| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (8th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 48th 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.
Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 16 September 1979, Dublin won the championship following a 0-10 to 1-6 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their eighth All-Ireland title and their first title in twenty championship seasons. [1]
Quarter-Final
| 1979Semi-Final | Leitrim | 1-06 - 2-09 | Sligo | Corran Park, Ballymote |
Semi-Finals
| 1979Semi-Final | Mayo | 3-08 - 2-05 | Sligo | James Stephens Park, Ballina |
| 1979Semi-Final | Roscommon | 0-06 - 0-07 | Galway | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Final
| 15 July 1979Final | Mayo | 5-11 - 3-07 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Preliminary Round
| May 1979Preliminary Round | Wexford | 2-07 - 0-07 | Carlow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| May 1979Preliminary Round | Kilkenny | 0-05 - 6-11 | Meath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| May 1979Preliminary Round | Laois | 1-06 - 2-04 | Weastmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| May 1979Preliminary Round | Longford | 0-12 - 1-12 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1979Quarter-Final | Wexford | 3-06 - 0-06 | Wicklow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| June 1979Quarter-Final | Meath | 2-10 - 1-07 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1979Quarter-Final | Dublin | 4-13 - 0-06 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| June 1979Quarter-Final | Offaly | 0-15 - 2-04 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
| July 1979Semi-Final | Dublin | 3-11 - 0-08 | Wexford | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| July 1979Semi-Final | Offaly | 2-05 - 3-09 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 29 July 1979Final | Dublin | 2-13 - 0-08 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| 1979Quarter-Final | Cork | 1-10 - 1-05 | Tipperary | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Semi-Finals
| 1979Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-11 - 0-07 | Clare | Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay |
| 1979Semi-Final | Waterford | 3-06 - 6-11 | Cork | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
Finals
| 22 July 1979Final | Kerry | 3-06 - 2-09 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| 29 July 1979Final Replay | Kerry | 1-11 - 1-05 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Preliminary Round
| 1979Preliminary Round | Tyrone | 0-06 - 0-06 | Antrim | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
Quarter-Finals
| 1979Quarter-Final | Down | 1-15 - 1-04 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| 1979Quarter-Final | Armagh | 2-13 - 1-04 | Fermanagh | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
| 1979Quarter-Final | Cavan | 3-10 - 2-12 | Derry | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1979Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 1-10 - 0-03 | Donegal | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
Semi-Finals
| 1979Semi-Final | Armagh | 1-02 - 0-07 | Down | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1979Semi-Final | Cavan | 0-03 - 2-08 | Tyrone | Healy Park, Omagh |
Final
| 22 July 1979Final | Down | 1-07 - 0-06 | Tyrone | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Quarter Final Down beat New York Semi-Finals
| 12 August 1979Semi-Final | Down | 0-07 - 1-15 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 19 August 1979Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-08 - 0-07 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 16 September 1979Final | Dublin | 0-10 - 1-06 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
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