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1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLaois (2nd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTyrone
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLaois
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo

The 1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 66th 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.

Laois entered the championship as defending champions.

On 28 September 1997, Laois won the championship following a 3-11 to 1-14 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.[1]

Results

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Quarter-Final

June 1997 Quarter-Final Mayo 0-9 - 0-6 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar

Semi-Finals

29 June 1997 Semi-Final Mayo 2-15 - 1-9 Leitrim McHale Park, Castlebar
6 July 1997 Semi-Final Sligo 1-8 - 2-7 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo

Final

3 August 1997 Final Mayo 0-13 - 0-9 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Preliminary Round

May 1997 Preliminary Round Wicklow 2-11 - 1-8 Wexford Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey
May 1997 Preliminary Round Kildare 0-13 - 0-8 Louth O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
May 1997 Preliminary Round Longford 0-16 - 1-7 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
May 1997 Preliminary Round Laois 0-9 - 0-8 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Quarter-Finals

June 1997 Quarter-Final Wicklow 2-9 - 0-5 Carlow Aughrim Park, Aughrim
June 1997 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-13 - 2-8 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
June 1997 Quarter-Final Meath 1-16 - 0-9 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
June 1997 Quarter-Final Laois 2-14 - 4-5 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Semi-Finals

July 1997 Semi-Final Dublin 0-10 - 2-6 Wicklow Páirc Tailteann, Navan
July 1997 Semi-Final Laois 1-12 - 0-7 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

16 August 1997 Final Laois 4-12 - 1-7 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin

Preliminary Round

May 1997 Preliminary Round Waterford 1-4 - 2-16 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Quarter-Final

May 1997 Quarter-Final Limerick 3-9 - 3-7 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Semi-Finals

June 1997 Semi-Final Kerry 0-12 - 0-5 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee
June 1997 Semi-Final Clare 0-7 - 1-6 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis

Final

20 July 1997 Final Kerry 4-12 - 1-7 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Preliminary Round

May 1997 Preliminary Round Tyrone 2-10 - 1-8 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Quarter-Finals

June 1997 Quarter-Final Donegal 0-14 - 4-3 Antrim MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
June 1997 Quarter-Final Monaghan 2-10 - 2-6 Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones
June 1997 Quarter-Final Cavan 3-16 - 2-5 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
June 1997 Quarter-Final Tyrone 1-10 - 0-9 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh

Semi-Finals

June 1997 Semi-Final Antrim 1-9 - 0-9 Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones
June 1997 Semi-Final Monaghan 3-7 - 4-14 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

20 July 1997 Final Antrim 2-10 - 3-13 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Semi-Finals

24 August 1997 Semi-Final Kerry 1-11 - 1-11 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin
31 August 1997 Semi-Final Laois 3-8 - 1-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
6 September 1997 Semi-Final Replay Kerry 0-21 - 0-23 Tyrone Parnell Park, Dublin

Final

28 September 1997 Final Laois 3-11 - 1-14 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin

References

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