1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
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|title = 1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
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|header1=Championship details
|label2=Dates
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|label3=Teams
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|header4=All-Ireland Champions
|label5=Winning team
|data5=Kerry (8th win)
|label6=Captain
|data6=Liam Hassett
|label7=Managers
|data7=Páidí Ó Sé
Jack O'Connor
|header8=All-Ireland Finalists
|label9=Losing team
|data9=Cavan
|label10=Captain
|data10=
|label11=Manager
|data11=Martin McHugh
|header12=Provincial Champions
|label13=Munster
|data13=Kerry
|label14=Leinster
|data14=Meath
|label15=Ulster
|data15=Cavan
|label16=Connacht
|data16=Galway
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The 1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Kerry entered the championship as defending champions.
On 8 September 1996, Kerry won the championship following a 1–17 to 2–10 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/cork/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=145259|title=Munster U21FC facts and figures|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=16 July 2017|date=30 March 2011|first=Ed|last=Donnelly}} This was their eighth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive championship seasons.
Results
=[[Connacht Under-21 Football Championship]]=
=[[Leinster Under-21 Football Championship]]=
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| date = 12 May{{cite news|title=Louth outflanked at Battle of the Boyne|work=Drogheda Independent|date=17 May 1996}}
| round = Final
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| team1 = File: Colours of Meath.svg Meath
| score = 1-08 - 0-08
| team2 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
| report =
| goals1 = Dillon 1-1, Giles 0-3(3f), Regan 0-1, Kealy 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Callaghan 0-1
| goals2 = O'Kane 0-6(6f), Callan 0-1, Kirk 0-1
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| stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
| referee =
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| GK | 1 | Cormac Sullivan (St Patrick's) |
| RCB | 2 | Mark O'Reilly (Summerhill) |
| FB | 3 | Darren Fay (Trim) |
| LCB | 4 | Barry Sheridan (Moynalvey) |
| RHB | 5 | Stephen Carolan (Slane) |
| CHB | 6 | Alan Finnegan (Seneschalstown) |
| LHB | 7 | Ned Kearney (Simonstown Gaels) |
| MF | 8 | Trevor Giles (Skryne) (c) |
| MF | 9 | Stephen O'Rourke (Dunderry) |
| RHF | 10 | Richie Kealy (Dunshaughlin) |
| CHF | 11 | Stephen Dillon (Syddan) |
| LHF | 12 | Paddy Reynolds (Walterstown) |
| RCF | 13 | Ray Magee (Kilmainhamwood) |
| FF | 14 | Nigel Regan (St Michael's) |
| LCF | 15 | Ollie Murphy (Carnaross) |
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| 16 | Barry Callaghan (Dunderry) for Reynolds |
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| GK | 1 | Séamus Quigley (Kilkerley Emmets) |
| RCB | 2 | Ollie Reilly (St Fechin's) |
| FB | 3 | Ciarán Nash (Roche Emmets) |
| LCB | 4 | David Brennan (Mattock Rangers) |
| RHB | 5 | Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) |
| CHB | 6 | Niall Flynn (Glyde Rangers) |
| LHB | 7 | Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's) |
| MF | 8 | Wayne Carroll (Lann Léire) (c) |
| MF | 9 | Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots) |
| RHF | 10 | Peter O'Kane (Dundalk Gaels) |
| CHF | 11 | John Levins (Hunterstown Rovers) |
| LHF | 12 | Martin King (St Kevin's) |
| RCF | 13 | Niall Callan (Mattock Rangers) |
| FF | 14 | Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) |
| LCF | 15 | Mark Stanfield (O'Connells) |
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| 16 | Hugh Kirk (St Bride's) for Stanfield | |
| 17 | Aidan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells) for King |
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=[[Munster Under-21 Football Championship]]=
=[[Ulster Under-21 Football Championship]]=
=[[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]]=
Semi-finals
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| date = 4 August 1996
| round = Semi-final
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| team1 = Cavan
| score = 1-09 - 1-09
| team2 = Meath
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| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
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| date = 17 August 1996
| round = Semi-final
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| team1 = Kerry
| score = 3-09 - 0-12
| team2 = Galway
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| stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
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| date = 25 August 1996
| round = Semi-final replay
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| team1 = Cavan
| score = 1-11 - 1-09
| team2 = Meath
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| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
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Finals
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| date = 8 September 1996
| round = Final
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| team1 = Kerry
| score = 1-17 - 2-10
| team2 = Cavan
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| stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
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Statistics
=Miscellaneous=
References
{{reflist}}
{{All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship}}