1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (4th win)
Captain	Mick Lyons
Manager	Seán Boylan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Brian Stafford (Meath)
← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September, 1987. The final was to be the first of many encounters in the following years between Meath and Cork. The decider was won by Meath, by a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-11.

Results

Connacht

Sligo v Roscommon

1 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Sligo	2-8 – 0-12	Roscommon

Sligo

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Leitrim v London

1 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Leitrim	1-12 – 1-8	London

Ruislip

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Galway v Leitrim

15 June 1987 Semi-Final

Galway	1-10 – 0-10	Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon

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Mayo v Sligo

22 June 1987 Semi-Final

Mayo	3-17 – 0-6	Sligo

Castlebar Attendance: 12,000

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Galway v Mayo

13 July 1987 Final

Galway	0-8 – 0-7	Mayo

Castlebar Attendance: 25,000

Leinster

Kildare v Wexford

24 May 1987 Preliminary Round

Kildare	0-14 – 2-6	Wexford

Newbridge

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Louth v Longford

24 May 1987 Preliminary Round

Louth	0-13 – 0-8	Longford

Pearse Park, Longford

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Laois v Carlow

24 May 1987 Preliminary Round

Laois	1-12 – 2-7	Carlow

Portlaoise

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Offaly v Kildare

7 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Offaly	1-8 – 1-8	Kildare

Tullamore Referee: D Guerin

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Dublin v Westmeath

7 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-14 – 0-7	Westmeath

Croke Park

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Wicklow v Louth

14 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Wicklow	1-7 – 0-8	Louth

Aughrim

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Kildare v Offaly

14 June 1987 Quarter-Final Replay

Kildare	1-12 – 0-10	Offaly

Newbridge Referee: D Guerin

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Meath v Laois

14 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Meath	1-11 – 2-5	Laois

Portlaoise

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Meath v Kildare

28 June 1987 Semi-Final

Meath	0-15 – 0-9	Kildare

Tullamore

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Dublin v Wicklow

5 July 1987 Semi-Final

Dublin	2-18 – 0-6	Wicklow

Newbridge

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Meath v Dublin

26 July 1987 Final

Meath	1-13 – 0-12	Dublin

Croke Park

Munster

Limerick v Tipperary

17 May 1987 Quarter-Final

Limerick	0-12 – 0-11	Tipperary

Askeaton Referee: T. Meachair

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Waterford v Clare

17 May 1987 Quarter-Final

Waterford	2-9 – 2-9	Clare

Dungarvan

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Waterford v Clare

31 May 1987 Quarter-Final Replay

Waterford	2-12 – 0-16	Clare

Cusack Park, Ennis

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Cork v Limerick

21 June 1987 Semi-Final

Cork	1-14 – 0-11	Limerick

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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Kerry v Waterford

21 June 1987 Semi-Final

Kerry	3-15 – 2-8	Waterford

Dungarvan

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Cork v Kerry

26 July 1987 Final

Cork	1-10 – 2-7	Kerry

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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Cork v Kerry

2 August 1987 Final Replay

Cork	0-13 – 1-5	Kerry

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster

Armagh v Fermanagh

17 May 1987 Preliminary Round

Armagh	2-9 – 0-9	Fermanagh

Armagh

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Cavan v Monaghan

24 May 1987 Quarter-Final

Cavan	0-12 – 0-10	Monaghan

Cavan

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Derry v Down

31 May 1987 Quarter-Final

Derry	1-12 – 2-7	Down

Newry

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Tyrone v Antrim

7 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Tyrone	0-9 – 0-9	Antrim

Casement Park, Belfast

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Tyrone v Antrim

14 June 1987 Quarter-Final Replay

Tyrone	2-6 – 2-5	Antrim

Omagh

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Armagh v Donegal

14 June 1987 Quarter-Final

Armagh	1-8 – 0-6	Donegal

Ballybofey

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Derry v Cavan

21 June 1987 Semi-Final

Derry	2-7 – 1-10	Cavan

Omagh Attendance: 14,000

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Armagh v Tyrone

28 June 1987 Semi-Final

Armagh	5-9 – 1-9	Tyrone

Irvinestown Attendance: 13,000

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Derry v Cavan

5 July 1987 Semi-Final Replay

Derry	2-11 – 2-8	Cavan

Omagh

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Derry v Armagh

19 July 1987 Final

Derry	0-11 – 0-9	Armagh

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland

Cork v Galway

16 August 1987 Semi-Final

Cork	1-11 - 1-11	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin

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Meath v Derry

23 August 1987 Semi-Final

Meath	0-15 - 0-8	Derry

Croke Park, Dublin

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Cork v Galway

30 August 1987 Semi-Final Replay

Cork	0-18 - 1-4	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin

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Meath v Cork

20 September 1987 Final

Meath	1-14 - 0-11	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: P. Lane (Limerick)