1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Mayo (5th win) Captain Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Dublin Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Dublin Ulster Tyrone Connacht Mayo The 1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 47th 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. Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship. On 24 September 1978, Mayo won the championship following a 4-9 to 3-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in seven championship seasons.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/ All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 20 September 2011 19 November 2012 Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-Finals May 1978 Quarter-Final Mayo 10-11 - 2-05 Leitrim James Stephens Park, Ballina Semi-Finals June 1978 Semi-Final Mayo 2-10 - 1-08 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon June 1978 Semi-Final Sligo 0-08 - 2-13 Galway Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry Final 9 July 1978 Final Mayo 2-06 - 2-04 Galway Pearse Stadium, Galway Leinster Minor Football Championship Preliminary Round May 1978 Preliminary Round Louth 2-05 - 2-06 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan May 1978 Preliminary Round Longford 1-10 - 1-08 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar Quarter-Finals June 1978 Quarter-Final Wexford 2-07 - 1-06 Wicklow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow June 1978 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-07 - 1-11 Meath Croke Park, Dublin June 1978 Quarter-Final Dublin 5-13 - 1-05 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan June 1978 Quarter-Final Longford 2-10 - 0-14 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore Semi-Finals July 1978 Semi-Final Meath 2-07 - 2-07 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin July 1978 Semi-Final Dublin 2-13 - 1-07 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Final 30 July 1978 Final Dublin 3-12 - 0-11 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin Ulster Minor Football Championship Preliminary Round 1978 Preliminary Round Derry 2-10 - 3-04 Donegal Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen Quarter-Finals 1978 Quarter-Final Monaghan 3-10 - 0-03 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast 1978 Quarter-Final Down 3-07 - 0-08 Fermanagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown 1978 Quarter-Final Armagh 1-07 - 0-08 Cavan Breffni Park, Cavan 1978 Quarter-Final Tyrone 1-08 - 1-05 Down The Playing Fields, Lurgan Semi-Finals 1978 Semi-Final Tyrone 2-04 - 0-09 Down Casement Park, Belfast 1978 Semi-Final Armagh 0-07 - 2-11 Monaghan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney Final 23 July 1978 Final Tyrone 3-11 - 2-09 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Munster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final 1978 Quarter-Final Limerick 1-09 - 2-05 Clare Shannon Semi-Finals 1978 Semi-Final Kerry 1-13 - 1-07 Tipperary Milltown 1978 Semi-Final Cork 2-11 - 1-04 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Final 16 July 1978 Final Cork 0-06 - 1-04 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final 6 August 1978 Quarter-Final Mayo 8-18 - 1-03 New York McHale Park, Castlebar Semi-Finals 13 August 1978 Semi-Final Mayo 1-10 - 0-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin 20 August 1978 Semi-Final Tyrone 1-09 - 5-07 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin Final 24 September 1978 Final Mayo 4-09 - 3-08 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin References 1978 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship