1989 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1989 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.

1989 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

Championship Details
Dates	3 May – 10 September 1989
Teams	13
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (8th win)
Captain	Diarmuid McCarthy
Manager	Seán Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Warwickshire
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kildare
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	12
Total Goals	14 (1.16 per game)
Total Points	203 (16.91 per game)
Top Scorer	Noel Twomey (1-16)
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Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kildare in the Leinster quarter-final.^[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 10 September 1989 in Coventry, between Cork and Warwickshire, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Cork won the match by 0–18 to 0–03 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title since 1987.^[2][3]

Cork's Noel Twomey was the championship's top scorer with 1-16.

Results

Leinster Junior Football Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

Louth v Dublin

3 May 1989 Quarter-final	Louth	0-10 - 0-05	Dublin	Drogheda Park
	C O'Hanlon 0-3, L Kelleher 0-2, G Reynolds 0-2, N Browne 0-1, P Butterley 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.		M Barnes 0-4, B Holland 0-1.

Meath v Kildare

3 May 1989 Quarter-final	Meath	2-04 - 2-06	Kildare	Walterstown Grounds
	J Henry 1-1, S Reilly 1-0, T Matthews 0-2, L Smith 0-1.		S Merrins 1-3, B Farrell 1-1, J Lowry 0-1, T Harris 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

Louth v Carlow

17 May 1989 Semi-final	Louth	1-13 - 1-05	Carlow	Drogheda Park
	A O'Connor 1-2, G Reynolds 0-3, P Gallagher 0-3, Martin Morgan 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, P Butterly 0-1.		J Byrne 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, D Moore 0-1, B Dunne 0-1.

Kildare v Kilkenny

17 May 1989 Semi-final	Kildare	1-12 - 0-11	Kilkenny	St. Conleth's Park
	S Dillon 0-5, J Lowry 1-1, J Tynan 0-3, N Corcoran 0-1, S Merrins 0-1, P McConnon 0-1.		W Blanchfield 0-4, B Smith 0-3, N Connery 0-2, L Cassin 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.

Leinster final

Kildare v Louth

11 June 1989 Final	Kildare	1-07 - 1-06	Louth	Páirc Tailteann
	S Merrins 0-4, J Lowry 1-0, G Donnelly 0-1, J Tynan 0-1, J Tompkins 0-1.		D McCarthy 1-2, M Malone 0-4.	Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Munster Junior Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Limerick v Waterford

14 May 1989 Quarter-final	Limerick	1-06 - 0-12	Waterford	Páirc na nGael
	E McDaid 0-4, M O'Doherty 1-0, W Hanley 0-1, A Shanahan 0-1.		L O'Brien 0-6, C McGrath 0-3, P Ferncombe 0-2, J Dunne 0-1.

Tipperary v Clare

14 May 1989 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-09 - 1-07	Clare	Clonmel GAA Ground
	C Coen 0-3, P Hallissey 0-3, L Connolly 0-2, J Lowry 0-1.		J O'Gorman 0-5, F Carrig 1-1, J Fennell 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

Kerry v Waterford

17 June 1989 Semi-final	Kerry	2-12 - 0-04	Waterford	Mitchelstown Grounds
	S Geaney 2-2, K Culhane 0-4, S McElligott 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-2, C Walsh 0-1, T Brosnan 0-1.		T Goff 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1, C McCraith 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Cork v Clare

25 June 1989 Semi-final	Cork	0-16 - 0-04	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Twomey 0-4, J Ring 0-3, K Creed 0-3, N O'Connor 0-3, W O'Riordan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.		J O'Gorman 0-1, JJ Rouine 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1, O Downes 0-1.	Referee: P Lonergan (Tipperary)

Munster final

Kerry v Cork

28 June 1989 Final	Kerry	0-09 - 0-10	Cork	Austin Stack Park
	T Brosnan 0-2, K Culhane 0-2, S Stack 0-1, F Ashe 0-1, S McElligott 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, S Geaney 0-1.		W O'Riordan 0-5, N Twomey 0-2, T Buckley 0-1, G Ring 0-1, G Casey 0-1.

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland home final

Cork v Kildare

16 July 1989 Home final	Cork	1-11 - 0-03	Kildare	Semple Stadium
	N Twomey 1-4, W O'Riordan 0-2, G Casey 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, S Dineen 0-1, N O'Connor 0-1.		S Merrins 0-3.	Referee: J Carney (Roscommon)

All-Ireland final

Cork v Warwickshire

10 September 1989 Final	Cork	0-18 - 0-03	Warwickshire	Coventry
	W O'Riordan 0-7, N Twomey 0-6, N O'Connor 0-3, T Buckley 0-1, P Buckley 0-1.		G Butler 0-2, D Cook 0-1.	Referee: M Cranny (Down)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Noel Twomey	Cork	1-16	19	4	4.75
2	William O'Riordan	Cork	0-16	16	4	4.00
3	Syl Merrins	Kildare	1-11	14	4	3.50
4	Sean Geaney	Kerry	2-03	9	2	4.50
5	John Lowry	Kildare	2-02	8	4	2.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Sean Geaney	Kerry	2-02	8	Waterford
2	Noel Twomey	Cork	1-04	7	Kildare
	William O'Riordan	Cork	0-07	7	Warwickshire
4	Syl Merrins	Kildare	1-03	6	Meath
	Noel Twomey	Cork	0-06	6	Warwickshire
	Liam O'Brien	Waterford	0-06	6	Limerick
7	Alan O'Connor	Louth	1-02	5	Carlow
	Donal McCarthy	Louth	1-02	5	Kildare
	Séamus Dillon	Kildare	0-05	5	Kilkenny
	Johnny O'Gorman	Clare	0-05	5	Tipperary

References

1. "9th October 1988: A great day for Meath football". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.