1991 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained

Year:1991
Dates:4 May - 15 September 1991
Teams:32
Connacht:Mayo
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Kildare
Ulster:Donegal
Team1:Cork
Titles:8th
Captain:Alan McCarthy
Manager:Éamonn Ryan
Team2:Mayo
Captain2:Ronan Golding
Manager2:Martin Carney
Matches:33
Topscorer: Podsie O'Mahony (0-27)
Previous:1990
Next:1992

The 1991 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 60th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929.[1]

Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in a Leinster first round replay.

The All-Ireland final was played on 15 September 1991 between Cork and Mayo, in what was their first meeting in a final in six years. Cork won the match by 1-09 to 1-07 to claim their eighth championship title overall and their first title since 1981.[2] [3] [4]

Cork's Podsie O'Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 0-27.

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Connacht final

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Leinster final

Munster Minor Football Championship

Munster final

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Ulster final

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour. RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2011. 19 November 2012.
  2. News: Minor football. Munster GAA website. 11 April 2022.
  3. News: Minor class of ’91 reunites. Mayo News. 11 April 2022. 27 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Cork profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.