1947 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained

1947 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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Header1:Championship details
Label2:Dates
Label3:Teams
Header4:All-Ireland Champions
Label5:Winning team
Data5:Tyrone (1st win)
Label6:Captain
Label7:Manager
Header8:All-Ireland Finalists
Label9:Losing team
Data9:Mayo
Label10:Captain
Label11:Manager
Header12:Provincial Champions
Label13:Munster
Data13:Kerry
Label14:Leinster
Data14:Offaly
Label15:Ulster
Data15:Tyrone
Label16:Connacht
Data16:Mayo

The 1947 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 16th 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.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final

On 14 September 1947, Tyrone won the championship following a 4-4 to 4-3 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

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