1977 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1977 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 46th 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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (1st win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Munster Championship.
On 25 September 1977, Down won the championship following a 2–6 to 0–4 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
| 1977 Semi-Final | Letrim | 1-15 - 2-06 | Sligo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Semi-Finals
| 1977 Semi-Final | Letrim | 1-10 - 1-09 | Galway | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Mayo | 1-09 - 1-06 | Roscommon | Castleblaney |
Final
| 10 July 1977 Final | Mayo | 2-20 - 0-07 | Leitrim | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Offaly | 5-16 - 1-06 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Kildare | 6-13 - 0-03 | Kilkenny | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Louth | 3-22 - 0-02 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Longford | 1-11 - 2-07 | Carlow | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 0-12 - 0-08 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 4-12 - 1-09 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Louth | 3-08 - 1-09 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Meath | 2-09 - 0-03 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
| July 1977 Semi-Final | Dublin | 1-16 - 1-03 | Offaly | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| July 1977 Semi-Final | Meath | 4-07 - 0-06 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 31 July 1977 Final | Meath | 1-07 - 0-09 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Limerick | 3-07 - 1-03 | Tippearary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Clare | 1-05 - 0-08 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 1977 Quarter-Final Replay | Clare | 1-11 - 0-06 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
Semi-Finals
| 1977 Semi-Final | Cork | 0-15 - 0-10 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Limerick | 2-07 - 2-08 | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Final
| 24 July 1977 Final | Cork | 1-07 - 1-03 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| 1977 Preliminary Round | Donegal | 2-10 - 3-08 | Derry | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
Quarter-Finals
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 1-10 - 2-07 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 2-15 - 0-04 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Down | 4-15 - 0-02 | Fermanagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Derry | 2-06 - 1-06 | Armagh | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Semi-Finals
| 1977 Semi-Final | Antrim | 0-00 - 0-0 won | Armagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Down | 1-09 - 0-05 | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 24 July 1977 Final | Down | 0-08 - 1-05 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 31 July 1977 Final Replay | Down | 0-11 - 1-06 | Armagh | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
| 14 August 1977 Semi-Final | Down | 2-11 - 1-07 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 21 August 1977 Semi-Final | Cork | 1-05 - 0-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 25 September 1977 Final | Down | 2-06 - 0-04 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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