1989 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship | |
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Header1: | Championship details |
Label2: | Dates |
Label3: | Teams |
Header4: | All-Ireland Champions |
Label5: | Winning team |
Data5: | Cork (8th win) |
Label6: | Captain |
Data6: | Steven O'Brien |
Label7: | Manager |
Header8: | All-Ireland Finalists |
Label9: | Losing team |
Data9: | Galway |
Label10: | Captain |
Label11: | Manager |
Header12: | Provincial Champions |
Label13: | Munster |
Data13: | Cork |
Label14: | Leinster |
Data14: | Meath |
Label15: | Ulster |
Data15: | Antrim |
Label16: | Connacht |
Data16: | Galway |
The 1989 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Offaly entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kildare in a replay of the Leinster semi-final.
On 21 May 1989, Cork won the championship following a 2-8 to 1-10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their eighth All-Ireland title overall and their first in three championship seasons.