2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2007 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was a Gaelic football competition in Ireland, and was the most significant and prestigious competition in the sport held that year. It began on 13 May 2007, with the final game took place for Sunday, 16 September. Kerry were the defending champions, as well as the most successful team in the competition. Donegal entered the Championship as the unbeaten National League champions, as well as having been runners-up to Tyrone in the 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup.

2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	13 May - 16 September 2007
Teams	33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (35th win)
Captain	Declan O'Sullivan
Manager	Pat O'Shea
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Derek Kavanagh
Manager	Billy Morgan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Sligo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	56
Goals total	101 (1.80 per game)
Points total	1409 (25.16 per game)
Top Scorer	James Masters (3-30)
Player of the Year	Marc Ó Sé
← 2006 2008 →

The draw for the provincial championships took place on 4 November 2006.

Kerry retained their championship, the first team to do so since Cork won back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990. The final was the first occasion when two teams from Munster, Kerry and Cork, competed, although not the first with two teams from the same Province. That distinction belongs to the 2003 Championship where two counties from Ulster competed. The final score was Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-09.

Cork's James Masters was the top scorer, with 3 goals and 30 points (3-30: a total of 39 points). He also held the record for the highest individual tally in a match, getting 2-07 (13) in the game against Tipperary.

Results

Munster Senior Football Championship

Players names followed by a number indicates their scoring tally. f=free kick, '45'=45m kick, sline=sideline ball, p=goal scored from penalty. SO=Sent Off

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Waterford		1-06
	Clare		0-07			Waterford		0-04
						Kerry		2-15
											Cork		1-13
											Kerry		1-15
						Tipperary		0-10
	Cork		2-14			Cork		2-18
	Limerick		0-07

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Quarter-finals

Waterford	1-06 - 0-07	Clare
G Power (1-01), B Wall (0-03), A Hubbord, L Ó Lionáin (0-01 each)	Report	D Russell (0-02), E Talty, S Hickey, R Donnelly, L Healy (0-01 each)

20 May 2007

Quarter-final

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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Cork	2-14 - 0-07	Limerick
J. Masters 1-7 (4f); N. O’Leary 1-0; K. O’Sullivan 0-3 (1f); G. Spillane, F. Gould, N. Murphy, P. O’Neill 0-1 each.	Report	M. Reidy 0-4 (4f); J. Cooke 0-2; P. Ranahan 0-1.

20 May 2007

Quarter-final

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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Semi-finals

Waterford	0-04 - 2-15	Kerry
M Ahearne 0-2, B Wall, Hubbard (0-1 each)	Report	E Brosnan (2-2), C Cooper (0-5, 0-2f), P Galvin, P O'Connor (0-2 each), M O'Se, T O'Se, S O'Sullivan, M F Russell (0-1 each)

3 June 2007

Semi-final

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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Cork	2-18 - 0-10	Tipperary
J Masters 2-07 (4f, 1x'45'), D O'Connor 0-3 (1f, 1x'45'), D Kavanagh, P O'Neill (0-2 each), M Shields, C McCarthy, K MacMahon, F Gould (0-1 each)	Report	D Browne (0-5, 2f), D O'Brien, B Grogan (0-2 each), C Morrissey (0-1)

3 June 2007

Semi-final

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee: E. Murtagh (Longford)

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Final

Kerry	1-15 - 1-13	Cork
MF Russell (0-6, 5f), C Cooper (1-2), D O'Sullivan (0-3), K Donaghy (0-2), E Brosnan, S O'Sullivan (0-1 each)	Report	D O'Connor (1-4, 4f), J Masters (0-4, 2f, 1xsline), M Cussen (0-2), N Murphy, P O'Neill, K MacMahon (0-1 each).

1 July 2007

Final

FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney

Attendance: 31,420

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Top scorer: J Masters (Cork) 3-18

Leinster Senior Football Championship

	1st round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Louth		2-18
	Wicklow		0-11			Louth		2-08
						Wexford		0-16
											Wexford		0-13
	Westmeath		1-13								Laois		1-13
	Longford		2-13			Longford		0-09
						Laois		0-14
																Laois		1-14
	Meath		2-11													Dublin		3-14
	Kildare		1-08			Meath		0-12
						Dublin		0-16
											Dublin		1-12
											Offaly		0-10
						Carlow		3-07
						Offaly		2-19

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Round 1

Longford	2-13 - 1-13	Westmeath
B Kavanagh (2-06, 4f), P Barden (0-02, 1f), B McElvaney, L Keenan, T Smullen, D Hanniffy, P Davis (0-01 each)	Report	D Dolan (0-05, 2f), M Flanagan (1-01), D Glennon (0-04), F Wilson (1f), D O Shaughnessy (0-01 each)

13 May 2007

1st round

Pearse Park, Longford

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Louth	1-11 - 0-14	Wicklow
D Clarke (0-5, 3f), R Carroll (1-0), A Hoey (0-3, 2f), P Keenan (0-2), M Stanfield (0-1)	Report	T Gill (0-5, 3f), L Glynn (0-3), T Hannon (0-3, 1 ‘45’), P Earls (0-2)

20 May 2007

1st round

Croke Park, Dublin

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Louth	1-09 - 0-12 AET	Wicklow
N McDonnell 1-0, A Hoey 0-2 (2f), P Keenan, R Carroll, M Stanfield, S Lennon, M Farrelly, D Reid, JP Rooney(f) 0-1 each	Report	T Hannon 0-5 (3f), J Stafford 0-2, L Glynn, T Walsh, J Slattery, JP Dalton, D Odlum 0-1 each. T Gill S.O.

27 May 2007

1st round Replay

Parnell Park, Dublin

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Louth	2-18 - 0-11	Wicklow
M Stanfield (1-3), JP Rooney (1-2. 1f), A Hoey (0-4, 1f), P Keenan (0-3), S Lennon (0-2), N McDonnell, C Grimes (0-1 each)	Report	T Hannon (0-3f), P Earls (0-2), P Dalton, T Walsh, L Glynn, J Slattery, T Gill, J McGrath (0-1 each)

3 June 2007

1st round 2nd Replay

Croke Park, Dublin

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Meath	2-11 - 1-08	Kildare
J Sheridan (1-2), S Bray (0-4), D Fay (1-0), P Byrne (0-3), K Reilly, P Curren (0-1 each). B Farrel SO	Report	E Bolton (1-1), J Doyle (0-4, 1f), K O'Neill, A Rainbow, T Fennin (0-1 each)

20 May 2007

1st round

Croke Park, Dublin

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Quarter-finals

Longford	0-09 - 0-14	Laois
B Kavanagh 0-05 (5f), P Barden, P Dowd, D Barden, K Mulligan 0-01 each	Report	M Tierney 0-04 (2f), P Clancy, B McDonald (2f) (0-02 each), P McMahon, B McCormack, N Garvan, R Munnelly, C Conway, P Lawlor (0-01 each)

2 June 2007

Quarter-final

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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Meath	0-14 - 1-11	Dublin
C Ward (0-5), S Bray, J Sheridan (0-3 each), C King, P Curran, G Geraghty (0-1 each)	Report	C Keaney (0-5), A Brogan (1-1), T Quinn (0-3), C Moran, S Ryan (0-1 each)

3 June 2007

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Carlow	3-07 - 2-19	Offaly
J Hickey, D Hayden (1-00 each), B Kelly (0-02 1f), M Carpenter, P Reid, D Byrne, JJ Smith, N Conway (0-01 each) A McNamee scored own goal	Report	PJ Ward (0-08 2f), N McNamee (0-06 3f), K Slattery, N Coughlan (1-01 each), A McNamee, P Kellaghan, C McManus, (0-01 each)

10 June 2007

Quarter-final

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 12000

Referee: Michael Daly

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Meath	0-12 - 0-16	Dublin
S Bray 0-4, B Farrell (0-1f) 0-3, G Geraghty 0-2, C Ward (f), A Moyles, N Crawford 0-1 each.	Report	M Vaughan 0-8 (0-4f, 1x sline, 1x'45'), C Keaney 0-4 (0-3f), C Moran, C Whelan, D Henry, A Brogan 0-1 each.

17 June 2007

Quarter-final Replay

Croke Park, Dublin

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Louth	2-08 - 0-16	Wexford
JP Rooney 1-1 (1f), J O’Brien 1-0, D Clarke 0-3 (2f), P Keenan 0-2, M Stanfield, S Lennon (0-1 each)	Report	M Forde 0-07 (3fs, 1x45), A Flynn 0-3, E Bradley, C Lyng (0-2 each), C Deely, R Barry (0-1 each)

17 June 2007

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Semi-finals

Dublin	1-12 - 0-10	Offaly
C. Keaney (1f), M. Vaughan (1f, 1x'45') (0-03 each), A. Brogan (0-02), T. Quinn, C. Whelan, J. Sherlock, C. Moran (0-01 each) M Quinn scored own goal	Report	N McNamee 0-7 (0-4f), P McConway, N Smith, S Ryan 0-1 each.

24 June 2007

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 77623

Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)

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Wexford	0-13 - 1-13	Laois
C Lyng (0-7, 3f), M Forde (0-4, 3f), A Morrissey, R Barry (0-1 each)	Report	MJ Tierney (0-7, 5f), P Lawlor (1-0), C Parkinson (0-2), P Clancy, B Quigley, C Conway, P O'Leary (0-1 each)

1 July 2007

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Final

Dublin	3-14 - 1-14	Laois
M. Vaughan (1-6, 5f), A. Brogan (1-01), Bernard Brogan (junior) (1-01), C. Whelan (0-02), C. Keaney (0-02, 1f), T. Quinn, G. Brennan (0-01 each)	Report	MJ Tierney (0-7, 6f, 1 x45), R Munnelly (1-1), C Parkinson (0-3), P McCormack, P O'Leary, B Sheehan (0-1 each)

15 July 2007

Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 81,394

Referee: Michael Hughes (Tyrone)

Top scorer: M Vaughan (Dublin) 1-17

Ulster Senior Football Championship

	Preliminary round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Armagh		1-08
						Donegal		1-09
											Donegal		1-07
											Tyrone		2-15
						Fermanagh		1-09
						Tyrone		1-13
																Tyrone		1-15
	Cavan		0-11													Monaghan		1-13
	Down		0-15			Down		1-15
						Monaghan		2-15
											Monaghan		0-14
											Derry		1-09
						Antrim		0-10
						Derry		1-13

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Round 1

Cavan	2-11 - 3-08	Down
Larry Reilly 1-2, J Crowe 1-0, G Pierson 0-3 (1f)Dermot McCabe and Jason O'Reilly 0-2 (2f) each, Seanie Johnston and S Brady 0-1 each	Report	Ronan Sexton 2-0, Brendan Coulter 1-1, Ronan Murtagh and Martin Cole 0-2 each, Dan Gordan, James McGovern and Paul McComiskey 0-1 each

13 May 2007

Preliminary round

Breffni Park, Cavan

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Cavan	0-11 - 0-15	Down
D McCabe 0-5, S Johnstone 0-3, A Ford, L Reilly, S Brady 0-1 each	Report	Danny Hughes 0-3, Paul Murphy, J McGovern, Paul McComiskey 0-2 each, Declan Rooney, Kevin McGuigan, R Murtagh, D Gordan, Stephen Kearney 0-1 each

20 May 2007

Preliminary round Replay

Páirc Esler, Newry

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Quarter-finals

Fermanagh	1-09 - 0-13	Tyrone
C O'Reilly 0-5 (4f, 1x'45'), M Murphy 1-1, T Brewster 0-2 (2f), M Little 0-1	Report	N Gormley 0-4 (1f), T McGuigan 0-3, G Cavlan 0-2 (2f), K Hughes, S Cavanagh, D Harte, R Mellon 0-1 each

20 May 2007

Quarter-final

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Donegal	1-09 - 1-08	Armagh
C McFadden 0-6 (6f), B Devenney 1-0, P McConagley, C Toye, A Sweeney 0-1 each	Report	O McConville 1-2 (2f), S McDonnell 0-2, A Kernan, K McGeeney, S Kernan, D Marsden 0-1 each

27 May 2007

Quarter-final

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

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Antrim	0-10 - 1-13	Derry
CJ McGourty, P Cunningham (4f) (0-04 each), M McCann (1f), K Niblock (0-01 each)		C Gilligan (0-05, 3f), M Lynch (1-01), E. Muldoon (0-04), J Conway, B McGoldrick, J Diver (0-01 each)

10 June 2007

Quarter-final

Casement Park, Belfast

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Down	1-15 - 2-15	Monaghan
McGovern (3f), A Carr (3f, 1x'45') (0-04 each), P Downey (1-00), P Murphy, M Walsh (0-02 each), D Gordon, P McComiskey, S Kearney (0-01 each)	Report	C Hanratty (2-01), P Finlay (1f), T Freeman (3f) (0-05 each), S Gollogly (0-02), S Smith, C McManus (0-01 each)

10 June 2007

Quarter-final

Páirc Esler, Newry

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Semi-finals

Tyrone	2-15 - 1-07	Donegal
B Dooher 0-05, C McCullagh (1p, 1f), R Mulgrew (1-01 each), O Mulligan 0-03 (2f), S O'Neill 0-02, D Harte, K Hughes, S Cavanagh (0-01 each)	Report	K Cassidy (1-0), C Bonner, B Devenny (1f) (0-02 each), R Kavanagh, C McFadden, K McMenamin (0-01 each) C McFadden, K McMenamin SO

17 June 2007

Semi-final

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Monaghan	0-14 - 1-09	Derry
T Freeman (0-7), S Gollogly (0-4), R Woods (0-3).	Report	Paddy Bradley (1-2), C Gilligan (0-3), J Conway (0-2), J Diver, M Lynch (0-1 each).

24 June 2007

Semi-final

Casement Park, Belfast

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Final

Monaghan	1-13 - 1-15	Tyrone
T Freeman (1-3 1f), P Finlay (0-5 4f), V Corey, D Clerkin, S Gollogly, C Hanratty, R Woods (0-1 each)	Report	C McCullagh (0-5 4f), S Cavanagh (0-4), E Mulligan (0-3 3f), P Jordan (1-0), D Carlin, D Harte, G Cavlan (0-1 each)

15 July 2007

Final

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Top scorer: T Freeman (Monaghan) 1-15

Connacht Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	New York		1-03
	Sligo		2-18			Sligo		0-13
						Roscommon		2-05
											Sligo		1-10
	Mayo		0-09								Galway		0-12
	Galway		2-10			Galway		0-17
	London		2-05			Leitrim		1-10
	Leitrim		1-12

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Quarter-finals

New York	1-03 - 2-18	Sligo
R Garvey (1-01), S Russell, V Gavin (0-01 each)	Report	M Breheny (0-07), E O'Hara, K Quinn (1-00 each), A Marren (0-03), J McPartland, D Kelly, P Gallagher (0-02 each), S Davey, P Doohan (0-01 each)

13 May 2007

Quarter-final

Gaelic Park, New York City

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Galway	2-10 - 0-09	Mayo
C Bane (2-01), N Joyce (0-03, 1f); P Joyce (1f), D Savage (0-02 each), M Meehan (1f), N Coleman (0-01 each) N Coleman S.O.	Report	C Mortimer (0-06, 6f), A Dillon (0-02, 1f), A Moran (0-01) P Harte S.O.

20 May 2007

Quarter-final

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Attendance: 24,387

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London	2-05 - 1-12	Leitrim
C Donnellan, N Clinton (0-1f) 1-1 each, D Kinneavey 0-2f, P Hehir 0-1. P Hehir & C Beirne S.O.	Report	C Duignan 0-7 (0-4f), D Brennan 1-0, J Glancy, M Foley (f) 0-2 each, C Regan 0-1.

27 May 2007

Quarter-final

Ruislip, London

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Semi-finals

Sligo	0-13 - 2-05	Roscommon
M Breheny 0-04 (3f), B Curran 0-03, S Davey 0-02, J Davey (1x'45'), K Quinn, J McPartland, K Sweeney (0-01 each)	Report	K Mannion 1-01, C Cregg 1-00, G Heneghan 0-03 (3f), G Cox 0-01

17 June 2007

Semi-final

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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Galway	0-17 - 1-10	Leitrim
N Joyce (0-06 2f), P Joyce (0-03 2f), J Fallon, S Armstrong (0-02 each), J Bergin, D Savage, C Bane (0-01 each)	Report	G McCloskey (1-00), C Duignan (0-03 1f), D Brennan, D Maxwell (0-02 each), M Foley, J Glancy (0-01 each)

24 June 2007

Semi-final

Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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Final

Sligo	1-10 - 0-12	Galway
M Breheny 0-4 (3f), E O'Hara (1-0), J McPartland (0-2), M McNamara, J Davey ('45'), K Quinn, K Sweeney (0-1 each)	Report	P Joyce 0-5 (5f), N Joyce (1f), J Fallon (0-2 each), D Savage, M Meehan, C Bane (0-1 each)

8 July 2007

Final

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Top Scorer: M Breheny (Sligo) 0-15

All-Ireland qualifiers

The first round of the qualifying rounds / 'back door system' includes all the counties that did not qualify for their respective provincial final with the exceptions of Antrim, Carlow, Clare, London, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wicklow. These eight teams played in the Tommy Murphy Cup because these particular teams all played in Division 4 of the 2008 National Football League.

Round 1

An open draw for the first round took place on 24 June, after all but one of the participants were known. This made sure that some teams did not have the advantage of knowing who they are going to be playing against longer than others. The matches were scheduled to be played on the weekend of 7 July and 8.

The eight winning teams from the first round went into another open draw for the second round leaving four teams who then went on to play the four losing teams from the respective provincial finals in the third and final round of qualifiers. The four winning teams from the third round were drawn against one of the four provincial winners in the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

The first round fixture that was most hotly anticipated is the all-Ulster clash of Derry and Armagh.^[1][2]

Limerick v Louth

7 July 2007 Round 1	Limerick	0-13 - 0-14	Louth	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M. Reidy 0-7 (5f), G. Collins 0-3, T. Carroll, M.Crowley, J. Galvin 0-1 each	Report	B. White (2f), M.Stanfield, S. Lennon, D. Clarke , A.Hoey (1f) (0-2 each), C. Judge, M.Farrelly, S. O'Neill, R. Carroll (0-1 each)

Leitrim v Donegal

7 July 2007 Round 1	Leitrim	1-12 - 1-14 AET	Donegal	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	C Duignan (0-7, 4f), J Glancy (1-2), M Duignan (0-2, 1 45), D Reynolds, D Maxwell, F McBrien (0-1)	Report	M Murphy (1-1), K McMenamin (2f), B Devanney (0-3 each), M Hegarty, R Kavanagh, R Bradley (0-2 each), E McGee, C Toye, S McDermott (0-1 each)

Mayo v Cavan

7 July 2007 Round 1	Mayo	1-19 - 3-07	Cavan	McHale Park, Castlebar
	C Mortimer 0-7 (3f), A Dillon 0-5 (2f), B Moran 1-0, A Moran, P Hanley (0-2 each), D Heaney, T Mortimer, G Brady (0-1 each).	Report	D McCabe 1-4 (1p, 3f), J O'Reilly 1-0, R Gallagher 1-0, G Pearson, L Reilly, R Cullivan (0-1 each)

Down v Meath

7 July 2007 Round 1	Down	0-08 - 1-10	Meath	Páirc Esler, Newry
	A Carr (0-7), B Coulter (0-1)	Report	P Byrne (1-1), S Bray (0-3), B Farrell (0-2), N McLoughlin (0-1)

Roscommon v Kildare

7 July 2007 Round 1	Roscommon	1-13 - 2-13	Kildare	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	K Mannion (1-01), G Cox (0-04, 2f), G Heneghan (0-03), D Connellan (0-02), S O Neill, J Tiernan (0-01 each)	Report	J Doyle (1-08, 5f), P O Neill (1-02), E Bolton, K Donnelly, J Phillips, (0-01 each)

Westmeath v Longford

7 July 2007 Round 1	Westmeath	0-18 - 0-09	Longford	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Dolan (0-6 6f), F Wilson (3f), D Glennon (0-4 each), D O'Donoghue, J Smith, G Dolan, J Connellan (0-1 each) F Wilson SO	Report	B Kavanagh (0-6 6f), B McElvaney, P Barden, P Davis (0-1 each)

Fermanagh v Wexford

8 July 2007 Round 1	Fermanagh	1-12 - 1-08	Wexford	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	C O'Reilly 0-4 (4f), J Sherry (1-0), E Maguire, R Keenan, S Doherty (0-2 each), M Little, T Brewster (f) (0-1 each)	Report	R Barry (1-0), M Forde 0-3 (3f), C Lyng 0-2 (1f), A Morrissey, P Wallace, D Fogarty (0-1 each)

Armagh v Derry

8 July 2007 Round 1	Armagh	0-09 - 0-10	Derry	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S McDonnell 0-4 (1x'45'), S Kernan, O McConville (0-2 each), D Marsden (0-1)	Report	P Bradley 0-5 (4f), C Devlin (0-2), P Murphy, M Lynch, B McGoldrick (0-1 each)

Round 2

The draw for the second qualifying round took place on 8 July, after the first round results had all been settled. The most anticipated pairing was that of Mayo and Derry.^[3] Derry won that game, having already upset Armagh the previous week.

Westmeath v Donegal

14 July 2007 Round 2	Westmeath	1-08 - 1-13	Donegal	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	M Flanagan 1-0, D Dolan 0-3 (2f), D Glennon 0-2, F Wilson, M Ennis, A Mangan (0-1 each).	Report	B Devaney 1-2 (1f), K McMenamin (2f), R Kavanagh (0-3 each), M Murphy 0-2, N McGready, R Bradley, C Bonner (0-1 each). N McCready and C Bonner SO

Derry v Mayo

14 July 2007 Round 2	Derry	2-13 - 1-06	Mayo	Celtic Park, Derry
	Paddy Bradley (0-5, 2f), E. Muldoon, C Devlin (1-1 each), C Gilligan (0-3, 2f), J Conway, B McGoldrick, R Wilkinson (0-1 each)	Report	B Moran (1-2), P Hanley, A Moran, A Kilcoyne (0-1 each), C Mortimer (0-1, 1f)

Kildare v Louth

14 July 2007 Round 2	Kildare	1-10 - 1-16	Louth	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Doyle 1-4 (1p, 1x45, 1f), E Callaghan, E Bolton, J Kavanagh, P O'Neill, M Foley, T Rossiter (0-1 each)	Report	P Keenan 1-1, A Hoey (3f), B White (3f) (0-4 each), C Judge 0-3, J O'Brien, R Carroll, M Stanfield, S Lennon (0-1 each)

Meath v Fermanagh

14 July 2007 Round 2	Meath	0-11 - 0-09	Fermanagh	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	B Farrell (0-6 3f), P Byrne (0-2), A Moyles, S Bray, S O'Rourke (0-1 each)	Report	C O'Reilly (0-4 3f), T Brewster (0-3 3f), S McDermott, M Murphy (0-1 each)

Round 3

The draw for the third round took place on 14 July, and it included the runners up of the provincial championships, each of whom was drawn to play one of the four successful teams from the second round.

Cork v Louth

21 July 2007 Round 3	Cork	0-16 - 0-14	Louth	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Masters (0-05 3f), D O'Connor (3f), K McMahon (0-03 each), K O'Connor, N Murphy, D Kavanagh, C McCarthy, P O'Neill (0-01 each).	Report	A Hoey 0-4 (2f), S Lennon, C Judge, D Clarke (1f), B White (2f) (0-2 each), R Carroll, M Standfield (‘45’) (0-1 each)

Galway v Meath

21 July 2007 Round 3	Galway	1-14 -2-14	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	M Meehan 1-5 (1p, 2f), N Joyce 0-5(1f), S Armstrong 0-3, M Clancy 0-1.	Report	S Bray 2-2, B Farrell 0- 6(5f), S O'Rourke 0-2, C McCarthy, G Geraghty, M Ward, A Moyles (0-1 each).

Laois v Derry

28 July 2007 Round 3	Laois	2-11 - 1-18	Derry	Breffni Park, Cavan
	M Tierney (0-4, 3f), C Parkinson (0-3), P McMahon, B Sheehan (1-0 each), J Higgins, B McCormack, P Lawlor, R Munnelly (0-1 each)	Report	Paddy Bradley (0-7, 5f), P Murphy (1-2), C Gilligan (0-3, 2f), M Lynch (0-2), G O'Kane, F Doherty, J Conway, C Devlin (0-1 each)

Monaghan v Donegal

28 July 2007 Round 3	Monaghan	2-12 - 1-07	Donegal	Healy Park, Omagh
	T Freeman 1-5 (2f), P Finlay 0-4 (2f), V Corey (1-1), C Hanratty, S Smith (0-1 each)	Report	R Kavanagh (1-2), E McGee, K McMenamin, K Cassidy, C McFadden, B Devenney (0-1, each).

All-Ireland series

This stage of the competition is a pure knockout, with teams competing facing off in a single match. As many replays as it takes determines who proceeds in the competition, as at the time there was no definitive tie-breaker in use in Gaelic Games.

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Sunday 29 July, and it involved the four winning teams from Round Three of the qualifier series being drawn against the four provincial winners; Tyrone, Sligo, Kerry and Dublin.

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Sligo		0-08
	Cork		1-11
						Cork		1-16
						Meath		0-09
	Tyrone		2-08
	Meath		1-13
											Cork		1-09
											Kerry		3-13
	Dublin		0-18
	Derry		0-15
						Dublin		0-16
						Kerry		1-15
	Kerry		1-12
	Monaghan		1-11

Quarter-finals

Sligo	0-08 - 1-11	Cork
S Davey (0-02), M Breheny (0-03), E O'Hara, J McPartland, P Gallagher (0-1 each)	Report	J Masters (0-04), J Miskella (1-0), D O'Connor (0-03), K O'Sullivan, K McMahon, P O'Neill, C McCarthy (0-01 each)sm

4 August 2007

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Tyrone	2-08 - 1-13	Meath
O Mulligan (1-01), S Cavanagh (1-00), R Mulgrew, C McCullagh (0-02 each), G Cavlan, D McCaul, R Mellon (0-01 each)	Report	G Geraghty (1-02), B Farrell (0-04), S Bray (0-03), P Byrne, S O'Rourke, N Crawford, M Ward (0-01 each)

4 August 2007

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Dublin	0-18 - 0-15	Derry
M Vaughan (0-6, 0-3 f, 0-3 ‘45s), C Keaney, B Brogan, A Brogan (0-3), J Sherlock (0-2), C Moran (0-1).	Report	Paddy Bradley (0-6), C Gilligan (0-3), C Devlin, P Murphy (0-2), E Bradley, F Doherty (0-1)

11 August 2007

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Kerry	1-12 - 1-11	Monaghan
MF Russell (0-04), C Cooper (0-03), Declan O’Sullivan (1-00), B Sheehan (0-02), E Brosnan, K Young (0-01 each).	Report	T Freeman (1-3), R Woods (0-3), C Hanratty, P Finlay (0-2 each), S Gollogly (0-1).

12 August 2007

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Semi-finals

Cork	1-16 0-09	Meath
D O’Connor (0-07), K McMahon (1-02), D Goulding (0-2), D Kavanagh, N Murphy, J Miskella, P O’Neill (0-01 each).		B Farrell (0-04), S Bray, S O’Rourke (0-2 each), C King (0-1)

19 August 2007

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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Dublin	0-16 1-15	Kerry
B Cullen (0-2), B Cahill (0-1), A Brogan (0-3), B Brogan (0-1), C Keaney (0-4, 0-2f), M Vaughan (0-5, 0-4f)	Report	T O Se (0-1), D O'Sullivan (1-3), E Brosnan (0-2), P Galvin (0-2), C Cooper (0-3, 0-2f), B Sheehan (0-3, 0-1f), S O'Sullivan (0-1)

26 August 2007

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Main article: 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Cork	1-09 - 3-13	Kerry
D Goulding (1-01), Donncha O'Connor (0-04), James Masters (0-03), Michael Cussen (0-01)	Report	Colm Cooper (1-05), Kieran Donaghy (2-00), Bryan Sheehan (0-02), Tomás Ó Sé, Aidan O'Mahony, Seamus Scanlon, Paul Galvin, Declan O'Sullivan, S O'Sullivan (0-01 each)

16 September 2007

Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 82,196

Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Waterford win their first Munster championship game since 1988.
• Sligo won their first Connacht title since 1975.
• Monaghan reach the Ulster final for the first time since 1988.

Top scorers

Position	Player	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters (Cork)	3-30	39 points	6	6.5
2	Tomás Freeman (Monaghan)	3-23	32	5	6.4
3	Mark Vaughan (Dublin)	1-28	31	5	5.2
4	Paddy Bradley (Derry)	1-25	28	5	5.6
=	Donncha O'Connor (Cork)	1-25	28	6	4.7
6	Stephen Bray (Meath)	2-21	27	6	3.8
7	Brian Farrell (Meath)	0-26	26	6	2.8
8	Colm Cooper (Kerry)	2-18	24	5	4.8
9	Brian Kavanagh (Longford)	2-17	23	3	7.6
10	John Doyle (Kildare)	2-16	22	3	7.3
=	Michael Tierney (Laois)	0-22	22	4	5.5

Individual feats

Player	County	Tally	Opposition
James Masters	Cork	2-07 (13)	Tipperary
Brian Kavanagh	Longford	2-06 (12)	Westmeath
John Doyle	Kildare	1-08 (11)	Roscommon
James Masters	Cork	1-07 (10)	Limerick
Nicky Joyce	Galway	0-09 (9)	Leitrim
Mark Vaughan	Dublin	1-06 (9)	Laois
Eoin Brosnan	Kerry	2-02 (8)	Waterford
PJ Ward	Offaly	0-08 (8)	Carlow
Tomás Freeman	Monaghan	1-05 (8)	Donegal