1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Gaelic football competition

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

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

Leitrim v Sligo
1979 Semi-Final Leitrim 1-06 - 2-09 Sligo Corran Park, Ballymote

Semi-Finals

Mayo v Sligo
1979 Semi-Final Mayo 3-08 - 2-05 Sligo James Stephens Park, Ballina
Roscommon v Galway
1979 Semi-Final Roscommon 0-06 - 0-07 Galway Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Final

Mayo v Galway
15 July 1979 Final Mayo 5-11 - 3-07 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Wexford v Carlow
May 1979 Preliminary Round Wexford 2-07 - 0-07 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Kilkenny v Meath
May 1979 Preliminary Round Kilkenny 0-05 - 6-11 Meath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Laois v Weastmeath
May 1979 Preliminary Round Laois 1-06 - 2-04 Weastmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Longford v Louth
May 1979 Preliminary Round Longford 0-12 - 1-12 Louth Croke Park, Dublin

Quarter-Finals

Wexford v Wicklow
June 1979 Quarter-Final Wexford 3-06 - 0-06 Wicklow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Meath v Kildare
June 1979 Quarter-Final Meath 2-10 - 1-07 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin v Louth
June 1979 Quarter-Final Dublin 4-13 - 0-06 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Offaly v Westmeath
June 1979 Quarter-Final Offaly 0-15 - 2-04 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar

Semi-Finals

Dublin v Wexford
July 1979 Semi-Final Dublin 3-11 - 0-08 Wexford St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Offaly v Meath
July 1979 Semi-Final Offaly 2-05 - 3-09 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Dublin v Meath
29 July 1979 Final Dublin 2-13 - 0-08 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Clare v Limerick
1979 Quarter-Final Clare 0-11 - 0-08 Limerick Roslevan
Cork v Tipperary
1979 Quarter-Final Cork 1-10 - 1-05 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Clare
1979 Semi-Final Kerry 1-11 - 0-07 Clare Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay
Waterford v Cork
1979 Semi-Final Waterford 3-06 - 6-11 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Finals

Kerry v Cork
22 July 1979 Final Kerry 3-06 - 2-09 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Kerry v Cork
29 July 1979 Final Replay Kerry 1-11 - 1-05 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Tyrone v Antrim
1979 Preliminary Round Tyrone 0-06 - 0-06 Antrim O'Neill Park, Dungannon

Quarter-Finals

Down v Monaghan
1979 Quarter-Final Down 1-15 - 1-04 Monaghan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney
Armagh v Fermanagh
1979 Quarter-Final Armagh 2-13 - 1-04 Fermanagh The Playing Fields, Lurgan
Cavan v Derry
1979 Quarter-Final Cavan 3-10 - 2-12 Derry Breffni Park, Cavan
Tyrone v Donegal
1979 Quarter-Final Tyrone 1-10 - 0-03 Donegal St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Semi-Finals

Armagh v Down
1979 Semi-Final Armagh 1-02 - 0-07 Down Breffni Park, Cavan
Cavan v Tyrone
1979 Semi-Final Cavan 0-03 - 2-08 Tyrone Healy Park, Omagh

Final

Down v Tyrone
22 July 1979 Final Down 1-07 - 0-06 Tyrone St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Quarter Final Down beat New York Semi-Finals

Down v Kerry
12 August 1979 Semi-Final Down 0-07 - 1-15 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin v Mayo
19 August 1979 Semi-Final Dublin 0-08 - 0-07 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Dublin v Kerry
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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