2021 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| 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 |
← 2020 2022 → | |
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
[edit]Connacht quarter-final
[edit]| 23 July 2021 Quarter-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
[edit]| 30 July 2021 Semi-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 |
| 31 July 2021 Semi-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
[edit]| 6 August 2021 Final | 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 first round
[edit]| 26 June 2021 First 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). |
| 26 June 2021 First 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). |
| 26 June 2021 First 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). |
| 26 June 2021 First 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
[edit]| 10 July 2021 Quarter-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) |
| 10 July 2021 Quarter-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) |
| 10 July 2021 Quarter-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
[edit]| 24 July 2021 Semi-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) |
| 24 July 2021 Semi-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
[edit]| 2 August 2021 Final | 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 [1] | 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 quarter-finals
[edit]| 21 July 2021 Quarter-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) |
| 21 July 2021 Quarter-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
[edit]| 30 July 2021 Semi-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) |
| 30 July 2021 Semi-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
[edit]| 11 August 2021 Final | 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 preliminary round
[edit]| 21 July 2021 Preliminary 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
[edit]| 28 July 2021 Quarter-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). |
| 28 July 2021 Quarter-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 |
| 28 July 2021 Quarter-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. |
| 28 July 2021 Quarter-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
[edit]| 6 August 2021 Semi-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. |
| 7 August 2021 Semi-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
[edit]| 13 August 2021 Final | 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 semi-finals
[edit]| 21 August 2021 Semi-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) |
| 21 August 2021 Semi-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
[edit]| 28 August 2021 Final | 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
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Sligo won the Connacht Championship for the first time since 1968.[7]
- Cork won the Munster Championship for the first time since 2010.
References
[edit]- ^ "GAA confirm details over 2020 and 2021 minor and U20 fixtures". Down GAA website. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Last minute penalty hands Derry dramatic All-Ireland final win over Kerry". The 42. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ulster MFC round-up: Armagh dethrone champions Derry in dramatic finish". Irish Independent. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (28 August 2021). "Meath shock Tyrone to claim All-Ireland Minor football title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meath to tackle Sligo in All-Ireland MFC semi". Meath Chronicle. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.