1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
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| Dates | 6 May - 16 September 1990 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (6th win) |
| Captain | Larry Tompkins |
| Manager | Billy Morgan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Captain | Colm O'Rourke |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Player of the Year | Shay Fahy |
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The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 6 May 1990 and ended on 16 September 1990.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 16 September 1990, Cork won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Meath's Brian Stafford was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Cork's Shay Fahy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Connacht. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the two quarter-finals join the two remaining Connacht teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning two teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
First round: (3 matches) These are three lone matches between the first six teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Three teams are eliminated at this stage, while the three winning teams advance to the quarter-finals
Quarter-finals: (4 matches) The three winners of the three first-round games join the five remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Four teams are eliminated at this stage, while the four winning two teams advance to the semifinal.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners of the four quarter-finals contest this game. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
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