1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Down (1st win)
Captain	Ned King
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway

The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.^[1]

On 23 September 1979, Down won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.

The final was refereed by Gerry Mc Cabe from Clonoe in Co Tyrone

Results[]

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship[]

Semi-finals

26 August 1979 Semi-final

Cork

1-08 - 1-07

Offaly

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

26 August 1979 Semi-final

Down

0-11 - 0-09

Galway

Páirc Esler, Newry

Final

23 September 1979 Final

Down

1-09 - 0-07

Cork

Croke Park, Dublin

Statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

The All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Offaly is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Down is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References[]

^ "Hayden: Kerry scalp in '78 was 'mighty'". Roscommon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Hayden: Kerry scalp in '78 was 'mighty'". Roscommon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

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