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.
| 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 |
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
editQuarter-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
editMiscellaneous
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.