1998 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tyrone (4th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Laois |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Leitrim |
The 1998 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 67th 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.
Laois entered the championship as defending champions in search of a third successive All-Ireland title.
On 27 September 1998, Tyrone won the championship following a 2–11 to 0–11 defeat of Laois in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 25 championship seasons.[1]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
| May 1998 Quarter-Final | Mayo | 1-8 - 0-14 | Galway | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Semi-finals
| June 1998 Semi-Final | Sligo | 1-10 - 1-8 | Roscommon | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| June 1998 Semi-Final | Leitrim | 1-10 - 1-9 | Galway | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Final
| 19 July 1998 Final | Leitrim | 0-8 - 0-7 | Sligo | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Preliminary round
| May 1998 Preliminary Round | Carlow | 3-9 - 0-3 | Kilkenny | Dr Cullen Park, Mullingar |
| May 1998 Preliminary Round | Wicklow | 0-13 - 0-5 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| May 1998 Preliminary Round | Dublin | 2-7 - 1-10 | Meath | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| May 1998 Preliminary Round Replay | Dublin | 1-12 - 1-8 | Meath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Quarter-finals
| June 1998 Quarter-Final | Kildare | 1-16 - 2-5 | Carlow | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| June 1998 Quarter-Final | Laois | 1-12 - 0-12 | Offaly | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| June 1998 Quarter-Final | Wicklow | 1-12 - 1-6 | Wexford | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| June 1998 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 1-11 - 0-6 | Louth | Parnell Park, Dublin |
Semi-finals
| July 1998 Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-10 - 0-5 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| July 1998 Semi-Final | Laois | 2-11 - 1-10 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 2 August 1998 Final | Laois | 2-9 - 0-12 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Rob robin
| May 1998 Rob Robin | Limerick | 0-17 - 1-8 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| May 1998 Rob Robin | Waterford | 3-4 - 2-7 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| May 1998 Rob Robin | Waterford | 2-9 - 1-12 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| May 1998 Rob Robin | Clare | 2-7 - 1-8 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| June 1998 Rob Robin | Limerick | 1-9 - 3-8 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| June 1998 Rob Robin | Limerick | 0-12 - 1-5 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-finals
| June 1998 Semi-Final | Limerick | 0-12 - 0-6 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| July 1998 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-6 - 1-6 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| July 1998 Semi-Final Replay | Kerry | 1-10 - 0-9 | Waterford | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
Final
| 2 August 1998 Final | Kerry | 2-11 - 0-8 | Tipperary | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
Preliminary round
| May 1998 Preliminary Round | Tyrone | 2-10 - 1-13 | Down | Healy Park, Omagh |
| May 1998 Preliminary Round Replay | Tyrone | 0-12 - 0-6 | Down | Pairc Esler, Newry |
Quarter-finals
| May 1998 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 1-8 - 1-7 | Donegal | Casement Park, Belfast |
| May 1998 Quarter-Final | Derry | 2-13 - 1-11 | Monaghan | Celtic Park, Derry |
| June 1998 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 3-7 - 0-12 | Fermanagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| June 1998 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 2-15 - 0-9 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Semi-finals
| June 1998 Semi-Final | Antrim | 0-12 - 1-4 | Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| June 1998 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 0-15 - 0-10 | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 19 July 1998 Final | Tyrone | 4-9 - 2-2 | Antrim | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Semi-finals
| 23 August 1998 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-14 - 1-3 | Leitrim | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 30 August 1998 Semi-Final | Kerry | 2-5 - 1-10 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 27 September 1998 Final | Tyrone | 2-11 - 0-11 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Leitrim win the Connacht Championship for the first time since 1956.
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.