National Forum

Greatest Football Upsets Of All Time

(Oldest Posts First) - Go To The Latest Post


Replying To Breffni40:  "If we include u-21s in the conversations what about Waterford winning Munster beating Kerry with Gooch, Declan O'Sullivan et al in the final"
The real story of 1957 was Kerry had the picked 15 on the field. The car with the subs broke down but for one who was there. They put the reporter on the bench so it would not look so bad. All the other nonsense was a smoke screen to deflect or give any credit that Waterford had beaten their star studded team.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3031 - 03/05/2025 00:57:03    2606372

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "You also claim here that the GAA existed for 70 years before Meath "got into gear". What exactly do you mean by that?"
In the 1st 70 years of the GAA Meath reached 15 Leinster finals, winning 8. They reached 6 AI finals, winning 2.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15565 - 03/05/2025 11:28:04    2606398

Link

Replying To Viking66:  "In the 1st 70 years of the GAA Meath reached 15 Leinster finals, winning 8. They reached 6 AI finals, winning 2."
This is what I don't understand about what exactly he's trying to claim.

Even if he's somehow trying to claim it took Meath 70 years to win an All- Ireland that's not even true either.

I'll wait and see how he tries to claim he's right and everyone else is wrong about it despite the fact it's something he just made up. Although I'm sure someone of his friends who follow him everywhere will come to his rescue.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 16:26:55    2606452

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "This is what I don't understand about what exactly he's trying to claim.

Even if he's somehow trying to claim it took Meath 70 years to win an All- Ireland that's not even true either.

I'll wait and see how he tries to claim he's right and everyone else is wrong about it despite the fact it's something he just made up. Although I'm sure someone of his friends who follow him everywhere will come to his rescue."
Who cares?

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7930 - 03/05/2025 17:00:43    2606459

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "This is what I don't understand about what exactly he's trying to claim.

Even if he's somehow trying to claim it took Meath 70 years to win an All- Ireland that's not even true either.

I'll wait and see how he tries to claim he's right and everyone else is wrong about it despite the fact it's something he just made up. Although I'm sure someone of his friends who follow him everywhere will come to his rescue."
You don't seem to understand some of the words I'm using so I'll not let you derail the thread anymore than you already have trying to explain basics to you. Im not saying everyone else is wrong, just you. Everyone else knows what I'm saying so I'm happy enough to leave it there

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12310 - 03/05/2025 17:15:02    2606462

Link

Anyway back to the actual topic.

Here are a few imo.

Wicklow beating Kildare in 2008. To date still their only championship win in Croke Park.

Carlow beating Kildare in 2018. Nothing beforehand to suggest that would be the result.

Kildare beating Meath in 1997. Meath were All- Ireland champions and Kildare hadn't won a championship game in 4/5 years at that point.

Fermanagh beating Armagh in 2004. They had a few surprises that year but this was the biggest imo. Still remain the only team to have never won a provinceal title to qualify for an All Ireland semi final.

Monaghan beating Armagh in 2003. Armagh All- Ireland champions and Monaghan were not the team they would become.

Limerick beating Cork in 2003. Wasn't a smash and grab either. Win by I think 10 points in the end.

Kerry beating Cork in 1991. While few would believe it nowadays but it was. Cork had won the previous two All-Irelands and been in the two finals before that. The previous year had beat Kerry by a record amount as well.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 17:16:21    2606463

Link

Replying To GreenandRed:  "Who cares?"
I'm just interested in seeing what his claim is based on.

No need to get upset about it no one is forcing you to read anything on here. Btw you obviously care seeing as you went to the effort to reply to my comment.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 17:18:48    2606465

Link

Replying To Canuck:  "The real story of 1957 was Kerry had the picked 15 on the field. The car with the subs broke down but for one who was there. They put the reporter on the bench so it would not look so bad. All the other nonsense was a smoke screen to deflect or give any credit that Waterford had beaten their star studded team."
Didn't Waterford also beat Kerry in a huge shock in the Munster U21 Football championship back around 2003. I think Jack O'Connor was the Kerry Manager.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2385 - 03/05/2025 17:33:44    2606468

Link

Replying To Breffni40:  "You don't seem to understand some of the words I'm using so I'll not let you derail the thread anymore than you already have trying to explain basics to you. Im not saying everyone else is wrong, just you. Everyone else knows what I'm saying so I'm happy enough to leave it there"
Did you or did you not say it took 70 years for Meath to "get into gear"? That should be pretty simple for you to explain should it not? Those seem like pretty simple words.

So now explain why you've made a claim that's not actually true? As I said I know you tend to get upset and trow your toys out of the pram would be don't agree with you but surely you can explain yourself?

Also no everyone else doesn't know what you're saying seeing as someone else has pointed out you're making things up. Or are you just going to ignore that as well?

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 17:40:20    2606470

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "Anyway back to the actual topic.

Here are a few imo.

Wicklow beating Kildare in 2008. To date still their only championship win in Croke Park.

Carlow beating Kildare in 2018. Nothing beforehand to suggest that would be the result.

Kildare beating Meath in 1997. Meath were All- Ireland champions and Kildare hadn't won a championship game in 4/5 years at that point.

Fermanagh beating Armagh in 2004. They had a few surprises that year but this was the biggest imo. Still remain the only team to have never won a provinceal title to qualify for an All Ireland semi final.

Monaghan beating Armagh in 2003. Armagh All- Ireland champions and Monaghan were not the team they would become.

Limerick beating Cork in 2003. Wasn't a smash and grab either. Win by I think 10 points in the end.

Kerry beating Cork in 1991. While few would believe it nowadays but it was. Cork had won the previous two All-Irelands and been in the two finals before that. The previous year had beat Kerry by a record amount as well."
Yeah Limerick beat Cork by 0-16 to 0-06 and in Pairc Ui Chaoimh too. It was a big shock at the time but Limerick went on to regularly put it up to Cork & Kerry in the 2000's and brought Kerry to a Munster final replay in 2004.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1139 - 03/05/2025 18:10:50    2606475

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "Did you or did you not say it took 70 years for Meath to "get into gear"? That should be pretty simple for you to explain should it not? Those seem like pretty simple words.

So now explain why you've made a claim that's not actually true? As I said I know you tend to get upset and trow your toys out of the pram would be don't agree with you but surely you can explain yourself?

Also no everyone else doesn't know what you're saying seeing as someone else has pointed out you're making things up. Or are you just going to ignore that as well?"
You're not making any sense to me? It's fairly apparent to any logical reader that you're getting stroppy and upset over nothing. I don't have to explain anything to you regardless of whether you understand it or not

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12310 - 03/05/2025 19:36:36    2606487

Link

Replying To Breffni40:  "You're not making any sense to me? It's fairly apparent to any logical reader that you're getting stroppy and upset over nothing. I don't have to explain anything to you regardless of whether you understand it or not"
Wow even by your standards this is something else.

As I say you're a great man to give it but not so much to take it.

Why would you tell us why you made up something to try and prove your point?

Another poster disproved it? Why aren't you saying the same thing to them? So it's clearly not apparent if others are asking what you're talking about.

For a man you likes to pass themselves off are a very insightful person you're really making a fool of yourself here.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 19:42:12    2606489

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "I'm just interested in seeing what his claim is based on.

No need to get upset about it no one is forcing you to read anything on here. Btw you obviously care seeing as you went to the effort to reply to my comment."
You're easily amused. Are you seven?

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7930 - 03/05/2025 19:43:40    2606490

Link

Replying To GreenandRed:  "You're easily amused. Are you seven?"
Why are you replying if you don't care?

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 20:20:02    2606501

Link

Biggest upset of last 50 years, was Offaly stopping the Kerry 5 in a row side. The infamous/wonderful Séamus Darby goal.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2614 - 03/05/2025 20:43:40    2606507

Link

Replying To Tacaí Liatroma:  "Following on from Meath beating Dublin in the Leinster semi-final, I see some people are calling it the greatest shock of all time. Well, a while back I asked what was the greatest hurling upset of all time, and now it's football's turn. I disagree with Meath beating Dublin being the greatest by any stretch, but I might suggest Clare beating Kerry in the 1992 Munster final, Division 4 Longford beating Division 1 Mayo in the qualifiers in 2010, and the Leitrim U-21s beating All-Ireland champions Galway in the 2014 Connacht Championship. Throw in London's (Leitrim x2, Sligo and Fermanagh I think) and New York's wins in the championship and New York winning the National Football League a few times and you've got something.

What do you guys think?"
Absolutely no doubt but it was the 1982 All Ireland final. Nobody gave Offaly a shout. But they beat Kerry.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2614 - 03/05/2025 20:46:36    2606508

Link

Replying To oneoff:  "Wow even by your standards this is something else.

As I say you're a great man to give it but not so much to take it.

Why would you tell us why you made up something to try and prove your point?

Another poster disproved it? Why aren't you saying the same thing to them? So it's clearly not apparent if others are asking what you're talking about.

For a man you likes to pass themselves off are a very insightful person you're really making a fool of yourself here."
What have I made up? Who is agreeing with you that I made something up?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12310 - 03/05/2025 21:47:37    2606519

Link

Replying To Breffni40:  "What have I made up? Who is agreeing with you that I made something up?"
"The GAA existed for 70 years before Meath got into gear really"

Again these are your words are they not? Or are you somehow claiming it's not?

Viking66: "In the 1st 70 years of the GAA Meath reached 15 Leinster finals, winning 8. They reached 6 AI finals, winning 2."

What is this comment saying?

So again what are you trying to claim with your comments about Meath in the first 70 years of the GAA? This time maybe actually answer the question instead of trying to pretend you never said it

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1592 - 03/05/2025 22:05:45    2606524

Link