| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 May – 9 October 1988 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Meath (5th win) |
| Captain | Joe Cassells |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Tony Nation |
| Manager | Billy Morgan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 33 |
| Top Scorer |  Brian Stafford (0-38) |
| Player of the Year | Robbie O'Malley |
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The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.
For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Again, the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-12.