| Championship details | |
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| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (3rd win) |
| Captain | Donal Aherne |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Sligo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Sligo |
The 1968 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 37th 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.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions.
On 22 September 1968, Cork won the championship following a 3-5 to 1-10 defeat of Sligo in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Galway v Roscommon| 1968 Quarter-final | Galway | 1-09 – 2-06 | Roscommon | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| 1968 Quarter-final replay | Galway | 2-09 – 1-07 | Roscommon | St. Comans Park, Roscommon |
Semi-finals
Mayo v Sligo| 7 July 1968 Semi-final | Mayo | 3-05 – 1-07 | Sligo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 1968 Semi-final | Leitrim | 0-02 – 2-10 | Galway | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
Final
Sligo v Galway| 21 July 1968 Final | Sligo | 1-08 – 0-07 | Galway | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary round
Tipperary v Waterford| 1968 Preliminary round | Tipperary | 2-10– 2-04 | Waterford | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Quarter-finals
Cork v Finbars| 1968 Quarter-final | Cork | 1-13– 1-10 | Finbars |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Clare | 1-10 – 2-07 | Waterford |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 3-11 – 1-06 | Limerick | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
| 1968 Quarter-final replay | Clare | 1-08 – 1-07 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
Semi-finals
Cork v Waterford| 1968 Semi-final | Cork | 3-08 – 1-06 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 1968 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-13 – 1-08 | Tipperary | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
Final
Kerry v Cork| 14 July 1968 Final | Kerry | 0-02 – 2-13 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Derry v Antrim| 1968 Quarter-final | Derry | 0-08 – 0-05 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 3-11 – 0-07 | Donegal | Bundoran |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Cavan | 6-12 – 0-08 | Fermanagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Semi-finals
Derry v Tyrone| 1968 Semi-final | Derry | 0-07 – 1-04 | Tyrone |
| 1968 Semi-final | Armagh | 1-10 – 1-07 | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
Armagh v Derry| 28 July 1968 Final | Armagh | 4-08 – 1-07 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
First round
Laois v Wexford| 1968 First round | Laois | 3-14 – 3-06 | Wexford | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 1968 First round | Wicklow | 4-03 – 4-05 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
Second round
Laois v Carlow| 1968 Second round | Laois | 8-16 – 0-07 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 1968 Second round | Kildare | 6-17 – 1-02 | Kilkenny | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
Quarter-finals
Meath v Westmeath| 1968 Quarter-final | Meath | 4-04 – 1-07 | Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Louth | 2-09 – 1-07 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Laois | 2-09 – 1-06 | Kildare |
| 1968 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-10 – 0-12 | Longford |
Semi-finals
Laois v Louth| 1968 Semi-final | Laois | 3-07 – 2-09 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1968 Semi-final | Dublin | 0-09 – 0-08 | Meath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Final
Dublin v Laois| 21 July 1968 Final | Dublin | 1-11 – 0-08 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-finals
Cork v Dublin| 4 August 1968 Semi-final | Cork | 2-10 - 1-06 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| A Murphy 1-8, D Ahern 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, J Coleman 0-1. | V Daly 1-0, J Reilly 0-5, P Gogarty 0-1. | Referee: S McLoughlin (Galway) |
| 18 August 1968 Semi-final | Sligo | 1-06 - 1-03 | Armagh | Croke Park, Dublin |
| R Boland 1-1, R Sherlock 0-2, J Quinn 0-2, P Kearins 0-1. | M Murphy 1-1, P Loughran 0-1, M Maginn 0-1. | Attendance: J Dennigan (Cork) |
Final
Cork v Sligo| 22 September 1968 Final | Cork | 3-05 - 1-10 | Sligo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Coleman 1-1, F Twomey 1-0, B Cummins 1-0, A Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. | D Kearins 0-5, N Kelleher 1-0, H Quinn 0-3, R Henry 0-1, A Richardson 0-1. | Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Donal Aherne of Cork becomes the second player after Tyrone's Eddie Devlin to captain a team to two All-Ireland titles.
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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