This is a list of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning managers since 1986. The term manager (or coach) only came into widespread use in the 1970s. Up until then football teams were usually run by selection panels. Sometimes they contained up to ten members, resulting in self-interest coming to the fore more often than not. All this changed with the appointment of a strong manager, surrounded by a small group of selectors.

By year

Year Winning coach(es) Team Score Opponent Losing coach(es) Sources 1981 Mick O'Dwyer (5) Kerry 1-12 : 0-8 Offaly Eugene McGee 1982 Eugene McGee Offaly 1-15 : 0-17 Kerry Mick O'Dwyer 1983 Kevin Heffernan (3) Dublin 1-10 : 1-8 Galway Mattie McDonagh 1984 Mick O'Dwyer (6) Kerry 0-14 : 1-6 DublinKevin Heffernan 1985 Mick O'Dwyer (7) Kerry 2-12 : 2-8 Dublin Kevin Heffernan1986Mick O'Dwyer (8)Kerry2-15 : 1-10TyroneArt McRory1987Seán Boylan Meath1-14 : 0-11CorkBilly Morgan1988Seán Boylan (2)Meath0-13 : 0-12CorkBilly Morgan1989Billy Morgan Cork0-17 : 1-11MayoJohn O'Mahony1990Billy Morgan (2)Cork0-11 : 0-09MeathSeán Boylan1991Pete McGrath Down1-16 : 1-14MeathSeán Boylan1992Brian McEniff Donegal0-18 : 0-14DublinPat O'Neill1993Eamonn ColemanDerry1-14 : 2-08CorkBilly Morgan1994Pete McGrath (2)Down1-12 : 0-13DublinPat O'Neill1995Pat O'NeillDublin1-10 : 0-12TyroneArt McRory, Eugene McKenna1996Seán Boylan (3)Meath2-09 : 1-11MayoJohn Maughan1997Páidí Ó SéKerry0-13 : 1-07MayoJohn Maughan1998John O'Mahony Galway1-14 : 1-10KildareMick O'Dwyer1999Seán Boylan (4)Meath1-11 : 1-08CorkLarry Tompkins2000Páidí Ó Sé (2)Kerry0-17 : 1-10GalwayJohn O'Mahony2001John O'Mahony (2)Galway0-17 : 0-08MeathSeán Boylan2002Joe KernanArmagh1-12 : 0-14KerryPáidí Ó Sé2003Mickey HarteTyrone0-12 : 0-09ArmaghJoe Kernan2004Jack O'ConnorKerry1-20 : 2-09MayoJohn Maughan2005Mickey Harte (2)Tyrone1-16 : 2-10KerryJack O'Connor2006Jack O'Connor (2)Kerry4-15 : 3-05MayoMickey Moran2007Pat O'SheaKerry3-13 : 1-09CorkBilly Morgan2008Mickey Harte (3)Tyrone1-15 : 0-14KerryPat O'Shea2009Jack O'Connor (3)Kerry0-16 : 1-09CorkConor Counihan2010Conor CounihanCork0-16 : 0-15DownJames McCartan Jnr2011Pat GilroyDublin1-12 : 1-11KerryJack O'Connor2012Jim McGuinnessDonegal2-11 : 0-13MayoJames Horan2013Jim GavinDublin2-12 : 1-14MayoJames Horan2014Éamonn FitzmauriceKerry2-09 : 0-12DonegalJim McGuinness 2015 Jim Gavin (2) Dublin 0-12 : 0-9 Kerry Éamonn Fitzmaurice 2016Jim Gavin (3)Dublin1-15 : 1-14MayoStephen Rochford2017Jim Gavin (4)Dublin1-17 : 1-16MayoStephen Rochford2018Jim Gavin (5)Dublin2-17 : 1-14TyroneMickey Harte2019Jim Gavin (6)Dublin1-18 : 0-15KerryPeter Keane2020Dessie FarrellDublin2-14 : 0-15MayoJames Horan2021Feargal Logan & Brian DooherTyrone2-14 : 0-15MayoJames Horan2022Jack O'Connor (4)Kerry0-20 : 0-16GalwayPádraic Joyce2023Dessie Farrell (2)Dublin1-15 : 1-13KerryJack O'Connor2024Kieran McGeeneyArmagh1-11 : 0-13GalwayPádraic Joyce2025Jack O'Connor (5)Kerry1-26 : 0-19DonegalJim McGuinness2026Andy MoranMayo1-20 : 1-17Kerry Jack O'Connor

See also List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning managers

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