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| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Limerick (1st win) |
| Captain | Denis Corbett |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Louth |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Not played |
| Leinster | Not played |
| Ulster | Not played |
| Connacht | Not played |
| Championship statistics | |
1888 → | |
The1887All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first edition ofGAA's premier inter-countyGaelic football tournament, played between 12 counties of Ireland. The tournament featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. The 21 a-side final was between Commercials ofLimerick and Young Irelands ofLouth. The final was played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook on April 29, 1888, with Commercials winning by 1–4 to 0–3. Unlike later All-Irelands, there were noprovincial championships and it was an open draw.[1]
The 1887 championship was the only to be held as an open-draw knockout tournament, without provincial championships.
From 1887 until 1891 the club champions represented the whole county. In the very first All-Ireland championship the participating counties were represented by the following clubs:
| County | Club |
|---|---|
| Clare | |
| Cork | Lees |
| Kilkenny | Kilmacow |
| Limerick | Commercials |
| Louth | Dundalk Young Irelands |
| Meath | Dowdstown |
| Tipperary | |
| Waterford | Ballyduff Lower |
| Wexford | Castlebridge |