The 1962 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 31st 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 | Kerry (6th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the Munster final.
On 23 September 1962, Kerry won the championship following a 6-5 to 0-7 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 12 championship seasons.[1]
Results
editQuarter-Final
Mayo 3-13 Sligo 0-10.
Semi-Finals
Mayo 7-1 Roscommon 0-7.
Galway 7-8 Leitrim 0-10
Final
Semi-Finals
Mayo 2-12 Down 1-9 Croke Park August 19th.
Final
| 23 September 1962 Final | Kerry | 6-05 - 0-07 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.