1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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.

1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (4th win)
CaptainSeán Hayes
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLouth
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtGalway

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

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

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

Finals

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

Statistics

Miscellaneous
  • Monaghan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history.
  • The All-Ireland semi-finals see two first time championship pairings as Cork play Monaghan for the very first time and Louth play Galway for the very first and only time in the history of the championship.

References
  1. "Senior influence, history repeating and more All-Ireland U21 football final talking points". The 42. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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