Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Laois (1st win) |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Laois |
Ulster | Donegal |
Connacht | Mayo |
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.
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. It is the first of three titles they have won at this grade.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Sligo v GalwayMay 1996 Quarter-Final | Sligo | 2-11 - 1-8 | Galway | Corofin |
Semi-Finals
Mayo v RoscommonJune 1996 Semi-Final | Mayo | 3-9 - 1-3 | Roscommon | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
June 1996 Semi-Final | Leitrim | 1-8 - 3-10 | Sligo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Final
Mayo v Sligo21 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 |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Wexford v WicklowMay 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
Meath v LouthJune 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
Dublin v MeathJune 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
Laois v Dublin28 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 |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
Kerry v LimerickMay 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
Cork v ClareJune 1996 Semi-Final | Cork | 3-19 - 2-7 | Clare | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
June 1996 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-17 - 0-6 | Waterford | Killorglin |
Final
Kerry v Cork21 July 1996 Final | Kerry | 3-9 - 2-6 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Donegal v DownMay 1996 Preliminary Round | Donegal | 4-8 - 1-5 | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Quarter-Finals
Donegal v MonaghanJune 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
Derry v FermanaghJune 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
Derry v Donegal28 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 |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
Kerry v Mayo11 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
Laois v Kerry15 September 1996 Final | Laois | 2-11 - 1-11 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Laois win the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1967.
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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