1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (6th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 27th 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.
Meath entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.
On 28 September 1958, Dublin won the championship following a 2-02 to 0-8 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.[1]
Results
[edit]Quarter-Final
Mayo 5-7 Sligo 1-4 Ballina.
Semi-Finals
Roscommon 1-6 Leitrim 0-8 Roscommon.
Mayo 4-13 Galway 1-4 Tuam.
Final
July 13th Mayo 1-8 Roscommon 1-4 Roscommon.
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Semi-Finals
Mayo 4-5 Kerry 3-5
Final
| 28 September 1958 | Dublin | 2-10 - 0-08 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Down win the Ulster Championship for the first time in their history.
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.