| Championship details | |
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| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (6th win) |
| Captain | Des Foley |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Tom Rochford |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 27th 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.
Meath entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.
On 28 September 1958, Dublin won the championship following a 2-10 to 0-8 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Mayo v 
Sligo
| 22 June 1958 Preliminary Round | Mayo | 5-07 – 1-04 | Sligo | James Stephens Park, Ballina |
Roscommon v 
Leitrim
| 22 June 1958 Semi-Final | Roscommon | 1-06 – 0-08 | Leitrim | St Coman's Park, Roscommon |
Mayo v 
Galway
| 29 June 1958 Semi-Final | Mayo | 4-13 – 1-04 | Galway | Tuam Stadium, Galway |
Mayo v Roscommon
| 13 July 1958 Final | Mayo | 1-08 – 1-04 | Roscommon | St Coman's Park, Roscommon |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Kerry v 
Waterford
| 13 July 1958 Final | Kerry | 3-11 – 0-04 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Down v 
Cavan
| 27 July 1958 Final | Down | 3-09 – 3-01 | Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Dublin v 
Louth
| 20 July 1958 Final | Dublin | 2-10 – 1-06 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| L. Purcell, J. Sweeney 1-0 each, N. Fox 0-3, B. Beggs, P. Taylor 0-2 each, D. Foley, S. King (sub), B. McDonald 0-1 each | P. McKenna 1-0, J. Malone 0-3, P. McDonnell, B. O'Hare, J. Woods 0-1 each | Referee: J. Farrell (Kildare) |
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All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Mayo v Kerry
| 24 August 1958 Semi-Final | Mayo | 4-05 - 3-05 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
Dublin v Down
| 31 August 1958 Semi-Final | Dublin | 3-05 - 0-09 | Down | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Dublin v Mayo
| 28 September 1958 Final | Dublin | 2-10 - 0-08 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Referee: P. Silke (Galway) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Down win the Ulster Championship for the first time in their history.
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- "The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.
- "Dublin Minors Set Record". Evening Herald. 29 September 1958.
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