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