1961 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1961 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 30th 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.

1961 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (1st win)
CaptainNed Coughlan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtMayo

Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.

On 24 September 1961, Cork won the championship following a 3-7 to 0-5 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

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Quarter-final

Mayo 1-14 Galway 2-8 Castlebar.

Semi-finals

Mayo 2-11 Leitrim 1-3.

Sligo 0-13 Roscommon 1-7.

Final

Mayo 5-8 Sligo 0-5 Ballina.

Semi-finals

6 August 1961 Semi-final Cork 0-12 - 1-09 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
20 August 1961 Semi-final Mayo 1-10 - 2-06 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Final

24 September 1961 Final Cork 3-07 - 0-05 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
T Monaghan 2-1, P Hayes 1-1, D Philpott 0-3, D Barrett 0-1, M Archer 0-1. J Madden 0-2, J Warde 0-1, M Connaughton 0-1, J Nealon 0-1. Referee: B Smith (Meath)

References

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