The 1948 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 17th 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.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Tyrone (2nd win) |
| Captain | Eddie Devlin |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions.
On 26 September 1948, Tyrone won the championship following an 0-11 to 1-5 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.[1]
Results
editSemi-Finals
Final
| 26 September 1948 Final | Tyrone | 0-11 - 1-05 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Eddie Devlin of Tyrone becomes the first player to captain a team to two All-Ireland titles.
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.