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1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamAntrim (1st win)
CaptainLiam Boyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamRoscommon
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLaois
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtRoscommon

The 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.

On 14 September 1969, Antrim won the championship following a 1-8 to 0-10 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first and only All-Ireland title.

Results

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Semi-finals

24 August 1969 Semi-final Roscommon 2-15 - 0-09 Laois Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
31 August 1969 Semi-final Cork 1-12 - 3-07 Antrim Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

14 September 1969 Final Antrim 1-08 - 0-10 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin

Statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Laois win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.

References

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  1. ^ "Leaving it all behind". Irish Independent. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.