1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (8th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtMayo

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

Sligo 2-9 Leitrim 1-6 Ballymote.

Semi-Finals

Mayo 3-8 Sligo 2-5 Ballina.

Galway 0-7 Roscommon 0-6 Roscommon.

Final

Mayo 5-11 Galway 3-7 Castlebar.

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Dublin 0-8 Mayo 0-7 Croke Park August 19th.

Final

16 September 1979 Final Dublin 0-10 - 1-06 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

References
  1. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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