1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (27th win)
Captain	Jimmy Deenihan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Jack O'Shea (Kerry)
← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September, 1981. Kerry achieved a record equalling "Four In A Row" of All-Ireland titles with a victory over Offaly in the final, by a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-08. The experience of defeat for Offaly would prove influential in time to come.

Results

Connacht

Mayo v London

30 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Mayo	3-11 – 1-4	London

Ruislip

Galway v Leitrim

7 June 1981
Quarter-Final

Galway	2-16 – 0-6	Leitrim

Sligo

Sligo v Roscommon

14 June 1981
Semi-Final

Sligo	2-9 – 1-8	Roscommon

Sligo

Mayo v Galway

21 June 1981
Semi-Final

Mayo	2-8 – 1-9	Galway

Castlebar

Mayo v Sligo

12 July 1981
Final

Mayo	0-12 – 0-4	Sligo

Castlebar

Leinster

Westmeath v Longford

10 May 1981
Preliminary Round

Westmeath	3-10 – 1-10	Longford

Pearse Park, Longford

Wexford v Kilkenny

10 May 1981
Preliminary Round

Wexford	2-11 – 2-4	Kilkenny

Nowlan Park

Wicklow v Carlow

10 May 1981
Preliminary Round

Wicklow	3-11 – 1-8	Carlow

Athy

Laois v Louth

17 May 1981
Preliminary Round

Laois	5-8 – 3-8	Louth

Croke Park

Dublin v Wicklow

31 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-10 – 0-8	Wicklow

Newbridge

Offaly v Westmeath

31 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Offaly	1-14 – 1-9	Westmeath

Mullingar
Attendance: 7000
Referee: K Campbell

Wexford v Meath

7 June 1981
Quarter-Final

Wexford	2-9 – 1-11	Meath

Croke Park

Laois v Kildare

14 June 1981
Quarter-Final

Laois	3-13 – 1-9	Kildare

Tullamore
Referee: P Collins

Offaly v Wexford

28 June 1981
Semi-Final

Offaly	1-16 – 0-14	Wexford

Croke Park
Referee: C Lally

Dublin v Laois

5 July 1981
Semi-Final

Dublin	0-11 – 2-9	Laois

Tullamore

Offaly v Laois

26 July 1981
Final

Offaly	1-18 – 3-9	Laois

Croke Park
Attendance: 28398
Referee: Paddy Collins

Munster

After 1 year the Munster football championship returns its normal system but remains an seeded draw of 2 Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals of course.

Clare v Tipperary

31 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Clare	3-14 – 0-9	Tipperary

Limerick
Referee: A. Fogarty

Waterford v Limerick

31 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Waterford	0-10 – 0-10	Limerick

Limerick

Waterford v Limerick

14 June 1981
Quarter-Final Replay

Waterford	0-11 – 1-4	Limerick

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Kerry v Clare

28 June 1981
Semi-Final

Kerry	3-11 – 1-4	Clare

Listowel

Cork v Waterford

28 June 1981
Semi-Final

Cork	2-18 – 0-7	Waterford

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Kerry v Cork

19 July 1981
Final

Kerry	1-11 – 0-3	Cork

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster

Monaghan v Tyrone

17 May 1981
Preliminary Round

Monaghan	2-9 – 0-6	Tyrone

Castleblayney

Antrim v Cavan

24 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Antrim	2-13 – 2-12	Cavan

Casement Park, Belfast

Armagh v Donegal

31 May 1981
Quarter-Final

Armagh	2-16 – 0-13	Donegal

Armagh

Derry v Fermanagh

7 June 1981
Quarter-Final

Derry	0-12 – 0-10	Fermanagh

Ballinascreen

Down v Monaghan

14 June 1981
Quarter-Final

Down	0-10 – 0-10	Monaghan

Newry

Armagh v Antrim

21 June 1981
Semi-Final

Armagh	4-7 – 1-3	Antrim

Castleblayney

Down v Monaghan

28 June 1981
Quarter-Final Replay

Down	3-4 – 1-9	Monaghan

Castleblayney

Down v Derry

5 July 1981
Semi-Final

Down	0-12 – 0-9	Derry

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Down v Armagh

19 July 1981
Final

Down	3-12 – 1-10	Armagh

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland

Mayo v Kerry

9 August 1981
Semi-Final

Mayo	1-6 - 2-19	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin

Down v Offaly

23 August 1981
Semi-Final

Down	0-6 - 0-12	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin

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Kerry v Offaly

20 September 1981
Final

Kerry	1-12 - 0-8	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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