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.
| 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 |
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
editQuarter-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 |
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 |
First Round
| 15 May 1988 First Round | Louth | 0-15 - 0-05 | Kilkenny | Drogheda Park, Drogheda https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louth_V_Kilkenny_minor_football_May_1988.jpg |
| 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 |
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 |
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.