1995 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1995 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamWestmeath (1st win)
CaptainDamien Gavin
ManagerLuke Dempsey
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWestmeath
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway

The 1995 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 64th 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 by Cork in the Munster semi-final replay.

On 17 September 1995, Westmeath won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-11 defeat of Derry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

June 1995 Quarter-Final Galway 1-16 - 2-8 Sligo Tourlestrane

Semi-Finals

25 June 1995 Semi-Final Mayo 2-13 - 2-7 Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar
2 July 1995 Semi-Final Galway 2-16 - 0-7 Leitrim Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Final

23 July 1995 Final Galway 2-14 - 2-11 Mayo St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

May 1995 Preliminary Round Kildare 0-17 - 1-5 Louth St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
May 1995 Preliminary Round Offaly 2-6 - 0-9 Meath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
May 1995 Preliminary Round Laois 5-25 - 0-3 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
May 1995 Preliminary Round Replay Offaly 0-8 - 0-5 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
May 1995 Preliminary Round Westmeath 0-15 - 0-6 Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Quarter-Finals

June 1995 Quarter-Final Westmeath 0-15 - 0-6 Wicklow Páirc Ciarán, Athlone
June 1995 Quarter-Final Longford 2-6 - 0-5 Offaly Pearse Park, Longford
June 1995 Quarter-Final Laois 3-14 - 1-4 Carlow O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
June 1995 Quarter-Final Kildare 1-12 - 3-8 Dublin O'Toole Park, Crumlin

Semi-Finals

July 1995 Semi-Final Westmeath 1-11 - 2-7 Laois O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
July 1995 Semi-Final Kildare 0-15 - 2-9 Laois Páirc Tailteann, Navan
July 1995 Semi-Final Kildare 1-6 - 1-14 Laois Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Final

30 July 1995 Final Westmeath 1-9 - 0-12 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
6 August 1995 Final 1st Replay Westmeath 3-12 - 2-15
(aet)		 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
12 August 1995 Final 2nd Replay Westmeath 1-10 - 0-9 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

June 1995 Quarter-Final Cork 4-20 - 1-3 Limerick Mallow
June 1995 Quarter-Final Clare 1-9 - 2-7 Waterford Emly Sportsfield, Emly

Semi-Finals

25 June 1995 Semi-Final Tipperary 1-6 - 0-9 Waterford Fraher Field, Thurles
2 July 1995 Semi-Final Replay Tipperary 1-9 - 0-8 Waterford Fraher Field, Dungarvan
2 July 1995 Semi-Final Kerry 0-7 - 0-12 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Final

23 July 1995 Final Tipperary 2-6 - 0-10 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

May 1995 Preliminary Round Down 2-14 - 0-11 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Quarter-Finals

May 1995 Quarter-Final Derry 1-12 - 0-14 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
June 1995 Quarter-Final Down 2-11 - 1-13 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
June 1995 Quarter-Final Fermanagh 2-13 - 2-10 Tyrone St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
June 1995 Quarter-Final Cavan 3-8 - 2-9 Antrim Breffni Park, Cavan

Semi-Finals

June 1995 Semi-Final Derry 3-14 - 1-8 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones
July 1995 Semi-Final Down 4-12 - 0-11 Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

23 July 1995 Final Derry 2-12 - 1-7 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

13 August 1995 Semi-Final Derry 3-7 - 1-12 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
20 August 1995 Semi-Final Westmeath 1-14 - 0-10 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin

Final

17 September 1995 Final Westmeath 1-10 - 0-11 Derry Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final between Westmeath and Derry is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References

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