1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamOffaly (1st win)
CaptainGarrett O'Brien
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCavan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway

Donegal entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.

On 26 June 1988, Offaly won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons.

Results

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Semi-finals

8 May 1988 Semi-final Cavan 1-15 - 0-10 Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
15 May 1988 Semi-final Offaly 1-11 - 2-08 Kerry Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
10 June 1988 Semi-final replay Offaly 2-07 - 1-09 Kerry Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff

Finals

26 June 1988 Final Offaly 0-11 - 0-09 Cavan Pearse Park, Longford

Statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Cavan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history.

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Winning Teams". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 17 July 2017.