| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 17 September 1989 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (5th win) |
| Captain | Dinny Allen |
| Manager | Billy Morgan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Jimmy Browne |
| Manager | John O'Mahony |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer |  Michael Fitzmaurice (0-32) |
| Player of the Year |  Teddy McCarthy |
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The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989.
Meath were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final.[1][2][3] This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons.
Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0-32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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