| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Roscommon (3rd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Armagh |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
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]
| 22 July 1951 |
Louth | 3–09 - 2–05 |
Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin |
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Munster Minor Football Championship
Final
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
(Armagh/Kerry went to a replay)
| 23 September 1951 |
Armagh | 2–03 - 0–07 |
Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 25 November 1951 [7] [8] |
Roscommon | 2–05 - 1–03 |
Louth | CBS Roscommon |
Final
( Croke Park, Dublin) [9]
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References
- ^ "Last-minute goal gave Armagh victory". Frontier Sentinel. 29 September 1951.
- ^ "ON THIS DAY: ROSCOMMON CROWNED ALL-IRELAND MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 70 YEARS AGO". Roscommon Herald. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Roscommon profile". Hogan Stand.
- ^ "64 years since Louth last won the minor championship". Dundalk Democrat. 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Louth Minors win Leinster Title". The Argus. 28 July 1951.
- ^ "Louth Minors go down fighting". The Argus. 1 December 1951.
- ^ "64 years since Louth last won the minor championship". Dundalk Democrat. 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Surprise defeat of Armagh Minors". The Derry People. 22 December 1951.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Roscommon (3rd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Armagh |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
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]
| 22 July 1951 |
Louth | 3–09 - 2–05 |
Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin |
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Munster Minor Football Championship
Final
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
(Armagh/Kerry went to a replay)
| 23 September 1951 |
Armagh | 2–03 - 0–07 |
Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 25 November 1951 [7] [8] |
Roscommon | 2–05 - 1–03 |
Louth | CBS Roscommon |
Final
( Croke Park, Dublin) [9]
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References
- ^ "Last-minute goal gave Armagh victory". Frontier Sentinel. 29 September 1951.
- ^ "ON THIS DAY: ROSCOMMON CROWNED ALL-IRELAND MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 70 YEARS AGO". Roscommon Herald. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Roscommon profile". Hogan Stand.
- ^ "64 years since Louth last won the minor championship". Dundalk Democrat. 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Louth Minors win Leinster Title". The Argus. 28 July 1951.
- ^ "Louth Minors go down fighting". The Argus. 1 December 1951.
- ^ "64 years since Louth last won the minor championship". Dundalk Democrat. 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Surprise defeat of Armagh Minors". The Derry People. 22 December 1951.