1991 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1991 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamTyrone (1st win)
CaptainPeter Canavan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtLeitrim

The 1991 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Kerry entered the championship as defending champions.

On 12 May 1991, Tyrone won the championship following a 4-16 to 1-5 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results[]

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship[]

Semi-finals

28 April 1991 Semi-final Kerry 2-07 - 1-06 Meath Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
28 April 1991 Semi-final Tyrone 4-13 - 2-07 Leitrim Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Final

12 May 1991 Final Tyrone 4-16 - 1-05 Kerry St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • The All-Ireland semi-finals see two first-time pairings as Tyrone and Leitrim, as well as Kerry and Meath meet for the first time in the championship.

References[]

  1. ^ Jordan, Philip (2 May 2017). "'I wasn't good enough to make minor and U21 teams, but I worked hard'". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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