1991 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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.

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

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-finalKerry2-07 - 1-06MeathGaelic Grounds, Limerick
28 April 1991 Semi-finalTyrone4-13 - 2-07LeitrimBrewster Park, Enniskillen

Final

12 May 1991 FinalTyrone4-16 - 1-05KerrySt. 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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