1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Mayo (1st win) Captain Willie Loftus Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Kerry Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Kildare Ulster Derry Connacht Mayo The 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Roscommon entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo in the Connacht final. On 8 October 1967, Mayo won the championship following a 4-9 to 1-7 defeat of Kerry in a replay of the All-Ireland final.http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/2554-such-a-perfect-day Such a perfect day The Mayo News 16 July 2017 9 October 2007 This was their first All-Ireland title. Results All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Semi-finals 27 August 1967 Semi-final Kerry 3-09 - 1-07 Kildare Austin Stack Park, Tralee 27 August 1967 Semi-final Mayo 3-09 - 1-08 Derry Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown Finals 10 September 1967 Final Mayo 2-10 - 2-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin 8 October 1967 Final Mayo 4-09 - 1-07 Kerry Dunlo Grounds, Ballinasloe Statistics Miscellaneous Derry win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. Kildare become the first team to win three successive Leinster titles. The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time. J. J. Cribbin, one of the earliest seminarians to receive permission to play football, played for Mayo in the final.https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/mayo-mourns-death-of-league-winner-fr-jj-cribbin-998445.html Mayo mourns death of League winner Fr JJ Cribbin Irish Examiner Declan Rooney 8 May 2020 8 May 2020 References 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship