The 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 106th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The match was played in Croke Park in

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on 19 September 1993. Ulster champions Derry took on Munster champions

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, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Cork's last title had come in

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, while Derry had never won the competition, and last contested a final in 1958. Derry won the match by 1–14 to 2–8 to win the

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for the first time.

Match summary

Derry won their first and only All-Ireland with a Seamus Downey goal. Cork's Tony Davis was sent off harshly. Henry Downey captained the victorious Derry team.

Match details

Aftermath

Derry's manager that day was

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. When Coleman died in 2007, the All-Ireland winning squad formed a guard of honour at his funeral. Cork player

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, who also played in their 1999 defeat to Meath, described 1999 as being as bad as 1993.

References

External links

Match HighlightsFront Page of Irish Independent 20 September 1993My Greatest Game: 1993 All-Ireland winning Derry hero Enda Gormley
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