| 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship | |
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| Header1: | Championship details |
| Header4: | Champions |
| Label5: | Winning team |
| Data5: | Louth (1st win) |
| Label6: | Captain |
| Label7: | Manager |
| Data7: | Paddy Clarke |
| Header8: | Finalists |
| Label9: | Runners-Up |
| Data9: | Clare |
| Label10: | Captain |
| Label11: | Manager |
| Data11: | John O'Keeffe |
The 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was the eighth edition of the All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship, the second tier Gaelic football competition introduced by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 1990.[1]
The competition ended in victory for Louth, who defeated Clare in the final at Ballinasloe by three points.[2]
The championship began in September and was played on a straight knockout open-draw basis, with extra-time playable if teams finished level at the end of normal time. Twelve counties entered the competition, with Monaghan, Tipperary, Antrim and Roscommon each receiving a bye into the quarter-finals.[3]
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