1981 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (7th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Derry |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
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
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Galway | 1-13 - 1-06 | Leitrim | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Semi-Finals
| 1981 Semi-Final | Roscommon | 2-06 - 1-06 | Sligo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 1981 Semi-Final | Galway | 0-05 - 2-08 | Mayo | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Final
| 12 July 1981 Final | Roscommon | 2-08 - 3-04 | Mayo | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Cork | 7-22 - 1-02 | Waterford | Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork |
Semi-Finals
| 1981 Semi-Final | Kerry | 2-13 - 1-03 | Tipperary | Killorglin |
Final
| 19 July 1981 Final | Kerry | 1-05 - 0-09 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| 1981 Preliminary Round | Tyrone | 4-04 - 3-06 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Quarter-Finals
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 0-06 - 1-08 | Cavan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 2-08 - 0-07 | Donegal | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Derry | 3-07 - 1-02 | Fermanagh | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Down | 0-10 - 0-08 | Tyrone | Pairc Esler, Newry |
Semi-Finals
| 1981 Semi-Final | Derry | 3-08 - 1-07 | Cavan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| 1981 Semi-Final | Derry | 3-06 - 2-08 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 19 July 1981 Final | Derry | 0-11 - 1-02 | Armagh | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| 1981 Preliminary Round | Westmeath | 2-06 - 2-03 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 1981 Preliminary Round | Wicklow | 1-09 - 1-04 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 1981 Preliminary Round | Wexford | 3-19 - 0-01 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| 1981 Preliminary Round | Laois | 1-07 - 0-08 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 0-12 - 2-05 | Wicklow | Knockbridge |
| 1981 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 0-11 - 0-03 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
| 1981 Semi-Final | Meath | 3-07 - 1-09 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1981 Semi-Final | Dublin | 2-09 - 1-04 | Kildare | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Final
| 26 July 1981 Final | Dublin | 1-08 - 0-09 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
| 9 August 1981 Semi-Final | Cork | 5-11 - 3-05 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 16 August 1981 Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-06 - 0-08 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 20 September 1981 Final | Cork | 4-09 - 2-07 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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