1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 27th 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.

1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (6th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtMayo

Meath entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.

On 28 September 1958, Dublin won the championship following a 2-02 to 0-8 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Mayo 5-7 Sligo 1-4 Ballina.

Semi-Finals

Roscommon 1-6 Leitrim 0-8 Roscommon.

Mayo 4-13 Galway 1-4 Tuam.

Final

July 13th Mayo 1-8 Roscommon 1-4 Roscommon.

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Dublin2-10 – 1-06 Louth
Referee: J. Farrell (Kildare)
GK1Kieran Donnelly
RCB2Noel Joyce
FB3Paddy Holden
LCB4Donal Mulligan
RHB5Derek Jones
CHB6Tony Whelan
LHB7Mick Kissane
MF8Des Foley (c)
MF9Tom O'Reilly
RHF10Paddy Taylor
CHF11Brian McDonald
LHF12Noel Fox
RCF13Jimmy Sweeney
FF14Liam Purcell
LCF15Brian Beggs
GK1Paddy Gallagher (Roche Emmets)
RCB2Tony Stafford (Naomh Mhuire)
FB3Anthony Kirwan (Dreadnots)
LCB4Ollie Kemp (Dundalk Gaels)
RHB5Séamus Hallinan (Newtown Blues)
CHB6Brian Mitchell (Clann Mhuire)
LHB7Tom Coleman (Baile Philib)
MF8Peter McKenna (Newtown Blues)
MF9Brian O'Hare (Dundalk Gaels)
RHF10Jim Malone (Hunterstown Rovers)
CHF11Kieran Judge (Newtown Blues)
LHF12Barney Carroll (Cooley Kickhams)
RCF13John Woods (Clann Mhuire)
FF14Davy Byrne (St Fursey's)
LCF15Paddy McDonnell (Newtown Blues)

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Mayo 4-5 Kerry 3-5

Final

28 September 1958 Dublin 2-10 - 0-08 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Down win the Ulster Championship 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.
  2. "The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.
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