The 1906 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 20th year of the Gaelic football competition.[1][2][3] The competition was between the winners of the four provincial championships with Dublin as the All-Ireland champion for that year. In the Leinster final they ended Kildare's period as All Ireland champions.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Dublin (9th win) |
| Captain | Jack Grace |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1905 1907 → | |
Results
edit| Dublin | 1-9 – 0-8 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Madigan 1-1, Tommy Walsh 0-3 (0-2f), Hugh Hilliard 0-2, Jack Grace, Paddy Casey, Tom Quane 0-1 each | Jack Connolly and Mick Kennedy 0-2 each, Mick Fitzgerald, Bill Bracken, Bill Losty, Joyce Conlan 0-1 each |
Because the Leinster championship was still underway when the quarter-final was to be played, Kildare was nominated to represent Leinster. When Dublin beat Kildare in the Leinster final, they were declared the champions.
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- For the 1st time All 5 counties played in the Connacht championship.
References
edit- ^ "Football Results 1887 - 1910 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Cork Examiner, 24/06/1907
- ^ Southern Star, 13/07/1907