1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Gaelic football competition

1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMayo (5th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo

The 1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 47th 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.

Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.

On 24 September 1978, Mayo won the championship following a 4-9 to 3-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in seven championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Mayo v Leitrim
May 1978 Quarter-Final Mayo 10-11 - 2-05 Leitrim James Stephens Park, Ballina

Semi-Finals

Mayo v Roscommon
June 1978 Semi-Final Mayo 2-10 - 1-08 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Sligo v Galway
June 1978 Semi-Final Sligo 0-08 - 2-13 Galway Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Final

Mayo v Galway
9 July 1978 Final Mayo 2-06 - 2-04 Galway Pearse Stadium, Galway

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Louth v Kildare
May 1978 Preliminary Round Louth 2-05 - 2-06 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Longford v Offaly
May 1978 Preliminary Round Longford 1-10 - 1-08 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar

Quarter-Finals

Wexford v Wicklow
June 1978 Quarter-Final Wexford 2-07 - 1-06 Wicklow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Kildare v Meath
June 1978 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-07 - 1-11 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin v Westmeath
June 1978 Quarter-Final Dublin 5-13 - 1-05 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Longford v Laois
June 1978 Quarter-Final Longford 2-10 - 0-14 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Semi-Finals

Meath v Wexford
July 1978 Semi-Final Meath 2-07 - 2-07 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin v Longford
July 1978 Semi-Final Dublin 2-13 - 1-07 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Final

Dublin v Wexford
30 July 1978 Final Dublin 3-12 - 0-11 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Derry v Donegal
1978 Preliminary Round Derry 2-10 - 3-04 Donegal Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen

Quarter-Finals

Monaghan v Antrim
1978 Quarter-Final Monaghan 3-10 - 0-03 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast
Down v Fermanagh
1978 Quarter-Final Down 3-07 - 0-08 Fermanagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
Armagh v Cavan
1978 Quarter-Final Armagh 1-07 - 0-08 Cavan Breffni Park, Cavan
Tyrone v Down
1978 Quarter-Final Tyrone 1-08 - 1-05 Down The Playing Fields, Lurgan

Semi-Finals

Tyrone v Down
1978 Semi-Final Tyrone 2-04 - 0-09 Down Casement Park, Belfast
Armagh v Monaghan
1978 Semi-Final Armagh 0-07 - 2-11 Monaghan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Final

Tyrone v Monaghan
23 July 1978 Final Tyrone 3-11 - 2-09 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Limerick v Clare
1978 Quarter-Final Limerick 1-09 - 2-05 Clare Shannon

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Tipperary
1978 Semi-Final Kerry 1-13 - 1-07 Tipperary Milltown
Cork v Limerick
1978 Semi-Final Cork 2-11 - 1-04 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Final

Cork v Kerry
16 July 1978 Final Cork 0-06 - 1-04 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Mayo v New York
6 August 1978 Quarter-Final Mayo 8-18 - 1-03 New York McHale Park, Castlebar

Semi-Finals

Mayo v Kerry
13 August 1978 Semi-Final Mayo 1-10 - 0-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
Tyrone v Dublin
20 August 1978 Semi-Final Tyrone 1-09 - 5-07 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Mayo v Dublin
24 September 1978 Final Mayo 4-09 - 3-08 Dublin 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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