1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (4th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway

The 1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under 18.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.

On 26 September 1976, Galway won the championship following a 1–10 to 0–6 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in six championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Leitrim v Mayo
1976 Quarter-Final Leitrim 0-09 — 1-12 Mayo Ballyhaunis

Semi-Finals

Galway v Mayo
1976 Semi-Final Galway 0-18 — 2-07 Mayo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Roscommon v Sligo
1976 Semi-Final Roscommon 3-07 — 4-07 Sligo Corran Park, Ballymote

Final

Galway v Sligo
4 July 1976 Final Galway 6-16 — 0-03 Sligo St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Meath v Wicklow
1976 Preliminary Round Meath 1-15 — 0-07 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
Westmeath v Wexford
1976 Preliminary Round Westmeath 1-11 — 1-03 Wexford Geraldine Park, Athy
Laois v Carlow
1976 Preliminary Round Laois 1-12 — 1-03 Carlow Geraldine Park, Athy
Longford v Kilkenny
1976 Preliminary Round Longford 4-08 — 0-02 Kilkenny O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-Finals

Louth v Wexford
1976 Quarter-Final Louth 1-07 — 0-08 Wexford Croke Park, Carlow
Kildare v Laois
1976 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-09 — 0-09 Laois Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Dublin v Longford
1976 Quarter-Final Dublin 2-11 — 2-06 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
Offaly v Meath
1976 Quarter-Final Offaly 1-09 — 1-06 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar

Semi-Finals

Dublin v Kildare
1976 Semi-Final Dublin 0-10 — 0-09 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Louth v Offaly
1976 Semi-Final Louth 1-07 — 1-19 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Dublin v Offaly
25 July 1976 Final Dublin 2-08 — 0-13 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Limerick v Clare
May 1976 Quarter-Final Limerick 1-08 — 0-07 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Waterford v Tipperary
May 1976 Quarter-Final Waterford 4-06 — 3-07 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Kerry v New York
May 1976 Quarter-Final Kerry 4-18 — 1-03 New York Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Waterford
June 1976 Semi-Final Kerry 3-10 — 3-07 Waterford Cappoquin
Cork v Limerick
June 1976 Semi-Final Cork 0-14 — 1-07 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

Cork v Kerry
11 July 1976 Final Cork 0-10 — 1-05 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Armagh v Fermanagh
May 1976 Preliminary Round Armagh 2-19 — 1-03 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Quarter-Finals

Cavan v Donegal
June 1976 Quarter-Final Cavan 4-13 — 1-02 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
Tyrone v Monaghan
June 1976 Quarter-Final Tyrone 1-11 — 1-07 Monaghan Dungarvan
Down v Antrim
June 1976 Quarter-Final Down 0-14 — 0-09 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast
Derry v Armagh
June 1976 Quarter-Final Derry 1-07 — 2-04 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh

Semi-Finals

Cavan v Down
June 1976 Semi-Final Cavan 1-05 — 1-04 Down St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney
Armagh v Tyrone
June 1976 Semi-Final Armagh 1-09 — 2-11 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

Cavan v Tyrone
18 July 1976 Final Cavan 1-09 — 5-07 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Cork v Tyrone
8 August 1976 Semi-Final Cork 3-08 — 1-04 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin
Galway v Dublin
29 August 1976 Semi-Final Galway 2-08 — 2-07 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Galway v Cork
26 September 1976 Final Galway 1-10 — 0-06 Cork 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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