Having a bit of a discussion with my mate from tyrone who insists canavan holds the record of biggest score in AI final with 11 points. I was wondering does anyone know of anyone who scored more pre 00's as records aren't great on wikipedia

Nanderson (Down) - Posts: 83 - 18/12/2014 21:47:11    1679426

Nicky English
1989 AI Hurling final
2-12 v Antrim

brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 19/12/2014 08:05:08    1679436

Well the Great Jimmy Keaveney beats Canavan as far as I know. 2-6 against Armagh in 1977.

Whether or not that is the highest ever I do not know.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 19/12/2014 08:28:39    1679438

I assume we're talking football here because Eddie Keher and Nicky English both scored 2-11 (I think) in hurling finals.
Mikey Sheehy got 2-6 (I think, just going on memory here, Wifi is down) in 1979. So either way,no Canavan isn't the highest score. It's almost certainly the highest score from a losing player. Hard to believe Peter had to wait 8 years for another AI Final.

The Face (Monaghan) - Posts: 890 - 19/12/2014 09:07:58    1679444

Are we talking total number of scores or the biggest combined score?

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 19/12/2014 09:38:27    1679447

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I assume we're talking football here because Eddie Keher and Nicky English both scored 2-11 (I think) in hurling finals.
Mikey Sheehy got 2-6 (I think, just going on memory here, Wifi is down) in 1979. So either way,no Canavan isn't the highest score. It's almost certainly the highest score from a losing player. Hard to believe Peter had to wait 8 years for another AI Final.

No Nicky def holds the record for hurling

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 19/12/2014 09:59:13    1679449

Michael Ahern scored 5-4 for Cork in the '28 hurling final, 1 point more than Nicky.

commercials1 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 19/12/2014 11:46:34    1679475

Micky Sheehy scored 2 6 in the 1978 final to equal keaveneys record of 1977

RAHKILL (Westmeath) - Posts: 395 - 19/12/2014 11:56:30    1679480

You're spot on RAHKILL about Mikey Sheehy - Eoin Liston Score 3-2 against Dublin in 1978

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 19/12/2014 11:58:56    1679482

Yes, Jimmy Keavney & Mikey Sheehy both hit 2-6 which beat Frank Stockwell who had 2-5 I think, and of course the Bomber with his 3-2 :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCYHCW6DH20

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 19/12/2014 12:54:51    1679494

Jimmy Keavney & Mikey Sheehy both hit 2-6 which beat Frank Stockwell who had 2-5 (all from play), the Bomber with his 3-2 (also all from play) may be the only player to score three goals in a final and we also have Peter Canavan's 0-11 in 1995.

Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 19/12/2014 13:53:25    1679505

Biggest single score in an All-Ireland was a goal and that was achieved by numerous players over the years.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 23/12/2014 13:42:47    1679895

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Michael Ahern scored 5-4 for Cork in the '28 hurling final, 1 point more than Nicky.

Scoring 5-04 out of 6-12 that's some going back in the early days!!
Then again you often hear of fellas getting 7 r 8 goals which they never scored.Given the GAA was already in existence over 40 years then I assume all that made up scores were taken out of the equation by then.
Also wasn't a goal worth more back then before changing to 3 points??

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 23/12/2014 14:42:51    1679908

Seamus Darby 1982

It was big and it was single

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 23/12/2014 19:17:42    1679928

Sheehy and Keaveney both scored 2-06 in seventy minute finals . Both were free takers. Stockwell scored 2-05 from play in a sixty minute final . He also had a goal disallowed that day .

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 23/12/2014 20:28:22    1679936

One single individual score which sticks in my mind
Is Gooch s goal in the 2004 final v Mayo
Had everything
Fielding solo dummies cool finish

RAHKILL (Westmeath) - Posts: 395 - 23/12/2014 21:29:01    1679941

Frank Stockwell scored 2 06 in a 60 minute final Mikey Sheehy was a 70 minute final
Jimmy Keavney only scored 2 05 if memory serves me right

wfkerry (USA) - Posts: 933 - 23/12/2014 21:59:05    1679942

Well, your memory does not serve you correct. Jimbo scored 2 - 6.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 27/12/2014 10:51:13    1679945

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Well, your memory does not serve you correct. Jimbo scored 2 - 6.


Correct and Stockwell scored 2-5

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 27/12/2014 14:31:47    1679954

Stockwells 2-5 was all from play in a 60 minute final.

dirtybag (Cavan) - Posts: 242 - 27/12/2014 19:33:25    1679968