1887 in Sports - Gaelic Football

Gaelic Football

• 7 February — Irish forms of football are formally arranged into an organised playing code by the Gaelic Athletic Association, the rules being drawn up by Maurice Davin and published in the United Ireland magazine. The GAA seeks to promote traditional Irish sports, such as hurling and to reject "foreign" (particularly English) imports.
• Limerick GAA wins the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.