2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

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2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 July – 15 August 2022
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Offaly (2nd win)
CaptainKieran Dolan
ManagerDeclan Kelly
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Roscommon
CaptainColin Walsh
ManagerLiam Tully
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Down
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played30
Goals total91 (3.03 per game)
Points total667 (22.23 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Offaly.svg Jack Bryant (4–22)
Player of the Year Colours of Offaly.svg Jack Bryant
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The 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 58th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 1 July and ended on 15 August 2021.

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Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mayo after a penalty shootout in the Connacht semi-final. [1] [2]

The final was played on 15 August 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Offaly and Roscommon, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Offaly won the match by 1-14 to 1-11 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1988. [3] [4] [5]

Results

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-final

6 July 2021Quarter-final Roscommon 4-16 (28) - (10) 0-10 Leitrim Dr. Hyde Park
D Cregg 0-9 (5f); A McDermott 1-3; B O’Carroll 1-2 (1f); J Fitzpatrick 1-1; D Heneghan 1-0; K Doyle 0-1. Report T Prior, P Keaney (1f) 0-3 each; O Bohan 0-2f; P McKenna, B McWeeney 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

13 July 2021Semi-final Galway 1-08 (11) - (11) 0-11
(aet)
(6-7 on penalties)		 Mayo Tuam Stadium
Nathan Grainger 1-1 (1-0 pen), Tomo Culhane 0-3f, Tony Gill, Conall Gallagher, Ryan Monahan, Matthew Cooley 0-1 each Report Jack Mahon 0-4 (0-3f), Connell Dempsey 0-2f, Jack Carney, Ultan O'Reilly, Frank Irwin, Paddy Heneghan, Dylan Thornton 0-1 eachReferee: John Gilmartin (Sligo)
Man of the Match: Ruairi Keane (Mayo Gaels)
14 July 2021Semi-final Roscommon 4-13 (25) - (18) 2-12 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park
James Fitzpatrick 2-2, Daire Cregg 0-4 (0-3f), Ronan Garvin and Jason Doory 1-0 each, Adam McDermott and Ben O'Carroll (0-2f) 0-3 each, Colin Walsh 0-1 Report Lee Deignan 0-5 (0-3f, 1 '45), Sean Carroll and Joseph Keaney 1-0 each, Oisin Flynn 0-3f, Ciaran O'Reilly, Gavin Duffy, Jack Davitt, Aaron Perry 0-1 eachReferee: James Molloy (Galway)

Final

21 July 2021Final Roscommon 2-11 (17) - (10) 1-07 Mayo Elverys MacHale Park
James Fitzpatrick 1-3, Daire Cregg 0-5 (0-3f), Adam McDermott 1-1, Ben O'Carroll and Darragh Heneghan 0-1 each Report Connell Demsey 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Jack Carney 0-2, Sean Holmes, Jack Mahon (0-1f), Owen McHale 0-1 eachReferee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)
Man of the Match: James Fitzpatrick (Oran)

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship

First round

1 July 2021First round Kildare 1-13 (16) - (18) 1-15 Westmeath St Conleth's Park
E Bagnall 0-5 (0-3fs), N Aherne 1-0, M Curtin 0-1f, T Martin 0-1, D O’Donoghue 0-1, N O’Regan 0-1, P McDermott 0-1, T Gill 0-1; S Farrell 0-1, M McGovern 0-1. Report B McGauren 1-10 (0-10fs), K O’Sullivan 0-2, B Kelly 0-1, S Flemming 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1m.
1 July 2021First round Louth 3-13 (22) - (23) 4-11 Longford McGeough Park
J Hughes 2-2, G Bell 1-2, C McCaul 0-3 (2f), C Gillespie 0-4 (2f), L Matthews (’45), G Stewart 0-1 each. Report K McGann 1-5, D Reynolds 1-3 (2f), E Finneran 1-0, J Duggan 1-0, E McCormack, T McNevin, F Hourican 0-1 each.
1 July 2021First round Wicklow 2-11 (17) - (14) 2-08 Laois Aughrim County Ground
E Darcy 2-1, M Ging 0-4 (0-3f), J Keogh 0-3f, K Quinn 0-2 (0-1m), E Byrne 0-1. Report R Murphy 1-2 (0-2f), C Dunne 0-4 (0-3f), A Dunne 1-1, K Swayne 0-1.
1 July 2021First round Carlow 0-08 (8) - (15) 2-09 Wexford Netwatch Cullen Park
A Keating 0-3f, L Connolly, N Hickey 0-2 each, B Byrne 0-1f. Report C Kehoe 1-3, J Higgins 1-1, C Regan 0-2, A Larkin (f), J O’Leary, R Fitzpatrick 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

8 July 2021Quarter-final Wexford 1-09 (12) - (13) 1-10 Offaly Chadwicks Wexford Park
S Pettitt 1-5 (5f), A Larkin 0-2 (2f), J O'Leary (m) and J Curtis 0-1 each. Report J Bryant 1-3 (1-0 penalty), M Tynan (1f), C Delaney (2f) and A Kellaghan (1m) 0-2 each, C Flynn 0-1.
8 July 2021Quarter-final Dublin 1-12 (15) - (11) 1-08 Wicklow Parnell Park
F Murray 0-6 (0-1f, 0-1 '45'), L Swan 0-3, S Foran 1-0, M L’Estrange, M O’Leary, M Lavin 0-1 each. Report K Quinn 0-4, JP Nolan 1-1, C McDonald 0-2 (0-1pen), M Ging (0-1f) 0-1.
8 July 2021Quarter-final Longford 3-09 (18) - (18) 2-12
(aet)
(4-5 on penalties)		 Westmeath Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
J Duggan 1-6 3fs, 1m, J Moran, D Reynolds 1-0 each, J Donnelly, K McGann, E McCormack 0-1 each. Report B Kelly 1-4, S Baker 1-0, J McDonnell 0-3, B McGauran 0-2, 1f, E Gaffney, K O’Sullivan, L Moran 0-1 each

Semi-finals

15 July 2021Semi-final Offaly 1-11 (14) - (12) 1-09 Westmeath TEG Cusack Park
Jack Bryant 0-7 (0-4f), Cormac Egan 1-1, Aaron Kellaghan, Cormac Delaney (0-1f), Keith O'Neill 0-1 each Report Ben McGauran 0-5 (4f), Devin Hill 1-1, Shane Fleming (0-1m), Jack Torpey, Liam Moran 0-1 eachReferee: Seamus Mulhare
15 July 2021Semi-final Dublin 4-07 (19) - (13) 0-13 Meath Páirc Tailteann
Mark Lavin 1-3 (0-1f), Adam Fearon, Lorcan O’Dell, Luke Swan 1-0 each, Fionn Murray 0-3 (2 '45), Luke Murphy-Guinane 0-1 Report Luke Mitchell 0-6 (0-5f), Diarmuid Moriarty 0-4, Jack Flynn (2 '45), Niall Finnerty 0-1Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly)

Final

22 July 2021Final Offaly 0-15 (15) - (12) 3-03 Dublin O'Moore Park
Jack Bryant 0-6 (0-4f), Morgan Tynan 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Cormac Egan 0-2, Cathal Flynn, Aaron Kelleghan, Keith O'Neill (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Lorcan O'Dell and Fionn Murray 1-1 each, Mark Lavin 1-0, Adam Fearon 0-1Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
Man of the Match: Cormac Egan (Tullamore)

Munster Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-finals

8 July 2021Quarter-final Waterford 4-05 (17) - (12) 1-09 Clare Fraher Field
T O’Connell 3-1, H Griffin 1-0, N McSweeney 0-2 (2fs), P Fitzgerald, C Foley 0-1 each. Report M McInerney 1-3 (1-0 pen), E McMahon 0-3 (2fs), C McGroary, R Barry, B McNamara 0-1 each.Referee: B Griffin (Kerry)
8 July 2021Quarter-final Tipperary 0-16 (16) - (13) 1-10 Limerick Semple Stadium
S O Connor (0-7, 5f), B Kehoe (0-4), M O Connor (0-1), K Grogan (0-1); L Kennedy (0-1); B Comerford (0-1), T Condon (0-1). Report B Ahern (1-1), C Ryan (0-4, 4f), E Riordan (0-1), D O Keeffe (0-1); P Shanahan (0-1), B Foley (0-1), J Molyneux (0-1).Referee: D Murnane (Cork)

Semi-finals

15 July 2021Semi-final Tipperary 0-11 (11) - (9) 0-09 Waterford Semple Stadium
S O Connor (0-6,3fs), K Grogan (0-2,2fs), C Deeley, C Cadell, R Walsh (0-1 each); Report P Fitzgerald (0-3), N McSweeney, T O Connell (1f) (0-2 each), S Fitzgerald, A Ryan (0-1 each).Referee: N Ryan (Cork)
15 July 2021Semi-final Cork 3-12 (21) - (20) 3-11 Kerry Semple Stadium
C Corbett 2-4 (0-2f), D Buckley 0-3, J Cahalane 1-0, A Walsh-Murphy, D Dorgan (0-1f), C Walsh, C O’Sullivan, C O’Hanlon 0-1 each. Report D Geaney 1-4 (0-4f), P O’Shea 1-2 (1-0 pen), D Lyne 1-0, R Ó Beaglaoich, S Quilter (0-2f) 0-2 each, K Falvey 0-1.Referee: J Hayes (Limerick)

Final

22 July 2021Final Cork 3-20 (29) - (19) 3-10 Tipperary Semple Stadium
David Buckley 0-10 (0-2f, 0-1m), Colin Walsh 1-3, Diarmuid Phelan and Sean McDonnell 1-0 each, Dara Dorgan 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Corbett 0-2, Jack Cahalane and Michael O'Neill (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Sean O'Connor 2-2 (0-1f), Kevin Grogan 0-3 (0-2f), Jamie Holloway 1-0, Cathal Deeley and Ryan Walsh 0-2 each, Emmett Butler 0-1Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)
Man of the Match: David Buckley (Newcestown)

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship

Preliminary round

2 July 2021Preliminary round Donegal 1-17 (20) - (8) 0-08 Armagh MacCumhaill Park
E Dowling 1-2, P McGettigan 0-4, J McGroddy 0-3 (3f), S O’Donnell 0-3, R McFadden 0-2, R O’Rourke, R O’Donnell, C McColgan 0-1. Report M McKeever 0-3 (3f), J McCormac 0-2, E Woods, J Martin 0-1, L Camara 0-1 (1f), J Sheridan 0-1 (1M)

Quarter-finals

9 July 2021Quarter-final Tyrone 1-09 (12) - (15) 1-12 Donegal Healy Park
L Donnelly (0-5, 5f), R Donnelly (1-0), C Bogue (0-1), O Robinson (0-1), O McCann (0-1); D Fullerton (0-1). Report E Dowling (1-01), J McGroddy (0-04, 3f), R McFadden (0-02); P McGettigan (0-02, 1f), S O’Donnell (0-01), R O’Donnell (0-01), N Byrne (0-01).
9 July 2021Quarter-final Fermanagh 2-13 (19) - (10) 0-10 Antrim Brewster Park
C Love (0-7, 0-4fs), D McBrien (1-2, 0-1f), Josh Largo-Ellis (1-0), A McManus (0-2), Joe McDade (0-1), D King (0-1). Report F Henry (0-2), O Doherty (0-2), L Mulholland (0-1, 0-1f); P McLaughlin (0-1); N Burns (0-1), E Hynds (0-1. 0-1f), E Matasa (0-1), S Duffin (0-1).
9 July 2021Quarter-final Cavan 0-09 (9) - (23) 2-17 Down Kingspan Breffni Park
E Boylan (0-2, 1f), S McEvoy (0-2), E Clarke (0-1), E McCaffrey (0-1), E Maguire (0-1), P McPhilips (0-1). Report D Magill (1-2, 1f), A Gilmore (1-1), C Smyth (0-4, 2f, two 45s), T Close (0-2), S Johnston (0-2), T Smyth (0-2), E Brown (0-2), S Óg McCusker (0-1), R O’Hare (0-1f).
9 July 2021Quarter-final Derry 0-11 (11) - (15) 2-09 Monaghan Owenbeg
O McLarnon (0-1), E Downey (0-3, 2f), J Duggan (0-1), S Kearney (0-2), C McMonagle (0-1), D McGilligan (0-1), J McGurk (0-1), C McAteer (0-1). Report J Irwin (2-1), D Treanor (0-1), L McDonald (0-1), J Wilson (0-1), D Swinburne (0-1), D McElearney (0-1), D Dempsey (0-2), J McGeown (0-1).

Semi-finals

16 July 2021Semi-final Down 1-13 (16) - (10) 0-10 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds
R O’Hare (1-0), J McGovern (0-3); T Close (0-2, 1mark); S Johnston (0-2, 1f), A Gilmore (0-2), E Brown (0-1), C Smyth (0-1, f); A Morgan (0-1), D Magill (0-1). Report D McBrien (0-5, 2f, 1mark), C Love (0-2, 1f), R McCaffrey (0-2), Joe McDade (0-1).
16 July 2021Semi-final Donegal 1-11 (14) - (19) 3-10 Monaghan Brewster Park
R McFadden 1-0, J McGroddy 0-3, R O'Donnell 0-3, P McGettigan 0-2, J Gallagher 0-1, K Dunleavy 0-1, S O'Donnell 0-1. Report D Swinburne 3-0, S Jones 0-3, D Dempsey 0-2, R Grimes 0-1, R Boyle 0-1, D McElearney 0-1, S Slevin 0-1, M Hamill 0-1.

Final

30 July 2021Final Down 3-15 (24) - (17) 1-14
(aet)		 Monaghan Athletic Grounds
A Gilmore 1-3 (2f); R O’Hare 1-2; J Clarke 1-0; S Johnston (f), T Smyth, C Smyth (2f) 0-2 each; A Morgan, P McMullan, D Magill, S Croskey 0-1 each. Report S Jones 0-8 (3f); D McElearney 1-1; J Irwin 0-2; R Boyle, D Swinburne, K Connolly 0-1 each.Referee: K Eanetta (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

Semi-finals

31 July 2021Semi-final Cork 0-14 (14) - (19) 3-10 Offaly MW Hire O'Moore Park
D Buckley 0-5 (0-4 f, 0-1 mark), C O’Sullivan 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, B Hayes 0-2 (45), D Dorgan, M O’Neill 0-1 f each. Report J Bryant 2-4 (0-2f); C Flynn 1-0; A Kellaghan 0-2 (1m); L Pearson, M Tynan (f), C Egan, K O’Neill 0-1 each.Referee: L Devenney (Mayo)
7 August 2021Semi-final Roscommon 2-13 (19) - (13) 1-10 Down Kingspan Breffni Park
D Cregg 0-5 (0-1f), J Fitzpatrick & A McDermott 1-1 each, B O’Carroll (0-1f) & P Gavin 0-2 each, R Dolan & C Carthy 0-1 each. Report S Johnston 1-0, C Smyth (0-2f), A Gilmore (0-1f), R O’Hare (0-1f), D Magill 0-2 each, J McGovern & T Smyth 0-1 each.Referee: D Murnane (Cork)

Final

15 August 2021Final Offaly 1-14 (17) - (14) 1-11 Roscommon Croke Park
Jack Bryant 1-2, Morgan Tynan 0-4 (0-3f), Aaron Kelleghan 0-4 (0-1f), Cathal Donoghue and Cormac Egan 0-2 each Report Daire Cregg (0-5 (0-3f), Adam McDermott 1-2, Ben O'Carroll 0-2 (0-1f), Charlie Carthy and Jason Doory 0-1 eachReferee: S Hurson (Tyrone)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jack Bryant Offaly 4-223456.80
2Daire Cregg Roscommon 0-282855.60
3James Fitzpatrick Roscommon 5-072254.40
Adam McDermott Roscommon 4-102254.40
5Seán O'Connor Tipperary 2-152137.00
6Ben McGauren Westmeath 1-172036.66
7 David Buckley Cork 0-181836.00
8Andrew Gilmore Down 2-081443.50
9Fionn Murray Dublin 1-101334.33
Ben O'Carroll Roscommon 1-101352.60
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Ben McGauren Westmeath 1-1013 Kildare
2Tom O'Connell Waterford 3-0110 Clare
Conor Corbett Cork 2-0410 Kerry
Jack Bryant Offaly 2-0410 Cork
David Buckley Cork 0-1010 Tipperary
6Donnach Swinburne Monaghan 3-009 Donegal
Jack Duggan Longford 1-069 Westmeath
Daire Cregg Roscommon 0-099 Leitrim
9Seán O'Connor Tipperary 2-028 Cork
James Fitzpatrick Roscommon 2-028 Sligo
Jay Hughes Louth 2-028 Longford
Keelin McGann Longford 1-058 Louth
Shane Pettit Wexford 1-058 Offaly
Seán Jones Monaghan 0-088 Down

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