1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the sixth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date24 June 1894
VenuePhoenix Park, Dublin
RefereeT. Gilligan (Dublin)
Attendance1,000
1892
1894

Wexford were represented by Young Irelands, a club based in the Selskar area of Wexford town, while Cork were represented by Dromtariffe.[1] Young Irelands wore green jerseys with a gold harp, [2] Dromtariffe's original colours were green with a gold sash.[3]

Wexford led 1–1 to 0–1 early in the second half, when a pitch invasion began and several players were injured. The referee tried to restart the game with substitutes to replace injured players, but Cork refused. Wexford were awarded the title.[4]

Cork and Wexford did not meet again in the championship until 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wexford and Cork unchanged". RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Tragic tale behind 130 year old Selskar Young Irelands top on which new Wexford jersey is based". Irish Independent. 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Dromtarriffe football flourished against Great Depression of the 1930s". Irish Independent. 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.