1969 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1969 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (4th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway

The 1969 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 38th 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.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.

On 28 September 1969, Cork won the championship following a 2-7 to 0-11 defeat of Derry in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their third in succession.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-final

Galway v Sligo
1969 Quarter-final Galway 1-11 – 0-05 Sligo St. Comans Park, Roscommon

Semi-finals

Mayo v Leitrim
1969 Semi-final Mayo 2-14 – 2-04 Leitrim
Roscommon v Galway
1969 Semi-final Roscommon 0-12 – 3-06 Galway Pearse Stadium, Galway

Final

Mayo v Galway
3 August 1969 Final Mayo 3-03 – 0-08 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Limerick
1969 Quarter-final Clare 2-10 - 1-06 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Tipperary v Waterford
1969 Quarter-final Tipperary 4-16 - 0-06 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Semi-finals

Cork v Clare
1969 Semi-final Cork 4-14 - 0-05 Clare Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Tipperary v Kerry
1969 Semi-final Tipperary 0-03 - 3-14 Kerry Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Final

Cork v Kerry
20 July 1969 Final Cork 3-11 - 0-12 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Leinster Minor Football Championship

First round

Wexford v Kilkenny
1969 First round Wexford 4-10 – 0-02 Kilkenny O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
Wicklow v Carlow
1969 First round Wicklow 1-11 – 1-12 Carlow Páirc Éanna, Gorey

Second round

Louth v Westmeath
1969 Second round Louth 3-05 – 2-08 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Louth v Westmeath
1969 Second round replay Louth 3-09 – 2-08 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Wexford v Wicklow
1969 Second round Wexford 3-07 – 0-09 Wicklow O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

Dublin v Laois
1969 Quarter-final Dublin 1-12 – 1-04 Laois Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Offaly v Louth
1969 Quarter-final Offaly 3-12 – 2-04 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Meath v Kildare
1969 Quarter-final Meath 1-10 – 1-08 Kildare Maynooth
Wexford v Longford
1969 Quarter-final Wexford 1-12 – 0-09 Longford Croke Park, Dublin

Semi-finals

Dublin v Meath
1969 Semi-final Dublin 1-12 – 2-06 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Wexford v Offaly
1969 Semi-final Wexford 1-04 – 0-07 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Wexford v Offaly
1969 Semi-final replay Wexford 1-07 – 0-08 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Wexford v Dublin
27 July 1969 Final Wexford 1-07 – 0-08 Dublin Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Cavan v Monaghan
1969 Quarter-final Cavan 1-07 – 4-06 Monaghan Breffni Park, Cavan
Tyrone v Monaghan
1969 Quarter-final Tyrone 4-07 – 0-04 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Irvinestown
Fermanagh v Antrim
1969 Quarter-final Fermanagh 1-07 – 1-12 Antrim St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Semi-finals

Tyrone v Derry
1969 Semi-final Tyrone 2-07 – 0-10 Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Derry v Antrim
1969 Semi-final Derry 3-07 – 1-04 Antrim Coalisland

Final

Derry v Tyrone
27 July 1969 Final Derry 3-07 – 1-04 Tyrone Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-finals

Cork v Galway
10 August 1969 Semi-final Cork 4-09 - 1-08 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Derry v Wexford
31 August 1969 Semi-final Derry 0-14 - 3-04 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T Cunningham (Galway)

Final

Cork v Derry
28 September 1969 Final Cork 2-07 - 0-11 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
D Barron 2-0, S Courtney 0-4, PJ Lonergan 0-2, D Curran 0-1. S Mullan 0-8, B Ward 0-1, M Moran 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1. Referee: B Lowth (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Cork achieve the double for the second time in their history, after earlier winning the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. They also become the second team after Dublin in 1956 to win three successive All-Ireland titles. Brian Murphy and Ger Hanley claim winners' medals in both All-Ireland victories.

References

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