1989 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1989 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDerry (3rd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamOffaly
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDerry
ConnachtRoscommon

The 1989 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 58th 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.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Offaly in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 17 September 1989, Derry won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-6 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first title in six championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Galway v Mayo
25 June 1989 Semi-Final Galway 0-09 - 0-07 Mayo St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
Roscommon v Sligo
2 July 1989 Semi-Final Roscommon 0-14 - 1-06 Sligo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Final

Roscommon v Galway
23 July 1989 Final Roscommon 0-13 - 2-08 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
Roscommon v Galway
30 July 1989 Final Replay Roscommon 2-11 - 0-15 Galway Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Louth v Laois
1989 Preliminary Round Louth 0-12 - 0-07 Laois St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Wicklow v Carlow
1989 Preliminary Round Wicklow 0-11 - 0-08 Carlow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Kildare v Kilkenny
1989 Preliminary Round Kildare 2-13 - 0-03 Kilkenny
Westmeath v Louth
1989 Preliminary Round Westmeath 2-09 - 1-08 Louth Cusack Park, Mullingar

Quarter-Finals

Meath v Louth
1989 Quarter-Final Meath 1-06 - 1-04 Louth Waterstown
Wicklow v Longford
1989 Quarter-Final Wicklow 1-08 - 2-07 Longford Aughrim Park, Aughrim
Offaly v Meath
1989 Quarter-Final Offaly 2-06 - 1-09 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Kildare v Dublin
1989 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-08 - 0-07 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Semi-Finals

Offaly v Meath
1989 Semi-Final Offaly 2-09 - 1-07 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Offaly v Kildare
30 July 1989 Final Offaly 2-11 - 0-07 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Clare v Waterford
1989 Quarter-Final Clare 1-06 - 3-04 Waterford Bansha

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Waterford
1989 Semi-Final Kerry 2-11 - 0-06 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Tipperary v Cork
1989 Semi-Final Tipperary 1-05 - 3-12 Cork Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Final

Kerry v Cork
23 July 1989 Final Kerry 2-10 - 2-09 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Antrim v Monaghan
1989 Preliminary Round Antrim 1-06 - 3-07 Monaghan Casement Park, Belfast

Quarter-Finals

Cavan v Down
1989 Quarter-Final Cavan 2-14 - 2-09 Down Breffni Park, Cavan
Derry v Fermanagh
1989 Quarter-Final Derry 2-10 - 0-11 Fermanagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
Armagh v Tyrone
1989 Quarter-Final Armagh 0-10 - 0-07 Tyrone Healy Park, Omagh
Down v Monaghan
1989 Quarter-Final Down 0-12 - 1-10 Monaghan St Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Semi-Finals

Derry v Cavan
1989 Semi-Final Derry 3-11 - 2-11 Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Monaghan v Armagh
1989 Semi-Final Monaghan 1-04 - 2-07 Armagh St Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Final

Derry v Armagh
16 July 1989 Final Derry 2-15 - 2-03 Armagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Derry v Roscommon
13 August 1989 Semi-Final Derry 4-16 - 1-07 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
Kerry v Offaly
20 August 1989 Semi-Final Kerry 0-08 - 0-14 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Derry v Offaly
17 September 1989 Final Derry 2-09 - 1-06 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Offaly win the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1965.

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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