The 1896
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the tenth staging of Ireland's premier
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
knock-out competition. It was the first championship in which a goal was worth three points.
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
won their second, and so far last, title. In the Munster final they beat
Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
, the defending champions.
Results
Leinster
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The final was abandoned after 50 minutes of play. It was refixed on several occasions but never replayed. On 2 January 1898 Dublin were awarded the Leinster title.
Munster
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All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
* Limerick win their Munster title and their second ever All Ireland title.
References below
{{All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship