1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 100th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match
Summary
Meath won with a goal by Colm O'Rourke. The win was also helped by poor shooting from Larry Tompkins, as he missed 6 of 8 frees in the second half.- The game was played a crowd of over 68,000 spectators.
- Meath emerged victorious with a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-11.
- The decisive moment came when Colm O'Rourke and Brian Stafford led a strong attacking display, while Gerry McEntee controlled the midfield.
Details
Meath
- 1 M. McQuillan
- 2 R. O'Malley
- 3 M. Lyons
- 4 T. Ferguson
- 5 K. Foley
- 6 L. Harnan
- 7 M. O'Connell
- 8 L. Hayes
- 9 G. McEntee
- 10 D. Beggy
- 11 J. Cassells
- 12 P. J. Gillic
- 13 C. O'Rourke
- 14 B. Stafford
- 15 B. Flynn
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Cork
- 1 J. Kerins
- 2 T. Davis
- 3 C. Corrigan
- 4 D. Walsh
- 5 T. Nation
- 6 C. Counihan
- 7 N. Cahalane
- 8 S. Fahy
- 9 T. McCarthy
- 10 J. O'Driscoll
- 11 L. Tompkins
- 12 J. Kerrigan
- 13 C. O'Neill
- 14 C. Ryan
- 15 J. Cleary
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