1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Mayo (5th win) |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Dublin |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Mayo |
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
May 1978 Quarter-Final | Mayo | 10-11 - 2-05 | Leitrim | James Stephens Park, Ballina |
Semi-Finals
June 1978 Semi-Final | Sligo | 0-08 - 2-13 | Galway | Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry |
Final
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
July 1978 Semi-Final | Dublin | 2-13 - 1-07 | Longford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Final
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
1978 Preliminary Round | Derry | 2-10 - 3-04 | Donegal | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
Quarter-Finals
1978 Quarter-Final | Down | 3-07 - 0-08 | Fermanagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
Semi-Finals
1978 Semi-Final | Armagh | 0-07 - 2-11 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Final
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Semi-Finals
1978 Semi-Final | Cork | 2-11 - 1-04 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Final
16 July 1978 Final | Cork | 0-06 - 1-04 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
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