17 ′18 ′19 ′20 ′21 ′22 ′23 ′24
Connacht
Galway Ch QF♦ QF♦ q3 QF♦ q4 qr3 QF♦ q4 q2 q2 q2 q4 QF q4 QF♦ QF SF♦ q4 Cf Cf RU♦ PQF♦ RU♦
Leitrim q1 q2 q2 q2 q2 q2 qr1 TMsf q1 q2 q2 q3 q2 q1 q1 q2 q2 q3 q2 Cqf Csf TCqf TCgs TCpqf
Mayo q4 QF q4 RU♦ QF RU♦ qr2 qr3 QF♦ q1 SF♦ RU♦ RU♦ SF♦ SF♦ RU RU q3 SF RU♦ RU♦ QF QF PQF
Roscommon QF♦ q2 QF q4 q2 q2 qr1 qr1 q3 QF♦ q4 q2 q2 q3 q3 q4 QF♦ S8 S8♦ Csf Csf qr2 PQF QF
Sligo q4 QF q2 q1 q4 q3 QF♦ TMqf q3 q4 q1 q4 q1 q4 q4 q3 q2 q2 q2 — Cqf TCsf AIgs TCsf
London q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 TMqf TMsf q1 q1 q2 q1 q4 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 — — TCr1 TCgs TCpqf
New York Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cqf Cpr Cpr Cqf Cqf — — TCqf TCpqf TCpqf
Leinster
Carlow q2 q1 q2 q1 q2 q1 TMqf TMqf q1 q1 q2 q1 q1 q2 q1 q2 q3 q2 q1 Lpr Lpr TCqf TCqf TCgs
Dublin QF SF♦ q3 QF QF♦ SF♦ SF♦ QF♦ QF♦ SF Ch♦ SF♦ Ch♦ SF♦ Ch♦ Ch♦ Ch♦ Ch♦ Ch♦ Ch♦ SF♦ SF♦ Ch♦ QF♦
Kildare q3 q4 q4 q1 q2 q2 qr2 QF QF SF QF QF q3 q4 QF q3 q4 S8 q3 Lsf Lf qr2 PQF TCqf
Laois q3 q3 QF♦ q4 QF QF qr3 qr2 q2 q1 q2 QF q4 q3 q1 q2 q2 q4 q4 Lsf Lqf TCr1 TCsf TC2
Longford q1 q2 q1 q3 q1 q4 qr1 qr1 q2 q1 q2 q2 q2 q2 q3 q3 q2 q2 q2 Lqf Lqf TCr1 TCpqf TCgs
Louth q3 q2 q1 q2 q3 q1 qr3 qr1 q1 q4 q1 q1 q2 q1 q2 q1 q1 q2 q1 Lpr Lpr qr1 AIgs QF
Meath RU♦ q4 q3 q2 q3 q3 SF qr1 SF QF♦ q3 q4 q4 q4 q2 q2 q3 q1 S8 Lf Lsf qr1 TC1 AIgs
Offaly q2 q2 q3 q2 q1 q4 TMqf qr1 q1 q3 q2 q1 q1 q1 q2 q2 q1 q2 q3 Lqf Lqf TCsf TCpqf TCgs
Westmeath QF q2 q1 QF♦ q2 QF qr2 qr2 q2 q2 q1 q2 q1 q1 q4 q4 q2 q1 q3 Lqf Lsf TC1 AIgs AIgs
Wexford q1 q1 q1 q3 q2 q3 qr1 SF q2 q3 q4 q2 q3 q2 q2 q1 q2 q1 q1 Lpr Lqf TCpr TCqf TCgs
Wicklow q2 q2 q1 q1 q1 q1 TM1 TM2 q4 q1 q2 q2 q1 q2 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 Lqf Lpr TCr1 TCgs TCqf
Munster
Clare q2 q2 q2 q2 q3 q2 TMsf TMqf q2 q1 q1 q4 q2 q3 q2 QF q3 q3 q4 Mqf Mqf QF AIgs AIgs
Cork q4 SF♦ q1 q3 SF SF♦ RU SF♦ RU♦ Ch QF SF♦ QF QF q4 q4 q4 q4 S8 Mf Mf QF QF PQF
Kerry SF♦ RU SF♦ Ch♦ RU♦ Ch Ch♦ RU Ch QF♦ RU♦ QF SF♦ Ch♦ RU♦ SF♦ SF♦ S8♦ RU♦ Msf SF♦ Ch♦ RU♦ SF♦
Limerick q2 q3 q4 q4 q3 q2 qr1 qr2 q4 q4 QF q3 q1 q3 q1 q2 q1 q1 q2 Msf Msf qr2 TCqf TCqf
Tipperary q1 q4 q3 q1 q1 q2 TMqf qr1 q2 q2 q1 q4 q1 q4 q3 SF q3 q2 q1 SF♦ Msf TCr1 TCgs TCpqf
Waterford q1 q1 q1 q2 q1 q1 TMsf TMqf q1 q2 q3 q1 q2 q1 q1 q1 q1 q2 q1 Mqf Mqf TCpr TCgs TCgs
Ulster
Antrim q2 q1 q2 q1 q1 q1 TM2 TM1 q4 q1 q3 q3 q1 q2 q2 q1 q1 q1 q2 Uqf Uqf TCr1 TCsf TCsf
Armagh q3 Ch♦ RU QF♦ SF♦ QF♦ qr1 QF♦ q1 q3 q3 q1 q3 QF q2 q1 QF q4 q3 Usf Usf QF QF Ch
Cavan q4 q1 q2 q2 q4 q1 qr1 qr1 q2 q2 q1 q2 QF q2 q2 q3 q2 q3 q4 SF♦ Uqf TC2 TCqf AIgs
Derry SF q3 q2 SF q4 q3 QF qr1 q3 q3 q4 q1 q3 q1 q3 q4 q2 q1 q2 Uqf Uqf SF♦ SF♦ QF
Donegal q2 QF SF q4 q2 QF qr3 qr2 QF q1 SF♦ Ch♦ QF RU♦ QF QF q4 S8♦ S8♦ Uf Usf qr2 PQF SF♦