1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (5th win)
Captain	Denis "Ógie" Moran
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Down
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Leitrim

The 1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 14th 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.

On 2 October 1977, Kerry won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-5 defeat of Down in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their third in successive championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Kerry v Leitrim

28 August 1977 Semi-final

Kerry

3-13 - 3-08

Leitrim

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick

Down v Offaly

28 August 1977 Semi-final

Down

1-06 - 0-09

Offaly

Páirc Esler, Newry

Offaly v Down

11 September 1977 Semi-final replay

Offaly

0-09 - 2-08

Down

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Final

Kerry v Down

2 October 1977 Final

Kerry

1-11 - 1-05

Down

Croke Park, Dublin

Statistics

Miscellaneous

• Leitrim win the Connacht title for the first time in their history.
• Kerry become the first team to win three successive All-Ireland titles.

References

1. Donnelly, Ed (30 March 2011). "Munster U21FC facts and figures". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 16 July 2017.