On this day 26 years ago: Royals end 33-year wait for All-Ireland minor glory
September 16, 2016
Meath's John McCarthy, Enda McManus and David Dillon celebrate after the 1990 All-Ireland MFC final success over Kerry at Croke Park.
©INPHO/Billy Stickland.
On this day 26 years ago, September 16th 1990, Meath ended their 33-year wait for an All-Ireland minor football title.
The Paul Kenny-managed side beat Kerry by 2-11 to 2-9 in the decider to get their hands on the Tom Markham Cup for only the second time in the county's history.
Unfortunately, the Royals missed out on the double at Croke Park as the seniors suffered a two-point reverse at the hands of Cork later on.
The team on the day was: Conor Martin; Vincent Ryan, Enda McManus, Noel Collier; Ronan McGrath, Graham Geraghty, Thomas Hanley; Jason Hendrick, John McCarthy; Tony Byrne, David Martin, Brendan Kealy; Hugh Carolan, Terry Connor, Cathal Sheridan. Sub: Conor Macken for V Ryan.
The 1990 Meath minor football team: Back row (left to right): Jason Hendrick, Ronan McGrath, Tony Byrne, Conor Martin, John McCarthy, Hugh Carolan, Thomas Hanley, Vincent Ryan. Front row (left to right): Graham Geraghty, Brendan Kealy, Terry Connor, Cathal Sheridan, Enda McManus, Noel Collier, David Martin.
Check out some rare footage of the game below:
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