1931 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1931 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Kerry (1st win) Captain Jimmy O'Gorman Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Louth Captain John Harlin Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Louth Ulster Tyrone Connacht Mayo The 1931 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the third 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. Dublin entered as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Louth in the Leinster quarter-final. On 20 September 1931, Kerry won the championship following a 3–04 to 0–04 defeat of Louth in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.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 2012 The final had been arranged for 6 September but Kerry failed to fulfil the fixture. The match was subsequently rescheduled to be played a fortnight later, with Louth awarded home advantage. https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/national-sport/263489/joe-carroll-kerry-unlikely-to-miss-the-bus.html Joe Carroll: 'Kerry unlikely to miss the bus' Dundalk Democrat 15 February 2023 Results Leinster Minor Football Championship 9 August 1931Louth Minors Leinster Champions! - Wexford Beaten In Dashing Final Drogheda Independent 15 August 1931 Final 20px|border Louth 1–05 - 0–03 border|20px Wexford J. Harlin 1-0, G. Dillon 0-2, J. Caffrey, P. Collier, A. Woods 0-1 each A. Kealy, J. Morris, P. Quinn 0-1 each Croke Park GK1 Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors)RCB2 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill)FB3 Gerard Hearty (Clan na Gael)LCB4 Jimmy Beirne (Ardee minors)RHB5 Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones)CHB6 Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns)LHB7 Jack Kelly (O'Connells)MF8 James Caffrey (O'Connells)MF9 Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Peter Collier (O'Connells)CHF11 Ambrose Woods (Cooley Kickhams) LHF12 Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors)RCF13 Gerard Dillon (Clan na Gael)FF14 John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c)LCF15 Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers) GK1 G. Howlin (Sarsfields)RCB2 F. Sutherland (Sarsfields)FB3 T. Merriman (Starlights)LCB4 J. Forde (Gorey Blues)RHB5 M. O'Connor (Sarsfields)CHB6 L. Byrne (Starlights)LHB7 W. Connolly (Starlights)MF8 J. Quinn (Starlights)MF9 M. Swan (Ballyhogue)RHF10 E. Foley (Sarsfields)CHF11 A. Travers (Gorey Blues)LHF12 S. Carroll (Sarsfields)RCF13 J. Morris (Sarsfields)FF14 P. Quinn (Starlights)LCF15 A. Kealy (Gorey Parnells) Ulster Minor Football Championship Tyrone 0–07 - 0–04 Armagh Connacht Minor Football Championship Mayo 2–07 - 0–03 Sligo Munster Minor Football Championship Kerry 3–06 - 0–07 Tipperary All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals 30 August 1931 Kerry 3–11 - 0–02 Mayo Tuam Stadium 23 August 1931 Louth 2–06 - 1–07 Tyrone Athletic Grounds, Dundalk Final (Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda) 20 September 1931Kerry Minors Win All-Ireland Football Final - Sterlimg Display At Drogheda The Kerryman 26 September 1931 Patrick Fearon (Armagh) 5,000 border|20px Kerry 3–04 0–04 20px|border Louth 2–01 - 0–01 Healy (1-0), P.J. O'Sullivan (1-0), Chute (1-0) McMahon (0-02), Murphy (0-01) P.J. O'Sullivan (0-01) Collier (0-02), Caffrey (0-01), Dempsey (0-01) GK1 Brendan Reidy (Austin Stacks)RCB2 Frank O'Neill (Austin Stacks)FB3 Paddy Walsh (St Mary's)LCB4 Ned O'Mahony (Firies)RHB5 D.J. McCarthy (John Mitchel's)CHB6 Jack O'Keeffe (Dr Crokes)LHB7 Tim O'Sullivan (Austin Stacks)MF8 Jimmy O'Gorman (Austin Stacks) (c)MF9 Paddy McMahon (John Mitchel's)RHF10 Tommy Murphy (John Mitchel's)CHF11 P.J. O'Sullivan (St Mary's)LHF12 Michael Buckley (Tarbert)RCF13 Ted Chute (Listowel Emmets)FF14 Charlie O'Sullivan (Kerins O'Rahilly's)LCF15 Bernard Healy (Kerins O'Rahilly's) GK1 Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors)RCB2 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill)FB3 Gerard Hearty (Clan na Gael)LCB4 Jimmy Beirne (Ardee minors)RHB5 Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones)CHB6 Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns)LHB7 James Fearon (Cooley Kickhams)MF8 James Caffrey (O'Connells)MF9 Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Peter Collier (O'Connells)CHF11 Arthur Bradley (Ardee minors)LHF12 Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors)RCF13 Jack Kelly (O'Connells)FF14 John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c)LCF15 Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers) References 1931 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship