1946 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1946 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 15th 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.

1946 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (4th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions.

On 6 October 1946, Kerry won the championship following a 3-7 to 2-3 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title and their first in ten championship seasons.[1]

Results

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

6 October 1946 Final Kerry 3-07 - 2-03 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final was originally scheduled for 22 September 1946, but was delayed for two weeks as part of the "Save the Harvest" campaign.

References

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