1953 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1953 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 22nd 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.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Mayo (2nd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Clare |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Clare |
| Leinster | Westmeath |
| Louth | Armagh |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.
On 27 September 1953, Mayo won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-6 defeat of Clare in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in fifteen championship seasons.[1]
Results
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-finals
| 23 August 1953 Semi-final | Clare | 1-10 - 0-02 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 30 August 1953 Semi-final | Mayo | 5-02 - 1-05 | Armagh | Pearse Park, Longford |
Final
| 27 September 1953 Final | Mayo | 2-11 - 1-06 | Clare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Clare win the Munster Championship for the first time since 1930.
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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