The 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the fourth staging of the

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since its establishment by the

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in 1964.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by

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in the Connacht final. On 8 October 1967,

won the championship following a 4-9 to 1-7 defeat of

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in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

Semi-finals Finals

Statistics

Miscellaneous

* Derry win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. *

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become the first team to win three successive Leinster titles. * The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time. *

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, one of the earliest

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s to receive permission to play football, played for Mayo in the final.

References

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