The 1974 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 43rd 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.
Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.
On 22 September 1974, Cork won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-6 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.[1]
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Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 1974 Quarter-final | Sligo | 1-03 - 1-15 | Leitrim | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Semi-finals
| 1974 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-08 - 1-10 | Leitrim | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| 1974 Semi-final | Mayo | 2-15 - 2-05 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Final
| 14 July 1974 Final | Mayo | 4-12 - 2-03 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
First round
| 1974 First round | Dublin | 1-07 - 1-06 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1974 First round | Carlow | 1-03 - 3-08 | Louth | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
Second round
| 1974 Second round | Carlow | 4-11 - 5-06 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| 1974 Second round | Dublin | 1-12 - 0-05 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-finals
| 1974 Quarter-final | Wicklow | 3-11 - 2-12 | Laois | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 1974 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-14 - 1-04 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 1974 Quarter-final | Longford | 0-12 - 0-06 | Kildare | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 1974 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-07 - 1-06 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Semi-finals
| 1974 Semi-final | Wicklow | 3-09 - 1-05 | Meath | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 1974 Semi-final | Dublin | 0-06 - 0-12 | Longford | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 28 July 1974 Final | Wicklow | 5-06 - 1-09 | Longford | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-finals
| 1974 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2-11 - 3-01 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1974 Quarter-final | Limerick | 2-06 - 2-08 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
Semi-finals
| 1974 Semi-final | Kerry | 4-18 - 0-00 | Waterford | Castleisland |
| 1974 Semi-final | Cork | 3-15 - 2-04 | Tipperary | Mitchelstown |
Final
| 14 July 1974 Final | Cork | 0-13 - 1-06 | Kerry | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 1974 Quarter-final | Cavan | 2-07 - 2-06 | Armagh | Athletic Ground, Armagh |
Semi-final
| 1974 Semi-final | Cavan | 1-10 - 1-09 | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 28 July 1974 Final | Cavan | 3-09 - 1-04 | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 4 August 1974 Quarter-final | Cork | 2-23 - 2-04 | London | Croke Park, Dublin |
Semi-finals
| 11 August 1974 Semi-final | Cork | 0-16 - 1-00 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| R Kenny 0-7, Diarmuid McCarthy 0-5, T Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, Don McCarthy 0-1. | E Dunne 1-0. | Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
| 18 August 1974 Semi-final | Mayo | 3-10 - 2-04 | Cavan | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Burke 2-2, K Geraghty 0-4, S Moran 1-0, G Hennigan 0-2, W Nally 0-1, M Burke 0-1. | H Conaty 2-0, S Bardy 0-2, O Martin 0-1, P McNamee 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
Final
| 22 September 1974 Final | Cork | 1-10 - 1-06 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Diarmuid McCarthy 1-3, T Murphy 0-3, D McCurtain 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | S Moran 1-0, G Hennigan 0-2, K Geraghty 0-2, J Burke 0-2. | Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Wicklow win the Leinster Championship for the first and only time in their history.
- Cork achieve the double for the third time in their history, after earlier winning the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. Finbarr Delaney, Tom Cashman, Dermot McCurtain, Johnny Crowley, Tadhg Murphy and Declan Murphy claim winners' medals in both All-Ireland victories.
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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