1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Roscommon (2nd win)
CaptainSéamus Hayden
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain Vincent O'Connor
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Louth
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.

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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.

Results

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Final Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 3-09 - 2-11 Colours of Galway.svg Galway

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

23 July 1978 [2] Final Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-08 - 2-07 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
P. Lennon 1-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-4, D. Kelleher 1-0, E. Judge 0-1, Johnny McDonnell 0-1, P. Matthews 0-1J. Dunne 1-3, L. Dunne 1-1, T. Fitzgerald 0-2, D. Owens 0-1Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin)
GK1Mal Clarke (Oliver Plunketts)
RCB2Paul Matthews (Newtown Blues)
FB3Séamus Haughey (Dundalk Young Irelands)
LCB4Brendan Byrne (St Mochta's) (c)
RHB5Gary O'Callaghan (Clan na Gael)
CHB6Benny McArdle (Dundalk Gaels)
LHB7Pat Lynch (Dreadnots)
MF8Michael McCabe (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF9Larry Goodman (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHF10Eugene Judge (Newtown Blues)
CHF11Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines)
LHF12Seán Reid (Mattock Rangers)
RCF13Pat Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)
FF14Denis Kelleher (Dreadnots)
LCF15Johnny McDonnell (St Fechin's)
Substitutes:
16Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael) for McCabe
GK1Pat Coyne (Na Piarsaigh)
RCB2Niall O'Dea (Tullamore)
FB3Ollie Minnock (Clara)
LCB4Pat Grady (Daingean)
RHB5Pat Dolan (St Mary's)
CHB6 Gerry Carroll (Edenderry)
LHB7Ger Higgins (Bracknagh)
MF8 Thomas Connor (Walsh Island)
MF9 Johnny Mooney (Rhode)
RHF10Jimmy Dunne (Na Piarsaigh)
CHF11Vincent Henry (Clara)
LHF12Tom Fitzpatrick (Bracknagh)
RCF13Liam Dunne (Gracefield)
FF14 Matt Connor (Walsh Island)
LCF15Mickey White (Tullamore)
Substitutes:
16Danny Owens (Na Piarsaigh) for White
17Martin Dunne (St Mary's) for Dolan
18 Brendan Lowry (Ferbane) for Fitzpatrick

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

Final Colours of Down.svg Down 0-11 - 1-06 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Final Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 0-14 - 0-09 Colours of Cork.svg Cork

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

10 September 1978Semi-final Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 0-08 - 0-07 Colours of Down.svg Down Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
1 October 1978Semi-final Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-14 - 2-10 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda

Final

15 October 1978Final Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-09 - 1-08 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: S. Murray (Monaghan)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. "Hayden: Kerry scalp in '78 was 'mighty'". Roscommon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "Louth U-21 XV Take Title From Holders". The Argus . 28 July 1978.