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 the championship 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.[1]
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.[2]
Results
| | | GK | 1 | Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors) | | RCB | 2 | Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill) | | FB | 3 | Gerard Hearty (Clan na Gael) | | LCB | 4 | Jimmy Beirne (Ardee minors) | | RHB | 5 | Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones) | | CHB | 6 | Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns) | | LHB | 7 | Jack Kelly (O'Connells) | | MF | 8 | James Caffrey (O'Connells) | | MF | 9 | Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams) | | RHF | 10 | Peter Collier (O'Connells) | | CHF | 11 | Ambrose Woods (Cooley Kickhams) | | LHF | 12 | Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors) | | RCF | 13 | Gerard Dillon (Clan na Gael) | | FF | 14 | John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c) | | LCF | 15 | Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers) | | | | | | | GK | 1 | G. Howlin (Sarsfields) | | RCB | 2 | F. Sutherland (Sarsfields) | | FB | 3 | T. Merriman (Starlights) | | LCB | 4 | J. Forde (Gorey Blues) | | RHB | 5 | M. O'Connor (Sarsfields) | | CHB | 6 | L. Byrne (Starlights) | | LHB | 7 | W. Connolly (Starlights) | | MF | 8 | J. Quinn (Starlights) | | MF | 9 | M. Swan (Ballyhogue) | | RHF | 10 | E. Foley (Sarsfields) | | CHF | 11 | A. Travers (Gorey Blues) | | LHF | 12 | S. Carroll (Sarsfields) | | RCF | 13 | J. Morris (Sarsfields) | | FF | 14 | P. Quinn (Starlights) | | LCF | 15 | A. Kealy (Gorey Parnells) | |
Semi-Finals
Final (Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda)
Kerry v 
Louth | Kerry | 3–04 – 0–04 | Louth |
| (HT: 2–01 - 0–01) |
Gls: Healy (1-0), P.J. O'Sullivan (1-0), Chute (1-0)
Pts: McMahon (0-02), Murphy (0-01) P.J. O'Sullivan (0-01) | |
Pts: Collier (0-02), Caffrey (0-01), Dempsey (0-01) |
Referee: Patrick Fearon ( Armagh) Attendance: 5,000 |
| | | | | GK | 1 | Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors) | | RCB | 2 | Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill) | | FB | 3 | Gerard Hearty (Clan na Gael) | | LCB | 4 | Jimmy Beirne (Ardee minors) | | RHB | 5 | Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones) | | CHB | 6 | Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns) | | LHB | 7 | James Fearon (Cooley Kickhams) | | MF | 8 | James Caffrey (O'Connells) | | MF | 9 | Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams) | | RHF | 10 | Peter Collier (O'Connells) | | CHF | 11 | Arthur Bradley (Ardee minors) | | LHF | 12 | Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors) | | RCF | 13 | Jack Kelly (O'Connells) | | FF | 14 | John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c) | | LCF | 15 | Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers) | |
References
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