1967 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1967 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 36th 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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (2nd win) |
| Captain | Donal Aherne |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Laois |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Roscommon in the Connacht final.
On 24 September 1967, Cork won the championship following a 5-14 to 2-3 defeat of Laois in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in six championship seasons.[1]
Results
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-finals
| 6 August 1967 Semi-final | Cork | 3-06 - 0-07 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T O'Brien 1-1, D Morley 1-1, E Kirby 1-0, J Barrett 0-2, D Cogan 0-2. | E Morgan 0-4, S Donaghy 0-1, P Garvey 0-1, B McQuaide 0-1. | Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
| 20 August 1967 Semi-final | Laois | 2-08 - 2-07 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| S FLeming 1-1, E Condron 1-0, J Lalor 0-3, S Furey 0-2, R Millar 0-1, S Allen 0-1. | P Shallow 1-4, J McHugh 1-1, W Morris 0-1, W O'Hara 0-1. | Attendance: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Final
| 24 September 1967 Final | Cork | 5-14 - 2-03 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Hunt 1-5, T O'Brien 2-0, D Ahern 1-1, D Morley 1-1, N Kirby 0-3, D Long 0-2, J Barrett 0-1, J Horgan 0-1. | E Condron 1-0, S Allen 1-0, J Lalor 0-2, L Houlihan 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Cork achieve the double for the first time in their history, after earlier winning the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. Teddy O'Brien, Jimmy Barrett and Simon Murphy claim winners' medals in both All-Ireland victories.
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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