1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 65th 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.

1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLaois (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLaois
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtMayo

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

On 15 September 1996, Laois won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-11 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1] It is the first of three titles they have won at this grade.

Results

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Quarter-Final

May 1996 Quarter-Final Sligo 2-11 - 1-8 Galway Corofin

Semi-Finals

June 1996 Semi-Final Mayo 3-9 - 1-3 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Final

21 July 1996 Final Mayo 0-10 - 0-10 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar
27 July 1996 Final Replay Mayo 2-3 - 0-8 Sligo Markievicz Park, Sligo

Preliminary Round

May 1996 Preliminary Round Wexford 1-11 - 0-11 Wicklow Wexford Park, Wexford
May 1996 Preliminary Round Kildare 3-7 - 0-13 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
May 1996 Preliminary Round Kilkenny 1-6 - 0-11 Carlow Callan
May 1996 Preliminary Round Meath 0-12 - 0-12 Offaly O'Connor Park, Tullamore
May 1996 Preliminary Round Replay Meath 1-15 - 2-11 Offaly Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Quarter-Finals

June 1996 Quarter-Final Meath 0-13 - 0-3 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
June 1996 Quarter-Final Laois 3-14 - 1-5 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
June 1996 Quarter-Final Kildare 1-10 - 2-8 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
June 1996 Quarter-Final Carlow 1-5 - 3-9 Westmeath Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Semi-Finals

June 1996 Semi-Final Dublin 0-10 - 0-8 Meath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
July 1996 Semi-Final Laois 1-11 - 1-9 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

28 July 1996 Final Laois 0-15 - 2-9 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
5 August 1996 Final Replay Laois 2-18 - 1-8 Dublin O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-Finals

May 1996 Quarter-Final Kerry 1-14 - 1-4 Limerick
May 1996 Quarter-Final Cork 2-18 - 1-4 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Semi-Finals

June 1996 Semi-Final Cork 3-19 - 2-7 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
June 1996 Semi-Final Kerry 1-17 - 0-6 Waterford Killorglin

Final

21 July 1996 Final Kerry 3-9 - 2-6 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Preliminary Round

May 1996 Preliminary Round Donegal 4-8 - 1-5 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Quarter-Finals

June 1996 Quarter-Final Donegal 4-15 - 0-2 Monaghan St. Molise Park, Irvinestown
June 1996 Quarter-Final Derry 0-15 - 1-11 Armagh Celtic Park, Derry
June 1996 Quarter-Final Fermanagh 1-8 - 0-9 Tyrone Healy Park, Omagh
June 1996 Quarter-Final Antrim 1-11 - 1-7 Cavan Casement Park, Belfast

Semi-Finals

June 1996 Semi-Final Derry 0-18 - 1-9 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
July 1996 Semi-Final Antrim 0-3 - 4-20 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

28 July 1996 Final Derry 0-9 - 0-9 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
3 August 1996 Final Replay Derry 1-5 - 0-9 Donegal Healy Park, Omagh

Semi-Finals

11 August 1996 Semi-Final Kerry 1-8 - 0-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
18 August 1996 Semi-Final Laois 1-10 - 2-8 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin

Final

15 September 1996 Final Laois 2-11 - 1-11 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Laois win the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1967.

References

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