1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition April 2022 March 2022 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Champions Winning team Louth (1st win) Captain Gareth O'Neill Manager Paddy Clarke Finalists Runners-Up Clare Captain Barry Keating Manager John O'Keeffe The 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was the eighth edition of the All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship, a Gaelic football competition introduced by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 1990.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/waiting-on-death-row/26097088.html Waiting on Death Row Irish Independent 17 February 2001 The competition ended in victory for Louth, who defeated Clare by three points in the final at Ballinasloe.https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/louth-s-forwards-in-control-1.124983 Louth's forwards in control The Irish Times 10 November 1997 Format The championship began in September and was played on a straight knockout open-draw basis, with extra-time playable if teams finished level at the end of normal time. Twelve counties entered the competition, with Monaghan, Tipperary, Antrim and Roscommon each receiving a bye into the quarter-finals.Senior Championship sets high standards Sligo Champion 10 September 1997 Results 1st Round 20 September border|20x20px Carlow 0-13 – 0-07 border|20x20px Limerick Dr Cullen Park T. O'Rourke (Kildare) 20 September border|20x20px Clare 1-14 – 0-04 border|20x20px Longford Cusack Park G. Hough (Limerick) 20 September border|20x20px Louth 4-14 – 1-09 border|20x20px Sligo St Brigid's Park B. Gorman (Armagh) 21 September border|20x20px Wexford 1-13 – 0-12 border|20x20px Waterford Stradbally Michael Collins (Cork) Source:GAA results Irish Times 22 September 1997 Quarter-Finals 4 OctoberLouth made to fight for All-Ireland 'B' semi-final place The Argus 10 October 1997 border|20x20px Louth 3-12 – 1-14 20px|border Antrim Casement Park M. McBrien (Fermanagh) 4 October 20px|border Monaghan 0-20 – 1-09 border|20x20px Tipperary Castleblayney J. Harlin (Meath) 4 October border|20x20px Clare 1-23 – 2-14 * border|20x20px Wexford New Ross T. Meehan (Tipperary) n/a border|20x20px Carlow w/o – scr. ** border|20px Roscommon football * (After Extra Time) ** (Fixture conceded by Roscommon) Source:GAA results Irish Times 6 October 1997 Semi-Finals 26 Octoberhttps://www.irishtimes.com/sport/louth-pip-spirited-carlow-1.120045 Louth pip spirited Carlow Irish Times 27 October 1997 border|20x20px Louth 1-11 – 0-13 border|20x20px Carlow O'Connor Park N. Cooney (Offaly) 26 Octoberhttps://www.irishtimes.com/sport/daly-shines-in-spirited-clare-win-1.120049 Daly shines in spirited Clare win Irish Times 27 October 1997 border|20x20px Clare 1-17 – 0-10 20px|border Monaghan O'Connor Park S. McCormack Meath Final 9 Novemberhttps://www.independent.ie/sport/b-title-is-honey-sweet-for-louth/26201989.html 'B' title is honey sweet for Louth Irish Independent 10 November 1997 border|20x20px Louth 1-11 – 1-08 border|20x20px Clare White 1-5 (3f), McDonnell 0-2, O'Sullivan 0-1, C. Kelly 0-1, O'Hanlon 0-1, Hoey 0-1 M. Daly 0-3 (3f), A. Daly 1-0, Keane 0-2 (2f), Cosgrave 0-2, Enright 0-1 Duggan Park Pat McEnaney (Monaghan) GK1 Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)RCB2 Aidan Carter (St Nicholas)FB3 Gareth O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams)LCB4 David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)RHB5 Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) CHB6 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)LHB7 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) MF8 Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)MF9 Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)RHF10 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) CHF11 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's) LHF12 Colin Kelly (Newtown Blues)RCF13 Stefan White (Clan na Gael)FF14 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)LCF15 Alan Doherty (St Mary's)Substitutes: 16 Martin Harvey (Dundalk Gaels) for Paul Kelly 17 Ray Rooney (Dundalk Gaels) for Carter 18 Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers) for O'Sullivan GK1 James Hanrahan (Éire Óg)RCB2 Pádraig Gallagher (Doonbeg)FB3 Frankie Griffin (Kilrush Shamrocks)LCB4 Alan Malone (Éire Óg)RHB5 Barry Keating (Éire Óg)CHB6 Brendan Rouine (Ennistymon)LHB7 Charles O'Loughlin (St Joseph's, Miltown)MF8 Donal O'Sullivan (Kilrush Shamrocks)MF9 Peter Cosgrove (Éire Óg)RHF10 Ger Keane (St Senan's, Kilkee)CHF11 Martin Daly (Lissycasey)LHF12 Denis O'Driscoll (St Breckan's)RCF13 Johnny Enright (St Senan's, Kilkee)FF14 Aidan Daly (Kilrush Shamrocks)LCF15 Peadar McMahon (Kilrush Shamrocks)Substitutes: 16 Michael Galvin (St Senan's, Kilkee) for O'Sullivan 17 Ger Quinlan (O'Curry's) for O'Loughlin 18 Pat Foley (Naomh Eoin) for McMahon References All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship autocollapse hlist All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship Competitions 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Winners Leitrim Clare Wicklow Laois Carlow Tipperary Fermanagh Louth Monaghan Antrim Fermanagh 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship