1995–96 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 1995–96 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

1995–96 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams33
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions Laune Rangers (1st title)
Gerard Murphy (captain)
John Evans (manager)
Runners-up Éire Óg
Joe Hayden (captain)
Bobby Miller (manager)
1994–95 (Previous) (Next) 1996–97

Kilmacud Crokes were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten in the Dublin County Championship.[1]

On 17 March 1996, Laune Rangers won the championship following a 4-05 to 0-11 defeat of Éire Óg in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their first ever championship title.

Results edit

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First round

22 October 1995 First round Rathgormack 1-08 - 1-13 Moyle Rovers Walsh Park
M Power 0-4, S Power 1-0, J Murray 0-2, R Power 0-1, B Murray 0-1. Donal Foley 1-3, J Williams 0-4, J Owens 0-4, P Boland 0-1, J Dunne 0-1.
22 October 1995 First round Bantry Blues 1-10 - 2-08 Laune Rangers Wolfe Tone Park
K Harrington 1-4, S McCarthy 0-3, P O'Regan 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, S Dineen 0-1. G Murphy 2-4, P Griffin 0-2, J Shannon 0-1, T Fleming 0-1.

Semi-finals

5 November 1995 Semi-final Laune Rangers 0-15 - 1-04 Claughaun J. P. O'Sullivan Park
P Griffin 0-4, L Hassett 0-4, G Murphy 0-3, P McKenna 0-2, T Fleming 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. B Ryan 1-0, P Galligan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, M Galligan 0-1.
5 November 1995 Semi-final Moyle Rovers 1-09 - 0-08 Doonbeg Ardfinnan Sportsfield
Donal Foley 1-2, Derry Foley 0-4, J Dunne 0-1, J Owens 0-1, P Boland 0-1. F McInerney 0-5, B Griffin 0-1, K Nugent 0-1, B Lynch 0-1.

Final

19 November 1995 Final Laune Rangers 3-19 - 2-04 Moyle Rovers Páirc Uí Rinn
G Murphy 1-3, L Hassett 1-2, S O'Sullivan 1-1, T Fleming 0-4, P Griffin 0-3, J Shannon 0-2, C Kearney 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, M Hassett 0-1. Donal Foley 1-1, Derry Foley 1-0, J Owens 0-2, R Boland 0-1.

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Quarter-final

10 December 1995 Quarter-final Mullaghbawn 0-11 - 0-05 Tara Parnell Park
D Crawley 0-3, F McDonnell 0-3, C McParland 0-2, R Smith 0-2, P McGeeney 0-1. P Rafter 0-2, C Quinn 0-1, S Lynch 0-1, D Carroll 0-1. Referee: M Cutley (Galway)

Semi-finals

18 February 1996 Semi-final Éire Óg 0-12 - 0-06 Mullaghbawn Páirc Tailteann
A Keating 0-4, P McCarthy 0-2, C Hayden 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, G Ware 0-1, W Quinlan 0-1. F McDonnell 0-4, D Crawley 0-1, P McNulty 0-1.
18 February 1996 Semi-final Laune Rangers 0-08 - 0-06 Corofin Cusack Park
B O'Shea 0-2, M Hassett 0-2, T Fleming 0-2, C Kearney 0-1, J Shannon 0-1. M Donnellan 0-3, E Steede 0-1, S Conlisk 0-1, T Burke 0-1.

Final

17 March 1996 Final Laune Rangers 4-05 - 0-11 Éire Óg Croke Park
G Murphy 1-2, B O'Sullivan 1-0, B O'Shea 1-0, T Byrnes 1-0 (pen), T Fleming 0-3. C Hayden 0-3, A Keating 0-3, J Hayden 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1, G Ware 0-1. Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan)

Championship statistics edit

Miscellaneous edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Model club still intent on making history". Irish Times. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "20 years on - Mike Frank Russell looks back on the most memorable day in his career". The 42. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.