The 1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 23rd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. In the Leinster semi-final Louth ended Dublin's period as All Ireland champions. Kerry were the winners.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Sligo1–3 – 0–3Leitrim

Sligo1–7 – 2–5Galway

Final

Mayo1–4 – 0–5Galway

Leinster

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Laois0–5 – 2–16Kilkenny

Offaly1–9 – 1–4Kildare
Attendance: 1500

Dublin0–18 – 0–6Wexford

Louth0–7 – 0–5Meath
Attendance: 2,000

Louth1–11 – 1–7Dublin

Kildare1–4 – 2–3Kilkenny

Final

Louth2–9 – 0–4 Kilkenny
J. Brennan 0–6, T. Matthews 1–1, J. Hanlon 1–0, J. Bannon 0–2
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: M.F. Crowe (Dublin)
1Michael Byrne (Dundalk Young Irelands) (gk)
2John Clarke (Tredaghs)
3Jimmy Quinn (Tredaghs)
4Joe Donnelly (Dundalk Young Irelands)
5Joe Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
6Jack Clarke (Tredaghs)
7Eddie Burke (Tredaghs)
8Jack Carvin (Tredaghs) (c)
9Pat Burke (Tredaghs)
10Jack Bannon (Tredaghs)
11Tom Morgan (Tredaghs)
12Pat Donegan (Tredaghs)
13Michael Hand (Tredaghs)
14Tom Matthews (Ardee Volunteers)
15Eoin Markey (Ardee Volunteers)
16Johnny Brennan (Dundalk Rangers)
17Joe Hanlon (Dundalk Rangers)
1D. Holohan (gk) (c)
2P. Dalton
3J. Dwyer
4D. Dalton
5B. Dwyer
6J. Doyle
7J. Galavan
8T. Butler
9J. Foskin
10L. O'Neill
11J. Donovan
12P. O'Neill
13J. Borris
14D. Cass
15D. Hoyne
16M. Drea

Munster

Munster Senior Football Championship

Limerick0–12 – 0–9Clare

Kerry2–10 – 0–5Tipperary
Referee: J. Fgan ( C )

Cork2–7 – 0–3Waterford

Kerry2–18 – 1–2Limerick

Finals

Kerry2–8 – 1–7Cork

Kerry1–6 – 0–6Cork

Ulster

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Monaghan
Abandoned
Armagh

Monaghan1–7 – 0–3Armagh

Fermanagh2–4 – 1–6Tyrone

CavanW – LDown

Antrim0–10 – 0–6Monaghan

Cavan0–6 – 0–1Fermanagh

Final

Antrim1–9 – 0–5Cavan

Semi-finals

Louth2–13 – 0–15Antrim

Kerry2–12 – 0–6Mayo

Final

Kerry1–9 – 0–6Louth
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: M. F. Crowe (Dublin)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • 1909 was the GAA's 25th anniversary.

References

  1. "Football Results 1887 – 1910 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. "Leinster Championship", Meath Chronicle, 17 July 1909, p. 1,
  5. Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth – An Historical Record.
  6. "Kilkenny GAA Bible 2018" (PDF). Gerry O'Neill. Kilkenny People.
  7. "Little Louth Leads Leinster". Dundalk Democrat. 30 October 1909.