1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship

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1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
Championship details
Champions
Winning teamLouth (1st win)
ManagerPaddy Clarke
Finalists
Runners-UpClare
ManagerJohn O'Keeffe

The 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was the eighth edition of the All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship, the second tier Gaelic football competition introduced by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 1990.[1]

The competition ended in victory for Louth, who defeated Clare in the final at Ballinasloe by three points.[2]

Format[edit]

The championship began in September and was played on a straight knockout open-draw basis, with extra-time playable if teams finished level at the end of normal time. Twelve counties entered the competition, with Monaghan, Tipperary, Antrim and Roscommon each receiving a bye into the quarter-finals.[3]

Results[edit]

1st Round[edit]

20 September Carlow 0-13 – 0-07 Limerick Dr Cullen Park
Referee: T. O'Rourke (Kildare)
20 September Clare 1-14 – 0-04 Longford Cusack Park
Referee: G. Hough (Limerick)
20 September Louth 4-14 – 1-09 Sligo St Brigid's Park
Referee: B. Gorman (Armagh)
21 September Wexford 1-13 – 0-12 Waterford Stradbally
Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)

Source:[4]

Quarter-Finals[edit]

4 October[5] Louth 3-12 – 1-14 Antrim Casement Park
Referee: M. McBrien (Fermanagh)
4 October Monaghan 0-20 – 1-09 Tipperary Castleblayney
Referee: J. Harlin (Meath)
4 October Clare 1-23 – 2-14 * Wexford New Ross
Referee: T. Meehan (Tipperary)
n/a Carlow w/o – scr. ** Roscommon

* (After Extra Time) ** (Fixture conceded by Roscommon)

Source:[6]

Semi-Finals[edit]

26 October[7] Louth 1-11 – 0-13 Carlow O'Connor Park
Referee: N. Cooney (Offaly)
26 October[8] Clare 1-17 – 0-10 Monaghan O'Connor Park
Referee: S. McCormack Meath

Final[edit]

Louth1-11 – 1-08 Clare
White 1-5 (3f), McDonnell 0-2, O'Sullivan 0-1, C. Kelly 0-1, O'Hanlon 0-1, Hoey 0-1 M. Daly 0-3 (3f), A. Daly 1-0, Keane 0-2 (2f), Cosgrave 0-2, Enright 0-1
GK 1 Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)
RCB 2 Aidan Carter (St Nicholas)
FB 3 Gareth O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams) (c)
LCB 4 David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
RHB 5 Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's)
CHB 6 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)
LHB 7 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's)
MF 8 Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)
MF 9 Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)
RHF 10 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's)
CHF 11 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's)
LHF 12 Colin Kelly (Newtown Blues)
RCF 13 Stefan White (Clan na Gael)
FF 14 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)
LCF 15 Alan Doherty (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16 Martin Harvey (Dundalk Gaels) for Paul Kelly
17 Ray Rooney (Dundalk Gaels) for Carter
18 Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers) for O'Sullivan
GK 1 James Hanrahan
RCB 2 Pádraig Gallagher
FB 3 Frankie Griffin
LCB 4 Alan Malone
RHB 5 Barry Keating (c)
CHB 6 Brendan Rouine
LHB 7 Charles O'Loughlin
MF 8 Donal O'Sullivan
MF 9 Peter Cosgrove
RHF 10 Ger Keane
CHF 11 Martin Daly
LHF 12 Denis O'Driscoll
RCF 13 Johnny Enright
FF 14 Aidan Daly
LCF 15 Peadar McMahon
Substitutes:
16 Michael Galvin for O'Sullivan
17 Ger Quinlan for O'Loughlin
18 Pat Foley for McMahon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Waiting on Death Row". Irish Independent. 17 February 2001.
  2. ^ "Louth's forwards in control". Irish Times. 10 November 1997.
  3. ^ "Senior Championship sets high standards". Sligo Champion. 10 September 1997.
  4. ^ "GAA results". Irish Times. 22 September 1997.
  5. ^ "Louth made to fight for All-Ireland 'B' semi-final place". The Argus. 10 October 1997.
  6. ^ "GAA results". Irish Times. 6 October 1997.
  7. ^ "Louth pip spirited Carlow". Irish Times. 27 October 1997.
  8. ^ "Daly shines in spirited Clare win". Irish Times. 27 October 1997.
  9. ^ "'B' title is honey sweet for Louth". Irish Independent. 10 November 1997.
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