1965 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1965 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDerry (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDerry
ConnachtRoscommon

The 1965 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 34th 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.

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

On 26 September 1965, Derry won the championship following a 2-8 to 2-4 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Leitrim v Sligo
1965 Quarter-Final Leitrim 0-04 – 1-11 Sligo

Semi-Finals

Roscommon v Sligo
1965 Semi-Final Roscommon 3-06 – 0-05 Sligo Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry
Galway v Mayo
1965 Semi-Final Galway 2-02 – 3-18 Mayo McHale Park, Castlebar

Final

Roscommon v Mayo
1 August 1965 Final Roscommon 2-10 – 1-10 Mayo Tuam Stadium, Tuam

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary round

Wexford v Kilkenny
1965 Preliminary round Wexford 5-07 – 0-04 Kilkenny O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
Offaly v Longford
1965 Preliminary round Offaly 2-08 – 2-06 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
Kildare v Wicklow
1965 Preliminary round Kildare 2-09 – 0-04 Wicklow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Westmeath v Louth
1965 Preliminary round Westmeath 3-06 – 0-06 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Quarter-Finals

Kildare v Carlow
1965 Quarter-Final Kildare 3-06 – 2-05 Carlow O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin v Wexford
1965 Quarter-Final Dublin 2-11 – 0-02 Wexford Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Meath v Westmeath
1965 Quarter-Final Meath 2-10 – 1-03 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
Offaly v Laois
1965 Quarter-Final Offaly 3-08 – 1-06 Laois St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Semi-Finals

Kildare v Dublin
1965 Semi-Final Kildare 1-07 – 0-08 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Offaly v Meath
1965 Semi-Final Offaly 5-11 – 0-02 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Offaly v Kildare
25 July 1965 Final Offaly 2-11 – 1-05 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Waterford v Limerick
1965 Quarter-Final Waterford 3-07 – 2-04 Limerick Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
Tipperary v Clare
1965 Quarter-Final Tipperary 0-05 – 0-05 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Tipperary v Clare
1965 Quarter-Final Replay Tipperary 1-05 – 0-05 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Semi-Finals

Cork v Waterford
1965 Semi-Final Cork 1-08 – 1-03 Waterford Castle Grounds, Lismore
Kerry v Tipperary
1965 Semi-Final Kerry 1-15 – 0-04 Tipperary Ballylongford

Final

Kerry v Cork
18 July 1965 Final Kerry 3-11 – 1-05 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Cavan v Antrim
1965 Quarter-Final Cavan 2-11 – 2-07 Antrim Breffni Park, Cavan
Derry v Donegal
1965 Quarter-Final Derry 3-17 – 0-03 Donegal Dungiven
Fermanagh v Down
1965 Quarter-Final Fermanagh 1-08 – 2-09 Down Lisnaskea

Semi-Finals

Derry v Down
1965 Semi-Final Derry 2-07 – 2-06 Down Breffni Park, Cavan
Tyrone v Cavan
1965 Semi-Final Tyrone 2-05 – 1-08 Cavan Pairc Esler, Newry
Tyrone v Cavan
1965 Semi-Final Replay Tyrone 0-05 – 1-05 Cavan

Final

Derry v Cavan
1 August 1965 Final Derry 3-11 – 2-04 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Offaly
8 August 1965 Semi-Final Kerry 2-14 - 0-11 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Derry v Roscommon
22 August 1965 Semi-Final Derry 4-08 - 4-05 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Derry v Kerry
26 September 1965 Final Derry 2-08 - 2-04 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Derry win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. This provincial triumph is later translated into All-Ireland success.

References

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