1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Offaly (1st win) Captain Garrett O'Brien Manager Jody Gunning All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Cavan Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Offaly Ulster Cavan Connacht Galway The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Donegal entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship. On 26 June 1988, Offaly won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final.https://offaly.gaa.ie/history/all-ireland-winning-teams/ All-Ireland Winning Teams Offaly GAA website 17 July 2017 This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons. Results All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Semi-finals 8 May 1988 Semi-final Cavan 1-15 - 0-10 Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick 15 May 1988 Semi-final Offaly 1-11 - 2-08 Kerry Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff 10 June 1988 Semi-final replay Offaly 2-07 - 1-09 Kerry Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff Finals 26 June 1988 Final Offaly 0-11 - 0-09 Cavan Pearse Park, Longford Statistics Miscellaneous Cavan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. References 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship