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1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (4th win)
CaptainGerry Murphy
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterDerry
ConnachtMayo

The 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions.

On 12 September 1976, Kerry won the championship following a 0-14 to 1-3 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive championship seasons.

Results

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Semi-finals

15 August 1976 Semi-final Kildare 2-12 - 1-10 Derry St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
15 August 1976 Semi-final Kerry 1-12 - 2-07 Mayo Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Final

12 September 1976 Final Kerry 0-14 - 1-03 Kildare Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Kildare and Derry is the first championship meeting between the two teams.

References

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  1. ^ Donnelly, Ed (30 March 2011). "Munster U21FC facts and figures". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 16 July 2017.