1959 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1959 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 28th 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.

1959 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (7th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCavan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions.

On 27 September 1959, Dublin won the championship following an 0-11 to 1-4 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession. It was also a fifth All-Ireland title in six championship seasons for Dublin.[1]

Results

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Mayo 4-15 Sligo 1-5 Quarter Final Mayo 3-9 Leitrim 4-4 Semi Final Galway 2-5 Roscommon 1-4 Galway 3-9- Mayo 1-8 Final

Semi-Finals

Cavan 2-3 Galway 0-8

Final

27 September 1959 Final Dublin 0-11 - 1-04 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin

References

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