The 1935 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the seventh 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.
Tipperary entered the championship as defending champions.
On 22 September 1935, Mayo won the championship following a 1–6 to 1–1 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results Connacht Minor Football Championship
Leinster Minor Football Championship
GK1 Tom Butler (St. Mary's College)RCB2 Leo Burns (Dundalk Young Irelands) FB3 Brendan Corcoran (St. Mary's College)LCB4 James Callaghan (Ardee Defenders)RHB5 Patsy Dunne (Woodington Rangers, Drogheda) CHB6 Hugh McNamee (St Bride's)LHB7 Peter Killen (Cooley Kickhams)MF8 Eamonn Devlin (St. Mary's College)MF9 Larry McEntee (St. Mary's College)RHF10 Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)CHF11 Paddy Dwyer (Woodington Rangers, Drogheda) LHF12 Jimmy McKeever (Glyde Rangers)RCF13 Joe Marron (Dundalk Young Irelands)FF14 Jim McArdle (Dundalk Gaels)LCF15 Gerry Hall (Dundalk Gaels)Substitutes: 16 Pat Tuite (Dundalk Gaels) for Callaghan GK1 W. Browne (Peadar Mackens)RCB2 G. Diffney (St Vincent's)FB3 M. Tobin (Peadar Mackens)LCB4 W. Reburn (St Sylvester's)RHB5 M. O'Callaghan (O'Toole's)CHB6 J. Barnes (Innisfails)LHB7 J. Fagan (O'Toole's)MF8 T. McCann (St Vincent's)MF9 J. Delaney (Peadar Mackens)RHF10 A. Doyle (St Michael's)CHF11 T. McCallion (O'Toole's)LHF12 J. Fogarty (St Marnock's)RCF13 P. Daly (O'Toole's)FF14 C. O'Connor (St Vincent's)LCF15 J. Carey (Peadar Mackens)
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Munster Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals
GK1 Tom Butler (St. Mary's College)RCB2 Patsy Dunne (Woodington Rangers, Drogheda)FB3 Joe Marron (Dundalk Young Irelands)LCB4 James Callaghan (Ardee Defenders)RHB5 Larry Waller (Dowdallshill)CHB6 Hugh McNamee (St Bride's)LHB7 Frank Rock (St. Mary's College)MF8 Eamonn Devlin (St. Mary's College)MF9 Paddy Dwyer (Woodington Rangers, Drogheda) RHF10 Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)CHF11 Larry McEntee (St. Mary's College) LHF12 Patrick Walker (Woodington Rangers, Drogheda)RCF13 Jimmy McKeever (Glyde Rangers)FF14 Jim McArdle (Dundalk Gaels)LCF15 Gerry Hall (Dundalk Gaels) GK1 Dermot McNamara (Ballycastle)RCB2 Tommy Hannon (Ballyhaunis)FB3 Billy Durkin (Swinford)LCB4 Joe Sammon (Ballyhaunis)RHB5 Paddy Irwin (Castlebar Mitchels)CHB6 Paddy O'Malley (Ballintubber)LHB7 J.J. McLoughlin (Ballina Stephenites)MF8 Paddy Judge (Bonniconlon)MF9 Tom McNicholas (Swinford)RHF10 Denis Egan (Castlebar Mitchels)CHF11 Michael O'Malley (Louisburgh)LHF12 John Keane (Claremorris)RCF13 Michael Joe Carney (Castlebar Mitchels)FF14 Paddy Rocke (Castlebar Mitchels)LCF15 Paddy Quinn (Killala)
Final
Championship statistics Miscellaneous
In the Ulster final, Down defeated Donegal by 2–2 to 2–1, however, an objection to the result was launched by the Donegal County Board. A counter objection was later launched by the Down County Board before the Ulster Council declared the championship null and void. Donegal were later nominated to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland semi-final.
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