1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (8th win)
Captain	Liam Hassett
Managers	Páidí Ó Sé Jack O'Connor
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cavan
Manager	Martin McHugh
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway

The 1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 33rd 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 8 September 1996, Kerry won the championship following a 1–17 to 2–10 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their eighth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive championship seasons.

Results

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

12 May^[2]

Final

Meath	1-08 - 0-08	Louth
Dillon 1-1, Giles 0-3(3f), Regan 0-1, Kealy 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Callaghan 0-1		O'Kane 0-6(6f), Callan 0-1, Kirk 0-1

Parnell Park, Dublin

GK 1 Cormac Sullivan (St Patrick's) RCB 2 Mark O'Reilly (Summerhill) FB 3 Darren Fay (Trim) LCB 4 Barry Sheridan (Moynalvey) RHB 5 Stephen Carolan (Slane) CHB 6 Alan Finnegan (Seneschalstown) LHB 7 Ned Kearney (Simonstown Gaels) MF 8 Trevor Giles (Skryne) (c) MF 9 Stephen O'Rourke (Dunderry) RHF 10 Richie Kealy (Dunshaughlin) CHF 11 Stephen Dillon (Syddan) LHF 12 Paddy Reynolds (Walterstown) RCF 13 Ray Magee (Kilmainhamwood) FF 14 Nigel Regan (St Michael's) LCF 15 Ollie Murphy (Carnaross) Substitutes: 16 Barry Callaghan (Dunderry) for Reynolds

GK 1 Séamus Quigley (Kilkerley Emmets) RCB 2 Ollie Reilly (St Fechin's) FB 3 Ciarán Nash (Roche Emmets) LCB 4 David Brennan (Mattock Rangers) RHB 5 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) CHB 6 Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers) LHB 7 Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) MF 8 Wayne Carroll (Lann Léire) (c) MF 9 Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots) RHF 10 Peter O'Kane (Dundalk Gaels) CHF 11 John Levins (Hunterstown Rovers) LHF 12 Martin King (St Kevin's) RCF 13 Niall Callan (Mattock Rangers) FF 14 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) LCF 15 Mark Stanfield (O'Connells) Substitutes: 16 Hugh Kirk (St Bride's) for Stanfield 17 Aidan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells) for King

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Cavan v Meath

4 August 1996 Semi-final

Cavan

1-09 - 1-09

Meath

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Kerry v Galway

17 August 1996 Semi-final

Kerry

3-09 - 0-12

Galway

Cusack Park, Ennis

Cavan v Meath

25 August 1996 Semi-final replay

Cavan

1-11 - 1-09

Meath

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Finals

Kerry v Cavan

8 September 1996 Final

Kerry

1-17 - 2-10

Cavan

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Statistics

Miscellaneous

• The All-Ireland semi-final between Cavan and Meath is the first championship meeting between the two teams.
• The All-Ireland final between Kerry and Cavan is the first championship meeting between the two teams.

References

1. Donnelly, Ed (30 March 2011). "Munster U21FC facts and figures". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
2. "Louth outflanked at Battle of the Boyne". Drogheda Independent. 17 May 1996.