| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (2nd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
The 1987 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 56th 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.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 20 September 1987, Down won the championship following a 1-12 to 1-5 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.[1]
Future Comedian Patrick Kielty was on the Down team.
Semi-Finals
| 1987 Semi-Final | Galway | 1-07 - 0-05 | Roscommon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 1987 Semi-Final | Sligo | 0-06 - 2-11 | Mayo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Final
| 12 July 1987 Final | Galway | 2-08 - 2-04 | Mayo | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Kildare | 1-08 - 0-10 | Offaly | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 2-08 - 2-06 | Westmeath | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Laois | 1-09 - 1-06 | Meath | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Wicklow | 1-08 - 1-05 | Louth | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
Semi-Finals
| June 1987 Semi-Final | Kildare | 2-08 - 1-07 | Laois | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| June 1987 Semi-Final | Wicklow | 1-07 - 0-13 | Dublin | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
Final
| 26 July 1987 Final | Kildare | 0-13 - 2-05 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| May 1987 Quarter-Final | Clare | 0-07 - 3-09 | Tipperary | Páirc na nGael, Askeaton |
Semi-Finals
| June 1987 Semi-Final | Cork | 0-11 - 0-07 | Tipperary | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Finals
| 26 July 1987 Final | Cork | 0-12 - 0-08 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| 2 August 1987 Final Replay | Cork | 0-12 - 1-08 | Kerry | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Down | 4-09 - 0-06 | Derry | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 0-04 - 0-06 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| June 1987 Quarter-Final | Donegal | 2-05 - 1-08 | Armagh | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| June 1987 Quarter-Final Replay | Donegal | 3-05 - 2-10 | Armagh | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
Semi-Finals
| June 1987 Semi-Final | Down | 3-05 - 0-03 | Cavan | Healy Park, Omagh |
| June 1987 Semi-Final | Antrim | 2-03 - 1-09 | Armagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
Final
| 19 July 1987 Final | Down | 1-07 - 0-04 | Armagh | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Semi-Finals
| 16 August 1987 Semi-Final | Cork | 0-10 - 0-07 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 23 August 1987 Semi-Final | Down | 2-11 - 1-09 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 20 September 1987 Final | Down | 1-12 - 1-05 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |