1956 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1956 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 25th 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.
Dublin entered the championship as defending champions.
On 7 October 1956, Dublin won the championship following a 5-14 to 2-2 defeat of Leitrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their third in succession.
Referee: Gus Cremin, from Kerry.
Results
[Connacht Minor Football Championship]
Quarter-FinalMayo 2-10 Galway 2-6
Semi-Finals
Roscommon 1-9 Mayo 1-5.
Sligo 4-6 Leitrim 1-8 Ballinamore Replay.
Final
Roscommon 2-7 Sligo 1-6 Sligo.
[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]
Semi-FinalsLeitrim 1-9 Donegal 2-1
'''Final'''
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- In the provincial championships there are a number of firsts as Donegal and Limerick win the respective Ulster and Munster titles for the first time.
- Dublin become the first team to win three successive All-Ireland titles.