All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
CodeGaelic football
Founded1990
Abolished2000
RegionIreland (GAA)
No. of teams8–16
Last Title holders Fermanagh (2nd title)
First winner Leitrim
Most titles Fermanagh (2 titles)

The All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was a second tier Gaelic football competition held between 1990 and 2000 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was contested by county teams who were typically defeated in the early rounds of their provincial championships in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

The championship was first contested in 1990 when Leitrim became the inaugural winners.

Designed to improve the standard of football in the so-called "weaker" counties,[1] the competition was held for the last time in 2000, as a result of the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers for the 2001 football championship. The qualifier system gave each defeated county a second chance via the "back-door", after losing in the provincial championships.

Format

The championship was played on a straight knockout basis, typically starting in October each year alongside the National League fixtures, then concluding in November or December.

Roll of honour

By county

County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Fermanagh 2 2 1996, 2000 1998, 1999
Clare 1 1 1991 1997
Wicklow 1 1 1992 2000
Antrim 1 1 1999 1992
Leitrim 1 0 1990 —
Laois 1 0 1993 —
Carlow 1 0 1994 —
Tipperary 1 0 1995 —
Louth 1 0 1997 —
Monaghan 1 0 1998 —

By province

Province Titles Runners-up Total
Leinster 4 5 9
Ulster 4 3 7
Munster 2 1 3
Connacht 1 2 3

List of Finals

List of Senior B finals

Year Date Winners Runners-up Venue Winning Margin Winning Captain Winning Manager
County Score County Score
2000[2] 19 November Fermanagh 3-15 Wicklow 2-06 Páirc Tailteann 12 Tom Brewster John Maughan
1999[3] 5 December Antrim 2-10 Fermanagh 1-10 Casement Park 3 Anto Finnegan Brian White
1998[4] 22 November Monaghan 2-11 Fermanagh 0-13 Scotstown 4 Edwin Murphy Éamonn McEneaney
1997[5] 9 November Louth 1-11 Clare 1-08 Duggan Park 3 Gareth O'Neill Paddy Clarke
1996[6] 8 December Fermanagh 0-12 Longford 0-09* Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 3 Cormac McAdam Pat King
1995[7] 27 August Tipperary 2-12 Longford 2-05 St Brendan's Park, Birr 7 Philly Ryan Séamus McCarthy
1994[8] 20 November Carlow 2-10 Westmeath 1-11 O'Connor Park 2 Hughie Brennan Bobby Miller
1993[9] 14 November Laois 0-17 Sligo 0-05 Pearse Park 12 Denis Lalor Colm Browne
1992[10] 6 December Wicklow 1-05 Antrim 0-04 Páirc Tailteann 4 Kevin O'Brien Niall Rennick
1991[11] 17 November Clare 1-12 Longford 0-09** Duggan Park 6 Gerry Killeen John Maughan
1990[12] 11 November Leitrim 2-11 Sligo 0-02 Dr Hyde Park 15 Mickey Quinn P.J. Carroll

Notes

* Replay | ** AET

See also

References

  1. ^ "Waiting on Death Row". Irish Independent. 17 February 2001.
  2. ^ "Maughan's Fermanagh out of the traps early". Irish Times. 20 November 2000.
  3. ^ "Antrim revel in rare win". Irish Times. 6 December 1999.
  4. ^ "Monaghan take title". Irish Times. 23 November 1998.
  5. ^ "Louth's forwards in control". Irish Times. 10 November 1997.
  6. ^ "Fermanagh build a base and make their case". Irish Times. 9 December 1996.
  7. ^ "Offaly's Dooley switches places". Irish Times. 28 August 1995.
  8. ^ "Late surge not enough to deny Carlow". Irish Times. 21 November 1994.
  9. ^ "Gulf in class between best and the rest". Irish Times. 15 November 1993.
  10. ^ "Wicklow overcome weather and Antrim". Irish Times. 7 December 1992.
  11. ^ "Clare overjoyed by first senior title". Irish Times. 18 November 1991.
  12. ^ "Leitrim's long wait ends with defeat of Sligo". Irish Times. 12 November 1990.