The 1890 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the fourth staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Previous years All Ireland champions Tipperary didn't take part in the Munster championship cancelled game against Clare. Cork were the champions.

Representative clubs

From 1887 until 1891 the club champions represented the whole county.

County Club Armagh Armagh Harps Cork Midleton DublinIsle of the Sea GalwayKerry Laune Rangers GAALimerick St. Patricks Tyrone Wexford Blues & Whites

Results Connacht Galway were the only entrants, so they received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster

Leinster

Ulster

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics Cork won both the Munster and All-Ireland titles for the first time. The county was Double All-Ireland champion in both football and hurling; it happened again 100 years later, in 1990.

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