All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final referees
In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the deciding match of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship competition, is considered the highest honour for referees to be appointed to officiate.
The most recent final (2021) was refereed by Joe McQuillan, with David Gough on standby; Brendan Cawley as linesman; Ciaran Brannigan on sideline; and two umpires from Kill Shamrocks and one each from Killygarry and Drumalee.[1] The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was refereed by David Gough, with Conor Lane on standby; Barry Cassidy as linesman.
Selection
According to The Irish Times, the referee is often "centre stage" during All-Ireland SFC finals.[2]
Men who referee a final that ends in a draw cannot also referee the replay. This rule was highlighted in 2019, when David Gough — thought by consensus to have had a good game — was replaced by Conor Lane for the replay. Colm O'Rourke in the Sunday Independent column, "The GAA's view that the referee of a drawn game cannot take the replay defies common sense and logic. Why disqualify a referee when he has done a good job? If the referee is not up to it then certainly he should be left off, but when there is almost universal agreement that he is the best referee in the country then give him all the big games and replays too. The players want the best referees".[3]
Brian White was the first to benefit from the rule change when he got to referee the 2000 replay.[4]
Referees are chosen by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) for their impartiality and their assessed performance scores over that championship season. A clue to the identity of the final referee may be found among those chosen to referee All-Ireland quarter-finals.[5] In recent years, a referee who has overseen an All-Ireland SFC semi-final is never chosen for the final. However, he has tended to have refereed a quarter-final.[5]
A referee who has officiated at one of the semi-finals is traditionally overlooked when deciding the referee for the same year's final.[6]
When the decision is made, the identity of the referee chosen is revealed following the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals and ahead of the final. A period of media attention may ensue, sometimes even before the announcement has been made.[5]
On the day, the referee is introduced to the President of Ireland ahead of the game.[7]
Referees
Pre-1928
1887: John Cullinane (Tipperary)[8]
1889: T. O'Driscoll
1893: T. Gilligan (Dublin)
1894: (1st/2nd) R. T. Blake (Dick Blake; Meath)[9]
1895: J. J. Kenny (Dublin)
1897: Spencer Lyons (Limerick)
1898: John McCarthy (Kilkenny)
1900: T. H. Redmond
1901: John McCarthy (Kilkenny)
1902: Thomas F. O'Sullivan (Kerry)
1903: John McCarthy (Kilkenny)
1904: John Fitzgerald (Cork)
1905: M. F. Crowe (Dublin)
1906: John Fitzgerald (Kildare)
1907: John Fitzgerald (Kildare)
1908: M Conroy (Dublin)
1909: M. F. Crowe (Dublin)
1910: w/o /scr.
1911: M. O'Brennan (Roscommon)
1913: M. F. Crowe (Dublin)
1914: (1st/2nd) Harry Boland (Dublin)[10]
1920: Willie Walsh (Waterford)
1921: Willie Walsh (Waterford)
1924: T. Shevlin (Roscommon)
1925: ?
1926: (1st/2nd) ?
1927: T. Shevlin (Roscommon)
1928 to 1969: Introduction of the Sam Maguire Cup
1928 Tom Burke (Louth)
1929 Tom Burke (Louth)
1930 Jim Byrne[citation needed]
1931 T. Keating (Tipperary)[citation needed]
1932 Martin O'Neill (Wexford)
1933 Martin O'Neill (Wexford)
1934 Sean McCarthy (Kerry)[citation needed]
1935 Stephen Jordan (Galway)
1936 Sean McCarthy (Kerry)[citation needed]
1937 (1st/2nd) M. Hennessy (Dublin)[citation needed]
1938 (1st/2nd) P. Maguire[citation needed]
1939 J. Flaherty (Offaly)[citation needed]
1940 ?
1941 ?
1942 ?
1943 (1st/2nd) ?
1944 ?
1945 John Dunne[11]
1946 (1st/2nd) ?
1947 ?
1948 M. J. Flaherty (Offaly)[citation needed]
1949 ?
1950 Simon Deignan
1951 ?
1952 (1st/2nd) ?
1953 Peter McDermott (Meath)[9]
1954 ?
1955 ?
1956 Peter McDermott (Meath)[9]
1957 P. Geraghty (Galway)[citation needed]
1958 Simon Deignan
1959 John Dowling (Offaly)
1960 John Dowling (Offaly)[12]
1961 L. Maguire (Cavan)[citation needed]
1962 ?
1963 Eamon Moules (Wicklow)[13]
1964 Jimmy Hatton (Wicklow)
1965 Mick Loftus (Mayo)
1966 Jimmy Hatton (Wicklow)
1967 John Moloney (Tipp)
1968 Mick Loftus (Mayo)
1969 John Moloney (Tipp)
1970 to 2000
1970 P. Kelly (Dublin)[citation needed]
1971 P. Kelly (Dublin)[citation needed]
1972 (1st) Fintan Tierney (Cavan; originally from Longford) Butlersbridge[6][14]
1972 (2nd) Paddy Devlin[15]
1973 John Moloney (Tipp)
1974 Paddy Devlin[15]
1975 John Moloney (Tipp)
1976 Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
1977 John Moloney (Tipp)
1978 Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)
1979 Hugh Duggan (Armagh)[16]
1980 Seamus Murray (Monaghan)[17]
1981 Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
1982 P. J. McGrath (Mayo) Kilmaine[18]
1983 John Gough (Antrim)[19]
1984 Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
1985 Paddy Kavanagh (Meath)[9]
1986 Jimmy Dennigan (Cork)[20][21]
1987 Pat Lane (Limerick) St Senan's[22]
1988 (1st/2nd) Tommy Sugrue (Kerry)[4]
1989 Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
1990 Paddy Russell (Tipp)[23]
1991 Séamus Prior (Leitrim) Aughnasheelin[24]
1992 Tommy Sugrue (Kerry)
1993 Tommy Howard (Kildare)[citation needed]
1994 Tommy Sugrue (Kerry)
1995 Paddy Russell (Tipp)[25]
1996 (1st/2nd) Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)[4]
1997 Brian White (Wexford)[26]
1998 John Bannon (Longford)
1999 Mick Curley (Galway)[27]
2000 (1st) Pat McEnaney (Monaghan) 2000 (2nd) Brian White (Wexford)[4][26]
2001 to present
2001 Michael Collins (Cork)
2002 John Bannon (Longford)
2003 Brian White (Wexford)[26]
2004 Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)[28]
2005 Michael Monahan (Kildare) Raheens[29]
2006 Brian Crowe (Cavan Gaels)[6][30]
2007 David Coldrick (Meath)[9]
2008 Maurice Deegan (Laois)
2009 Marty Duffy (Sligo)[31]
2010 David Coldrick (Meath)[32][33]
2011 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)[34][6]
2012 Maurice Deegan (Laois)[35]
2013 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)[36]
2014 Eddie Kinsella (Laois)[37][38][39]
2015 David Coldrick (Meath)[40]
2016 (1st) Conor Lane (Cork)[41] 2016 (2nd) Maurice Deegan (Laois)[42]
2017 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)[43]
2018 Conor Lane (Cork)[44]
2019 (1st) David Gough (Meath)[45] 2019 (2nd) Conor Lane (Cork)[46]
2020 David Coldrick (Meath)[47]
2021 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)[48]
2022 Sean Hurson (Tyrone)[49]
Referees with more than one final
Bold = referee still active at inter-county level
| Referee | Number of finals | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Dunphy | 6 | 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922[10] |
| John Moloney | 5 | 1967, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1977 |
| Paddy Collins | 4 | 1976, 1981, 1984, 1989 |
| Tommy Sugrue | 4 | 1988 (draw), 1988 (replay) 1992, 1994 |
| Pat McEnaney | 4[50] | 1996 (draw) 1996 (replay), 2000 (draw), 2004 |
| David Coldrick | 4 | 2007, 2010, 2015, 2020 |
| Joe McQuillan | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
| John McCarthy | 3 | 1898, 1901, 1903 |
| M. F. Crowe | 3 | 1905, 1909, 1913 |
| Brian White | 3 | 1997, 2000 (replay), 2003[26] |
| Maurice Deegan | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2016 (replay) |
| Conor Lane | 3 | 2016 (draw), 2018, 2019 (replay) |
| J. J. Kenny | 2 | 1890, 1895 |
| R. T. Blake | 2 | 1894 (1st), 1894 (replay) |
| John Fitzgerald | 2 | 1906, 1907, a man by the same name done the 1904 final but it says Cork and not Kildare? |
| Harry Boland | 2? | 1914 (draw), 1914 (replay) |
| Willie Walsh | 2 | 1920, 1921 |
| T. Shevlin | 2 | 1924, 1927 |
| Tom Burke | 2 | 1928, 1929 |
| Martin O'Neill | 2 | 1932, 1933 |
| Sean McCarthy | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
| M. Hennessy | 2? | 1937 (draw), 1937 (replay) |
| P. Maguire | 2? | 1938 (draw), 1938 (replay) |
| ? | 1943 (draw), 1943 (replay) | |
| ? | 1946 (draw), 1946 (replay) | |
| ? | 1952 (draw), 1952 (replay) | |
| Simon Deignan | 2 | 1950, 1958 |
| John Dowling | 2 | 1959, 1960 |
| Mick Loftus | 2 | 1965, 1968 |
| P. Kelly | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Paddy Russell | 2 | 1990, 1995 |
| John Bannon | 2 | 1998, 2002 |
- James Byrne did 1923, a Jim Byrne did 1930?
- J Flaherty (Offaly) did 1939, then an MJ Flaherty (Offaly) did 1948?
- Pat Dunphy (1922) has the distinction of also taking charge of the 1922 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final in the same year.[10]
- John Dowling (1960) has the distinction of also taking charge of the 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final in the same year.
- Jimmy Hatton (1966) has the distinction of also taking charge of the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final in the same year.
See also
- FA Cup Final referees, the closest the English have
References
- ↑ "Joe McQuillan confirmed as referee for All-Ireland SFC final". The 42. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Richard (18 September 2015). "Referees can end up being centre stage in All-Ireland finals: Decisions can make key difference putting huge pressure on officials". The Irish Times.
- ↑ O'Rourke, Colm (8 September 2019). "There will be fire in Dublin bellies like never before after below-par show". Sunday Independent. p. 8. Retrieved 8 September 2019. The original title (as published) was "Nothing more dangerous than a wounded lion", with the subheading the same as here.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Moran, Seán (27 September 2014). "Switching referees helps shelve issues in All-Ireland final replays". The Irish Times.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Diallo, Raf (13 August 2019). "The David Gough 'Ref-erendum'". Retrieved 13 August 2019.
To discuss the matter, … former inter-county referee Pat McEnaney joined us … said it's not the only instance when referee selection was a bone of contention. 'If we go back even to 2015 and Dublin vs Kerry, David Coldrick refereed it and there was quite a bit of talk about that one as well,' said McEnaney… McEnaney emphasised that Coldrick acquitted himself well in 2015 despite all the talk. He also discussed the process of selecting final referees, including how 2019 would progress… 'If you look at how they went about it this year, David Gough did a quarter-final. [You also had] Paddy Neilaan[sic], Joe McQuillan and David Coldrick as your four referees. So you'd fancy one of them to come from that quarter-final and to me it's looking like David Gough. Because if you even look at the appointments for the quarter-final actually, he refereed Dublin and Cork,' said McEnaney… 'And I think that was the game he went to his umpires and turned it around. From memory, I thought he was very good that day. It's probably based on that performance that he's possibly favourite for the All-Ireland final.'
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Fitzpatrick, Paul (31 August 2011). "No show like a Joe show as McQuillan gets All Ireland". The Anglo-Celt. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cavan's all-ireland final referee". Hogan Stand. 31 March 2007.
- ↑ Quinn, Martin (31 March 2022). "'A man of the people remembered,' over 100 years since the passing of John Cullinan".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Meath's All-Ireland winner". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 O'Connell, Cian (9 December 2016). "1916 All Ireland referees remembered". Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ Duggan, Keith (18 July 2009). "One man's decades of dedication to the cause". The Irish Times.
Tull (he never knew the origin of the nickname other than it had been passed through the family from his grandfather's time) did it all — he won two All-Irelands with Galway as a player in 1934 and (as captain) 1938; he was trainer — and more — to the championship-winning team of 1956 and to the deathless side that won All-Irelands in 1964, '65 and '66; he was still on the sideline when Galway lost three All-Irelands in succession in the 1970s; he was a referee (he whistled Jack Lynch's football All-Ireland in 1945); and he was an administrator with an impeccably conscientious and fussy streak, taking as much care about recording the minutes of obscure county meetings as he did with the famous pinstripe band on the socks the invincible mid-60s maroon team wore.
- ↑ "The sad loss of a GAA legend". Irish Independent. 11 February 2002.
- ↑ Furlong, Brendan (17 November 2021). "Eamonn 'Fitch' Moules, referee of first televised All-Ireland football final, dies aged 97: Wicklowman also took charge of 1963 decider and a National League final in New York". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Death of former All-Ireland referee Fintan Tierney". Hogan Stand. 11 January 2008.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "An Galbhaile Cumann na Piarsaigh Clubman Sean Hurson to Referee 2022 All Ireland Football Final". tyronegaa.ie. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Harrington, John (29 August 2019). "1979 Final referee Hugh Duggan still going strong".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "O Hehir criticised for Spillane comments". The Kerryman. 11 November 2010.
Spillane went down injured before half-time and Seamus Murray, the Monaghan referee, was seen making several attempts to get Spillane off the turf.
- ↑ "Death of 1982 All-Ireland football final referee". Hogan Stand. 22 March 2021.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (16 November 2006). "Former official Gough says current ref standards are best ever". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ "Dennigan, Jimmy". HoganStand.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sad farewell to GAA legend Jimmy". The Corkman. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ Kinsella, Colm (10 January 2020). "Sadness at passing of Limerick All-Ireland final referee". Limerick Leader.
- ↑ Russell, Adrian (16 September 2020). "The Double 30 years on: 'When Paddy Russell blew the whistle, the roar was ferocious'". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ "1991 All Ireland SFC Final Down v Meath — Referee Seamus Prior". 29 May 2020.
- ↑ Sweeney, Peter (6 January 2019). "Leitrim player sent off, plays on and gives vital pass". RTÉ.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Cummiskey, Gavin (11 September 2003). "White to referee final". The Irish Times.
It will be White's third final as he was also the man in the middle for the 1997 final between Kerry and Mayo and the 2000 replay between Galway and Kerry.
- ↑ Keys, Colm (4 February 2005). "Curley to join referee exodus". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Keys, Colm (8 August 2009). "Thirteen years after infamous Mayo-Meath melee the shockwaves have not yet settled". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
... McHale was a selector when they lost the 2004 All-Ireland heavily to the Kingdom. McEnaney reffed…
- ↑ Foley, Cliona (24 January 2007). "All-Ireland referee Monahan opts out of". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Moran, Seán (2 September 2006). "Cavan's Brian Crowe will referee the All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Mayo in a fortnight's time". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Sligoman Duffy to ref football final". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ↑ Breheny, Martin (2 September 2010). "Coldrick to join elite group of referees after landing final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ↑ "Coldrick to referee All-Ireland final". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ↑ "McQuillan to referee football final". RTÉ Sport. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Maurice Deegan to referee Mayo v Donegal All-Ireland final". RTÉ Sport. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Joe McQuillan to referee All-Ireland final between Dublin and Mayo". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Laois whistler Eddie Kinsella to ref Kerry-Donegal final". RTÉ Sport. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "GAA: Eddie Kinsella to referee the All-Ireland SFC final between Kerry and Donegal". Sky Sports. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Eddie Kinsella to referee Kerry and Donegal in the All-Ireland senior football final". The Score. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Coldrick to referee All-Ireland football final". Hogan Stand. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Donoghue, Eamon (August 31, 2016). "Cork referee assigned All-Ireland football final". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Maurice Deegan to ref Dublin v Mayo replay". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ "Joe McQuillan to referee All-Ireland SFC final". Hogan Stand. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ Donoghue, Eamon (August 20, 2018). "Conor Lane confirmed as football final referee". The Irish Times.
- ↑ McGoldrick, Sean (14 August 2019). "Meath's David Gough confirmed as All-Ireland final referee with family members in as umpires". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "Cork's Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final replay as ticket prices reduced". The Journal. September 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Coldrick chosen to referee All-Ireland SFC final". Hogan Stand. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Pressure is on referee Joe McQuillan to steer Mayo-Tyrone All-Ireland final through various battles of will". Irish Independent. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Tyrone's Seán Hurson to referee All-Ireland football final: First senior final for the Galbally Pearses man as he takes charge of Galway vs Kerry at Croke Park". The Irish Times. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Keys, Colm. "David Gough's Dublin links no barrier to being final ref — says Pat McEnaney". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media.
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