2021 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 2021

Championship details
Dates	26 June - 28 August 2021
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Meath (4th win)
Captain	Liam Kelly
Manager	Cathal Ó Bric
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Tyrone
Captain	Cormac Devlin
Manager	Gerard Donnelly
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Sligo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	30
Goals total	93 (3.1 per game)
Points total	699 (23.3 per game)
Top Scorer	Hugh O'Connor (1-24)
Player of the Year	Conor Ennis
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The 2021 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929. The championship began on 26 June 2021 and ended on 28 August 2021. ^[1]

The 2021 championship was the first in over 90 years to begin before the previous year's championship has concluded. Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Armagh in the Ulster quarter-final. ^{[2] [3]}

The All-Ireland final was played on 28 August 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and Tyrone, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. ^[4] Meath won the match by 1-12 to 1-11 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1992. ^{[5] [6]}

Cork's Hugh O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Connacht quarter-final

Roscommon v Mayo

23 July 2021Quarter-final	Roscommon	4-13 - 2-12	Mayo	Dr. Hyde Park
	B Nugent 0-4 (2f), S McGinley (0-1m), C Neary, R Heneghan (f) 1-1 each, R Conlon 1-0 (pen), DJ Hession 0-3, S Walsh 0-2, J McGreal 0-1.	Report	R Clarke 0-5 (5f), F Cruise 1-1, B McHale 1-0, C Dawson, P Deane (f) 0-2 each, C Corless, A Browne 0-1 each.

Connacht semi-finals

Sligo v Leitrim

30 July 2021Semi-final	Sligo	2-18 - 2-09	Leitrim	Markievicz Park
	L Marren 0-8, 4f; R Doherty 2-0; B Duffy 0-3; K Davey (50), J Donlon, M McDaniel, R Niland, S Rogan, S Donoghue & C McMorrow 0-1 each	Report	C McMorrow 1-2, 1f; B McKenna 1-1; C Doyle, B Guckian (f), J Casey (M), P Moran, B McNulty 0-1 each

Galway v Roscommon

31 July 2021Semi-final	Galway	2-11 - 1-16	Roscommon	Tuam Stadium
	S Bermingham (0-2f) and E Monaghan (0-3f) 1-4 each, J Nolan 0-2 (0-1f), J Folan & C Greaney 0-1 each.	Report	B Nugent 0-8 (0-5f, 0-1m), S Walsh 0-3, R Heneghan 1-0, S McGinley (0-1 45, 0-1f) & R Conlon 0-2 each, DJ Hession 0-1.

Connacht final

Sligo v Roscommon

6 August 2021Final	Sligo	0-19 - 1-11	Roscommon	Dr. Hyde Park
	Luke Marren 0-11 (0-7f), Brian Duffy and Jack McGovern 0-2 each, Kyle Davey (1 '45), James Donlon, Joshua Flynn, Conor McMorrow (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	Shane McGinley 1-2 (0-1m), Bobby Nugent 0-4f, Shane Walsh, DJ Hession, Ryan Conlon, Oisin O'Flaherty, Paddy Higgins 0-1 each	Referee: John Glavey (Mayo) Man of the Match: Luke Marren (Bunninadden)

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Leinster first round

Laois v Wexford

26 June 2021First round	Laois	1-11 - 0-14 (aet) (4-3 on penalties)	Wexford	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	K O'Donnell (0-6), C Murphy (1-2); S Brennan (0-1), D McGrath (0-1), D Costello (0-1).		K Rankin (0-5), D Purcell (0-3), C Hughes (0-2); D Cooke Leonard (0-1); C Murphy (0-1), E Whelan (0-1); T Mythen (0-1).

Westmeath v Louth

26 June 2021First round	Westmeath	0-10 - 3-10	Louth	TEG Cusack Park
	B Cooney (0-5), S Keenan (0-4), R Holding (0-1).		L Flynn (2-5), K McArdle (1-0), A Lambe (0-1); G Hanlon (0-1), D Akin (0-1), D McDonnell (0-1), C Maher (0-1).

Kildare v Longford

26 June 2021First round	Kildare	4-10 - 1-12	Longford	St Conleth's Park
	G Thompson (1-5), E Beirne (1-3), J Harris (1-0), N Dolan (1-0), F Cooke (0-2).		M Flynn (0-7), P Moran (1-1), E Brady (0-3); M Duffy (0-1).

Carlow v Wicklow

26 June 2021First round	Carlow	3-14 - 2-15	Wicklow	Netwatch Cullen Park
	R Quinlan 1-8, O Doyle 1-2, B Bolger 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, S Smyth 0-1, C Fegan 0-1.		C Fee 1-5, F Treacy 1-4, S Doyle 0-2, W Moorehouse 0-2, C Baker 0-1, A Brennan 0-1.

Leinster quarter-finals

Dublin v Offaly

10 July 2021Quarter-final	Dublin	3-12 - 0-6	Offaly	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Tadhg Gorman 0-6 (0-3f), Sean Gannon 1-3 (0-1f), Scott McConnell 1-1 (0-1f), Mark McNally 1-0, Ciaran Duggan and Eoghan O’Connor Flanagan 0-1 each	Report	Geordi O'Meara 0-2f, Donal Shirley, Marcus Dalton, Luke Bourke, Robbie Gallagher 0-1 each	Referee: Keith O'Brien (Westmeath)

Louth v Laois

10 July 2021Quarter-final	Louth	4-07 - 1-07	Laois	Stabannon Parnells Grounds
	K McArdle 4-1 (one 45), L Flynn 0-2 (one free), F Cumiskey 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1, G Hanlon 0-1, D Akin 0-1	Report	K O’Donnell 1-0, D Costello 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, C Murphy 0-2 (two free), C Brown 0-1 (one 45)

Kildare v Carlow

10 July 2021Quarter-final	Kildare	6-18 - 1-07	Carlow	St Conleth's Park
	G Thompson 1-3 (penalty, 3 frees), P Mahoney 0-4 (1 free), E Beirne 0-4, F Cooke 1-1, C Dalton 1-0, M Gibbons 1-0, M O'Donovan 1-0, R Behan O'Shea 1-0, N Dolan 0-3 (1 free), J Harris 0-1, D MacPartlin 0-1 (45), K Browne 0-1.	Report	R Quinlan 0-5 (4 frees), S Smyth 1-0, O Doyle 0-2.

Leinster semi-finals

Meath v Louth

24 July 2021Semi-final	Meath	1-15 - 1-11	Louth	Páirc Tailteann
	Hughie Corcoran 0-7 (0-2f), Oisin O Murchu 1-0, Jack Kinlough, Andrew Moore, Rian McConnell (0-1f) 0-2 each, Paul Wilson and Conor McWeeney 0-1 each	Report	Fionn Cumiskey 1-0, Liam Flynn 0-3f, Sean Reynolds (0-2f) and Kieran McArdle (1 '45) 0-2 each, Aaron McGlew, Dara McDonnell, Adam Lambe, Oisin Gray 0-1 each	Referee: Marius Stones (Offaly)

Dublin v Kildare

24 July 2021Semi-final	Dublin	0-13 - 2-05	Kildare	Parnell Park
	Tadhg Gorman 0-5 (0-2f), Ciaran Duggan and Mark McNally 0-2 each, Ronan Geoghegan, Sean Gannon (0-1f), Scott McConnell (0-1m), Karl Flynn (0-1m) 0-1 each	Report	Gavin Thompson 0-4 (0-2f), Elliot Byrne 1-1, Fionn Cooke 1-0	Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)

Leinster final

Dublin v Meath

2 August 2021Final	Dublin	1-03 - 3-08	Meath	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Hughie Corcoran 1-5 (0-5f), Oisin O Murchu 1-2, Sean Emmanuel 1-0, Shaun Leonard 0-1	Report	Scott McConnell 1-1 (0-1f), Sean Gannon (0-1f) and Reuban Cahill 0-1 each	Referee: Fintan Pierce (Offaly) Man of the Match: Sean Emmanuel (St Patrick's)

Munster Minor Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Limerick v Tipperary

21 July 2021Quarter-final	Limerick	2-09 - 1-09	Tipperary	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	D Murray (0-4, 3f), C O’Duinn (0-3, 1f), M Nolan and R Cronin (1-0) each, J Somers (0-2).	Report	D McVicker (0-3, 2f), D O’Riordan (1-0), N O’Connor, C King, T Sheehan, F Fitzgerald, E Craddock and C Smith (0-1) each.	Referee: E Moran (Kerry)

Waterford v Cork

21 July 2021Quarter-final	Waterford	0-03 - 5-28	Cork	Fraher Field
	A Murray 0-3 (3fs).	Report	J O’Driscoll 3-0, H O’Connor 0-9 (3fs, 2 marks), N Kelly 0-8, R Corkery 0-7 (2fs), D O’Brien, N Daly 1-0 each, M McSweeney 0-2, F Crowley, R O’Shaughnessy 0-1 each.	Referee: N Quinn (Clare)

Munster semi-finals

Clare v Limerick

30 July 2021Semi-final	Clare	0-12 - 3-11	Limerick	Cusack Park
	C Riordan (0-6, 2 ’45, 2f), O Cunningham (0-1), C Meaney (0-1), O Sexton (0-1), S Rynne (0-1), D O’Brien (0-1), S McMahon (Miltown) (0-1).	Report	D Murray (1-4, 1-0 pen, 2f, 1 ’45), R Quirke (1-0), E Rigter (1-0), C Ó Duinn (0-2), L Murphy (0-1), R Cronin (0-1), J Somers (0-1), M Nolan (0-1), S Geraghty (0-1).	Referee: C Dineen (Cork)

Cork v Kerry

30 July 2021Semi-final	Cork	1-15 - 1-14	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Kelly (0-6, 0-1 free); H O’Connor (0-4, 0-3 frees); J O’Neill (0-3); M McSweeney (1-0); D O’Brien, J O’Driscoll (0-1 each).	Report	E Hassett (1-9, 0-5 frees); L Crowley (0-2); R Monahan, J Clifford, D O’Callaghan (0-1 each).	Referee: C Maguire (Clare)

Munster final

Cork v Limerick

11 August 2021Final	Cork	1-17 - 0-13	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	Hugh O'Connor 1-7 (0-2f), Jamie O’Driscoll 0-2, Dan Twomey, Sam Copps, Michael McSweeney, Rory O'Shaughnessy, Jack O'Neill, Colm Gillespie, Dylan Crowley, Luke O'Herlihy 0-1 each	Report	Darragh Murray 0-8 (0-7f), Sean Geraghty 0-2, Emmet Rigter, Ruairi Cronin, Conall Ó Duinn 0-1 each	Referee: Chris Maguire (Clare) Man of the Match: Hugh O'Connor (Newmarket)

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Ulster preliminary round

Donegal v Antrim

21 July 2021Preliminary round	Donegal	4-22 - 0-08	Antrim	MacCumhaill Park
	P McElwee (2-2), K McCormack (1-5), M Callaghan (1-3, 0-1M), L McGlynn (0-6, 0-3fs), S Ward (0-2, 0-1f, C Reid (0-1); C McGinty (0-1); D Marley (0-1), E Friel (0-1).	Report	S Byrne (0-2, 0-2fs), D Rogan (0-2), P Gowdy (0-1, 0-1f), C Hastings (0-1, 0-1f), J Hannon (0-1, 0-1f); T Shivers (0-1).

Ulster quarter-finals

Cavan v Fermanagh

28 July 2021Quarter-final	Cavan	1-11 - 1-12	Fermanagh	Kingspan Breffni Park
	D Madden (0-3, 1f); D Lovett (1-3, 2f, pen); O McCrystal (0-1), B Donnelly (0-1), C McGovern (0-1), R Tobin (0-1), O McCrystal (0-1).	Report	C Farry (0-7, 6f); C O’Brien (1-0); D Morris (0-1); D Owens (0-1), J McCaffrey (0-1), C O’Hanlon (0-1); C Ward (0-1).

Tyrone v Down

28 July 2021Quarter-final	Tyrone	3-16 - 0-09	Down	Healy Park
	G Potter 1-3, R McHugh 1-2, S O’Hare 1-0, C Devlin 0-7 (3 frees), E McElholm 0-3, C Owens 0-1 (f).	Report	D Scullion 0-3 (2f), E Rogers 0-2, M Murdock (mark), J Doran, E Loughran (f), PJ McKeown 0-1 each

Derry v Armagh

28 July 2021Quarter-final	Derry	0-11 - 0-12	Armagh	Owenbeg
	J McGroarty, R McNicholl, N O’Donnell and R McGill 0-2 each, R Walls, P Walls, and C Bateson 0-1 each.	Report	L McKeever, C Campbell and E McKenna 0-2 each. C O’Neill, T Grimley, M Burnett, R McVeigh, A O’Neill and B Cassidy 0-1 each.

Monaghan v Donegal

28 July 2021Quarter-final	Monaghan	0-10 - 1-09	Donegal	St Tiernach's Park
	S Mooney 0-7 (2f, 1m); N Rice 0-2 (1m); C Conlon 0-1f.	Report	L McGlynn 1-1 (1-0 pen); C Reid, M Callaghan 0-2 each; C McGinty, S Martin, P McElwee, G Kelly 0-1 each.

Ulster semi-finals

Armagh v Donegal

6 August 2021Semi-final	Armagh	0-05 - 1-06	Donegal	Healy Park
	R Stevens 0-2, F O’Brien, L McKeever (f) C Campbell 0-1 each.	Report	L McGlynn 1-1 (0-1f), K McCormack, S Ward, O Caulfield, K Magee, C McGeever 0-1 each.

Tyrone v Fermanagh

7 August 2021Semi-final	Tyrone	6-21 - 1-06	Fermanagh	Healy Park
	R Cassidy 2-3, E McElholm, N Grimes 1-1 each, P McCann, S O’Hare 1-0 each, C Devlin 0-6 (3f), C Owens 0-4 (1f)) G Potter, 0-3, R Strain 0-2 each, B Hampsey 0-1.	Report	D McCann 1-1 (0-1f), C Farry 0-2 (2f), D Owens 0-2 each, S Conlon 0-1 each.

Ulster final

Donegal v Tyrone

13 August 2021Final	Donegal	1-07 - 2-11	Tyrone	Brewster Park
	K Molloy (1-0), S Martin (0-1), S Ward (0-1), K McCormack (0-1), D Marley (0-1), M Callaghan (0-1), L McGlynn (0-1 free), D Gallagher (0-1).	Report	C Devlin (1-3), C Owens (1-1), R Cassidy (0-2, one free), E McElholm (0-2, one mark), R Donnelly (0-1), R Strain (0-1), G Potter (0-1).

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Meath v Sligo

21 August 2021Semi-final	Meath	2-14 - 2-09	Sligo	Kingspan Breffni Park
	C Finlay (1-3); J Mannion (1-0); H Corcoran (0-3, 2f); O O Murchu (mark), S Leonard (0-2 each); O McDermott ('45), C Ennis, T Corbett, C McWeeney (0-1 each).	Report	L Marren (0-6, 6f); B Duffy (pen), J McGovern (1-0 each); C McMorrow (0-2, 1f); M McDaniel (0-1).	Referee: P Faloon (Down)

Tyrone v Cork

21 August 2021Semi-final	Tyrone	0-23 - 1-06	Cork	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	R Cassidy 0-5 (0-2 f), E McElholm 0-4, C Owens 0-4 (0-3 f), J Martin 0-3, C Devlin 0-2 (0-1 f), H Cunningham 0-2 f, R McHugh, R Strain, G Potter 0-1 each.	Report	H O’Connor 0-4 (0-3 f), D Crowley 1-1, A Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)

All-Ireland final

Meath v Tyrone

28 August 2021Final	Meath	1-12 - 1-11	Tyrone	Croke Park
	O Ó Murchú 1-2, H Corcroan 0-3, 1f, O McDermott,(2 45s), S Leonard 0-2 each, J Kinlough 0- S Emmanuel, C McSweeney 0-1 each.	Report	C Devlin 1-1 R Cassidy 0-3, (2f) R McHugh E McElhom (2f), C Owens (2f), 0-2 each, H Cunningham 0-1 (1f).	Referee: D O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Hugh O'Connor	Cork	1-24	27	4	6.75
2	Cormac Devlin	Tyrone	2-19	25	5	5.00
	Luke Marren	Sligo	0-25	25	3	8.33
4	Hughie Corcoran	Meath	1-18	21	4	5.25
5	Ronan Cassidy	Tyrone	2-13	19	5	3.80
	Darragh Murray	Limerick	1-16	19	3	6.33
7	Kieran McArdle	Louth	5-03	18	3	6.00
	Gavin Thompson	Kildare	2-12	18	3	6.00
9	Liam Flynn	Louth	2-10	16	3	5.33
	Ronan Quinlan	Carlow	1-13	16	2	8.00
	Bobby Nugent	Roscommon	0-16	16	3	5.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kieran McArdle	Louth	4-01	13	Laois
2	Eoghan Hassett	Kerry	1-09	12	Cork
3	Liam Flynn	Louth	2-05	11	Westmeath
	Ronan Quinlan	Carlow	1-08	11	Wicklow
	Luke Marren	Sligo	0-11	11	Roscommon
6	Hugh O'Connor	Cork	1-07	10	Limerick
7	Jamie O'Driscoll	Cork	3-00	9	Waterford
	Ronan Cassidy	Tyrone	2-03	9	Fermanagh
	Hugh O'Connor	Cork	0-09	9	Waterford
10	Paddy McElwee	Donegal	2-02	8	Antrim
	Gavin Thompson	Kildare	1-05	8	Longford
	Hughie Corcoran	Meath	1-05	8	Dublin
	Conor Fee	Wicklow	1-05	8	Carlow
	Kevin McCormack	Donegal	1-05	8	Antrim
	Niall Kelly	Cork	0-08	8	Waterford
	Luke Marren	Sligo	0-08	8	Leitrim
	Bobby Nugent	Roscommon	0-08	8	Galway
	Darragh Murray	Limerick	0-08	8	Cork

Miscellaneous

• Sligo won the Connacht Championship for the first time since 1968. ^[7]
• Cork won the Munster Championship for the first time since 2010.

References

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2. "Last minute penalty hands Derry dramatic All-Ireland final win over Kerry". The 42. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. "Ulster MFC round-up: Armagh dethrone champions Derry in dramatic finish". Irish Independent. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
4. "Meath end 29-year wait as they pip Tyrone to take All-Ireland minor football crown". Irish Times. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
5. McGoldrick, Seán (28 August 2021). "Meath shock Tyrone to claim All-Ireland Minor football title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
6. "Meath land first All-Ireland minor football title in 29 years after dramatic win over Tyrone". The 42. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
7. "Meath to tackle Sligo in All-Ireland MFC semi". Meath Chronicle. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.