1977 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (1st win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1977 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 46th 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.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Munster Championship.
On 25 September 1977, Down won the championship following a 2–6 to 0–4 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]
Results[edit]
Connacht Minor Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-Final
| 1977 Semi-Final | Letrim | 1-15 - 2-06 | Sligo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Semi-Finals
| 1977 Semi-Final | Letrim | 1-10 - 1-09 | Galway | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Mayo | 1-09 - 1-06 | Roscommon | Castleblaney |
Final
| 10 July 1977 Final | Mayo | 2-20 - 0-07 | Leitrim | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Leinster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Preliminary Round
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Offaly | 5-16 - 1-06 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Kildare | 6-13 - 0-03 | Kilkenny | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Louth | 3-22 - 0-02 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Longford | 1-11 - 2-07 | Carlow | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 0-12 - 0-08 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 4-12 - 1-09 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Louth | 3-08 - 1-09 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Meath | 2-09 - 0-03 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
| July 1977 Semi-Final | Dublin | 1-16 - 1-03 | Offaly | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| July 1977 Semi-Final | Meath | 4-07 - 0-06 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 31 July 1977 Final | Meath | 1-07 - 0-09 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-Finals
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Limerick | 3-07 - 1-03 | Tippearary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Clare | 1-05 - 0-08 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 1977 Quarter-Final Replay | Clare | 1-11 - 0-06 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
Semi-Finals
| 1977 Semi-Final | Cork | 0-15 - 0-10 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Limerick | 2-07 - 2-08 | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Final
| 24 July 1977 Final | Cork | 1-07 - 1-03 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Preliminary Round
| 1977 Preliminary Round | Donegal | 2-10 - 3-08 | Derry | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
Quarter-Finals
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 1-10 - 2-07 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 2-15 - 0-04 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Down | 4-15 - 0-02 | Fermanagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Derry | 2-06 - 1-06 | Armagh | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Semi-Finals
| 1977 Semi-Final | Antrim | 0-00 - 0-0 won | Armagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Down | 1-09 - 0-05 | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 24 July 1977 Final | Down | 0-08 - 1-05 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 31 July 1977 Final Replay | Down | 0-11 - 1-06 | Armagh | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship[edit]
Semi-Finals
| 14 August 1977 Semi-Final | Down | 2-11 - 1-07 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 21 August 1977 Semi-Final | Cork | 1-05 - 0-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 25 September 1977 Final | Down | 2-06 - 0-04 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
References[edit]
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.