All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship | |
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Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 1990 |
Abolished | 2000 |
Region | Ireland (GAA) |
No. of teams | 8–16 |
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The All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was a second tier Gaelic footballchampionship competition held 1990 and 2000 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is contested by those county teams who were defeated in the early rounds of their provincial championships in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the winner is awarded the championship.
The championship was first contested in 1990 when Leitrim became the inaugural winners.
Designed to improve the standard of football in the so-called "weaker" counties,[1] the competition was played for the last time in 2000, as a result of the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers for the 2001 football championship. The qualifier system gave each defeated county a second chance via the "back-door", after losing in the provincial championships.
Format
[edit]The championship was played on a straight knockout basis, typically starting in October each year alongside the National League fixtures, and concluding in November or December.
Roll of honour
[edit]By county
[edit]County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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2 | 2 | 1996, 2000 | 1998, 1999 |
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1 | 1 | 1991 | 1997 |
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1 | 1 | 1992 | 2000 |
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1 | 1 | 1999 | 1992 |
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1 | 0 | 1990 | — |
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1 | 0 | 1993 | — |
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1 | 0 | 1994 | — |
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1 | 0 | 1995 | — |
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1 | 0 | 1997 | — |
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1 | 0 | 1998 | — |
By province
[edit]Province | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
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Leinster | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Ulster | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Munster | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Connacht | 1 | 2 | 3 |
List of Finals
[edit]List of Senior B finals
[edit]Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning Margin | Winning Captain | Winning Manager | ||
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County | Score | County | Score | ||||||
2000[2] | 19 November | Fermanagh | 3-15 | Wicklow | 2-06 | Páirc Tailteann | 12 | Tom Brewster | John Maughan |
1999[3] | 5 December | Antrim | 2-10 | Fermanagh | 1-10 | Casement Park | 3 | Anto Finnegan | Brian White |
1998[4] | 22 November | Monaghan | 2-11 | Fermanagh | 0-13 | Scotstown | 4 | Edwin Murphy | Éamonn McEneaney |
1997[5] | 9 November | Louth | 1-11 | Clare | 1-08 | Duggan Park | 3 | Gareth O'Neill | Paddy Clarke |
1996[6] | 8 December | Fermanagh | 0-12 | Longford | 0-09* | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 3 | Cormac McAdam | Pat King |
1995[7] | 27 August | Tipperary | 2-12 | Longford | 2-05 | St Brendan's Park, Birr | 7 | Philly Ryan | Séamus McCarthy |
1994[8] | 20 November | Carlow | 2-10 | Westmeath | 1-11 | O'Connor Park | 2 | Hughie Brennan | Bobby Miller |
1993[9] | 14 November | Laois | 0-17 | Sligo | 0-05 | Pearse Park | 12 | Denis Lalor | Colm Browne |
1992[10] | 6 December | Wicklow | 1-05 | Antrim | 0-04 | Páirc Tailteann | 4 | Kevin O'Brien | Niall Rennick |
1991[11] | 17 November | Clare | 1-12 | Longford | 0-09** | Duggan Park | 6 | Gerry Killeen | John Maughan |
1990[12] | 11 November | Leitrim | 2-11 | Sligo | 0-02 | Dr Hyde Park | 15 | Mickey Quinn | P.J. Carroll |
Notes
[edit]* Replay | ** AET
See also
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- Tommy Murphy Cup (2004–2008)
- Tailteann Cup (2022–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Waiting on Death Row". Irish Independent. 17 February 2001.
- ^ "Maughan's Fermanagh out of the traps early". Irish Times. 20 November 2000.
- ^ "Antrim revel in rare win". Irish Times. 6 December 1999.
- ^ "Monaghan take title". Irish Times. 23 November 1998.
- ^ "Louth's forwards in control". Irish Times. 10 November 1997.
- ^ "Fermanagh build a base and make their case". Irish Times. 9 December 1996.
- ^ "Offaly's Dooley switches places". Irish Times. 28 August 1995.
- ^ "Late surge not enough to deny Carlow". Irish Times. 21 November 1994.
- ^ "Gulf in class between best and the rest". Irish Times. 15 November 1993.
- ^ "Wicklow overcome weather and Antrim". Irish Times. 7 December 1992.
- ^ "Clare overjoyed by first senior title". Irish Times. 18 November 1991.
- ^ "Leitrim's long wait ends with defeat of Sligo". Irish Times. 12 November 1990.