1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.

For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Again, the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-12.

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals

Finals

Top scorers

 * Overall


 * Single game

Miscellaneous

 * Carlow's 3-5 to 2-7 defeat of Laois in the Leinster preliminary round is their first defeat of their neighbours since 1961.
 * Monaghan's 0-16 to 0-14 defeat of Cavan in the Ulster quarter-final is their first defeat of their neighbours since 1930.
 * The All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Monaghan was the first meeting between the teams.
 * The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1972.
 * Meath were All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row and Leinster Champions for 3 in a row and they shared their 2 in a row with Galway in the Hurling.

Roll of Honour

 * Kerry - 30 (1986)
 * Dublin - 21 (1983)
 * Galway - 7 (1966)
 * Wexford - 5 (1918)
 * Meath - 5 (1988)
 * Cavan - 5 (1952)
 * Cork - 4 (1973)
 * Kildare - 4 (1928)
 * Tipperary - 4 (1920)
 * Offaly - 3 (1982)
 * Down - 3 (1968)
 * Louth - 3 (1957)
 * Mayo - 3 (1951)
 * Roscommon - 2 (1944)
 * Limerick - 2 (1896)