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.
| Event | 1893 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 24 June 1894 | ||||||
| Venue | Phoenix Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | T. Gilligan (Dublin) | ||||||
| Attendance | 1,000 | ||||||
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
edit- ^ a b "Wexford and Cork unchanged". RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Tragic tale behind 130 year old Selskar Young Irelands top on which new Wexford jersey is based". Irish Independent. 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Dromtarriffe football flourished against Great Depression of the 1930s". Irish Independent. 23 April 2021.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.