title: 1949 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
text: # 1949 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
  
  The 1949 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 18th 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.
  
  Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.
  
  On 25 September 1949, Armagh won the championship following a 1-7 to 1-5 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
  
  Semi-Finals
  
  Final
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Miscellaneous
  
  * Sligo win the Connacht title for the first time in their history.
  