1997 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

Gaelic football tournament held in 1996 February 2024 Junior 1997 Mayo Kerry Meath Mayo Vinny Keane Billy Fitzpatrick Kerry Diarmuid Murphy Buddy O'Grady 1996 1998 The 1997 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship. Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, but lost to Clare at the semi-final stage of the Munster Championship.Junior footballers lose out to Clare The Corkman 27 June 1997 The 1997 All-Ireland Junior Championship final was played on 23 August 1997 in Ennis, between Mayo and Kerry. Mayo won the match by 2–08 to 1–10 to claim their fifth championship overall and a second in three years. Results Munster Junior Football Championship 16 July 1997Stylish Currow sub helps Kerry to junior crown The Kerryman 25 July 1997 Final 20px|Border Kerry 1-15 - 0-09 20px|border Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee W. O'Mahony (Limerick) Leinster Junior Football Championship 20 July 1997Juniors Cruise Past Louth Meath Chronicle 26 July 1997 Final border|20x20px Meath 0-16 - 1-08 border|20x20px Louth J. Henry, D. White, R. Kealy, F. O'Callaghan (3f) 0-3 each, D. Doonan 0-2, M. Crampton, T. Hanley 0-1 each P. O'Kane 0-5 (2f), D. Reilly 1-1 (1f), P. McGuigan, P. Kelly 0-1 each Croke Park, Dublin N. Cooney (Offaly) GK1 John Curry (Ballinabrackey)RCB2 Diarmuid Kealy (Dunshaughlin)FB3 Conor Woods (Carnaross)LCB4 Alan Meade (Simonstown Gaels)RHB5 Stephen Murphy (Duleek)CHB6 Cormac Murphy (St Patrick's) LHB7 Tommy Hanley (Athboy)MF8 Karl McDonnell (Duleek)MF9 John Henry (Cortown) (c)RHF10 Derek Doonan (Navan O'Mahonys)CHF11 Richie Kealy (Dunshaughlin)LHF12 Mark Crampton (Blackhall Gaels)RCF13 Daithí White (St Patrick's)FF14 Shay Duff (Syddan)LCF15 Francis Callaghan (Meath Hill)Substitutes: 16 Eugene Greville (Enfield) for C. Murphy 17 James Mitchell (Longwood) for Crampton 18 Timmy O'Regan (Donaghmore/Ashbourne) for CallaghanManager: Eamonn Barry GK1 Séamus Quigley (Kilkerley Emmets)RCB2 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)FB3 Brian Keenan (St Mary'sLCB4 Gerry Craven (Roche Emmets)RHB5 Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots)CHB6 Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers)LHB7 Mark Devlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)MF8 James McDonnell (Naomh Máirtín) (c)MF9 Damien Martin (Newtown Blues) RHF10 Peter O'Kane (Dundalk Gaels)CHF11 Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)LHF12 Turlough Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)RCF13 David Reilly (St Joseph's)FF14 Aidan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells)LCF15 Mark Leavy (Dundalk Young Irelands)Substitutes: 16 Wayne Carroll (Lann Léire) for Lennon 17 Adrian O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) for Martin 18 Aidan Delaney (Dundalk Gaels) for FlynnManager: Paul Kenny Connacht Junior Football Championship 2 June 1997Mayo ring up title number two in style Western People 4 June 1997 Final border|20x20px Mayo 1-15 - 0-08 border|20x20pxRoscommon McHale Park, Castlebar E. Watters (Sligo) All-Ireland semi-finals 27 July 1997Mayo juniors book All-Ireland spot Connaught Telegraph 30 July 1997 border|20x20px Warwickshire 0-08 - 4-10 border|20x20px Mayo Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham 6 August 1997Semi final loss for juniors Drogheda Independent 15 August 1997 20px|Border Kerry 0-12 - 1-08 border|20x20px Meath MacDonagh Park, Nenagh D. Joyce (Galway) All-Ireland final 23 August 1997Kerry pay dearly for missed chances as late points earn Mayo second title in three years Irish Examiner 25 August 1997 20px|Border Kerry 1-10 - 2-08 border|20x20px Mayo O. Walshe 1-1, T. Morley 1-0, B. Fitzpatrick, J. Commins, K. Comer 0-2 each, J. Hession 0-1 P. O'Donoghue 0-6 (3f), E. Fitzmaurice 1-1, L. Brosnan 0-2, D. Dennehy 0-1 Cusack Park, Ennis M. McBrien (Fermanagh) References Junior Category:All-Ireland Junior Football Championship