1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Dublin (8th win) |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Mayo |
The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 16 September 1979, Dublin won the championship following a 0-10 to 1-6 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their eighth All-Ireland title and their first title in twenty championship seasons.[1]
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
1979 Semi-Final | Leitrim | 1-06 - 2-09 | Sligo | Corran Park, Ballymote |
Semi-Finals
Final
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
May 1979 Preliminary Round | Laois | 1-06 - 2-04 | Weastmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
1979 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-11 - 0-07 | Clare | Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay |
Finals
29 July 1979 Final Replay | Kerry | 1-11 - 1-05 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
1979 Quarter-Final | Down | 1-15 - 1-04 | Fermanagh | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
1979 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 1-10 - 0-03 | Donegal | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
Semi-Finals
Final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
Final
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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All-Ireland Minor Football Championship | |
Championships |
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- Connacht Championship
- Leinster Championship
- Munster Championship
- Ulster Championship