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 Dublin on 19 September 1993.
| Event | 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 19 September 1993 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Johnny McGurk | ||||||
| Referee | Tommy Howard (Kildare)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 64,500 | ||||||
Ulster champions Derry took on Munster champions Cork, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Cork's last title had come in 1990, 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 Sam Maguire Cup for the first time.
Match summary edit
Derry won their first and only All-Ireland with a Seamus Downey goal. Cork's Tony Davis was sent off harshly.[2][3]
Henry Downey captained the victorious Derry team.[4]
Match details edit
| Derry | 1-14 – 2-8 | Cork |
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| Enda Gormley 0-6 (0-3f), Seamus Downey 1-0, Anthony Tohill 0-3 (0-2f), Johnny McGurk 0-2, Brian McGilligan 0-1, Joe Brolly 0-1, Dermot McNicholl 0-1 | Colin Corkery 0-5 (0-4f), Joe Kavanagh 1-1 (0-1f), John O'Driscoll 1-0, Tony Davis 0-1, Shea Fahy 0-1 |
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Aftermath edit
Derry's manager that day was Eamonn Coleman. When Coleman died in 2007, the All-Ireland winning squad formed a guard of honour at his funeral.[5][6]
Cork player Joe Kavanagh, who also played in their 1999 defeat to Meath, described 1999 as being as bad as 1993.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Someone had to walk". Sunday Independent. 28 September 2003.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue 6, 1998
- ^ "Flashback: 1993 All-Ireland SFC Final - Derry v Cork". GAA.ie. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Campbell, John (14 August 2012). "Derry reach D-day over Brennan's future". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
Lavey, managed by 1993 Derry All-Ireland winning skipper Henry Downey, looked as if they might take control as that goal kept them in touch at 1-5 to 1-4, but in the second-half Kilrea, with their forwards making the most of the scoring chances, ran away to win convincingly by 2-16 to 2-7
- ^ "Big turnout at Coleman's funeral". BBC Sport. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ "Former Derry manager Coleman dies after long illness". Independent.ie. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (1999). "Gutted Kavanagh says they simply under-achieved". Irish Examiner.[permanent dead link]