1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Donegal (2nd win) Captain John Cunningham Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Kerry Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Laois Ulster Donegal Connacht Galway The 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Cork entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. On 28 June 1987, Donegal won the championship following a 1–12 to 2–4 defeat of Kerry in an All-Ireland final replay.http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/soccer/45918/Donegal-downed-the--Kingdom-back.html Donegal downed the Kingdom back in 1987 too Donegal Democrat 17 July 2017 2 November 2012 This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons; the following players won the Sam Maguire Cup with their county in 1992: Manus Boyle, John Cunningham, John Joe Doherty, Barry McGowan and Tommy Ryan; Boyle scored 1–7 in the final; Sean Bonner (brother of Declan) was in the full-back line; the losing Kerry team featured Mick Galwey, who scored a goal.Chris McNulty http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-yearning-repeat-long-term-rewards-golden-age/ Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age 20 July 2018 20 July 2018 25 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180725141714/https://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-yearning-repeat-long-term-rewards-golden-age/ dead Results All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Semi-finals 17 May 1987 Semi-final Domegal 1–7 - 1–6 Laois Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick 29 May 1987 Semi-final Kerry 1–9 - 1–7 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis Finals 7 June 1987 Final Donegal 0–10 - 1–7 Kerry Tuam Stadium, Tuam 28 June 1987 Final replay Donegal 1–12 - 2–4 Kerry Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Statistics Miscellaneous The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the fifth time in the history of the championship. References 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship