1981 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1981 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (7th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtRoscommon

The 1981 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 50th 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 Cork in the Munster final.

On 20 September 1981, Cork won the championship following a 4-9 to 2-7 defeat of Derry in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their first in seven championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Galway v Leitrim
1981 Quarter-Final Galway 1-13 - 1-06 Leitrim McHale Park, Castlebar

Semi-Finals

Roscommon v Sligo
1981 Semi-Final Roscommon 2-06 - 1-06 Sligo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Galway v Mayo
1981 Semi-Final Galway 0-05 - 2-08 Mayo St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

Final

Roscommon v Mayo
12 July 1981 Final Roscommon 2-08 - 3-04 Mayo McHale Park, Castlebar

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Cork v Waterford
1981 Quarter-Final Cork 7-22 - 1-02 Waterford Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork
Kerry v Clare
1981 Quarter-Final Kerry 1-09 - 0-03 Clare Finuge

Semi-Finals

Cork v Limerick
1981 Semi-Final Cork 5-11 - 3-04 Limerick Buttevant
Kerry v Tipperary
1981 Semi-Final Kerry 2-13 - 1-03 Tipperary Killorglin

Final

Kerry v Cork
19 July 1981 Final Kerry 1-05 - 0-09 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Tyrone v Monaghan
1981 Preliminary Round Tyrone 4-04 - 3-06 Monaghan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Quarter-Finals

Antrim v Cavan
1981 Quarter-Final Antrim 0-06 - 1-08 Cavan Casement Park, Belfast
Armagh v Donegal
1981 Quarter-Final Armagh 2-08 - 0-07 Donegal Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Down v Tyrone
1981 Quarter-Final Down 0-10 - 0-08 Tyrone Pairc Esler, Newry

Semi-Finals

Derry v Cavan
1981 Semi-Final Derry 3-08 - 1-07 Cavan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney
Derry v Down
1981 Semi-Final Derry 3-06 - 2-08 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Final

Derry v Armagh
19 July 1981 Final Derry 0-11 - 1-02 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Westmeath v Longford
1981 Preliminary Round Westmeath 2-06 - 2-03 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
Wicklow v Carlow
1981 Preliminary Round Wicklow 1-09 - 1-04 Carlow Geraldine Park, Athy
Wexford v Kilkenny
1981 Preliminary Round Wexford 3-19 - 0-01 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Laois v Louth
1981 Preliminary Round Laois 1-07 - 0-08 Louth Croke Park, Dublin

Quarter-Finals

Dublin v Wicklow
1981 Quarter-Final Dublin 0-12 - 2-05 Wicklow Knockbridge
Offaly v Westmeath
1981 Quarter-Final Offaly 0-11 - 0-03 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar
Kildare v Laois
1981 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-10 - 1-06 Laois
Meath v Wexford
1981 Quarter-Final Meath 1-08 - 0-03 Wexford

Semi-Finals

Meath v Offaly
1981 Semi-Final Meath 3-07 - 1-09 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin v Kildare
1981 Semi-Final Dublin 2-09 - 1-04 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Final

Dublin v Meath
26 July 1981 Final Dublin 1-08 - 0-09 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Cork v Roscommon
9 August 1981 Semi-Final Cork 5-11 - 3-05 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin v Derry
16 August 1981 Semi-Final Dublin 0-06 - 0-08 Derry Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Cork v Derry
20 September 1981 Final Cork 4-09 - 2-07 Derry Croke Park, Dublin

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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