The 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Mayo (1st win) |
| Captain | Willie Loftus |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Roscommon entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo in the Connacht final.
On 8 October 1967, Mayo won the championship following a 4-9 to 1-7 defeat of Kerry in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results edit
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship edit
Semi-finals
| 27 August 1967 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-09 - 1-07 | Kildare | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 27 August 1967 Semi-final | Mayo | 3-09 - 1-08 | Derry | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
Finals
| 10 September 1967 Final | Mayo | 2-10 - 2-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 8 October 1967 Final | Mayo | 4-09 - 1-07 | Kerry | Dunlo Grounds, Ballinasloe |
Statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
- Derry win the Ulster title for the first time in their history.
- Kildare become the first team to win three successive Leinster titles.
- The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time.
- J. J. Cribbin, one of the earliest seminarians to receive permission to play football, played for Mayo in the final.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Such a perfect day". The Mayo News. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (8 May 2020). "Mayo mourns death of League winner Fr JJ Cribbin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2020.