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

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

Format 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.

Results 1st Round

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Quarter-Finals

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

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Semi-Finals

Final

GK1 Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)RCB2 Aidan Carter (St Nicholas)FB3 Gareth O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams)LCB4 David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)RHB5 Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) CHB6 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)LHB7 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) MF8 Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)MF9 Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)RHF10 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) CHF11 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's) LHF12 Colin Kelly (Newtown Blues)RCF13 Stefan White (Clan na Gael)FF14 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)LCF15 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 GK1 James Hanrahan (Éire Óg)RCB2 Pádraig Gallagher (Doonbeg)FB3 Frankie Griffin (Kilrush Shamrocks)LCB4 Alan Malone (Éire Óg)RHB5 Barry Keating (Éire Óg)CHB6 Brendan Rouine (Ennistymon)LHB7 Charles O'Loughlin (St Joseph's, Miltown)MF8 Donal O'Sullivan (Kilrush Shamrocks)MF9 Peter Cosgrove (Éire Óg)RHF10 Ger Keane (St Senan's, Kilkee)CHF11 Martin Daly (Lissycasey)LHF12 Denis O'Driscoll (St Breckan's)RCF13 Johnny Enright (St Senan's, Kilkee)FF14 Aidan Daly (Kilrush Shamrocks)LCF15 Peadar McMahon (Kilrush Shamrocks)Substitutes: 16 Michael Galvin (St Senan's, Kilkee) for O'Sullivan 17 Ger Quinlan (O'Curry's) for O'Loughlin 18 Pat Foley (Naomh Eoin) for McMahon

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