1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details | |
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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 |
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.
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
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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Semi-finals
Cork v Offaly
26 August 1979 Semi-final | Cork | 1-08 - 1-07 | Offaly | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Final
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Offaly is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
- The All-Ireland final between Cork and Down is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
References
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All-Ireland Under-21 and Under-20 Football Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1964–2017) | |||||
Championships | |||||
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- Connacht Championship
- Leinster Championship
- Munster Championship
- Ulster Championship