Meath, captained by Graham Geraghty, defeated Cork to claim the last All-Ireland SFC title of the Millennium.

[3] This was the last All-Ireland SFC final to be held with the old Hogan Stand in place at Croke Park.

[5] Cork's Seán Óg Ó hAilpín went into the match aiming to emulate Teddy McCarthy's achievement of winning two senior All-Ireland championship medals in the same season.

[6] Meath won by three points, recovering from the double blow of a penalty miss and the concession of a spectacular Joe Kavanagh goal at the start of the second half to eventually take control and win in style.

[13] Graham Geraghty captained Meath to victory and raised the Sam Maguire Cup aloft.