1987 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Gaelic football competition

1987 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDown (2nd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKildare
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway

The 1987 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 56th 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.

Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 20 September 1987, Down won the championship following a 1-12 to 1-5 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.[1]

Future Comedian Patrick Kielty was on the Down team.

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Galway v Roscommon
1987 Semi-Final Galway 1-07 - 0-05 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
Sligo v Mayo
1987 Semi-Final Sligo 0-06 - 2-11 Mayo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Final

Galway v Mayo
12 July 1987 Final Galway 2-08 - 2-04 Mayo McHale Park, Castlebar

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Kildare v Offaly
June 1987 Quarter-Final Kildare 1-08 - 0-10 Offaly O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Dublin v Westmeath
June 1987 Quarter-Final Dublin 2-08 - 2-06 Westmeath Parnell Park, Dublin
Laois v Meath
June 1987 Quarter-Final Laois 1-09 - 1-06 Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Wicklow v Louth
June 1987 Quarter-Final Wicklow 1-08 - 1-05 Louth Aughrim Park, Aughrim

Semi-Finals

Kildare v Laois
June 1987 Semi-Final Kildare 2-08 - 1-07 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Wicklow v Dublin
June 1987 Semi-Final Wicklow 1-07 - 0-13 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Final

Kildare v Dublin
26 July 1987 Final Kildare 0-13 - 2-05 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Kerry v Tipperary
May 1987 Quarter-Final Kerry 2-16 - 0-05 Tipperary Cappoquin
Clare v Tipperary
May 1987 Quarter-Final Clare 0-07 - 3-09 Tipperary Páirc na nGael, Askeaton

Semi-Finals

Cork v Tipperary
June 1987 Semi-Final Cork 0-11 - 0-07 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Limerick v Kerry
June 1987 Semi-Final Limerick 0-05 - 1-14 Kerry Moyvane

Finals

Cork v Kerry
26 July 1987 Final Cork 0-12 - 0-08 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Cork v Kerry
2 August 1987 Final Replay Cork 0-12 - 1-08 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Cavan v Armagh
May 1987 Preliminary Round Cavan 2-06 - 3-01 Armagh

Quarter-Finals

Down v Derry
June 1987 Quarter-Final Down 4-09 - 0-06 Derry Pairc Esler, Newry
Tyrone v Antrim
June 1987 Quarter-Final Tyrone 0-04 - 0-06 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast
Donegal v Armagh
June 1987 Quarter-Final Donegal 2-05 - 1-08 Armagh MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Donegal v Armagh
June 1987 Quarter-Final Replay Donegal 3-05 - 2-10 Armagh Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Semi-Finals

Down v Cavan
June 1987 Semi-Final Down 3-05 - 0-03 Cavan Healy Park, Omagh
Antrim v Armagh
June 1987 Semi-Final Antrim 2-03 - 1-09 Armagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Final

Down v Armagh
19 July 1987 Final Down 1-07 - 0-04 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Cork v Galway
16 August 1987 Semi-Final Cork 0-10 - 0-07 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Down v Kildare
23 August 1987 Semi-Final Down 2-11 - 1-09 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Down v Cork
20 September 1987 Final Down 1-12 - 1-05 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Cork set a new record by becoming the first team to be defeated in three successive All-Ireland finals.

References

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