1947 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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1947 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamTyrone (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo

The 1947 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 16th 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 in the All-Ireland semi-final

On 14 September 1947, Tyrone won the championship following a 4-4 to 4-3 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results[]

Connacht Minor Football Championship[]

Leinster Minor Football Championship[]

Munster Minor Football Championship[]

Ulster Minor Football Championship[]

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship[]

Semi-Finals

Final

14 September 1947 Final Tyrone 4-04 - 4-03 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Offaly win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.

References[]

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