1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDown (1st win)
CaptainNed King
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway

The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.[1] On 23 September 1979, Down won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. The final was refereed by Gerry Mc Cabe from Clonoe in Co Tyrone

Results

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

15 July[2] Final Offaly 4-14 - 5-04 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Connor 2-3, Owens 0-6, B. Lowry 1-3, Scally 1-0, Henry 0-1, Currams 0-1 Lennon 1-1, Lynch 1-1, Short 1-0, Wiseman 1-0, Judge 1-0, Carroll 0-1, McDonnell 0-1 Referee: P. Kavanagh (Meath)
GK 1 Noel Fitzpatrick (Bracknagh)
RCB 2 Michael Darby (Rhode)
FB 3 Ernie McGuire (Tullamore)
LCB 4 Joe Slevin (Na Piarsaigh)
RHB 5 Larry Lynam (Tullamore)
CHB 6 Christy McGlynn (Edenderry)
LHB 7 Mick Lowry (Ferbane)
MF 8 Johnny Mooney (Rhode)
MF 9 Gerry Carroll (Edenderry)
RHF 10 Liam Currams (Na Piarsaigh)
CHF 11 Vincent Henry (Clara)
LHF 12 Ollie Scally (Ballycommon)
RCF 13 Brendan Lowry (Ferbane) (c)
FF 14 Matt Connor (Walsh Island)
LCF 15 Danny Owens (Na Piarsaigh)
Substitutes:
16 Pat Maher (Ferbane) for McGuire
17 Niall O'Dea (Tullamore) for Slevin
GK 1 Michael Ward (Mattock Rangers)
RCB 2 Paul Matthews (Newtown Blues)
FB 3 Brendan Byrne (St Mochta's)
LCB 4 Ray Faulkner (Newtown Blues)
RHB 5 Gary O'Callaghan (Clan na Gael)
CHB 6 Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael)
LHB 7 Noel Cluskey (Seán McDermott's)
MF 8 Jim Lynch (Kilkerley Emmets)
MF 9 Frank Short (Naomh Malachi)
RHF 10 Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines)
CHF 11 Eugene Judge (Newtown Blues)
LHF 12 Seán Reid (Mattock Rangers)
RCF 13 Kevin Carroll (Seán McDermott's)
FF 14 Paul Reneghan (Geraldines)
LCF 15 Pat Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets) (c)
Substitutes:
16 Jim Tenanty (St Mary's) for Faulkner
17 Paddy Matthews (Oliver Plunketts) for Cluskey
18 Seán McGahon (Seán McDermott's) for Lynch

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

26 August 1979 Semi-final Cork 1-08 - 1-07 Offaly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
26 August 1979 Semi-final Down 0-11 - 0-09 Galway Páirc Esler, Newry

Final

23 September 1979 Final Down 1-09 - 0-07 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Offaly is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
  • The All-Ireland final between Cork and Down is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References

  1. ↑ "Hayden: Kerry scalp in '78 was 'mighty'". Roscommon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ↑ "Louth bid farewell to Leinster U-21 title". The Argus. 20 July 1979.
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