1980 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1980 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (9th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterDerry
ConnachtMayo

The 1980 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 49th 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.

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.

On 21 September 1980, Kerry won the championship following a 3–12 to 0–11 defeat of Derry in the All-Ireland final. This was their ninth All-Ireland title and their first title in five championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Mayo v Sligo
1980 Quarter-Final Mayo 2-08 - 0-09 Sligo St. Tiernach's Park, Crossmolina

Semi-Finals

Final

Mayo v Roscommon
13 July 1980 Final Mayo 3-08 - 2-09 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Kildare v Carlow
1980 Preliminary Round Kildare 5-12 - 2-05 Carlow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Westmeath v Kilkenny
1980 Preliminary Round Westmeath 4-11 - 1-06 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Louth v Wexford
1980 Preliminary Round Louth 1-15 - 1-05 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
Longford v Laois
1980 Preliminary Round Longford 3-06 - 2-09 Laois O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Longford v Laois
1980 Preliminary Round Replay Longford 5-09 - 3-12 Laois Pearse Park, Longford

Quarter-Finals

Kildare v Wicklow
1980 Quarter-Final Kildare 2-14 - 0-09 Wicklow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Louth v Offaly
1980 Quarter-Final Louth 2-07 - 1-08 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Meath v Westmeath
1980 Quarter-Final Meath 2-13 - 1-04 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Dublin v Longford
1980 Quarter-Final Dublin 2-06 - 1-06 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar

Semi-Finals

Kildare v Louth
1980 Semi-Final Kildare 1-11 - 1-08 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Meath v Dublin
1980 Semi-Final Meath 3-07 - 3-05 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Final

Meath v Kildare
27 July 1980 Final Meath 1-12 - 1-09 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Kerry v Waterford
1980 Quarter-Final Kerry 5-15 - 0-03 Waterford Glenflesk
Cork v Clare
1980 Quarter-Final Cork 2-18 - 0-04 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Semi-Finals

Cork v Limerick
1980 Semi-Final Cork 8-20 - 1-02 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Kerry v Tipperary
1980 Semi-Final Kerry 4-08 - 3-09 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Final

Kerry v Cork
6 July 1980 Final Kerry 1-12 - 1-10 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Antrim v Tyrone
1980 Preliminary Round Antrim 2-11 - 2-10 Tyrone Casement Park, Belfast

Quarter-Finals

Down v Monaghan
1980 Quarter-Final Down 3-10 - 3-05 Monaghan Pairc Esler, Newry
Armagh v Fermanagh
1980 Quarter-Final Armagh 1-09 - 1-04 Fermanagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
Derry v Cavan
1980 Quarter-Final Derry 1-09 - 0-05 Cavan Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
Donegal v Antrim
1980 Quarter-Final Donegal 1-09 - 0-06 Antrim St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Semi-Finals

Armagh v Down
1980 Semi-Final Armagh 1-13 - 3-04 Down Breffni Park, Cavan
Derry v Donegal
1980 Semi-Final Derry 0-11 - 0-06 Donegal St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

Derry v Armagh
20 July 1980 Final Derry 3-14 - 1-02 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Derry v Mayo
10 August 1980 Semi-Final Derry 1-11 - 0-11 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Kerry v Meath
17 August 1980 Semi-Final Kerry 3-05 - 0-10 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Kerry v Derry
21 September 1980 Final Kerry 3-12 - 0-11 Derry Croke Park, Dublin

References

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