1988 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (10th win) |
| Captain | Danny Cahill |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
The 1988 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 57th 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.
Down entered the championship as defending champions and were defeated in the Ulster Championship.
On 18 September 1988, Kerry won the championship following a 2-5 to 0-5 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title and their first title in eight championship seasons.[1]
Results[edit]
Connacht Minor Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-Final
| May 1988 Quarter-Final | Mayo | 3-11- 1-07 | Roscommon | James Stephens Park, Ballina |
Semi-Finals
| 26 June 1988 Semi-Final | Galway | 2-08 - 1-09 | Roscommon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 3 July 1988 Semi-Final | Sligo | 1-08 - 3-11 | Mayo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
Final
| 24 July 1988 Final | Galway | 2-09 - 3-04 | Mayo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Munster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Semi-Finals
| June 1988 Semi-Final | Cork | 2-10 - 1-10 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| June 1988 Semi-Final | Kerry | 2-16 - 1-03 | Waterford | Killorglin |
Final
| 3 July 1988 Final | Kerry | 1-08 - 0-10 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Leinster Minor Football Championship[edit]
First Round
| 15 May 1988 First Round | Louth | 0-15 - 0-05 | Kilkenny | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| May 1988 First Round | Laois | 2-10 - 2-07 | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1988 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 2-10 - 1-04 | Laois | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| June 1988 Quarter-Final | Kildare | 1-08 - 0-06 | Offaly | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| June 1988 Quarter-Final | Wicklow | 0-11 - 0-11 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford |
Semi-Finals
| July 1988 Semi-Final | Dublin | 2-15 - 0-07 | Wicklow | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| July 1988 Semi-Final | Kildare | 0-07 - 0-08 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 31 July 1988 Final | Dublin | 4-06 - 0-08 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Ulster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
| 1988 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 0-11 - 2-05 | Monaghan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 1988 Quarter-Final Replay | Cavan | 0-10 - 1-06 | Monaghan | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1988 Quarter-Final | Down | 2-12 - 2-07 | Derry | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| 1988 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 0-18 - 0-01 | Antrim | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 1988 Quarter-Final | Donegal | 2-11 - 1-05 | Fermanagh | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
Semi-Finals
| 1988 Semi-Final | Cavan | 1-08 - 0-07 | Down | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1988 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-06 - 0-06 | Donegal | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
Final
| 17 July 1988 Final | Tyrone | 2-07 - 0-03 | Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship[edit]
Semi-Finals
| 14 August 1988 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-08 - 0-10 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 21 August 1988 Semi-Final | Galway | 0-07 - 1-09 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 18 September 1988 Final | Kerry | 2-05 - 0-05 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
References[edit]
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.