| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Derry (3rd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Offaly |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
The 1989 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 58th 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.
Kerry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Offaly in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 17 September 1989, Derry won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-6 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first title in six championship seasons. [1]
Semi-Finals
| 25 June 1989Semi-Final | Galway | 0-09 - 0-07 | Mayo | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
| 2 July 1989Semi-Final | Roscommon | 0-14 - 1-06 | Sligo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Final
| 23 July 1989Final | Roscommon | 0-13 - 2-08 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 30 July 1989Final Replay | Roscommon | 2-11 - 0-15 | Galway | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Preliminary Round
| 1989Preliminary Round | Louth | 0-12 - 0-07 | Laois | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 1989Preliminary Round | Wicklow | 0-11 - 0-08 | Carlow | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 1989Preliminary Round | Westmeath | 2-09 - 1-08 | Louth | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Quarter-Finals
| 1989Quarter-Final | Meath | 1-06 - 1-04 | Louth | Waterstown |
| 1989Quarter-Final | Wicklow | 1-08 - 2-07 | Longford | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| 1989Quarter-Final | Offaly | 2-06 - 1-09 | Meath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 1989Quarter-Final | Kildare | 0-08 - 0-07 | Dublin | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
Semi-Finals
| 1989Semi-Final | Kildare | 0-14 - 1-05 | Longford | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 1989Semi-Final | Offaly | 2-09 - 1-07 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 30 July 1989Final | Offaly | 2-11 - 0-07 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Final
Semi-Finals
| 1989Semi-Final | Kerry | 2-11 - 0-06 | Waterford | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| 1989Semi-Final | Tipperary | 1-05 - 3-12 | Cork | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Final
| 23 July 1989Final | Kerry | 2-10 - 2-09 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Preliminary Round
| 1989Preliminary Round | Antrim | 1-06 - 3-07 | Monaghan | Casement Park, Belfast |
Quarter-Finals
| 1989Quarter-Final | Cavan | 2-14 - 2-09 | Down | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1989Quarter-Final | Derry | 2-10 - 0-11 | Fermanagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| 1989Quarter-Final | Armagh | 0-10 - 0-07 | Tyrone | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 1989Quarter-Final | Down | 0-12 - 1-10 | Monaghan | St Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Semi-Finals
| 1989Semi-Final | Derry | 3-11 - 2-11 | Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 1989Semi-Final | Monaghan | 1-04 - 2-07 | Armagh | St Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Final
| 16 July 1989Final | Derry | 2-15 - 2-03 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Semi-Finals
| 13 August 1989Semi-Final | Derry | 4-16 - 1-07 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 20 August 1989Semi-Final | Kerry | 0-08 - 0-14 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 17 September 1989Final | Derry | 2-09 - 1-06 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Offaly win the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1965.
Four men played for Offaly in both the 1989 All-Ireland MFC and 1989 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship finals: Finbarr Cullen, Seán Grennan, Kevin Flynn and Niall Hand. [2]