The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 101st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the

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's premier inter-county

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tournament. The championship began on 17 May 1987 and ended on 20 September 1987.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by

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in a Munster final replay. On 20 September 1987, Meath won the championship following a 1–14 to 0–11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first since 1967. Cork's

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was the championship's top scorer with 0-38. Meath's

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was the choice for

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Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

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Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Miscellaneous

* On 17 May 1987, Páirc na nGael,

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hosted its first championship game for 17 years the Munster football Quarter-Final game between Tippearay vs Limerick. *

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beat

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for the first time since 1958 after a Replay. *

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win the Ulster Championship for the first time since 1976. * The All-Ireland semi-final between Meath and Derry was the very first championship meeting of the two sides. * The All-Ireland final saw Meath qualify for the decider for the first time since 1970, while

were appearing in the showpiece for the first time since 1973. It was their second ever championship meeting and their first since 1967.

References

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