The 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Antrim (1st win) |
Captain | Liam Boyle |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Roscommon |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Laois |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.
On 14 September 1969, Antrim won the championship following a 1-8 to 0-10 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first and only All-Ireland title.
Results
editSemi-finals
24 August 1969 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-15 - 0-09 | Laois | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
31 August 1969 Semi-final | Cork | 1-12 - 3-07 | Antrim | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Final
14 September 1969 Final | Antrim | 1-08 - 0-10 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
Statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Laois win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.
References
edit- ^ "Leaving it all behind". Irish Independent. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.