1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Roscommon (3rd win) Captain Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Armagh Captain Manager 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.Last-minute goal gave Armagh victory Frontier Sentinel 29 September 1951 On 23 September 1951, Roscommon won the championship following a 2-7 to 1-5 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final.https://roscommonherald.ie/2021/12/16/on-this-day-roscommon-crowned-all-ireland-minor-football-champions-70-years-ago/ ON THIS DAY: ROSCOMMON CROWNED ALL-IRELAND MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 70 YEARS AGO Roscommon Herald 16 December 2021 This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in seven championship seasons.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/ All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 20 September 2011 19 November 2012https://hoganstand.com/Roscommon/Profile Roscommon profile Hogan Stand Results Connacht Minor Football Championship (Roscommon awarded title after objection)https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/national-sport/259998/64-years-since-louth-last-won-the-minor-championship.html 64 years since Louth last won the minor championship Dundalk Democrat 15 July 2017 Quarter-final Mayo 1-4 Sligo 0-5 Ballymote. Semi-finals Roscommon 3-5 Mayo 0-2 Galway 2-8 Leitrim 2-5 Final 20px|border Roscommon 2–04 - 1–08 20px|border Galway Leinster Minor Football Championship Final 22 July 1951Louth Minors win Leinster Title The Argus 28 July 1951G.A.A. Notes - Westmeath Minors Defeated In Final Westmeath Independent 28 July 1951G.A.A. Notes - Westmeath Minors Football Team Westmeath Independent 21 July 1951 20px|border Louth 3–09 - 2–05 K. Beahan 1-4, P. McKevitt 1-2, H. Rogers 1-0, S. Cunningham 0-3 P. Dunne 2-0, M. Gunning 0-3, F. Eivers, J. Quinn 0-1 each 20px|border Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin J. Tunney (Dublin) GK1 Pat McMahon (Dowdallshill)RCB2 George Carroll (St Dominic's)FB3 Fintan Wynne (St Bride's)LCB4 Brendan Donohue (Dundalk Gaels)RHB5 Eugene King (St Dominic's)CHB6 Michael Brennan (Ardee Minors) (c)LHB7 Peter Judge (Newtown Blues) MF8 Benny Toal (Clan na Gael)MF9 Pat McKevitt (Clan na Gael)RHF10 Harry Rogers (Ardee Minors)CHF11 Seán Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)LHF12 Kevin Beahan (Ardee Minors)RCF13 Niall Craven (Roche Emmets)FF14 Peter McDonnell (Ardee Minors)LCF15 Phil Hearty (Dundalk Young Irelands)Substitutes: GK1 J. Reynolds (Athlone)RCB2 P. Hughes (Fore)FB3 L. Moran (Tubberclair)LCB4 E. Cahill (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)RHB5 D. Egan (St Finian's College)CHB6 J. Clarke (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)LHB7 G. Burke (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)MF8 J. Butler (Athlone)MF9 F. Eivers (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)RHF10 M. Gunning (Moate All Whites)CHF11 P. Dunne (Kinnegad)LHF12 J. Kirrane (Ballymore)RCF13 D. O'Sullivan (Mullingar)FF14 J. Quinn (Athlone)LCF15 P. Walshe (Mullingar)Substitutes: 16 A. Kiernan (St Finian's College) for Cahill Munster Minor Football Championship Final border|20px Kerry 0–07 - 0–03 20px|border Cork Ulster Minor Football Championship Final border|20px Armagh 3–01 - 1–04 border|20x20px Cavan All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals (Armagh/Kerry went to a replay) 23 September 1951 border|20px Armagh 2–03 - 0–07 border|20px Kerry Croke Park, Dublin 25 November 1951Louth Minors go down fighting The Argus 1 December 1951https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/national-sport/259998/64-years-since-louth-last-won-the-minor-championship.html 64 years since Louth last won the minor championship Dundalk Democrat 15 July 2017 20px|border Roscommon 2–05 - 1–03 20px|border Louth CBS Roscommon Final (Croke Park, Dublin)Surprise defeat of Armagh Minors The Derry People 22 December 1951 16 December 1951 Peter McDermott (Meath) 20px|border Roscommon border|20px Armagh 2–07 1–05 1–04 - 1–03 GK1 P. Muldoon RCB2 O. MurrayFB3 J. LynchLCB4 E. O'ConnorRHB5 B. Molloy (c)CHB6 T. FinneganLHB7 G. HealyMF8 H. ConnollyMF9 J. RaffertyRHF10 J. O'BrienCHF11 J. CampbellLHF12 E. DuignanRCF13 L. DuffyFF14 M. ShivnanLCF15 H. PennySubstitutes: 16 M. Kelly GK1 G. MurphyRCB2 G. DonnellyFB3 B. SeeleyLCB4 T. MooreRHB5 D. SkeltonCHB6 E. QuinnLHB7 M. GrimleyMF8 S. McCreeshMF9 B. O'NeillRHF10 T. DillonCHF11 J. HanrattyLHF12 J. CrosseyRCF13 J. KiernanFF14 P. McArdleLCF15 D. McCorrySubstitutes: References 1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship