1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
# 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions in search of a record-breaking fourth successive All-Ireland title.

On 15 October 1978, Roscommon won the championship following a 1-9 to 1-8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in 12 championship seasons.

## Results

### Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

| GK | 1 | Mal Clarke (Oliver Plunketts) |
| - | - | - |
| RCB | 2 | Paul Matthews (Newtown Blues) |
| FB | 3 | Séamus Haughey (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| LCB | 4 | Brendan Byrne (St Mochta's) (c) |
| RHB | 5 | Gary O'Callaghan (Clan na Gael) |
| CHB | 6 | Benny McArdle (Dundalk Gaels) |
| LHB | 7 | Pat Lynch (Dreadnots) |
| MF | 8 | Michael McCabe (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| MF | 9 | Larry Goodman (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| RHF | 10 | Eugene Judge (Newtown Blues) |
| CHF | 11 | Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines) |
| LHF | 12 | Seán Reid (Mattock Rangers) |
| RCF | 13 | Pat Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets) |
| FF | 14 | Denis Kelleher (Dreadnots) |
| LCF | 15 | Johnny McDonnell (St Fechin's) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael) for McCabe |
| GK | 1 | P. Coyne |
| RCB | 2 | Noel O'Dea |
| FB | 3 | Ollie Minnock |
| LCB | 4 | Pat Grady |
| RHB | 5 | P. Dolan |
| CHB | 6 | Gerry Carroll |
| LHB | 7 | G. Higgins |
| MF | 8 | Tomás O'Connor |
| MF | 9 | Johnny Mooney |
| RHF | 10 | Jimmy Dunne |
| CHF | 11 | Vincent Henry |
| LHF | 12 | T. Fitzgerald |
| RCF | 13 | Liam Dunne |
| FF | 14 | Matt Connor |
| LCF | 15 | M. White |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Danny Owens for White |
| | 17 | M. Dunne for Dolan |
| | 18 | Brendan Lowry for Fitzgerald |

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Roscommon v Down

10 September 1978 Semi-final Roscommon 0-08 - 0-07 Down Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Louth v Kerry

1 October 1978 Semi-final Louth 0-14 - 2-10 Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda

Final

Roscommon v Kerry

15 October 1978 Final Roscommon 1-09 - 1-08 Kerry Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Statistics

Miscellaneous

The All-Ireland semi-final between Kerry and Louth was originally fixed for 27 August 1978, however, Kerry disclosed to the GAA authorities that they would not be fielding a team as several of their players were also involved with the senior team in the All-Ireland final. Louth were declared the winners of that tie and were given a place in the All-Ireland final, however, an appeal by Kerry saw the game refixed. The refixture ended in dramatic circumstances as the score appeared to be level at the end of normal time, however, the referee later stated that Kerry had won by two points.

References

↑ "Hayden: Kerry scalp in '78 was 'mighty'". Roscommon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.↑ "Louth U-21 XV Take Title From Holders". The Argus. 28 July 1978.

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