The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the

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, the

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's premier

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tournament. The championship began on 6 May 1990 and ended on 16 September 1990. Was the final year of common Cork vs Kerry Munster finals stretch back to 1947 expect 4.

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entered the championship as the defending champions. On 16 September 1990, Cork won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their second in succession. Meath's Brian Stafford was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Cork's

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was the choice for

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Championship draw

As a result of the

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team qualifying for the

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, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.

The championship

Format

Connacht Championship

''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Connacht. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The two winners of the two quarter-finals join the two remaining Connacht teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning two teams advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Leinster Championship

''First round:'' (3 matches) These are three lone matches between the first six teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Three teams are eliminated at this stage, while the three winning teams advance to the quarter-finals ''Quarter-finals:'' (4 matches) The three winners of the three first-round games join the five remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Four teams are eliminated at this stage, while the four winning two teams advance to the semifinal. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four winners of the four quarter-finals contest this game. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the two remaining Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning two teams advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Ulster Championship

''First round:'' (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Ulster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winning team advances to the quarter-finals. ''Quarter-finals:'' (4 matches) The winner of the lone first-round game join the seven remaining Ulster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. Four teams are eliminated at this stage, while the four winning two teams advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four winners of the four quarter-finals contest this game. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

''Semi-finals'': (2 matches) The Munster champions play the Connacht champions in the first semi-final while the Leinster champions play the Ulster champions in the second semi-final. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final'': (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

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Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

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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 GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

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Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the Irish province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in April. The final is ...

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All-Ireland series

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Championship Statistics

Miscellaneous

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for the first time since 1968. *

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play Leitrim in the Connacht championship for the first time since 1975. * The Munster final was between Cork vs Kerry for the 25th year in a row and for the 40th time since 1947 in total. * There were a number of first-time championship meetings. Both All Ireland semi-finals were the first Championship meetings of Cork vs Roscommon & Meath vs Donegal. *

became the first Munster team not Kerry to retain the All Ireland title and won their 4th Munster title in a row and were the first county since Tipperary in 1900 to be both All Ireland Champions in football and hurling 100 years after their first one also Tipperary in 1895, 1900, Cork in 1890 and 1990 were All Ireland

and

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champions in the same season.

Top scorers

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References

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