1997 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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1997 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
Winners Mayo
CaptainVinny Keane
ManagerBilly Fitzpatrick
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Kerry
Captain Diarmuid Murphy
ManagerBuddy O'Grady
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Meath
UlsterNot Played
Connacht Mayo
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The 1997 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.

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Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, but lost to Clare at the semi-final stage of the Munster Championship. [1]

The 1997 All-Ireland Junior Championship final was played on 23 August 1997 in Ennis, between Mayo and Kerry.

Mayo won the match by 2–08 to 1–10 to claim their fifth championship overall and a second in three years.

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

16 July 1997 [2] Final Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 1-15 - 0-09 Colours of Clare.svg Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: W. O'Mahony (Limerick)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

20 July 1997 [3] Final Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-16 - 1-08 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Croke Park, Dublin
J. Henry, D. White, R. Kealy, F. O'Callaghan (3f) 0-3 each, D. Doonan 0-2, M. Crampton, T. Hanley 0-1 eachP. O'Kane 0-5 (2f), D. Reilly 1-1 (1f), P. McGuigan, P. Kelly 0-1 eachReferee: N. Cooney (Offaly)
GK1John Curry (Ballinabrackey)
RCB2Diarmuid Kealy (Dunshaughlin)
FB3Conor Woods (Carnaross)
LCB4Alan Meade (Simonstown Gaels)
RHB5Stephen Murphy (Duleek)
CHB6Cormac Murphy (St Patrick's)
LHB7Tommy Hanley (Athboy)
MF8Karl McDonnell (Duleek)
MF9John Henry (Cortown) (c)
RHF10Derek Doonan (Navan O'Mahonys)
CHF11Richie Kealy (Dunshaughlin)
LHF12Mark Crampton (Blackhall Gaels)
RCF13Daithí White (St Patrick's)
FF14Shay Duff (Syddan)
LCF15Francis Callaghan (Meath Hill)
Substitutes:
16Eugene Greville (Enfield) for C. Murphy
17James Mitchell (Longwood) for Crampton
18Timmy O'Regan (Donaghmore/Ashbourne) for Callaghan

Manager:
Eamonn Barry
GK1Séamus Quigley (Kilkerley Emmets)
RCB2Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)
FB3Brian Keenan (St Mary's
LCB4Gerry Craven (Roche Emmets)
RHB5Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots)
CHB6Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Mark Devlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)
MF8James McDonnell (Naomh Máirtín) (c)
MF9Damien Martin (Newtown Blues)
RHF10Peter O'Kane (Dundalk Gaels)
CHF11Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)
LHF12Turlough Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)
RCF13David Reilly (St Joseph's)
FF14Aidan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells)
LCF15Mark Leavy (Dundalk Young Irelands)
Substitutes:
16Wayne Carroll (Lann Léire) for Lennon
17Adrian O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) for Martin
18Aidan Delaney (Dundalk Gaels) for Flynn

Manager:
Paul Kenny

Connacht Junior Football Championship

2 June 1997 [4] Final Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-15 - 0-08 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: E. Watters (Sligo)

All-Ireland semi-finals

6 August 1997 [6] Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 0-12 - 1-08 Colours of Meath.svg Meath MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
Referee: D. Joyce (Galway)

All-Ireland final

23 August 1997 [7] Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 1-10 - 2-08 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Cusack Park, Ennis
O. Walshe 1-1, T. Morley 1-0, B. Fitzpatrick, J. Commins, K. Comer 0-2 each, J. Hession 0-1P. O'Donoghue 0-6 (3f), E. Fitzmaurice 1-1, L. Brosnan 0-2, D. Dennehy 0-1Referee: M. McBrien (Fermanagh)

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References

  1. ↑ "Junior footballers lose out to Clare". The Corkman . 27 June 1997.
  2. ↑ "Stylish Currow sub helps Kerry to junior crown". The Kerryman . 25 July 1997.
  3. ↑ "Juniors Cruise Past Louth". Meath Chronicle . 26 July 1997.
  4. ↑ "Mayo ring up title number two in style". Western People . 4 June 1997.
  5. ↑ "Mayo juniors book All-Ireland spot". Connaught Telegraph . 30 July 1997.
  6. ↑ "Semi final loss for juniors". Drogheda Independent . 15 August 1997.
  7. ↑ "Kerry pay dearly for missed chances as late points earn Mayo second title in three years". Irish Examiner . 25 August 1997.
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