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1984 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1984 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1984 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (6th win)
CaptainCiarán O'Reilly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWarwickshire
CaptainP. Moran
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
← 1983
1985 →

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 9 September 1984 at Roger Casement Park in Coventry between Cork and Warwickshire, in what was their third ever meeting in the final and a first in 29 years. Cork won the match by 3–20 to 0–07 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first tile in 12 years.[2][3]

Results

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Munster Junior Football Championship

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13 July 1984[4] Final   Kerry 0-09 - 1-12   Cork Con Keating Park, Cahersiveen
Referee: R. Moloney (Limerick)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

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10 June 1984[5][6] Final   Wexford 0-08 - 0-06   Louth Croke Park, Dublin
S. O'Shea 0-3, G. Hearne 0-3, G. Foley, E. O'Brien 0-1 each S. McGahon 0-2, S. Melia, P. Hand, E. Murray, D. McCarthy 0-1 each Referee: T. Jordan (Dublin)
GK 1 Phil Walsh (Bannow–Ballymitty)
RCB 2 Brendan Murphy (St Joseph's)
FB 3 Jack O'Leary (Blackwater)
LCB 4 Eamonn O'Connor (St John's Volunteers) (c)
RHB 5 Luke Finn (Craanford)
CHB 6 Ger O'Brien (Réalt na Mara)
LHB 7 George Foley (Fethard St Mogues)
MF 8 John Creane (St Mary's, Maudlintown)
MF 9 Pat McGrath (Bannow–Ballymitty)
RHF 10 George Hearne (Horeswood)
CHF 11 Pat Barden (Adamstown)
LHF 12 Seánie O'Shea (Blackwater)
RCF 13 Séamus Kennelly (Réalt na Mara)
FF 14 Michael Walsh (Glynn–Barntown)
LCF 15 Nicky Jones (St John's Volunteers)
Substitutes:
16 Eugene O'Brien (Réalt na Mara) for McGrath
17 Matty Furlong (Blackwater) for M. Walsh
18 James Stafford (Clongeen) for Kennelly
GK 1 Mal Clarke (Oliver Plunketts)
RCB 2 Dessie Tuite (Seán O'Mahony's)
FB 3 Brendan Byrne (St Mochta's) (c)
LCB 4 Declan Healy (Naomh Máirtín)
RHB 5 Eugene Murtagh (St Joseph's)
CHB 6 Barry O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
LHB 7 Jim Matthews (Hunterstown Rovers)
MF 8 Stephen Melia (John Mitchels)
MF 9 Eamonn McCann (St Patrick's)
RHF 10 Gerry Murphy (Naomh Malachi)
CHF 11 Seán McGahon (Seán McDermott's)
LHF 12 Pat Hand (Naomh Fionnbarra)
RCF 13 Paul Matthews (Naomh Malachi)
FF 14 Donal McCarthy (St Patrick's)
LCF 15 Enda Murray (Dundalk Young Irelands)
Substitutes:
16 Kevin Roden (Oliver Plunketts) for Matthews
17 Pat Lynch (Dreadnots) for McCarthy
18 Stefan White (O'Connells) for Murphy

Ulster Junior Football Championship

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15 June 1984[7] Final   Cavan 2-07 - 0-10   Tyrone Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: B. Mone (Monaghan)

Connacht Junior Football Championship

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26 May 1984[8] Final   Mayo 0-07 - 2-07   Galway Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe
Referee: P. Kearns (Sligo)

All-Ireland semi-finals

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22 July 1984[9] Semi-final   Galway 2-05 - 1-09   Cork Tuam Stadium
Referee: C. Ó'Connalláin (Westmeath)
22 July 1984[10] Semi-final   Cavan 0-04 - 0-09   Wexford Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: S. Mullanny (Roscommon)

All-Ireland home final

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12 August 1984[11] Home final   Cork 1-10 - 0-09   Wexford Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

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9 September 1984[12] Final   Warwickshire 0-07 - 3-20   Cork Roger Casement Park, Coventry
D. Brennan, N. McLean, S. Dunne 0-2 each, A. Smith 0-1 M. McCarthy 3-4, N. O'Connor 0-4, T. Cole, C. Collins, P. Barrett, C. O'Reilly, P. O'Connor 0-2 each, J. O'Sullivan, G. O'Rourke 0-1 each Referee: T. Moran (Leitrim)

References

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  1. ^ "Kerry profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Kerry Juniors blow it!". The Kerryman. 20 July 1984.
  5. ^ "Poor Louth Performance in Junior Final". Dundalk Democrat. 16 June 1984.
  6. ^ "Wexford 'surprise' winners of title". Irish Independent. 11 June 1984.
  7. ^ "Cavan Juniors Bring Provincial Honours To Breffni". The Anglo-Celt. 22 June 1984.
  8. ^ "Mayo Juniors Defeated In Provincial Final". Mayo News. 30 May 1984.
  9. ^ "Wasted Chances Prove Costly For The Juniors". Connacht Tribune. 27 July 1984.
  10. ^ "Cavan's Title Hopes Ended By Wexford". The Anglo-Celt. 27 July 1984.
  11. ^ "Cork footballers take All-Ireland junior title". The Corkman. 17 August 1984.
  12. ^ "McCarthy scores major factor in Cork's triumph". The Southern Star. 15 September 1984.
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