1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

The 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was the eighth edition of the All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship, the second tier Gaelic football competition introduced by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 1990.[1]

1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
Championship details
Champions
Winning teamLouth (1st win)
ManagerPaddy Clarke
Finalists
Runners-UpClare
ManagerJohn O'Keeffe

The competition ended in victory for Louth, who defeated Clare in the final at Ballinasloe by three points.[2]

Format

The championship began in September and was played on a straight knockout open-draw basis, with extra-time playable if teams finished level at the end of normal time. Twelve counties entered the competition, with Monaghan, Tipperary, Antrim and Roscommon each receiving a bye into the quarter-finals.[3]

Results

1st Round
20 September Carlow 0-13 – 0-07 Limerick Dr Cullen Park
Referee: T. O'Rourke (Kildare)
20 September Clare 1-14 – 0-04 Longford Cusack Park
Referee: G. Hough (Limerick)
20 September Louth 4-14 – 1-09 Sligo St Brigid's Park
Referee: B. Gorman (Armagh)
21 September Wexford 1-13 – 0-12 Waterford Stradbally
Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)

Source:[4]

Quarter-Finals
4 October[5] Louth 3-12 – 1-14 Antrim Casement Park
Referee: M. McBrien (Fermanagh)
4 October Monaghan 0-20 – 1-09 Tipperary Castleblayney
Referee: J. Harlin (Meath)
4 October Clare 1-23 – 2-14 * Wexford New Ross
Referee: T. Meehan (Tipperary)
n/a Carlow w/o – scr. ** Roscommon

* (After Extra Time) ** (Fixture conceded by Roscommon)

Source:[6]

Semi-Finals
26 October[7] Louth 1-11 – 0-13 Carlow O'Connor Park
Referee: N. Cooney (Offaly)
26 October[8] Clare 1-17 – 0-10 Monaghan O'Connor Park
Referee: S. McCormack Meath

Final
Louth1-11 – 1-08 Clare
White 1-5 (3f), McDonnell 0-2, O'Sullivan 0-1, C. Kelly 0-1, O'Hanlon 0-1, Hoey 0-1 M. Daly 0-3 (3f), A. Daly 1-0, Keane 0-2 (2f), Cosgrave 0-2, Enright 0-1
GK1Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)
RCB2Aidan Carter (St Nicholas)
FB3Gareth O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams) (c)
LCB4David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
RHB5Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's)
CHB6Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)
LHB7Aaron Hoey (St Bride's)
MF8Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)
MF9Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)
RHF10Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's)
CHF11Stephen Melia (St Joseph's)
LHF12Colin Kelly (Newtown Blues)
RCF13Stefan White (Clan na Gael)
FF14Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)
LCF15Alan Doherty (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Martin Harvey (Dundalk Gaels) for Paul Kelly
17Ray Rooney (Dundalk Gaels) for Carter
18Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers) for O'Sullivan
GK1James Hanrahan
RCB2Pádraig Gallagher
FB3Frankie Griffin
LCB4Alan Malone
RHB5Barry Keating (c)
CHB6Brendan Rouine
LHB7Charles O'Loughlin
MF8Donal O'Sullivan
MF9Peter Cosgrove
RHF10Ger Keane
CHF11Martin Daly
LHF12Denis O'Driscoll
RCF13Johnny Enright
FF14Aidan Daly
LCF15Peadar McMahon
Substitutes:
16Michael Galvin for O'Sullivan
17Ger Quinlan for O'Loughlin
18Pat Foley for McMahon

References
  1. "Waiting on Death Row". Irish Independent. 17 February 2001.
  2. "Louth's forwards in control". Irish Times. 10 November 1997.
  3. "Senior Championship sets high standards". Sligo Champion. 10 September 1997.
  4. "GAA results". Irish Times. 22 September 1997.
  5. "Louth made to fight for All-Ireland 'B' semi-final place". The Argus. 10 October 1997.
  6. "GAA results". Irish Times. 6 October 1997.
  7. "Louth pip spirited Carlow". Irish Times. 27 October 1997.
  8. "Daly shines in spirited Clare win". Irish Times. 27 October 1997.
  9. "'B' title is honey sweet for Louth". Irish Independent. 10 November 1997.
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