1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Cork (4th win)
Captain Seán Hayes
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Galway
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Louth
Ulster Monaghan
Connacht Galway

The 1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Contents

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.

On 8 November 1981, Cork won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-6 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive seasons.

Results

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

Final
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-08 - 0-06 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
Cluskey 1-1, Carr 1-1, Berrill 0-3, McCarragher 0-1, Callaghan 0-1, Rafferty 0-1Culhane 0-2, McCormack 0-2, Cheevers 0-1, Maguire 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Séamus Aldridge (Kildare)
GK1Eugene McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB2Liam Reilly (Cooley Kickhams)
FB3Declan Healy (Naomh Máirtín)
LCB4Kevin Byrne (St Bride's)
RHB5Fergal Judge (Newtown Blues)
CHB6Tony McCarragher (Cooley Kickhams)
LHB7 Peter Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael)
MF8Pat McConnon (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
MF9Dessie Callaghan (Newtown Blues)
RHF10Noel Cluskey (Seán McDermott's)
CHF11Paul McGee (Roche Emmets)
LHF12Frank Brannigan (St Fechin's)
RCF13Martin Carr (Newtown Blues)
FF14Pat Smith (O'Raghallaighs)
LCF15Jimmy Berrill (Naomh Máirtín)
Substitutes:
16Noel Healy (Naomh Máirtín) for Smith
17Enda Rafferty (Cooley Kickhams) for Brannigan
GK1Hubert Smith (Longford Slashers)
RCB2Jimmy Halpin (Longford Slashers)
FB3Donal Mullooly (Rathcline)
LCB4Declan Clabby (Forgney St Munis)
RHB5Philip Smith (Granard St Mary's)
CHB6Michael Sexton (Longford Slashers)
LHB7Dessie Barry (Longford Slashers)
MF8Brendan Lennon (Killoe Young Emmets)
MF9Pádraig Carberry (Cashel)
RHF10David Breslin (Fr. Manning Gaels)
CHF11Richie Culhane (Newtown Blues, Louth)
LHF12John McCormack (Killoe Young Emmets)
RCF13Richard Cheevers (Rathcline)
FF14Frank O'Hara (Seán Connolly's)
LCF15Denis Maguire (Dromard)
Substitutes:
16John Keegan (St Patrick's) for Breslin
17Michael Kenny (Abbeylara) for O'Hara

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

27 September 1981Semi-final Galway 3-08 - 1-06 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
27 September 1981Semi-final Cork 2-12 - 1-10 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin

Finals

11 October 1981Final Cork 0-14 - 2-08 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
8 November 1981Final replay Cork 2-09 - 1-06 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis

Statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "Senior influence, history repeating and more All-Ireland U21 football final talking points". The 42. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Impressive Louth Take U-21 Title". The Argus . 24 July 1981.
  3. ↑ "Pat and Louth ruled Leinster in '81". Hogan Stand . 30 November 2006.
  4. ↑ "Youthful Down dethrone Armagh". Irish Times . 20 July 1981.
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