1910 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1910 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 24th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Louth were the winners, receiving a walkover from Kerry in the final.[1][2][3]

1910 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLouth (1st win)
CaptainLarry McCormack
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainTom Costelloe
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLouth
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
1909
1911

Format

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The four provincial championships were played as usual; the four champions joined London in the All-Ireland championship.

Results

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Leitrim0-3 – 0-0Sligo

Galway0-5 – 0-3Leitrim

Mayo0-5 – 0-6Roscommon

Final

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Roscommon1-2 – 1-3Galway
Attendance: 3,000
Dublin1-11 – 0-5Wicklow

Wexford2-11 – 0-2Laois

Wexford0-1 – 1-6Dublin

Offaly1-9 – 0-5Kilkenny

Louth3-12 – 0-10Kildare

Louth3-12 – 1-3Meath

Offaly1-0 – 3-7Dublin
Referee: J McHale

Final

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  Louth0-3 – 0-0  Dublin
Johnny Brennan 0-2 and Jack Bannon 0-1
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: S. McNamee (Meath)
1 Michael Byrne (Dundalk Young Irelands) (gk)
2 John Clarke (Tredaghs)
3 Joe Donnelly (Geraldines)
4 Jimmy Quinn (Tredaghs)
5 Joe Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
6 Jim Smith (Tredaghs)
7 Eddie Burke (Tredaghs)
8 Johnny Brennan (Dundalk Rangers)
9 Eoin Markey (Ardee Volunteers)
10 Tom Matthews (Ardee Volunteers)
11 Larry McCormack (Tredaghs) (c)
12 Jack Bannon (Tredaghs)
13 Michael Hand (Tredaghs)
14 Paddy Reilly (Tredaghs)
15 Jim McDonnell (Tredaghs)
16 Tom Morgan (Tredaghs)
17 Jack Carvin (Tredaghs)
Substitutes:
18 Jim Morgan (Dundalk Young Irelands) for McDonnell
1 Jack Grace (C.J. Kickhams)
2 Dan Kavanagh (C.J. Kickhams)
3 Hugh Hilliard (C.J. Kickhams)
4 Tom Walsh (C.J. Kickhams)
5 Jim Brennan (Keatings)
6 T. Healy (Keatings)
7 T. Donnelly (Parnells)
8 E. Letman (Parnells)
9 Jim Brennan (Sandymount)
10 Jack Shouldice (Geraldines)
11 Paddy Fallon (Geraldines)
12 Paddy Daly (Geraldines)
13 P. Whelan (Geraldines)
14 Dave Kelleher (Geraldines)
15 Maurice Collins (Geraldines)
16 R. Flood (Geraldines)
17 Bill Halliden (Geraldines)
Kerry2-13 – 0-1Waterford

Clare0-0 – 0-0Limerick

Cork2-10 – 0-3Tipperary
Referee: J.F. O'Donnell (W)

Kerry3-1 – 0-0Clare

Final

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Kerry0-4 – 0-2Cork
Monaghan0-10 – 1-7Armagh

Antrimw/o – scr.Down

Cavan0-2 – 0-2
Abandoned
Fermanagh

Game abandoned after the ball burst.


Monaghan1-5 – 0-4Armagh

Tyronew/o – scr.Derry

Cavan1-9 – 0-5Fermanagh

Cavan1-9 – 1-4Tyrone

Antrim1-4 – 1-3Monaghan

An objection was made and a replay ordered.


Antrim1-2 – 0-3Monaghan

Final

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Antrim3-4 – 0-1Cavan

By the time the semi-final was to be played, the Leinster championship was not finished, so Dublin were nominated to represent Leinster. When Louth beat Dublin in the Leinster final, they were given Dublin's place in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Dublin3-5 – 1-2Antrim

Kerry1-7 – 0-4Galway

Louth3-4 – 1-2London

Final

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Louthw/o 1Kerry

1 The final was scratched and Louth were awarded the championship after Kerry refused to travel to Dublin as the Great Southern and Western Railway would not sell tickets to their fans at reduced rates.

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • It was the only between (1907-2001) that there was a Quarter-final in the All Ireland Series & only year (1909-1974) London played.
  • Louth win their first ever All Ireland title.

References

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  1. ^ "Football results 1887-1910". GAA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1887-2010". HoganStand. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ^ Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.