1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Roscommon (3rd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Armagh
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Louth
Ulster	Armagh
Connacht	Roscommon

The 1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 20th 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 Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final. ^[1]

On 23 September 1951, Roscommon won the championship following a 2-7 to 1-5 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final. ^[2] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in seven championship seasons. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

(Roscommon awarded title after objection) ^[5]

Quarter-final

Mayo 1-4 Sligo 0-5 Ballymote.

Semi-finals

Roscommon 3-5 Mayo 0-2

Galway 2-8 Leitrim 2-5

Final

Roscommon v Galway

Roscommon

2–04 - 1–08

Galway

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Final ^[6]

Louth v Westmeath

22 July 1951

Louth

3–09 - 2–05

Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin

GK 1 Pat McMahon (Dowdallshill) RCB 2 George Carroll (St Dominic's) FB 3 Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) LCB 4 Brendan Donohue (Dundalk Gaels) RHB 5 Eugene King (St Dominic's) CHB 6 Michael Brennan (Ardee Minors) (c) LHB 7 Peter Judge (Newtown Blues) MF 8 Benny Toal (Clan Na Gael) MF 9 Pat McKevitt (Clan Na Gael) RHF 10 Harry Rogers (Ardee Minors) CHF 11 Seán Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands) LHF 12 Kevin Beahan (Ardee Minors) RCF 13 Niall Craven (Roche Emmets) FF 14 Peter McDonnell (Ardee Minors) LCF 15 Phil Hearty (Dundalk Young Irelands) Substitutes:

GK 1 J. Reynolds RCB 2 P. Hughes FB 3 L. Moran LCB 4 E. Cahill RHB 5 D. Egan CHB 6 J. Clarke LHB 7 G. Burke MF 8 J. Butler MF 9 F. Eivers RHF 10 M. Gunning CHF 11 P. Dunne LHF 12 J. Kirrane RCF 13 D. O'Sullivan FF 14 J. Quinn LCF 15 P. Walsh Substitutes: 16 A. Kiernan

Munster Minor Football Championship

Final

Kerry v Cork

Kerry

0–07 - 0–03

Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Final

Armagh v Cavan

Armagh

3–01 - 1–04

Cavan

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

(Armagh/Kerry went to a replay)

Armagh v Kerry

23 September 1951

Armagh

2–03 - 0–07

Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin

Roscommon v Louth

25 November 1951 [7] [8]

Roscommon

2–05 - 1–03

Louth

CBS Roscommon

Final

(Croke Park, Dublin) ^[9]

Roscommon v Armagh

16 December 1951

Roscommon	2–07 – 1–05	Armagh
(HT: 1–04 - 1–03)

Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)

GK 1 P. Muldoon RCB 2 O. Murray FB 3 J. Lynch LCB 4 E. O'Connor RHB 5 B. Molloy (c) CHB 6 T. Finnegan LHB 7 G. Healey MF 8 H. Connolly MF 9 J. Rafferty RHF 10 J. O'Brien CHF 11 J. Campbell LHF 12 E. Duignan RCF 13 L. Duffy FF 14 M. Shivnan LCF 15 H. Penny Substitutes: 16 M. Kelly	GK 1 G. Murphy RCB 2 G. Donnelly FB 3 B. Seeley LCB 4 T. Moore RHB 5 D. Skelton CHB 6 E. Quinn LHB 7 M. Grimley MF 8 S. McCreesh MF 9 B. O'Neill RHF 10 T. Dillon CHF 11 J. Hanratty LHF 12 J. Crossey RCF 13 J. Kiernan FF 14 P. McArdle LCF 15 D. McCorry Substitutes:

References

1. "Last-minute goal gave Armagh victory". Frontier Sentinel. 29 September 1951.
2. "ON THIS DAY: ROSCOMMON CROWNED ALL-IRELAND MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 70 YEARS AGO". Roscommon Herald. 16 December 2021.
3. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
4. "Roscommon profile". Hogan Stand .
5. "64 years since Louth last won the minor championship". Dundalk Democrat . 15 July 2017.
6. "Louth Minors win Leinster Title". The Argus . 28 July 1951.
7. "Louth Minors go down fighting". The Argus . 1 December 1951.
8. "64 years since Louth last won the minor championship". Dundalk Democrat . 15 July 2017.
9. "Surprise defeat of Armagh Minors". The Derry People . 22 December 1951.