Scoring ;Overall ;Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous •
Meath win their first Leinster football title since 1970. • After facing defeat in four previous All-Ireland semi-finals (1956, 1957, 1973, 1984), Tyrone's defeat of
Galway at the penultimate stage allows the team to qualify for their very first All-Ireland final. • Kerry's
Pat Spillane,
Páidí Ó Sé and
Denis "Ógie" Moran became the first players in the history of the championship to win eight All-Ireland medals on the field of play.
Mikey Sheehy also won an eighth All-Ireland medal, however, he missed the 1984 All-Ireland final through injury. • The All Ireland final was the first meeting between
Kerry and
Tyrone. ==References==