1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Donegal (2nd win) |
Captain | John Cunningham |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Laois |
Ulster | Donegal |
Connacht | Galway |
The 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.
On 28 June 1987, Donegal won the championship following a 1–12 to 2–4 defeat of Kerry in an All-Ireland final replay.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons; the following players won the Sam Maguire Cup with their county in 1992: Manus Boyle, John Cunningham, John Joe Doherty, Barry McGowan and Tommy Ryan; Boyle scored 1–7 in the final; Sean Bonner (brother of Declan) was in the full-back line; the losing Kerry team featured Mick Galwey, who scored a goal.[2]
Results
- Semi-finals
- Finals
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the fifth time in the history of the championship.
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All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1964–2017) | |||||
Championships | |||||
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- Connacht Championship
- Leinster Championship
- Munster Championship
- Ulster Championship