| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (4th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
The 1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under 18.
Kerry entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.
On 26 September 1976, Galway won the championship following a 1–10 to 0–6 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in six championship seasons.[1]
Quarter-Final
| 1976 Quarter-Final | Leitrim | 0-09 — 1-12 | Mayo | Ballyhaunis |
Semi-Finals
| 1976 Semi-Final | Galway | 0-18 — 2-07 | Mayo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 1976 Semi-Final | Roscommon | 3-07 — 4-07 | Sligo | Corran Park, Ballymote |
Final
| 4 July 1976 Final | Galway | 6-16 — 0-03 | Sligo | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Preliminary Round
| 1976 Preliminary Round | Meath | 1-15 — 0-07 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1976 Preliminary Round | Westmeath | 1-11 — 1-03 | Wexford | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 1976 Preliminary Round | Laois | 1-12 — 1-03 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 1976 Preliminary Round | Longford | 4-08 — 0-02 | Kilkenny | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-Finals
| 1976 Quarter-Final | Louth | 1-07 — 0-08 | Wexford | Croke Park, Carlow |
| 1976 Quarter-Final | Kildare | 0-09 — 0-09 | Laois | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 1976 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 2-11 — 2-06 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 1976 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 1-09 — 1-06 | Meath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
| 1976 Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-10 — 0-09 | Kildare | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 1976 Semi-Final | Louth | 1-07 — 1-19 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 25 July 1976 Final | Dublin | 2-08 — 0-13 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| May 1976 Quarter-Final | Limerick | 1-08 — 0-07 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| May 1976 Quarter-Final | Waterford | 4-06 — 3-07 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| May 1976 Quarter-Final | Kerry | 4-18 — 1-03 | New York | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
Semi-Finals
| June 1976 Semi-Final | Cork | 0-14 — 1-07 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Final
| 11 July 1976 Final | Cork | 0-10 — 1-05 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Preliminary Round
| May 1976 Preliminary Round | Armagh | 2-19 — 1-03 | Fermanagh | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1976 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 4-13 — 1-02 | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| June 1976 Quarter-Final | Down | 0-14 — 0-09 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| June 1976 Quarter-Final | Derry | 1-07 — 2-04 | Armagh | Healy Park, Omagh |
Semi-Finals
| June 1976 Semi-Final | Cavan | 1-05 — 1-04 | Down | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| June 1976 Semi-Final | Armagh | 1-09 — 2-11 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 18 July 1976 Final | Cavan | 1-09 — 5-07 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Semi-Finals
| 8 August 1976 Semi-Final | Cork | 3-08 — 1-04 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 29 August 1976 Semi-Final | Galway | 2-08 — 2-07 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 26 September 1976 Final | Galway | 1-10 — 0-06 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |