1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Donegal Dublin
0–18 0–14
Date20 September 1992
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchManus Boyle[1]
RefereeTommy Sugrue (Kerry)
Attendance64,547
WeatherDry
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The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the deciding match of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The 105th All-Ireland SFC final, the event was held at Croke Park on 20 September 1992 and contested by Dublin and Donegal.[2] Donegal won the match by 0–18 to 0–14, with man of the match Manus Boyle scoring nine points and Dublin's Charlie Redmond missing a penalty.

Dublin entered the game as heavy favourites to take the Sam Maguire Cup over the River Liffey. Instead, Donegal seized it from their grasp and took the cup with them to the north-west. The surprise outcome was hailed as one of the most unbelievable shocks seen in championship football at the time. Wild scenes were reported throughout the country for many months afterwards.[3]

The match is regarded nationally as one of the greatest All-Ireland SFC finals in history.[4] It was the second of what was to be four consecutive All-Ireland SFCs won by Ulster counties in the 1990s, through 1991 winners Down had thrice won the competition during the 1960s.

The broadcast of the game, live on Network Two by RTÉ Sport, featured match commentary provided by Ger Canning and Meath footballer Colm O'Rourke.

  1. ^ "Manus Boyle". Hogan Stand. 30 April 1993. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hs_22052020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Class of '92 to be honoured". Hogan Stand. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference breheny_01092018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).