1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLaois (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLaois
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtMayo

The 1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 65th 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.

Westmeath entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.

On 15 September 1996, Laois won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-11 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1] It is the first of three titles they have won at this grade.

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Sligo v Galway
May 1996 Quarter-Final Sligo 2-11 - 1-8 Galway Corofin

Semi-Finals

Mayo v Roscommon
June 1996 Semi-Final Mayo 3-9 - 1-3 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Final

Mayo v Sligo
21 July 1996 Final Mayo 0-10 - 0-10 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar
Mayo v Sligo
27 July 1996 Final Replay Mayo 2-3 - 0-8 Sligo Markievicz Park, Sligo

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Wexford v Wicklow
May 1996 Preliminary Round Wexford 1-11 - 0-11 Wicklow Wexford Park, Wexford
Kildare v Longford
May 1996 Preliminary Round Kildare 3-7 - 0-13 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
Kilkenny v Carlow
May 1996 Preliminary Round Kilkenny 1-6 - 0-11 Carlow Callan
Meath v Offaly
May 1996 Preliminary Round Meath 0-12 - 0-12 Offaly O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Meath v Offaly
May 1996 Preliminary Round Replay Meath 1-15 - 2-11 Offaly Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Quarter-Finals

Meath v Louth
June 1996 Quarter-Final Meath 0-13 - 0-3 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Laois v Wexford
June 1996 Quarter-Final Laois 3-14 - 1-5 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
Kildare v Dublin
June 1996 Quarter-Final Kildare 1-10 - 2-8 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Carlow v Westmeath
June 1996 Quarter-Final Carlow 1-5 - 3-9 Westmeath Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Semi-Finals

Dublin v Meath
June 1996 Semi-Final Dublin 0-10 - 0-8 Meath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Laois v Westmeath
July 1996 Semi-Final Laois 1-11 - 1-9 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Laois v Dublin
28 July 1996 Final Laois 0-15 - 2-9 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Laois v Dublin
5 August 1996 Final Replay Laois 2-18 - 1-8 Dublin O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Kerry v Limerick
May 1996 Quarter-Final Kerry 1-14 - 1-4 Limerick
Cork v Tipperary
May 1996 Quarter-Final Cork 2-18 - 1-4 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Semi-Finals

Cork v Clare
June 1996 Semi-Final Cork 3-19 - 2-7 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
Kerry v Waterford
June 1996 Semi-Final Kerry 1-17 - 0-6 Waterford Killorglin

Final

Kerry v Cork
21 July 1996 Final Kerry 3-9 - 2-6 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Donegal v Down
May 1996 Preliminary Round Donegal 4-8 - 1-5 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Quarter-Finals

Donegal v Monaghan
June 1996 Quarter-Final Donegal 4-15 - 0-2 Monaghan St. Molise Park, Irvinestown
Derry v Armagh
June 1996 Quarter-Final Derry 0-15 - 1-11 Armagh Celtic Park, Derry
Fermanagh v Tyrone
June 1996 Quarter-Final Fermanagh 1-8 - 0-9 Tyrone Healy Park, Omagh
Antrim v Cavan
June 1996 Quarter-Final Antrim 1-11 - 1-7 Cavan Casement Park, Belfast

Semi-Finals

Derry v Fermanagh
June 1996 Semi-Final Derry 0-18 - 1-9 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Antrim v Donegal
July 1996 Semi-Final Antrim 0-3 - 4-20 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

Derry v Donegal
28 July 1996 Final Derry 0-9 - 0-9 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Derry v Donegal
3 August 1996 Final Replay Derry 1-5 - 0-9 Donegal Healy Park, Omagh

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Mayo
11 August 1996 Semi-Final Kerry 1-8 - 0-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Laois v Donegal
18 August 1996 Semi-Final Laois 1-10 - 2-8 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Laois v Kerry
15 September 1996 Final Laois 2-11 - 1-11 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Laois win the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1967.

References

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