| All-Ireland Champions | |
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| Winning team | Meath (5th win) |
| Captain | Joe Cassells |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Robbie O'Malley (Meath) |
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The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to October, 1988. For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Again, the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-12.
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