1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Derry (1st win)
CaptainTommy Diamond
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Offaly
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Derry
Connacht Mayo

The 1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

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

On 9 September 1968, Derry won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-9 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

25 August 1968Semi-final Offaly 3-09 - 2-10 Mayo O'Connor Park, Tullamore
25 August 1968Semi-final Derry 3-11 - 0-10 Kerry Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen

Final

8 September 1968Final Derry 3-09 - 2-09 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. Archer, Kenny (14 April 2016). "Adrian McGuckin recalls Derry's All-Ireland U21 final triumph". The Irish News. Retrieved 16 July 2017.