1996 All Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 12 May 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996.

Contents

• Munster Senior Football Championship
• Leinster Senior Football Championship
• Connacht Senior Football Championship
• Ulster Senior Football Championship
• All Ireland Senior Football Championship
• Top scorers
• Miscellaneous
• References

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the Leinster final.

On 29 September 1996, Meath won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their first in eight championship seasons.

Mayo's Maurice Sheridan was the championship's top scorer with 1-33. Meath's Martin O'Connell was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, while his teammate Trevor Giles was selected as the Powerscreen Footballer of the Year.