1945 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1945 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 14th 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. As a result of the Emergency this was the first championship to be staged since 1941.

1945 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (2nd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtLeitrim

Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.

On 23 September 1945, Dublin won the championship following a 4-7 to 0-4 defeat of Leitrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in twelve championship seasons.[1]

Results

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

23 September 1945 Final Dublin 4-07 - 0-04 Leitrim Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Leitrim win the Connacht title for the first time in their history.

References

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