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1974 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1974 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 43rd 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.

1974 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (6th win)
CaptainEugene Desmond
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWicklow
UlsterCavan
ConnachtMayo

Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.

On 22 September 1974, Cork won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-6 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.[1]

Results edit

Connacht Minor Football Championship edit

Quarter-final

1974 Quarter-final Sligo 1-03 - 1-15 Leitrim Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Semi-finals

1974 Semi-final Roscommon 2-08 - 1-10 Leitrim Pearse Stadium, Galway
1974 Semi-final Mayo 2-15 - 2-05 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar

Final

14 July 1974 Final Mayo 4-12 - 2-03 Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar

Leinster Minor Football Championship edit

First round

1974 First round Dublin 1-07 - 1-06 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
1974 First round Carlow 1-03 - 3-08 Louth Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Second round

1974 Second round Carlow 4-11 - 5-06 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
1974 Second round Dublin 1-12 - 0-05 Louth Croke Park, Dublin

Quarter-finals

1974 Quarter-final Wicklow 3-11 - 2-12 Laois O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
1974 Quarter-final Meath 1-14 - 1-04 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
1974 Quarter-final Longford 0-12 - 0-06 Kildare Pearse Park, Longford
1974 Quarter-final Dublin 1-07 - 1-06 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Semi-finals

1974 Semi-final Wicklow 3-09 - 1-05 Meath St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
1974 Semi-final Dublin 0-06 - 0-12 Longford Croke Park, Dublin

Final

28 July 1974 Final Wicklow 5-06 - 1-09 Longford Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship edit

Quarter-finals

1974 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-11 - 3-01 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
1974 Quarter-final Limerick 2-06 - 2-08 Waterford Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Semi-finals

1974 Semi-final Kerry 4-18 - 0-00 Waterford Castleisland
1974 Semi-final Cork 3-15 - 2-04 Tipperary Mitchelstown

Final

14 July 1974 Final Cork 0-13 - 1-06 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Minor Football Championship edit

Quarter-final

1974 Quarter-final Cavan 2-07 - 2-06 Armagh Athletic Ground, Armagh

Semi-final

1974 Semi-final Cavan 1-10 - 1-09 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

28 July 1974 Final Cavan 3-09 - 1-04 Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship edit

Quarter-final

4 August 1974 Quarter-final Cork 2-23 - 2-04 London Croke Park, Dublin

Semi-finals

11 August 1974 Semi-final Cork 0-16 - 1-00 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
R Kenny 0-7, Diarmuid McCarthy 0-5, T Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, Don McCarthy 0-1. E Dunne 1-0. Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
18 August 1974 Semi-final Mayo 3-10 - 2-04 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
J Burke 2-2, K Geraghty 0-4, S Moran 1-0, G Hennigan 0-2, W Nally 0-1, M Burke 0-1. H Conaty 2-0, S Bardy 0-2, O Martin 0-1, P McNamee 0-1. Referee: R Barry (Meath)

Final

22 September 1974 Final Cork 1-10 - 1-06 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Diarmuid McCarthy 1-3, T Murphy 0-3, D McCurtain 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. S Moran 1-0, G Hennigan 0-2, K Geraghty 0-2, J Burke 0-2. Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Championship statistics edit

Miscellaneous edit

References edit

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