The 1999 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of the GAA's premier Gaelic football competition. The championship began on 9 May 1999 and ended on 26 September 1999.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were beaten by Mayo in the Connacht final.
On 26 September 1999, Meath beat Cork by 1–11 to 1–8 in the All-Ireland final, thus winning their second All-Ireland title in four years and their seventh in all. In the process, they denied Cork the Double, the hurlers having claimed the Liam MacCarthy Cup two weeks previously.
Format The provincial championships were run on a knock-out basis as usual, with the provincial winners going on to contest the All-Ireland semi finals. The Leinster Senior Football Championship consisted of 2 preliminary rounds to determine the 8th team in the Leinster quarter finals.
The usual knock-out four-province setup was used. played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time. Normal format is back for the Munster championship with two quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
1st preliminary round
2nd preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Miscellaneous
The Munster Quarter-final Cork vs Waterford was the worst championship defeat for Waterford. Both red and yellow cards were introduced to all matches played from this year onwards. New York, in their first season in the Connacht championship, like London play each county in rotation. On 20 June 1999, the Munster semi-final between Cork and Limerick was the first ever championship game played at Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork. Armagh vs Down Ulster final for the first time since 1981 also Armagh won the Ulster title for the first time since 1982. Meath-Armagh All Ireland semi-final was the first championship meeting between the teams.
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Oisín McConvilleArmagh3–172655.202Maurice SheridanMayo0–212145.253Podsie O'MahonyCork1–172045.00Philip CliffordCork1–172045.005Dessie DolanWestmeath2–131929.50Trevor GilesMeath0–191953.807Ollie MurphyMeath3–91853.60Pádraic JoyceGalway2–121844.50Ger HeavinWestmeath1–151836.00Declan DarcyDublin0–181844.504Diarmaid MarsdenArmagh3–71655.20
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Oisín McConvilleArmagh2–713Down2Podsie O'MahonyCork1–912Limerick3Dessie DolanWestmeath1–710Longford4Ciaran McCabeDown2–39TyroneGer HeavinWestmeath0–99CarlowDessie DolanWestmeath1–69LaoisMaurice SheridanMayo0–99Roscommon8Shane KingFermanagh2–28MonaghanDeclan SmythMonaghan1–58FermanaghPádraic JoyceGalway1–58LondonGer HeavinWestmeath1–58LongfordOllie MurphyMeath1–58DublinDamien O'NeillCork1–58Waterford