1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Limerick, champions
Event	1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Limerick Dublin 1–5 (8) 0–7 (7)
Date	6 February 1898
Venue	Jones' Road, Dublin
Referee	Thomas Dooley (Cork)
Attendance	3,500
Weather	dry, cold, windy
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The 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the ninth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

The Commercials club represented Limerick, while Young Irelands represented Dublin.

Bill Murphy scored Limerick's decisive goal, after which Limerick sat back to defend their lead.^[1]

Limerick have not appeared in an All-Ireland SFC final since.

Limerick =

• Con Fitzgerald (c)
• D. Birrane
• Bill Guiry
• James O'Riordan
• L. Roche
• John O'Riordan
• Larry Sheehan
• P. Roche
• Ailbe Quillinan
• J. Buttimer
• Tom Campion
• James Dalton
• Bill Murphy
• W. McNamara
• John Murphy
• James Nash
• M. Ryan

Sub used

J. Griffin

Dublin =

• George Roche (c)
• J. Kirwan
• Luke O'Kelly
• W. Conlon
• J. Teeling
• T. Hession
• J. Gannon
• Dick Curtis
• S. Mooney
• R. Graham
• P. O'Toole
• J. Brady
• Tom Doran
• Tommy Errity
• Pat Heslin
• M. Byrne
• Joseph Ledwidge