1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (6th win)
CaptainVincent Knightley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTyrone
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway

Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the Munster final.

On 13 May 1990, Kerry won the championship following a 5–12 to 2–11 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 13 championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

29 April 1990 Semi-final Kerry 2-13 - 1-06 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
6 May 1990 Semi-final Tyrone 2-10 - 1-09 Meath Breffni Park, Cavan

Final

13 May 1990 Final Kerry 5-12 - 2-11 Tyrone Cusack Park, Mullingar

Statistics

Miscellaneous
  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Tyrone and Meath 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.
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