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.

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

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 1-13 Leitrim 1-6 Castlebar.

Semi-Finals

Roscommon 2-6 Mayo 1-6 Roscommon.

Mayo 2-8 Galway 0-5 Tuam.

Final

Roscommon 2-8 Mayo 3-4 Castlebar.

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

August 9th Cork 5-11 Roscommon 3-5 at Croke Park.


Final

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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