All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| All-Ireland Minor Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| Title holders | Kerry (14th title) |
| Most titles | Kerry (14 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | RTÉ/TG4 |
The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Minor Football Final being played on the third Sunday in September in Croke Park, Dublin. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Tom Markham Cup, which is named in honour of former Clare figure Tom Markham.[1][2]
Overview
The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship features players at under eighteen level (players must be under 18 on 1 January of the year of the competition. The first minor championship was played in 1929 when Clare were crowned the champions. The championship has been held every year since then, however, it was suspended for a period during 'The Emergency'.[3]
Kerry are the most successful team in minor football with 13 titles, closely followed by Dublin on 11 and Cork on 10. All three teams have achieved famous three-in-a-rows: Kerry twice from 1931 to 1933 & from 2014 to 2016; Cork from 1967 to 1969; and Dublin from 1954 to 1956. The coveted treble of winning senior, under-21 and minor titles in the same year has been achieved on just one occasion, by Kerry in 1975. Because teams will only play together for at most, about two or three years, unlike the senior competition, it is unusual that one county will dominate for periods any longer than this. The current champions are Kerry who defeated Tipperary at Croke Park on Sunday 20 September 2015. The final score was 4-14 to 0-06
Top winners
| Team | Wins | Years won | Runners-up | Years runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry | 14 | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1946, 1950, 1962, 1963, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1994, 2014, 2015, 2016 | 12 | 1936, 1938, 1949, 1954, 1965, 1970, 1979, 1982, 1990, 1996, 2004, 2006 |
| 2 | Dublin | 11 | 1930, 1945, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1982, 1984, 2012 | 7 | 1946, 1948, 1978, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2011 |
| 3 | Cork | 10 | 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1991, 1993, 2000 | 9 | 1960, 1964, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2010 |
| 4 | Tyrone | 8 | 1947, 1948, 1973, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010 | 4 | 1972, 1975, 1997, 2013 |
| 5 | Mayo | 7 | 1935, 1953, 1966, 1971, 1978, 1985, 2013 | 14 | 1930, 1933, 1940, 1947, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1974, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 |
| 6 | Galway | 6 | 1952, 1960, 1970, 1976, 1986, 2007 | 2 | 1994, 2016 |
| 7 | Down | 4 | 1977, 1987, 1999, 2005 | 1 | 1966 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 1939, 1941, 1951, 2006 | 0 | ||
| Derry | 4 | 1965, 1983, 1989, 2002 | 5 | 1969, 1980, 1981, 1995, 2007 | |
| 10 | Laois | 3 | 1996, 1997, 2003 | 3 | 1932, 1967, 1998 |
| Meath | 3 | 1957, 1990, 1992 | 4 | 1977, 1993, 2002, 2012 | |
| 12 | Tipperary | 2 | 1934, 2011 | 4 | 1935, 1955, 1984, 2015 |
| Louth | 2 | 1936, 1940 | 2 | 1931, 1941 | |
| Cavan | 2 | 1937, 1938 | 2 | 1952, 1959 | |
| Armagh | 2 | 1949, 2009 | 3 | 1951, 1957, 1992 | |
| 16 | Offaly | 1 | 1964 | 1 | 1989 |
| Westmeath | 1 | 1995 | 1 | 1963 | |
| Clare | 1 | 1929 | 1 | 1953 | |
| 19 | Wexford | 0 | 2 | 1937, 1950 | |
| Longford | 0 | 1 | 1929 | ||
| Monaghan | 0 | 1 | 1939 | ||
| Leitrim | 0 | 2 | 1945, 1956 | ||
| Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1968 | ||
| Kildare | 0 | 1 | 1973 | ||
| Donegal | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
By Province
| Province | Wins | Last Win | Biggest Contributor | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munster | 27 | 2016 (Kerry) | Kerry | 14 |
| 2 | Leinster | 21 | 2012 (Dublin) | Dublin | 11 |
| 3 | Ulster | 20 | 2010 (Tyrone) | Tyrone | 8 |
| 4 | Connacht | 17 | 2013 (Mayo) | Mayo | 7 |
The following counties have never won an All Ireland minor football title:
| Province | County (Last final) |
|---|---|
| Leinster | Kildare, Kilkenny, Wexford, Longford, Carlow, Wicklow |
| Connacht | Leitrim, Sligo |
| Ulster | Antrim, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan |
| Munster | Limerick, Waterford |
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kerry 3-7 | Galway 0-9 |
| 2015[4] | Kerry 4-14 | Tipperary 0-6 |
| 2014[5] | Kerry 0-17 | Donegal 1-10 |
| 2013 | Mayo 2-13 | Tyrone 1-13 |
| 2012 | Dublin 0-14 | Meath 1-5[6] |
| 2011 | Tipperary 3-9 | Dublin 1-14[7] |
| 2010 | Tyrone 1-13 | Cork 1-12 [8] |
| 2009 | Armagh 0-10 | Mayo 0-7 |
| 2008 | Tyrone 0-14 1-20 (R) | Mayo 0-14 1-15 (R) |
| 2007 | Galway 1-10 | Derry 1-9 |
| 2006 | Roscommon (0-15) 1-10 (R) | Kerry (0-15) 0-9 (R) |
| 2005 | Down 1-15 | Mayo 0-8 |
| 2004 | Tyrone 0-12 | Kerry 0-10 |
| 2003 | Laois (1-11) 2-10 (R) | Dublin (1-11) 1-9 (R) |
| 2002 | Derry 1-12 | Meath 0-8 |
| 2001 | Tyrone (0-15) 2-11 (R) | Dublin (1-12) 0-6 (R) |
| 2000 | Cork 2-12 | Mayo 0-13 |
| 1999 | Down 1-14 | Mayo 0-14 |
| 1998 | Tyrone 2-11 | Laois 0-11 |
| 1997 | Laois 3-11 | Tyrone 1-14 |
| 1996 | Laois 2-11 | Kerry 1-11 |
| 1995 | Westmeath 1-10 | Derry 0-11 |
| 1994 | Kerry 0-16 | Galway 1-7 |
| 1993 | Cork 2-7 | Meath 0-9 |
| 1992 | Meath 2-5 | Armagh 0-10 |
| 1991 | Cork 1-9 | Mayo 1-7 |
| 1990 | Meath 2-11 | Kerry 2-9 |
| 1989 | Derry 3-9 | Offaly 1-6 |
| 1988 | Kerry 2-5 | Dublin 0-5 |
| 1987 | Down 1-12 | Cork 1-5 |
| 1986 | Galway 3-8 | Cork 2-7 |
| 1985 | Mayo 3-3 | Cork 0-9 |
| 1984 | Dublin 1-9 | Tipperary 0-4 |
| 1983 | Derry 0-8 | Cork 1-3 |
| 1982 | Dublin 1-11 | Kerry 1-5 |
| 1981 | Cork 4-9 | Derry 2-7 |
| 1980 | Kerry 3-12 | Derry 0-11 |
| 1979 | Dublin 0-10 | Kerry 1-6 |
| 1978 | Mayo 4-9 | Dublin 3-8 |
| 1977 | Down 2-6 | Meath 0-4 |
| 1976 | Galway 1-10 | Cork 0-6 |
| 1975 | Kerry 1-10 | Tyrone 0-4 |
| 1974 | Cork 1-10 | Mayo 1-6 |
| 1973 | Tyrone 2-11 | Kildare 1-6 |
| 1972 | Cork 3-11 | Tyrone 2-11 |
| 1971 | Mayo 2-15 | Cork 2-7 |
| 1970 | Galway (1-8) 1-11 (R) | Kerry (2-5) 1-10 (R) |
| 1969 | Cork 2-7 | Derry 0-11 |
| 1968 | Cork 3-5 | Sligo 1-10 |
| 1967 | Cork 5-14 | Laois 2-3 |
| 1966 | Mayo 1-12 | Down 1-8 |
| 1965 | Derry 2-8 | Kerry 2-4 |
| 1964 | Offaly 0-15 | Cork 1-11 |
| 1963 | Kerry 1-10 | Westmeath 0-2 |
| 1962 | Kerry 6-5 | Mayo 0-7 |
| 1961 | Cork 3-7 | Mayo 0-5 |
| 1960 | Galway 4-9 | Cork 1-5 |
| 1959 | Dublin 0-11 | Cavan 1-4 |
| 1958 | Dublin 2-10 | Mayo 0-8 |
| 1957 | Meath 3-9 | Armagh 0-4 |
| 1956 | Dublin 5-14 | Leitrim 2-2 |
| 1955 | Dublin 4-4 | Tipperary 2-7 |
| 1954 | Dublin 3-3 | Kerry 1-8 |
| 1953 | Mayo 2-11 | Clare 1-6 |
| 1952 | Galway 2-9 | Cavan 1-6 |
| 1951 | Roscommon 2-7 | Armagh 1-5 |
| 1950 | Kerry 3-6 | Wexford 1-4 |
| 1949 | Armagh 1-7 | Kerry 1-5 |
| 1948 | Tyrone 0-11 | Dublin 1-5 |
| 1947 | Tyrone 4-4 | Mayo 4-3 |
| 1946 | Kerry 3-7 | Dublin 2-3 |
| 1945 | Dublin 4-7 | Leitrim 0-4 |
| 1944 | No championship | |
| 1943 | No championship | |
| 1942 | No championship | |
| 1941 | Roscommon 3-6 | Louth 0-7 |
| 1940 | Louth 5-5 | Mayo 2-7 |
| 1939 | Roscommon 1-9 | Monaghan 1-7 |
| 1938 | Cavan 3-3 | Kerry 0-8 |
| 1937 | Cavan 1-11 | Wexford 1-5 |
| 1936 | Louth 5-1 | Kerry 1-8 |
| 1935 | Mayo 1-6 | Tipperary 1-1 |
| 1934 | Tipperary * | |
| 1933 | Kerry 4-1 | Mayo 0-9 |
| 1932 | Kerry 3-8 | Laois 1-3 |
| 1931 | Kerry 3-4 | Louth 0-4 |
| 1930 | Dublin 1-3 | Mayo 0-5 |
| 1929 | Clare 5-3 | Longford 3-5 |
- 1934 Semi-finalists Dublin and Tyrone were disqualified - Tipperary were awarded the title
References
- ↑
- ↑ "New Tom Markham Cup commissioned". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "All-Ireland MFC final: classy Kingdom cruise past Tipp". Hogan Stand. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Kerry win first minor title in 20 years". RTÉ.ie. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dublin 0-14 Meath 1-5". RTÉ News. 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tipp beat Dubs in minor football final". RTÉ Sport. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "Tyrone hold out in face of fierce Cork finale". Irish Times. 2010-09-20. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
Sources
 | ||