| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (1st win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1977 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 46th 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.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Munster Championship.
On 25 September 1977, Down won the championship following a 2–6 to 0–4 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Letrim v Sligo| 1977 Semi-Final | Letrim | 1-15 - 2-06 | Sligo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Semi-Finals
Letrim v Galway| 1977 Semi-Final | Letrim | 1-10 - 1-09 | Galway | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Mayo | 1-09 - 1-06 | Roscommon | Castleblaney |
Final
Mayo v Leitrim| 10 July 1977 Final | Mayo | 2-20 - 0-07 | Leitrim | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Offaly v Wicklow| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Offaly | 5-16 - 1-06 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Kildare | 6-13 - 0-03 | Kilkenny | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Louth | 3-22 - 0-02 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| May 1977 Preliminary Round | Longford | 1-11 - 2-07 | Carlow | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-Finals
Dublin v Kildare| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 0-12 - 0-08 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 4-12 - 1-09 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Louth | 3-08 - 1-09 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| June 1977 Quarter-Final | Meath | 2-09 - 0-03 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
Dublin v Offaly| July 1977 Semi-Final | Dublin | 1-16 - 1-03 | Offaly | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| July 1977 Semi-Final | Meath | 4-07 - 0-06 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
Meath v Dublin| 31 July 1977 Final | Meath | 1-07 - 0-09 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
Limerick v Tippearary| 1977 Quarter-Final | Limerick | 3-07 - 1-03 | Tippearary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Clare | 1-05 - 0-08 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 1977 Quarter-Final Replay | Clare | 1-11 - 0-06 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
Semi-Finals
Cork v Clare| 1977 Semi-Final | Cork | 0-15 - 0-10 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Limerick | 2-07 - 2-08 | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Final
Cork v Kerry| 24 July 1977 Final | Cork | 1-07 - 1-03 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Donegal v Derry| 1977 Preliminary Round | Donegal | 2-10 - 3-08 | Derry | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
Quarter-Finals
Antrim v Monaghan| 1977 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 1-10 - 2-07 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 2-15 - 0-04 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Down | 4-15 - 0-02 | Fermanagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1977 Quarter-Final | Derry | 2-06 - 1-06 | Armagh | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Semi-Finals
Antrim v Armagh| 1977 Semi-Final | Antrim | 0-00 - 0-0 won | Armagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1977 Semi-Final | Down | 1-09 - 0-05 | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
Down v Armagh| 24 July 1977 Final | Down | 0-08 - 1-05 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 31 July 1977 Final Replay | Down | 0-11 - 1-06 | Armagh | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
Down v Mayo| 14 August 1977 Semi-Final | Down | 2-11 - 1-07 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 21 August 1977 Semi-Final | Cork | 1-05 - 0-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
Down v Meath| 25 September 1977 Final | Down | 2-06 - 0-04 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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