1949 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

1949 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamArmagh (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtSligo

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

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Semi-Finals

Final

25 September 1949 Final Armagh 1-07 - 1-05 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Sligo win the Connacht title for the first time in their history.

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.