1890 Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 1890 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Defending champions | Monaghan (did not enter) |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Armagh (1st win) |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tyrone |
| Other | |
| Website | Ulster GAA |
The 1890 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the second staging of that competition and was contested by three counties; Armagh, Antrim and Tyrone.
Tyrone (represented by Owen Roe O'Neill's Cookstown) [1] received a bye into the final, whilst Antrim (represented by Armagh Harps) and Antrim (represented by Belfast) competed in a semi-final.[2]
The defending champions, Monaghan, did not enter. Armagh won the competition, claiming their first Ulster Championship.
Championship
References
- ^ McAnallen, Dónal. The Story of Gaelic Games in Ulster (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
In the second Ulster football final, played at Blaris, near Lisburn, in 1890, Armagh Harps beat Owen Roe O Neill's of Cookstown (Tír Eoghain).
- ^ "Gaelic Football". Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal. 30 August 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2025.