1957 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1957 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 26th 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.

1957 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMeath (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamArmagh
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtMayo

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

On 22 September 1957, Meath won the championship following a 3-9 to 0-4 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

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Quarter-final

Mayo beat Roscommon.

Semi-finals

Mayo 5-4 Galway 1-4.

Leitrim 1-6 Sligo 0-2.

Final

Mayo 4-4 Leitrim 2-5 Pearse Stadium.

Semi-finals

4 August 1957 Semi-final Meath 3-08 - 1-07 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
11 August 1957 Semi-final Armagh 3-07 - 3-05 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Final

22 September 1957 Final Meath 3-09 - 0-04 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Meath win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.

References

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