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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

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Final
Offaly4-14 - 5-04 Louth
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 Fitzgerald
RCB 2 Michael Darby
FB 3 Ernie Maguire
LCB 4 Joe Slevin
RHB 5 Larry Lynam
CHB 6 Christy McGlynn
LHB 7 Mick Lowry
MF 8 Johnny Mooney
MF 9 Gerry Carroll
RHF 10 Liam Currams
CHF 11 Vincent Henry
LHF 12 Ollie Scally
RCF 13 Brendan Lowry
FF 14 Matt Connor
LCF 15 Danny Owens
Substitutes:
16 Pat Maher for Maguire
17 Noel O'Dea 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

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

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Miscellaneous

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  • 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

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  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.