1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Antrim (1st win) Captain Liam Boyle Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Roscommon Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Cork Leinster Laois Ulster Antrim Connacht Roscommon The 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship. On 14 September 1969, Antrim won the championship following a 1-8 to 0-10 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/leaving-it-all-behind-26551941.html Leaving it all behind Irish Independent 16 July 2017 19 July 2009 This was their first and only All-Ireland title. Results All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Semi-finals 24 August 1969 Semi-final Roscommon 2-15 - 0-09 Laois Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon 31 August 1969 Semi-final Cork 1-12 - 3-07 Antrim Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Final 14 September 1969 Final Antrim 1-08 - 0-10 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin Statistics Miscellaneous Laois win the Leinster title for the first time in their history. References 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship