2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	26 June – 11 September 2021
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Tyrone (4th win)
Captain	Pádraig Hampsey
Manager	Feargal Logan; Brian Dooher
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Mayo
Captain	Aidan O'Shea
Manager	James Horan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
Top Scorer	Seán O'Shea (2-29)
Player of the Year	Kieran McGeary
	← 2020 →

The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 134th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

Thirty one of the thirty two Irish counties took part – Kilkenny did not compete. London and New York were withdrawn as a result of the public health restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most division three and four teams who did not reach their provincial final were scheduled to compete in the 2021 Tailteann Cup. In previous years, they would have competed in the All-Ireland qualifiers.^[1] The introduction of the Tailteann Cup competition was postponed until 2022.

There was no "Super 8" group stage (officially the all-Ireland quarter-final group stage). The four provincial winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals which were played as single knockout games.^[2]

Dublin were the six-time defending champions, and were seeking to claim an unprecedented seventh consecutive title. Having won the Leinster championship, they were defeated by Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-finals.^[3]^[4]

The All-Ireland final was played on 11 September 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Tyrone and Mayo, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Tyrone won their 4th title after a 2–14 to 0–15 win against Mayo.^[5] Mayo lost their 11th consecutive final since 1989, losing 6 finals in 9 years, with this latest defeat on an identical scoreline to 2020, when Mayo lost to Dublin.^[6]

Competition format[]

Provincial Championships format[]

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. These tournaments are all straight knockout.

The draws took place on 19 April 2021 for the Connacht and Munster championships, and on 20 April 2021 for the Leinster and Ulster championships.

Qualifiers (cancelled)[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualifiers were cancelled. Teams were eliminated following their first defeat and this also meant that the Super 8 quarter-finals were cancelled.

It was planned to limit the qualifiers to mainly teams in the top two divisions of the National Football League but, due to the restricted season as a result of the COVID-19 health measures, the qualifiers were cancelled in their entirety.

All-Ireland format[]

The four provincial champions play in two semi-finals. All matches are knock-out. Any game that ends in a draw will go straight to extra-time. If the sides are level after extra-time the game will be decided by a penalty shootout.

Rule changes since 2020 championship[]

A penalty will be awarded for a 'cynical' foul that prevents a goal-scoring opportunity and occurs inside the twenty metre line or inside the semi-circular arc that extends from the centre of the twenty metre line. The player who committed the foul will receive a black card (and if they have previously received a yellow or black card, they will also receive a red card).
The existing advantage rule was modified and implemented in the 2021 National Football League. Advantage is now only allowed to a player who has been fouled in two circumstances - 1) he has a goal-scoring opportunity 2) he has an opportunity to "create or avail of time and space" on the ball. Following its introduction, referees awarded fouls earlier where previously they would have allowed play to continue and this led to complaints that the flow of the game was being disrupted.^[7]
The maor foirne (assistant manager) is not allowed to enter the field of play.
Only one person is allowed to receive the trophy during the presentation to the winners.

Provincial championships[]

Connacht Senior Football Championship[]

London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships due to international travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There was a full open draw for first time in over 40 years. It took place on 19 April 2021.

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Leitrim

0-11

Mayo

5-20

Mayo

3-23

Sligo

0-12

Mayo

2-14

Galway

2-8

Galway

2-11

Roscommon

0-12

Quarter-Final[]

26 June 2021 16:30 Quarter-final	Mayo	3-23 - 0-12	Sligo	Markievicz Park, Sligo Attendance: 200 Referee: Paul Faloon (Down) Man of the Match: Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
	Aidan O'Shea 2-2, Darren McHale 1-5, Ryan O'Donoghue 0-5 (0-4f), Eoghan McLaughlin, Conor Loftus, Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Jordan Flynn, Fergal Boland, Stephen Coen, James Carr 0-1 each	Report	Niall Murphy 0-6 (0-1f), Sean Carrabine 0-2, Paddy O'Connor, Liam Gaughan, Mikey Gordon, Keelan Cawley 0-1 each

Semi-Finals[]

4 July 2021 13:15 Semi-final	Galway	2-11 - 0-12	Roscommon	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney (Oughterard)
	Matthew Tierney 1-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paul Kelly 1-2, Robert Finnerty and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-2 each, Sean Kelly and Damien Comer 0-1 each	Report	Enda Smith 0-3, Conor Daly and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Brian Stack, Conor Hussey, Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f), Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each

11 July 2021 14:00 Semi-final	Mayo	5-20 - 0-11	Leitrim	MacHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Man of the Match: Ryan O'Donoghue (Belmullet)
	Ryan O'Donoghue 1-6 (0-3f), Darren McHale 2-1, Darren Coen and Tommy Conroy 1-3 each, Matthew Ruane and Conor Loftus 0-2 each, Stephen Coen, Aidan O'Shea, James Carr 0-1 each	Report	Keith Beirne 0-5f, Conor Dolan and Riordan O'Rourke 0-2 each, Paddy Maguire and Evan Sweeney 0-1 each

Final[]

25 July 2021 13:30 Final	Mayo	2-14 - 2-8	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Man of the Match: Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
	Ryan O'Donoghue 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Matthew Ruane 1-2, Conor Loftus and Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Rob Hennelly (1 '45), Paddy Durcan, Darren McHale, Kevin McLoughlin, James Carr 0-1 each	Report	Shane Walsh 1-1, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-3f), Damien Comer 1-0, Paul Conroy 0-2, Cathal Sweeney 0-1

Leinster Senior Football Championship[]

Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Meath receive byes to the quarter-final stage because they reached the semi-final stage in 2020. There is a separate draw after the quarter-finals to determine the semi-final pairings.

The draw for round 1 and the quarter-finals took place on 20 April 2021. The semi-final draw took place on 4 July after the quarter-finals.

Preliminary Round
27 June

Quarter-Finals
4 July

Semi-Finals
18 July

Leinster Final
1 August

Kildare

1-15

Offaly

3-19 AET

Offaly

0-13

Louth

0-19

Kildare

2-14

Westmeath

0-18

Laois

1-10

Westmeath

3-20

Kildare

1-9

Dublin

0-20

Meath

4-22

Longford

0-25

Longford

0-12

Carlow

2-13

Meath

1-13

Dublin

2-16

Dublin

0-15

Wexford

2-11

Wexford

0-7

Wicklow

0-14

Leinster Round 1[]

27 June 2021 13:30 Round 1	Offaly	3-19 - 0-19 aet	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
	Cian Farrell 0-7 (0-3f), Niall McNamee 1-3, Peter Cunningham 1-1, Bernard Allen 1-0, Paddy Dunican 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Niall Darby, Jordan Hayes, Ruairi McNamee, Bill Carroll, Eoin Carroll, Mark Abbott 0-1 each	Report	Sam Mulroy 0-6 (0-4f), Ciaran Byrne 0-3, Ciaran Keenan 0-2, Dermot Campbell, Anthony Williams, Eoghan Callaghan, Liam Jackson, Ciaran Downey, Conor Grimes, Ryan Burns, Declan Byrne 0-1 each

27 June 2021 15:00 Round 1	Wexford	2-11 - 0-14	Wicklow	Aughrim Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
	Mark Rossiter 1-6 (0-1f), Martin O'Connor 1-0, John Turbitt and Donal Shanley (0-2f) 0-2 each, Paraic Hughes 0-1	Report	Patrick O'Connor 0-4, Arran Murphy 0-3, Mark Jackson (0-2f) and Chris O'Brien (0-2f) 0-2 each, Padraig O'Toole, Mark Kenny, Conor Byrne 0-1 each

27 June 2021 16:30 Round 1	Longford	0-25 - 2-13	Carlow	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
	Robbie Smyth and Rian Brady 0-5 each, Darren Gallagher 0-4 (0-3f), Dessie Reynolds, David McGivney, Joseph Hagan 0-2 each, Patrick Fox, Michael Quinn, Kevin Diffley, Donal McElligott, Dylan Farrell 0-1 each	Report	Darragh Foley 1-4 (0-3f), Paul Broderick 0-4 (0-3f), Conor Crowley 1-0, Chris Blake 0-3, Colm Hulton 0-2

Quarter-Finals[]

4 July 2021 16:30 Quarter-final	Kildare	1-15 - 0-13	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 500 Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
	Neil Flynn 1-7 (0-4f, 2 '45), Fergal Conway and Jimmy Hyland 0-2 each, Mick O'Grady (0-1m), Kevin Feely, Aaron Masterson, Darragh Kirwan 0-1 each	Report	Cian Farrell 0-8 (0-4f), Niall McNamee 0-2f, Paddy Dunican (1 '45), Anton Sullivan, Bernard Allen 0-1 each

4 July 2021 15:30 Quarter-final	Dublin	0-15 - 0-7	Wexford	Wexford Park, Wexford Attendance: 500 Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
	Cormac Costello 0-7 (0-5f), Brian Howard and Brian Fenton 0-2 each, Ciaran Kilkenny, Tom Lahiff, Colm Basquel, Dean Rock 0-1 each	Report	Mark Rossiter 0-3 (0-2f), Donal Shanley 0-2 (0-1f), Paraic Hughes and John Tubritt 0-1 each

4 July 2021 13:30 Quarter-final	Westmeath	3-20 - 1-10	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 500 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
	Lorcan Dolan 1-3 (0-1f), Ger Egan and John Heslin (0-3f) 0-5 each, Denis Corroon 1-1, David Lynch 1-0, Ronan O'Toole 0-3, James Dolan, Darren Giles, Tommy McDaniel 0-1 each	Report	Donie Kingston 0-6 (0-5f), Evan O'Carroll 1-0, Colm Murphy 0-3 (0-1m), Eoin Lowry 0-1

4 July 2021 15:00 Quarter-final	Meath	4-22 - 0-12	Longford	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Attendance: 500 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
	Jordan Morris 1-4 (0-1f), Cathal Hickey 1-2, Bryan McMahon (0-1f) and James McEntee 0-4 each, Shane McEntee and James Conlon 1-0 each, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-3, Fionn Reilly, Bryan Menton, Matthew Costello (1 '45), Joey Wallace, Eamon Wallace 0-1 each	Report	David McGivney (0-3f) and Rian Brady (0-1f) 0-3 each, Kevin Diffley, Darren Gallagher (0-1f), Dessie Reynolds, Robbie Smyth (0-1f), Joseph Hagan (0-1m), Darragh Doherty 0-1 each

Semi-finals[]

18 July 2021 14:00 Semi-final	Kildare	2-14 - 0-18	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: Limited to 18,000 due to Covid Restrictions. Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
	Neil Flynn 0-7 (0-4f), Daniel Flynn and Jimmy Hyland 1-1 each, Kevin Feely, Aaron Masterson, Alex Beirne, Fergal Conway, Shane O'Sullivan 0-1 each	Report	John Heslin 0-8 (0-7f), Lorcan Dolan 0-5 (0-1m), James Dolan, Sam McCartan (1 '45), Ger Egan, David Lynch, Darren Giles 0-1 each

18 July 2021 16:30 Semi-final	Dublin	2-16 - 1-13	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: Limited to 18,000 due to Covid Restrictions. Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
	Cormac Costello 1-4 (1-0 pen), Con O'Callaghan 1-3, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-5, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f), Brian Fenton and Paddy Small 0-1 each	Report	Matthew Costello 1-2 (0-1f), Jordan Morris 0-3 (0-1), Eamonn Wallace and Joey Wallace 0-2 each, Cillian O'Sullivan, Bryan McMahon, James McEntee (1 '45), Thomas O'Reilly (0-1f) 0-1 each

Final[]

1 August 2021 16:00 Final	Dublin	0-20 - 1-9	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
	Dean Rock 0-5 (0-3f), Ciaran Kilkenny (0-1m) and Cormac Costello 0-4 each, Niall Scully 0-2 (0-1m), James McCarthy, Brian Howard, Paddy Small, Con O'Callaghan, Ryan Basquel 0-1 each	Report	Daniel Flynn 1-2 (0-1m), Jimmy Hyland 0-4 (0-1m, 0-1f), Neil Flynn, Alex Beirne, Brian McLoughlin 0-1 each

Munster Senior Football Championship[]

There will be the return of a straight forward open draw for the first time since 2013. Tipperary won the title in 2020. Cork and Kerry met in the Semi Final last year, meaning Cork, Kerry or Tipperary were not permitted to be drawn together in the quarter-finals. The draw was held on 19 April 2021.

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

		Cork	1-16
Limerick	4-18	Limerick	0-11
Waterford	0-12			Cork	1-9
				Kerry	4-22
		Tipperary	1-8
Kerry	3-22	Kerry	1-19
Clare	1-11

Quarter-Finals[]

26 June 2021 15:00 Quarter-final	Limerick	4-18 - 0-12	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
	Hugh Bourke 1-6 (0-3f), Iain Corbett (1-0 pen) and Robbie Bourke (0-1f) 1-2 each, Cillian Fahy 1-1, Cian Sheehan and Danny Neville 0-2 each, Tommie Childs, Brian Donovan, Josh Ryan 0-1 each	Report	Brian Lynch 0-4 (0-3f), Dermot Ryan 0-3, Jason Curry (0-2f) and Darragh Corcoran 0-2 each, Michael Kiely 0-1

26 June 2021 19:00 Quarter-final	Kerry	3-22 - 1-11	Clare	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo) Man of the Match: Sean O'Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks)
	Sean O'Shea 1-7 (0-3f), David Clifford 1-6 (0-2f), Micheál Burns 1-0, Killian Spillane 0-3, Gavin White and Paudie Clifford 0-2 each, David Moran and Paul Geaney 0-1 each	Report	Eoin Cleary 0-6 (0-2f), David Tubridy 1-1 (0-1f), Darragh Bohannon 0-2, Podge Collins and Emmet McMahon 0-1 each

Semi-Finals[]

10 July 2021 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final	Cork	1-16 - 0-11	Limerick	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 500 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
	John O'Rourke 1-3, Brian Hurley 0-6 (0-4f), Sean Powter and Cian Kiely 0-2 each, Sean Meehan, Mattie Taylor, Ian Maguire 0-1 each	Report	Hugh Bourke 0-5f, Iain Corbett and Danny Neville 0-2 each, Gordon Brown and Aaron O'Sullivan (1 '45) 0-1 each

10 July 2021 19:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final	Kerry	1-19 - 1-8	Tipperary	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 500 Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford (Fossa)
	Sean O'Shea 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '45), David Clifford 1-2 (0-1f), Killian Spillane 0-3, Tom O'Sullivan 0-2, David Moran, Diarmuid O'Connor, Paul Geaney, Paudie Clifford 0-1 each	Report	Conor Sweeney 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Jack Kennedy 0-3 (0-2f), Kevin Fahey 0-1

Final[]

25 July 2021 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Final	Kerry	4-22 - 1-9	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Barry Cassidy, Bellaghy (Derry)
	Sean O’Shea 1-6 (0-3f), Paul Geaney 2-1, Paudie Clifford 0-3, Brian Ó Beaglaoich 1-0, Jack Barry, Killian Spillane, Tom O’Sullivan 0-2 each, Mike Breen, David Moran, David Clifford (0-1f), Stephen O’Brien, Tadhg Morley, Tommy Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	Brian Hurley 1-3 (0-1f), Michael Hurley 0-2, Brian Hartnett, Ian Maguire, Luke Connolly, Daniel Dineen (0-1 mark) 0-1 each.

Ulster Senior Football Championship[]

An open draw was held on 20 April 2021 with the provision that Cavan, Derry, Monaghan and Tyrone cannot be placed in the preliminary round.^[8]

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Armagh

4-15

Antrim

0-14

Armagh

2-21

Monaghan

4-17

Monaghan

1-21

Fermanagh

0-14

Monaghan

0-15

Tyrone

0-16

Tyrone

1-18

Cavan

0-13

Tyrone

0-23

Donegal

1-14

Derry

0-15

Down

1-12

Donegal

0-16

Donegal

2-25

Preliminary Round[]

27 June 2021 13:00 Preliminary Round	Donegal	2-25 - 1-12	Down	Pairc Esler, Newry Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
	Paddy McBrearty 1-6 (0-2f), Jamie Brennan 1-1, Ryan McHugh and Michael Langan (0-1f, 1 '45) 0-4 each, Peadar Mogan 0-3, Michael Murphy 0-2 (0-1f), Ciaran Thompson, Niall O'Donnell, Eoin McHugh, Ethan O'Donnell, Conor O'Donnell 0-1 each	Report	Barry O'Hagan 0-8 (0-3f, 0-1m), Caolan Mooney 1-0, Liam Kerr 0-2 (0-1f), Darren O'Hagan and James Guinness 0-1 each

Quarter-Finals[]

3 July 2021 15:30 Quarter-final	Monaghan	1-21 - 0-14	Fermanagh	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}
	Jack McCarron (1-2, 0-2f), Conor McManus (0-4, 0-2f, 1m), Aaron Mulligan (0-3), Micheál Bannigan (0-2), Colin Walshe (0-2, 1m), Conor Boyle, Ryan Wylie, Karl O’Connell, Dessie Ward, Killian Lavelle, Niall Kearns (0-1 each), Rory Beggan (0-1 1’45’), Conor McCarthy (0-1, 1m)	Report	Sean Quigley (0-7, 5f, 1’45’), Aidan Breen (0-2), Jonny Cassidy, Ciaran Corrigan, Ultan Kelm, Dara McGurn, Josh Largo-Ellis (0-1 each)	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

4 July 2021 15:30 Quarter-final	Armagh	4-15 - 0-14	Antrim	St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}
	Rian O’Neill (1-5 1-0 pen, 5f), Rory Grugan (1-2), Conor Turbitt (1-1), Tiernan Kelly (1-0), Jarlath Óg Burns (0-2), Connaire Mackin, Greg McCabe, Ciaron O’Hanlon, Oisin O’Neill (0-1 each), Patrick Burns (0-1, mark)	Report	Ryan Murray (0-3, 2f), Ruairí McCann (0-2f), Dermot McAleese (0-2), Paddy McBride (0-2), Conor Murray (0-2, 1f), Niall McKeever, Conor Small (0-1 each), Odhran Eastwood (0-1 mark)	St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

10 July 2021 16:30 Quarter-final	Tyrone	1-18 - 0-13	Cavan	Healy Park, Omagh Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}
	Darren McCurry 0-10 (3f, 1m), Brian Kennedy 1-0, Cathal McShane 0-3 (1f), Niall Sludden 0-2, Peter Harte 0-1, Richard Donnelly 0-1, Paul Donaghy 0-1	Report	Gearoid McKiernan 0-6 (4f), Conor Smith 0-2, Raymond Galligan 0-1f, Thomas Galligan 0-1, Gerard Smith 0-1, Oisin Pierson 0-1, Conor Madden 0-1	Healy Park, Omagh Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

11 July 2021 16:00 Quarter-final	Donegal	0-16 - 0-15	Derry	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}
	Paddy McBrearty (0-2f), Michael Langan and Niall O’Donnell 0-3 each, Caolan McGonagle, Jamie Brennan and Michael Murphy (0-2f) 0-2 each, Paul Brennan 0-1.	Report	Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-2f), Ciaran McFaul 0-3, Benny Heron 0-2, Padraig Cassidy, Gareth McKinless, Conor Doherty, Conor Glass, Emmett Bradley and Niall Loughlin 0-1 each.	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Semi-Finals[]

17 July 2021 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final	Armagh	2-21 - 4-17	Monaghan	Pairc Esler, Newry Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}
	Rian O’Neill (0-6, 3frees), Conor Turbitt (1-1), Oisin O’Neill (0-3), Rory Grugan (0-3, 1free), Tiernan Kelly (1-0), Connaire O’Hanlon, Greg McCabe, Niall Grimley, Jarlath Óg Burns, Andrew Murnin, Stefan Campbell, C O’Neill, Ross McQuillan (0-1 each)	Report	Conor McManus (1-6, 0-3 frees, 0-1 mark), Jack McCarron, Micheál Bannigan (1-1 each), Darren Hughes (1-0), Rory Beggan (0-2 frees), Dessie Ward, Stephen O’Hanlon (0-2 each), Conor McCarthy, Shane Carey (0-1 each)	Pairc Esler, Newry Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

18 July 2021 13:45 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final	Tyrone	0-23 - 1-14	Donegal	Brewster Park, Enniskillen Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}
	Darren McCurry (0-7, 3 frees), Kieran McGeary, Niall Sludden, Tiernan McCann (0-3 each), Mattie Donnelly (0-2), Peter Harte, Conor Meyler, Conor McKenna, Frank Burns (0-1 each), Cathal McShane (0-1 free)	Report	Paddy McBrearty (0-4, 2 frees), Caolan McGonigle (1-0), Jamie Brennan, Niall O’Donnell (0-2 each), Michael Langan (0-2, 1 free), Michael Murphy (0-2 frees), Ciaran Thompson, Peader Mogan (0-1 each)	Brewster Park, Enniskillen Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Final[]

31 July 2021 16:00 Final	Monaghan	0-15 - 0-16	Tyrone	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 18,000
	Conor McManus 0-4 (0-3f), Jack McCarron (0-1m) and Rory Beggan (0-2f) 0-2 each, Conor Boyle, Kieran Duffy, Killian Lavelle, Michael Bannigan, Conor McCarthy and Colin Walshe (0-1m) 0-1 each.	Report	Darren McCurry 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1m), Mattie Donnelly 0-3 (0-1f), Mark Bradley 0-2, Padraig Hampsey, Michael McKiernan, Niall Sludden, Peter Harte, Kieran McGeary and Cathal McShane 0-1 each.	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 18,000

All-Ireland[]

All-Ireland Bracket[]

Semi-Finals		Final

Mayo (a.e.t.)	0-17

Dublin	0-14
		Mayo	0-15

		Tyrone	2-14
Kerry	0-22

Tyrone	3-14

All-Ireland Semi-finals[]

RTÉ
Sky Sports

14 August 2021
18:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final

Report

Mayo	0-17 – 0-14 (a.e.t.)	Dublin
(HT: 0-4 – 0-10)
Pts: Ryan O'Donoghue 0-5 (2fs), Tommy Conroy and Robert Hennelly (2fs, 145) 0-3 each, Darren Coen, Jason Flynn, Kevin McLoughlin, Lee Keegan, Conor Loftus, Mattie Ruane 0-1 each		Pts: Dean Rock 0-7 (5fs), Ciarán Kilkenny 0-3 (1m), Paddy Small 0-2, Con O'Callaghan and Seán Bugler 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 24,000

RTÉ
Sky Sports

28 August 2021^{[note 2]}
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final

Report

Kerry	0-22 (22) – (23) 3-14 (a.e.t.)	Tyrone
(HT: 0-09 (9) – (10) 1-07)
Pts: David Clifford 0-8 (3f, 1m), Seán O’Shea 0-8 (6f,1 45), Paudie Clifford 0-2, Paul Murphy, Diarmuid O’Connor, Paul Geaney, Tom O’Sullivan 0-1 each		Pts: Cathal McShane 1-3 (0-1f), Darren McCurry 0-4 (0-2f), Tiarnan McCann, Conor McKenna 1-0 each, Niall Morgan 0-2 (0-1 ’45, 0-1f), Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Pádraig Hampsey, Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly (0-1 mark) 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 24,000

All-Ireland Final[]

RTÉ
Sky Sports

11 September 2021^{[note 3]}
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final

Report

Tyrone	2-14 (20) – (15) 0-15	Mayo
(HT: 0-10 - 0-08)
Pts: Darren McCurry 1-4 (0-2f), Cathal McShane 1-0, Niall Morgan 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 '45), Niall Sludden 0-2, Pádraig Hampsey, Peter Harte (0-1 mark), Kieran McGeary, Mattie Donnelly, Darragh Canavan 0-1 each		Pts: Ryan O'Donoghue 0-8 (0-7f), Tommy Conroy 0-2, Robbie Hennelly (0-1f), Lee Keegan, Patrick Durcan, Stephen Coen, Kevin McLoughlin 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance: 41,150

Stadia and locations[]

Croke Park

Salthill

Derry

Ballybofey

Enniskillen

Clones

Locations of stadia used during the championship

Stadia
County	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Cavan	Cavan	Breffni Park	32,000
Cork	Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	45,000
Derry	Derry	Celtic Park	22,000
Donegal	Ballybofey	MacCumhaill Park	18,000
Fermanagh	Enniskillen	Brewster Park	20,000
Dublin	Drumcondra	Croke Park	82,300
Galway	Galway	Pearse Stadium	26,197
Laois	Portlaoise	O'Moore Park	27,000
Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	9,331
Mayo	Castlebar	McHale Park	25,369
Monaghan	Clones	St. Tiernach's Park	36,000
Offaly	Tullamore	O'Connor Park	20,000
Roscommon	Roscommon	Dr. Hyde Park	25,000
Tipperary	Thurles	Semple Stadium	45,690
Waterford	Dungarvan	Fraher Field	15,000
Westmeath	Mullingar	Cusack Park	11,000
Wexford	Wexford	Wexford Park	20,000

Championship statistics[]

All scores correct as of 13 September 2021

Top Scorer: Overall[]

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán O'Shea	Kerry	2-29	35	4	8.7
2	Darren McCurry	Tyrone	1-30	33	5	6.6
3	Ryan O'Donoghue	Mayo	2-27	33	5	6.6
4	David Clifford	Kerry	2-17	23	4	5.7
5	Cormac Costello	Dublin	1-15	18	3	6.0
6		Kildare	1-15	18	3	6.0
7	Conor McManus	Monaghan	1-15	18	3	6.0
8	Darren McHale	Mayo	3-07	16	4	4.0
9	Paddy McBrearty	Donegal	1-13	16	3	5.3
10	Tommy Conroy	Mayo	1-12	15	4	3.7
11	Dean Rock	Dublin	0-15	15	4	3.7
12		Offaly	0-15	15	2	7.5
13	Cathal McShane	Tyrone	2-08	14	5	2.8
14		Armagh	1-11	14	2	7.0
15		Limerick	1-11	14	2	7.0
16	Ciaran Kilkenny	Dublin	0-13	13	4	3.2
17	John Heslin	Westmeath	0-13	13	2	6.5
18		Wexford	1-09	12	2	6.0
19	Brian Hurley	Cork	1-09	12	2	6.0
20		Westmeath	1-08	11	2	5.5
21	Niall McNamee	Offaly	1-08	11	2	5.5
22		Monaghan	2-05	11	3	3.6
23		Galway	1-07	10	2	5.0
24		Meath	1-07	10	2	5.0
25	Aidan O'Shea	Mayo	2-03	9	5	1.8
26	Matthew Ruane	Mayo	1-05	8	5	1.6
27	Con O'Callaghan	Dublin	1-05	8	4	2.0

Top Scorer: Single game[]

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Darren McCurry	Tyrone	0-10	10	Cavan
2	Seán O'Shea	Kerry	1-07	10	Clare

Scoring Events[]

All records exclude extra time.

Widest winning margin: 24 points
- Mayo 5-20 – 0-11 Leitrim (Connacht SFC)
Most goals in a match: 6
- Monaghan 4-17 – 2-21 Armagh (Ulster SFC)
Most points in a match: 38
- Longford 0-25 – 2-13 Carlow (Leinster SFC)
- Monaghan 4-17 – 2-21 Armagh (Ulster SFC)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Mayo 5-20 – 0-11 Leitrim (Connacht SFC)
Highest aggregate score: 56 points
- Monaghan 4-17 – 2-21 Armagh (Ulster SFC)
Lowest aggregate score: 22 points
- Dublin 0-15 – 0-7 Wexford (Leinster SFC)

Miscellaneous[]

Leitrim's 24-point loss to Mayo was their joint-biggest championship defeat, equalling a 1973 match, also against Mayo, that ended 7–6 to 0–3.^[9]
COVID-19 caused the Connacht final and Ulster Final to move from MacHale Park, Castlebar or St Tiernach's Park, Clones to Croke Park, Dublin for first time since 1922 for Connacht and 2006 for Ulster. The return of London and New York to the Connacht championship was postponed until 2022 at the earliest.
Dublin's extended winning record gives them 11 Leinster titles in a row.
Dublin's record-breaking unbeaten streak of 45 consecutive championship games (42 wins, 3 draws) was ended by Mayo in the All Ireland semi-final. Their previous championship defeat was back in 2014, against Donegal. Dublin's unprecedented title streak (a six-in-a-row, 2015–20), came to an end also.

Awards[]

The Sunday Game Team of the Year[]

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 11 September, the night of the final. Kieran McGeary was chosen as the Footballer of the Year by the RTÉ panel.^[10]^[11]

Player	Team
Niall Morgan	Tyrone
Paddy Durcan	Mayo
Lee Keegan	Mayo
Pádraig Hampsey	Tyrone
Niall Sludden	Tyrone
Kieran McGeary^FOTY	Tyrone
Peter Harte	Tyrone
Matthew Ruane	Mayo
Conn Kilpatrick	Tyrone
Conor Meyler	Tyrone
Paudie Clifford	Kerry
Ciarán Kilkenny	Dublin
Darren McCurry	Tyrone
David Clifford	Kerry
Tommy Conroy	Mayo

All Star Team of the Year[]

The All Star Team of the Year team of the year was picked on 10 December.^[12]^[13] Kieran McGeary was named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year with Mayo's Oisín Mullin picked as the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.^[14]

Pos.	Player	Team	Appearances
GK	Niall Morgan	Tyrone	1
RCB	Pádraig Hampsey	Tyrone	2
FB	Lee Keegan	Mayo	5
LCB	Tom O'Sullivan	Kerry	2
RWB	Conor Meyler	Tyrone	1
CB	Kieran McGeary^FOTY	Tyrone	1
LWB	Peter Harte	Tyrone	2
MD	Brian Kennedy	Tyrone	1
MD	Matthew Ruane	Mayo	1
RWF	Niall Sludden	Tyrone	1
CF	Paudie Clifford	Kerry	1
LWF	Ciarán Kilkenny	Dublin	5
RCF	Darren McCurry	Tyrone	1
FF	David Clifford	Kerry	3
LCF	Ryan O'Donoghue	Mayo	1

Player has previously been selected.

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
^ The game between Kerry and Tyrone was initially due to be played on 15 August 2021, but was rescheduled to 21 August due to COVID-19 issues. Tyrone subsequently stated that they were unable to play on 21 August as several players had contracted COVID-19. It was eventually rescheduled to 28 August.
^ Due to COVID-19 issues, the final was due to be played on 29 August 2021, but was postponed to 4 September and again to 11 September.

References[]

^ Moran, Seán. "GAA to announce details of 2021 season". The Irish Times.
^ Scully, Michael (21 December 2020). "GAA confirm 2021 fixture plan - including July All-Ireland finals & split season". Irish Mirror.
^ Moran, Seán; O'Riordan, Ian. "December Road: Dublin players can emulate Jack Lynch". The Irish Times.
^ "Mayo 0-17 Dublin 0-14: Mayo finally beat Dubs after extra-time and march on to All-Ireland final". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ McGoldrick, Sean (11 September 2021). "Tyrone claim fourth All-Ireland SFC title as Mayo curse their final luck again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ Neville, Conor (11 September 2021). "Tyrone claim fourth All-Ireland SFC title as Mayo curse their final luck again". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ "Advantage rule needs to be given time". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "Ulster SFC format to change from 2020". www.hoganstand.com. Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Leitrim blown away by rampant Mayo in Castlebar mismatch". www.leitrimobserver.ie.
^ "8 awards for Tyrone as Sunday Game football team of the year is named". The 42. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ "Kieran McGeary the top man in Sunday Game Team of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ "All-Ireland champions Tyrone win eight football All-Star awards, three each for Mayo and Kerry". The 42. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "Champions Tyrone take eight All-Stars as football XV named". RTE Sport. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "Tyrone defender Kieran McGeary named Footballer of Year, Limerick forward Lynch is Hurler of Year". RTE Sport. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

External links[]

[Behind_closed_doors-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

[Postponed-10] The game between Kerry and Tyrone was initially due to be played on 15 August 2021, but was rescheduled to 21 August due to COVID-19 issues. Tyrone subsequently stated that they were unable to play on 21 August as several players had contracted COVID-19. It was eventually rescheduled to 28 August.

[Postponed1-11] Due to COVID-19 issues, the final was due to be played on 29 August 2021, but was postponed to 4 September and again to 11 September.

[1] Moran, Seán. "GAA to announce details of 2021 season". The Irish Times.

[2] Scully, Michael (21 December 2020). "GAA confirm 2021 fixture plan - including July All-Ireland finals & split season". Irish Mirror.

[3] Moran, Seán; O'Riordan, Ian. "December Road: Dublin players can emulate Jack Lynch". The Irish Times.

[4] "Mayo 0-17 Dublin 0-14: Mayo finally beat Dubs after extra-time and march on to All-Ireland final". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[5] McGoldrick, Sean (11 September 2021). "Tyrone claim fourth All-Ireland SFC title as Mayo curse their final luck again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[6] Neville, Conor (11 September 2021). "Tyrone claim fourth All-Ireland SFC title as Mayo curse their final luck again". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[7] "Advantage rule needs to be given time". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[9] "Ulster SFC format to change from 2020". www.hoganstand.com. Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[12] "Leitrim blown away by rampant Mayo in Castlebar mismatch". www.leitrimobserver.ie.

[13] "8 awards for Tyrone as Sunday Game football team of the year is named". The 42. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[14] "Kieran McGeary the top man in Sunday Game Team of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[15] "All-Ireland champions Tyrone win eight football All-Star awards, three each for Mayo and Kerry". The 42. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[16] "Champions Tyrone take eight All-Stars as football XV named". RTE Sport. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[17] "Tyrone defender Kieran McGeary named Footballer of Year, Limerick forward Lynch is Hurler of Year". RTE Sport. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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