The 1997 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, but lost to Clare at the semi-final stage of the Munster Championship.
The 1997 All-Ireland Junior Championship final was played on 23 August 1997 in Ennis, between Mayo and Kerry.
Mayo won the match by 2–08 to 1–10 to claim their fifth championship overall and a second in three years.
Results
Munster Junior Football Championship
Leinster Junior Football Championship
GK1 John Curry (Ballinabrackey)RCB2 Diarmuid Kealy (Dunshaughlin)FB3 Conor Woods (Carnaross)LCB4 Alan Meade (Simonstown Gaels)RHB5 Stephen Murphy (Duleek)CHB6 Cormac Murphy (St Patrick's) LHB7 Tommy Hanley (Athboy)MF8 Karl McDonnell (Duleek)MF9 John Henry (Cortown) (c)RHF10 Derek Doonan (Navan O'Mahonys)CHF11 Richie Kealy (Dunshaughlin)LHF12 Mark Crampton (Blackhall Gaels)RCF13 Daithí White (St Patrick's)FF14 Shay Duff (Syddan)LCF15 Francis Callaghan (Meath Hill)Substitutes: 16 Eugene Greville (Enfield) for C. Murphy 17 James Mitchell (Longwood) for Crampton 18 Timmy O'Regan (Donaghmore/Ashbourne) for CallaghanManager: Eamonn Barry GK1 Séamus Quigley (Kilkerley Emmets)RCB2 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)FB3 Brian Keenan (St Mary'sLCB4 Gerry Craven (Roche Emmets)RHB5 Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots)CHB6 Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers)LHB7 Mark Devlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)MF8 James McDonnell (Naomh Máirtín) (c)MF9 Damien Martin (Newtown Blues) RHF10 Peter O'Kane (Dundalk Gaels)CHF11 Paul Kelly (Newtown Blues)LHF12 Turlough Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)RCF13 David Reilly (St Joseph's)FF14 Aidan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells)LCF15 Mark Leavy (Dundalk Young Irelands)Substitutes: 16 Wayne Carroll (Lann Léire) for Lennon 17 Adrian O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) for Martin 18 Aidan Delaney (Dundalk Gaels) for FlynnManager: Paul Kenny
Connacht Junior Football Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
References