| 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 |
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]
Quarter-Final
| 1981Quarter-Final | Galway | 1-13 - 1-06 | Leitrim | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Semi-Finals
| 1981Semi-Final | Roscommon | 2-06 - 1-06 | Sligo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 1981Semi-Final | Galway | 0-05 - 2-08 | Mayo | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Final
| 12 July 1981Final | Roscommon | 2-08 - 3-04 | Mayo | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Quarter-Finals
| 1981Quarter-Final | Cork | 7-22 - 1-02 | Waterford | Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork |
Semi-Finals
| 1981Semi-Final | Kerry | 2-13 - 1-03 | Tipperary | Killorglin |
Final
| 19 July 1981Final | Kerry | 1-05 - 0-09 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Preliminary Round
| 1981Preliminary Round | Tyrone | 4-04 - 3-06 | Monaghan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Quarter-Finals
| 1981Quarter-Final | Antrim | 0-06 - 1-08 | Cavan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 1981Quarter-Final | Armagh | 2-08 - 0-07 | Donegal | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 1981Quarter-Final | Derry | 3-07 - 1-02 | Fermanagh | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| 1981Quarter-Final | Down | 0-10 - 0-08 | Tyrone | Pairc Esler, Newry |
Semi-Finals
| 1981Semi-Final | Derry | 3-08 - 1-07 | Cavan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
| 1981Semi-Final | Derry | 3-06 - 2-08 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 19 July 1981Final | Derry | 0-11 - 1-02 | Armagh | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Preliminary Round
| 1981Preliminary Round | Westmeath | 2-06 - 2-03 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 1981Preliminary Round | Wicklow | 1-09 - 1-04 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 1981Preliminary Round | Wexford | 3-19 - 0-01 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| 1981Preliminary Round | Laois | 1-07 - 0-08 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| 1981Quarter-Final | Dublin | 0-12 - 2-05 | Wicklow | Knockbridge |
| 1981Quarter-Final | Offaly | 0-11 - 0-03 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Finals
| 1981Semi-Final | Meath | 3-07 - 1-09 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1981Semi-Final | Dublin | 2-09 - 1-04 | Kildare | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Final
| 26 July 1981Final | Dublin | 1-08 - 0-09 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Semi-Finals
| 9 August 1981Semi-Final | Cork | 5-11 - 3-05 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 16 August 1981Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-06 - 0-08 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 20 September 1981Final | Cork | 4-09 - 2-07 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
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