| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Mayo (5th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 47th 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.
Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.
On 24 September 1978, Mayo won the championship following a 4-9 to 3-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in seven championship seasons. [1]
Quarter-Finals
| May 1978Quarter-Final | Mayo | 10-11 - 2-05 | Leitrim | James Stephens Park, Ballina |
Semi-Finals
| June 1978Semi-Final | Mayo | 2-10 - 1-08 | Roscommon | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| June 1978Semi-Final | Sligo | 0-08 - 2-13 | Galway | Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry |
Final
| 9 July 1978Final | Mayo | 2-06 - 2-04 | Galway | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
Preliminary Round
| May 1978Preliminary Round | Louth | 2-05 - 2-06 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| May 1978Preliminary Round | Longford | 1-10 - 1-08 | Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1978Quarter-Final | Wexford | 2-07 - 1-06 | Wicklow | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| June 1978Quarter-Final | Kildare | 0-07 - 1-11 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1978Quarter-Final | Dublin | 5-13 - 1-05 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| June 1978Quarter-Final | Longford | 2-10 - 0-14 | Laois | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Semi-Finals
| July 1978Semi-Final | Meath | 2-07 - 2-07 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| July 1978Semi-Final | Dublin | 2-13 - 1-07 | Longford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Final
| 30 July 1978Final | Dublin | 3-12 - 0-11 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
Preliminary Round
| 1978Preliminary Round | Derry | 2-10 - 3-04 | Donegal | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
Quarter-Finals
| 1978Quarter-Final | Monaghan | 3-10 - 0-03 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 1978Quarter-Final | Down | 3-07 - 0-08 | Fermanagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| 1978Quarter-Final | Armagh | 1-07 - 0-08 | Cavan | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1978Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 1-08 - 1-05 | Down | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Semi-Finals
| 1978Semi-Final | Tyrone | 2-04 - 0-09 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 1978Semi-Final | Armagh | 0-07 - 2-11 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Final
| 23 July 1978Final | Tyrone | 3-11 - 2-09 | Monaghan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Quarter-Final
Semi-Finals
| 1978Semi-Final | Cork | 2-11 - 1-04 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Final
| 16 July 1978Final | Cork | 0-06 - 1-04 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Semi-Finals
| 13 August 1978Semi-Final | Mayo | 1-10 - 0-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 20 August 1978Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-09 - 5-07 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 24 September 1978Final | Mayo | 4-09 - 3-08 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
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