1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 101st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 17 May 1987 and ended on 20 September 1987.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster final replay.
On 20 September 1987, Meath won the championship following a 1–14 to 0–11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first since 1967.
Cork's Larry Tompkins was the championship's top scorer with 0-38. Meath's Brian Stafford was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

[Connacht Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Leinster Senior Football Championship]

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

[Ulster Senior Football Championship]

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Larry TompkinsCork0-383866.33
2Brian StaffordMeath0-333356.60
3Barney RockDublin0-232337.66
4Enda GormleyDerry0-222245.50
5Eoin O'BrienWaterford1-111434.66

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Barney RockDublin0-1111Westmeath
1Larry TompkinsCork0-1111Galway
3Eoin O'BrienWaterford1-710Clare
3Brian StaffordMeath0-1010Kildare
5Jim McGrathWaterford2-28Clare
5Mickey DaraghAntrim1-58Tyrone
5Barney RockDublin0-88Wicklow
5Larry TompkinsCork0-88Kerry
5Enda GormleyDerry0-88Down
10John O'ConnorClare2-17Waterford
10Jack O'SheaKerry2-17Waterford
10John BradyCavan2-17Derry
10Mikey SheehyKerry1-47Cork
10Liam McHaleMayo1-47Sligo
10Brian StaffordMeath0-77Laois
10Enda GormleyDerry0-77Cavan
10Brian StaffordMeath0-77Cork

Miscellaneous