1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained

1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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The 1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1]

On 23 September 1951, Roscommon won the championship following a 2-7 to 1-5 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in seven championship seasons.[3] [4]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

(Roscommon awarded title after objection)[5]

Quarter-final

Mayo 1-4 Sligo 0-5 Ballymote.

Semi-finals

Roscommon 3-5 Mayo 0-2

Galway 2-8 Leitrim 2-5

Final

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Final[6]

Munster Minor Football Championship

Final

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Final

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

(Armagh/Kerry went to a replay)

Final

(Croke Park, Dublin)[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Last-minute goal gave Armagh victory. Frontier Sentinel. 29 September 1951.
  2. Web site: ON THIS DAY: ROSCOMMON CROWNED ALL-IRELAND MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 70 YEARS AGO. Roscommon Herald. 16 December 2021.
  3. News: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour. RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2011. 19 November 2012.
  4. News: Roscommon profile. Hogan Stand.
  5. Web site: 64 years since Louth last won the minor championship. Dundalk Democrat. 15 July 2017.
  6. News: Louth Minors win Leinster Title. The Argus. 28 July 1951.
  7. News: Surprise defeat of Armagh Minors. The Derry People. 22 December 1951.