The 1897 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 11th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. The Munster final saw Cork ending Limerick's All Ireland title. The Leinster championship was notable for seeing 's only Leinster SFC final appearance.
were the Leinster and All-Ireland winners.
Results
Leinster
Dublin did not take the field, assuming that heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch meant the game would be cancelled.Corrigan, E. (2010). The History of Gaelic Football: The Definitive History of Gaelic Football from 1873. Ireland: Gill Books. Wicklow were initially declared Leinster champions by default, but this was overturned.
Munster
Final
Statistics Dublin begin their first All-Ireland SFC triple and the first county ever to do it. Wicklow's only appearance in a Leinster SFC final.
Roll of Honour Dublin – 4 (1897) Tipperary – 2 (1895) Limerick – 2 (1896) Cork – 1 (1890) Wexford – 1 (1893)
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