Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Roscommon (2nd win) |
Captain | Séamus Hayden |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Roscommon |
The 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Kerry entered the championship as defending champions in search of a record-breaking fourth successive All-Ireland title.
On 15 October 1978, Roscommon won the championship following a 1-9 to 1-8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in 12 championship seasons.
Louth | 2-08 - 2-07 | Offaly |
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Lennon 1-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-4, Kelleher 1-0, Judge 0-1, Johnny McDonnell 0-1, Matthews 0-1 | J. Dunne 1-3, L. Dunne 1-1, Fitzgerald 0-2, Owens 0-1 |
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