1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
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| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (1st win) |
| Captain | Ned King |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.[1]
On 23 September 1979, Down won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
The final was refereed by Gerry Mc Cabe from Clonoe in Co Tyrone
Results
Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
Final
 Offaly | 4-14 - 5-04 |  Louth |
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| Connor 2-3, Owens 0-6, B. Lowry 1-3, Scally 1-0, Henry 0-1, Currams 0-1 | Lennon 1-1, Lynch 1-1, Short 1-0, Wiseman 1-0, Judge 1-0, Carroll 0-1, McDonnell 0-1 |
Referee: P. Kavanagh (Meath)
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