The 1949 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 18th 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 | Armagh (1st win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Sligo |
Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.
On 25 September 1949, Armagh won the championship following a 1-7 to 1-5 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]
Results
editSemi-Finals
Final
| 25 September 1949 Final | Armagh | 1-07 - 1-05 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Sligo win the Connacht title 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.