1954 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1954 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (3rd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtMayo

The 1954 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 23rd 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.

Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 26 September 1954, Dublin won the championship following a 3-3 to 1-8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in nine championship seasons.[1]

Results

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Quarter-Final

Mayo 1-7 Sligo 0-2.

Semi-Finals

Sligo 2-3 Leitrim 0-8.

Galway 2-13 Mayo 3-5.

Final

Mayo beat Sligo.

Semi-Finals

Dublin 3-13 Mayo 0-7.

Final

26 September 1954 Final Dublin 3-03 - 1-08 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.