1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDonegal (1st win)
CaptainBrian Tuohy
ManagerTom Conaghan[1]
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamRoscommon
ManagerMartin McDermott[2]
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLaois
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtRoscommon

The 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

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

Donegal won the championship following an 0–8 to 0–5 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final.[3] This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive seasons.

The following players won the Sam Maguire Cup with their county in 1992: Paul Carr, Matt Gallagher, Martin McHugh, Joyce McMullan, Sylvester Maguire, Anthony Molloy, Charlie Mulgrew and Donal Reid.[4]

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

References

  1. ^ McNulty, Chris (7 June 2016). "Anthony Molloy: 'The man from the mist' gets Freedom of Donegal". Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Martin McDermott still at the Roscommon helm". Hogan Stand. 27 September 1991. Before that, he had served his apprenticeship as manager of the Under 21 side, leading them to the Under 21 All-Ireland final in 1982, where they were beaten by Donegal in Carrick-on-Shannon on, what McDermott mournfully recalls as, 'a wet and miserable October day'.
  3. ^ Campbell, Peter (18 September 1992). "A commentator's dream but a defender's nightmare". Donegal Democrat. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ McNulty, Chris (20 July 2018). "Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age". Retrieved 20 July 2018.