Annual Gaelic football competition
1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football ChampionshipWinning team Louth (1st win)Manager Paddy Clarke Runners-Up Clare Manager John O'Keeffe
The 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship was the eighth edition of the All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship , the second tier Gaelic football competition introduced by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 1990.[1]
The competition ended in victory for Louth , who defeated Clare in the final at Ballinasloe by three points.[2]
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.[3]
Results [ edit ] 1st Round [ edit ] Source:[4]
Quarter-Finals [ edit ] * (After Extra Time) ** (Fixture conceded by Roscommon)
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Semi-Finals [ edit ] GK 1 James Hanrahan RCB 2 Pádraig Gallagher FB 3 Frankie Griffin LCB 4 Alan Malone RHB 5 Barry Keating (c) CHB 6 Brendan Rouine LHB 7 Charles O'Loughlin MF 8 Donal O'Sullivan MF 9 Peter Cosgrove RHF 10 Ger Keane CHF 11 Martin Daly LHF 12 Denis O'Driscoll RCF 13 Johnny Enright FF 14 Aidan Daly LCF 15 Peadar McMahon Substitutes: 16 Michael Galvin for O'Sullivan 17 Ger Quinlan for O'Loughlin 18 Pat Foley for McMahon
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