The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour, an unsuccessful attempt to raise funds for a revival of the Tailteann Games. The 1888 provincial championships had been completed (Tipperary, Kilkenny and Monaghan winning them; no Connacht teams entered) but after the Invasion tour returned, the All-Ireland semi-final and final were not played. Results Leinster Wicklow used illegal players, and the game was stopped by a pitch invasion with ten minutes to go, so a replay was ordered. Munster Limerick were awarded the game due to Clare playing illegal players. Ulster Neither team could field the full 21 players, so 15-a-side was agreed. Championship statistics Miscellaneous No All Ireland series due to US tour. Sligo and Mayo played a draw in the Connacht final. There is no record of a replay. References