1965 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1965 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 34th 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.

1965 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDerry (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDerry
ConnachtRoscommon

Offaly entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 26 September 1965, Derry won the championship following a 2-8 to 2-4 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Final

26 September 1965 Final Derry 2-08 - 2-04 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Derry win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. This provincial triumph is later translated into All-Ireland success.

References

  1. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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