The 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 58th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 1 July and ended on 15 August 2021.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 July – 15 August 2021 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Offaly (2nd win) |
| Captain | Kieran Dolan |
| Manager | Declan Kelly |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Roscommon |
| Captain | Colin Walsh |
| Manager | Liam Tully |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 30 |
| Goals total | 91 (3.03 per game) |
| Points total | 667 (22.23 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Jack Bryant (4–22) |
| Player of the Year | Jack Bryant |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mayo after a penalty shootout in the Connacht semi-final.[1][2]
The final was played on 15 August 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Offaly and Roscommon, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Offaly won the match by 1-14 to 1-11 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1988.[3][4][5]
Results
editQuarter-final
edit| 6 July 2021 Quarter-final | Roscommon | 4-16 (28) - (10) 0-10 | Leitrim | Dr. Hyde Park |
| D Cregg 0-9 (5f); A McDermott 1-3; B O’Carroll 1-2 (1f); J Fitzpatrick 1-1; D Heneghan 1-0; K Doyle 0-1. | Report | T Prior, P Keaney (1f) 0-3 each; O Bohan 0-2f; P McKenna, B McWeeney 0-1 each. |
Semi-finals
edit| 13 July 2021 Semi-final | Galway | 1-08 (11) - (11) 0-11 (aet) (6-7 on penalties) | Mayo | Tuam Stadium |
| Nathan Grainger 1-1 (1-0 pen), Tomo Culhane 0-3f, Tony Gill, Conall Gallagher, Ryan Monahan, Matthew Cooley 0-1 each | Report | Jack Mahon 0-4 (0-3f), Connell Dempsey 0-2f, Jack Carney, Ultan O'Reilly, Frank Irwin, Paddy Heneghan, Dylan Thornton 0-1 each | Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo) Man of the Match: Ruairi Keane (Mayo Gaels) |
| 14 July 2021 Semi-final | Roscommon | 4-13 (25) - (18) 2-12 | Sligo | Dr. Hyde Park |
| James Fitzpatrick 2-2, Daire Cregg 0-4 (0-3f), Ronan Garvin and Jason Doory 1-0 each, Adam McDermott and Ben O'Carroll (0-2f) 0-3 each, Colin Walsh 0-1 | Report | Lee Deignan 0-5 (0-3f, 1 '45), Sean Carroll and Joseph Keaney 1-0 each, Oisin Flynn 0-3f, Ciaran O'Reilly, Gavin Duffy, Jack Davitt, Aaron Perry 0-1 each | Referee: James Molloy (Galway) |
Final
edit| 21 July 2021 Final | Roscommon | 2-11 (17) - (10) 1-07 | Mayo | Elverys MacHale Park |
| James Fitzpatrick 1-3, Daire Cregg 0-5 (0-3f), Adam McDermott 1-1, Ben O'Carroll and Darragh Heneghan 0-1 each | Report [1] | Connell Demsey 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Jack Carney 0-2, Sean Holmes, Jack Mahon (0-1f), Owen McHale 0-1 each | Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway) Man of the Match: James Fitzpatrick (Oran) |
First round
edit| 1 July 2021 First round | Kildare | 1-13 (16) - (18) 1-15 | Westmeath | St Conleth's Park |
| E Bagnall 0-5 (0-3fs), N Aherne 1-0, M Curtin 0-1f, T Martin 0-1, D O’Donoghue 0-1, N O’Regan 0-1, P McDermott 0-1, T Gill 0-1; S Farrell 0-1, M McGovern 0-1. | Report | B McGauren 1-10 (0-10fs), K O’Sullivan 0-2, B Kelly 0-1, S Flemming 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1m. |
| 1 July 2021 First round | Louth | 3-13 (22) - (23) 4-11 | Longford | McGeough Park |
| J Hughes 2-2, G Bell 1-2, C McCaul 0-3 (2f), C Gillespie 0-4 (2f), L Matthews (’45), G Stewart 0-1 each. | Report | K McGann 1-5, D Reynolds 1-3 (2f), E Finneran 1-0, J Duggan 1-0, E McCormack, T McNevin, F Hourican 0-1 each. |
| 1 July 2021 First round | Wicklow | 2-11 (17) - (14) 2-08 | Laois | Aughrim County Ground |
| E Darcy 2-1, M Ging 0-4 (0-3f), J Keogh 0-3f, K Quinn 0-2 (0-1m), E Byrne 0-1. | Report | R Murphy 1-2 (0-2f), C Dunne 0-4 (0-3f), A Dunne 1-1, K Swayne 0-1. |
| 1 July 2021 First round | Carlow | 0-08 (8) - (15) 2-09 | Wexford | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| A Keating 0-3f, L Connolly, N Hickey 0-2 each, B Byrne 0-1f. | Report | C Kehoe 1-3, J Higgins 1-1, C Regan 0-2, A Larkin (f), J O’Leary, R Fitzpatrick 0-1 each. |
Quarter-finals
edit| 8 July 2021 Quarter-final | Wexford | 1-09 (12) - (13) 1-10 | Offaly | Chadwicks Wexford Park |
| S Pettitt 1-5 (5f), A Larkin 0-2 (2f), J O'Leary (m) and J Curtis 0-1 each. | Report | J Bryant 1-3 (1-0 penalty), M Tynan (1f), C Delaney (2f) and A Kellaghan (1m) 0-2 each, C Flynn 0-1. |
| 8 July 2021 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-12 (15) - (11) 1-08 | Wicklow | Parnell Park |
| F Murray 0-6 (0-1f, 0-1 '45'), L Swan 0-3, S Foran 1-0, M L’Estrange, M O’Leary, M Lavin 0-1 each. | Report | K Quinn 0-4, JP Nolan 1-1, C McDonald 0-2 (0-1pen), M Ging (0-1f) 0-1. |
| 8 July 2021 Quarter-final | Longford | 3-09 (18) - (18) 2-12 (aet) (4-5 on penalties) | Westmeath | Glennon Brothers Pearse Park |
| J Duggan 1-6 3fs, 1m, J Moran, D Reynolds 1-0 each, J Donnelly, K McGann, E McCormack 0-1 each. | Report | B Kelly 1-4, S Baker 1-0, J McDonnell 0-3, B McGauran 0-2, 1f, E Gaffney, K O’Sullivan, L Moran 0-1 each |
Semi-finals
edit| 15 July 2021 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-11 (14) - (12) 1-09 | Westmeath | TEG Cusack Park |
| Jack Bryant 0-7 (0-4f), Cormac Egan 1-1, Aaron Kellaghan, Cormac Delaney (0-1f), Keith O'Neill 0-1 each | Report | Ben McGauran 0-5 (4f), Devin Hill 1-1, Shane Fleming (0-1m), Jack Torpey, Liam Moran 0-1 each | Referee: Seamus Mulhare |
| 15 July 2021 Semi-final | Dublin | 4-07 (19) - (13) 0-13 | Meath | Páirc Tailteann |
| Mark Lavin 1-3 (0-1f), Adam Fearon, Lorcan O’Dell, Luke Swan 1-0 each, Fionn Murray 0-3 (2 '45), Luke Murphy-Guinane 0-1 | Report | Luke Mitchell 0-6 (0-5f), Diarmuid Moriarty 0-4, Jack Flynn (2 '45), Niall Finnerty 0-1 | Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly) |
Final
edit| 22 July 2021 Final | Offaly | 0-15 (15) - (12) 3-03 | Dublin | O'Moore Park |
| Jack Bryant 0-6 (0-4f), Morgan Tynan 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Cormac Egan 0-2, Cathal Flynn, Aaron Kelleghan, Keith O'Neill (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Lorcan O'Dell and Fionn Murray 1-1 each, Mark Lavin 1-0, Adam Fearon 0-1 | Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath) Man of the Match: Cormac Egan (Tullamore) |
Quarter-finals
edit| 8 July 2021 Quarter-final | Waterford | 4-05 (17) - (12) 1-09 | Clare | Fraher Field |
| T O’Connell 3-1, H Griffin 1-0, N McSweeney 0-2 (2fs), P Fitzgerald, C Foley 0-1 each. | Report | M McInerney 1-3 (1-0 pen), E McMahon 0-3 (2fs), C McGroary, R Barry, B McNamara 0-1 each. | Referee: B Griffin (Kerry) |
| 8 July 2021 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 0-16 (16) - (13) 1-10 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
| S O Connor (0-7, 5f), B Kehoe (0-4), M O Connor (0-1), K Grogan (0-1); L Kennedy (0-1); B Comerford (0-1), T Condon (0-1). | Report | B Ahern (1-1), C Ryan (0-4, 4f), E Riordan (0-1), D O Keeffe (0-1); P Shanahan (0-1), B Foley (0-1), J Molyneux (0-1). | Referee: D Murnane (Cork) |
Semi-finals
edit| 15 July 2021 Semi-final | Tipperary | 0-11 (11) - (9) 0-09 | Waterford | Semple Stadium |
| S O Connor (0-6,3fs), K Grogan (0-2,2fs), C Deeley, C Cadell, R Walsh (0-1 each); | Report | P Fitzgerald (0-3), N McSweeney, T O Connell (1f) (0-2 each), S Fitzgerald, A Ryan (0-1 each). | Referee: N Ryan (Cork) |
| 15 July 2021 Semi-final | Cork | 3-12 (21) - (20) 3-11 | Kerry | Semple Stadium |
| C Corbett 2-4 (0-2f), D Buckley 0-3, J Cahalane 1-0, A Walsh-Murphy, D Dorgan (0-1f), C Walsh, C O’Sullivan, C O’Hanlon 0-1 each. | Report | D Geaney 1-4 (0-4f), P O’Shea 1-2 (1-0 pen), D Lyne 1-0, R Ó Beaglaoich, S Quilter (0-2f) 0-2 each, K Falvey 0-1. | Referee: J Hayes (Limerick) |
Final
edit| 22 July 2021 Final | Cork | 3-20 (29) - (19) 3-10 | Tipperary | Semple Stadium |
| David Buckley 0-10 (0-2f, 0-1m), Colin Walsh 1-3, Diarmuid Phelan and Sean McDonnell 1-0 each, Dara Dorgan 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Corbett 0-2, Jack Cahalane and Michael O'Neill (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Sean O'Connor 2-2 (0-1f), Kevin Grogan 0-3 (0-2f), Jamie Holloway 1-0, Cathal Deeley and Ryan Walsh 0-2 each, Emmett Butler 0-1 | Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry) Man of the Match: David Buckley (Newcestown) |
Preliminary round
edit| 2 July 2021 Preliminary round | Donegal | 1-17 (20) - (8) 0-08 | Armagh | MacCumhaill Park |
| E Dowling 1-2, P McGettigan 0-4, J McGroddy 0-3 (3f), S O’Donnell 0-3, R McFadden 0-2, R O’Rourke, R O’Donnell, C McColgan 0-1. | Report | M McKeever 0-3 (3f), J McCormac 0-2, E Woods, J Martin 0-1, L Camara 0-1 (1f), J Sheridan 0-1 (1M) |
Quarter-finals
edit| 9 July 2021 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 1-09 (12) - (15) 1-12 | Donegal | Healy Park |
| L Donnelly (0-5, 5f), R Donnelly (1-0), C Bogue (0-1), O Robinson (0-1), O McCann (0-1); D Fullerton (0-1). | Report | E Dowling (1-01), J McGroddy (0-04, 3f), R McFadden (0-02); P McGettigan (0-02, 1f), S O’Donnell (0-01), R O’Donnell (0-01), N Byrne (0-01). |
| 9 July 2021 Quarter-final | Fermanagh | 2-13 (19) - (10) 0-10 | Antrim | Brewster Park |
| C Love (0-7, 0-4fs), D McBrien (1-2, 0-1f), Josh Largo-Ellis (1-0), A McManus (0-2), Joe McDade (0-1), D King (0-1). | Report | F Henry (0-2), O Doherty (0-2), L Mulholland (0-1, 0-1f); P McLaughlin (0-1); N Burns (0-1), E Hynds (0-1. 0-1f), E Matasa (0-1), S Duffin (0-1). |
| 9 July 2021 Quarter-final | Cavan | 0-09 (9) - (23) 2-17 | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park |
| E Boylan (0-2, 1f), S McEvoy (0-2), E Clarke (0-1), E McCaffrey (0-1), E Maguire (0-1), P McPhilips (0-1). | Report | D Magill (1-2, 1f), A Gilmore (1-1), C Smyth (0-4, 2f, two 45s), T Close (0-2), S Johnston (0-2), T Smyth (0-2), E Brown (0-2), S Óg McCusker (0-1), R O’Hare (0-1f). |
| 9 July 2021 Quarter-final | Derry | 0-11 (11) - (15) 2-09 | Monaghan | Owenbeg |
| O McLarnon (0-1), E Downey (0-3, 2f), J Duggan (0-1), S Kearney (0-2), C McMonagle (0-1), D McGilligan (0-1), J McGurk (0-1), C McAteer (0-1). | Report | J Irwin (2-1), D Treanor (0-1), L McDonald (0-1), J Wilson (0-1), D Swinburne (0-1), D McElearney (0-1), D Dempsey (0-2), J McGeown (0-1). |
Semi-finals
edit| 16 July 2021 Semi-final | Down | 1-13 (16) - (10) 0-10 | Fermanagh | Athletic Grounds |
| R O’Hare (1-0), J McGovern (0-3); T Close (0-2, 1mark); S Johnston (0-2, 1f), A Gilmore (0-2), E Brown (0-1), C Smyth (0-1, f); A Morgan (0-1), D Magill (0-1). | Report | D McBrien (0-5, 2f, 1mark), C Love (0-2, 1f), R McCaffrey (0-2), Joe McDade (0-1). |
| 16 July 2021 Semi-final | Donegal | 1-11 (14) - (19) 3-10 | Monaghan | Brewster Park |
| R McFadden 1-0, J McGroddy 0-3, R O'Donnell 0-3, P McGettigan 0-2, J Gallagher 0-1, K Dunleavy 0-1, S O'Donnell 0-1. | Report | D Swinburne 3-0, S Jones 0-3, D Dempsey 0-2, R Grimes 0-1, R Boyle 0-1, D McElearney 0-1, S Slevin 0-1, M Hamill 0-1. |
Final
edit| 30 July 2021 Final | Down | 3-15 (24) - (17) 1-14 (aet) | Monaghan | Athletic Grounds |
| A Gilmore 1-3 (2f); R O’Hare 1-2; J Clarke 1-0; S Johnston (f), T Smyth, C Smyth (2f) 0-2 each; A Morgan, P McMullan, D Magill, S Croskey 0-1 each. | Report | S Jones 0-8 (3f); D McElearney 1-1; J Irwin 0-2; R Boyle, D Swinburne, K Connolly 0-1 each. | Referee: K Eanetta (Tyrone) |
Semi-finals
edit| 31 July 2021 Semi-final | Cork | 0-14 (14) - (19) 3-10 | Offaly | MW Hire O'Moore Park |
| D Buckley 0-5 (0-4 f, 0-1 mark), C O’Sullivan 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, B Hayes 0-2 (45), D Dorgan, M O’Neill 0-1 f each. | Report | J Bryant 2-4 (0-2f); C Flynn 1-0; A Kellaghan 0-2 (1m); L Pearson, M Tynan (f), C Egan, K O’Neill 0-1 each. | Referee: L Devenney (Mayo) |
| 7 August 2021 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-13 (19) - (13) 1-10 | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park |
| D Cregg 0-5 (0-1f), J Fitzpatrick & A McDermott 1-1 each, B O’Carroll (0-1f) & P Gavin 0-2 each, R Dolan & C Carthy 0-1 each. | Report | S Johnston 1-0, C Smyth (0-2f), A Gilmore (0-1f), R O’Hare (0-1f), D Magill 0-2 each, J McGovern & T Smyth 0-1 each. | Referee: D Murnane (Cork) |
Final
edit| 15 August 2021 Final | Offaly | 1-14 (17) - (14) 1-11 | Roscommon | Croke Park |
| Jack Bryant 1-2, Morgan Tynan 0-4 (0-3f), Aaron Kelleghan 0-4 (0-1f), Cathal Donoghue and Cormac Egan 0-2 each | Report | Daire Cregg (0-5 (0-3f), Adam McDermott 1-2, Ben O'Carroll 0-2 (0-1f), Charlie Carthy and Jason Doory 0-1 each | Referee: S Hurson (Tyrone) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Bryant | Offaly | 4-22 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
| 2 | Daire Cregg | Roscommon | 0-28 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
| 3 | James Fitzpatrick | Roscommon | 5-07 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| Adam McDermott | Roscommon | 4-10 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 | |
| 5 | Seán O'Connor | Tipperary | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Ben McGauren | Westmeath | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 7 | David Buckley | Cork | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Andrew Gilmore | Down | 2-08 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 9 | Fionn Murray | Dublin | 1-10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Ben O'Carroll | Roscommon | 1-10 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben McGauren | Westmeath | 1-10 | 13 | Kildare |
| 2 | Tom O'Connell | Waterford | 3-01 | 10 | Clare |
| Conor Corbett | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | Kerry | |
| Jack Bryant | Offaly | 2-04 | 10 | Cork | |
| David Buckley | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| 6 | Donnach Swinburne | Monaghan | 3-00 | 9 | Donegal |
| Jack Duggan | Longford | 1-06 | 9 | Westmeath | |
| Daire Cregg | Roscommon | 0-09 | 9 | Leitrim | |
| 9 | Seán O'Connor | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Cork |
| James Fitzpatrick | Roscommon | 2-02 | 8 | Sligo | |
| Jay Hughes | Louth | 2-02 | 8 | Longford | |
| Keelin McGann | Longford | 1-05 | 8 | Louth | |
| Shane Pettit | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Offaly | |
| Seán Jones | Monaghan | 0-08 | 8 | Down |
References
edit- ^ "Galway edge Dublin to claim U20 All-Ireland title". RTÉ Sport. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Mayo beat All-Ireland champions Galway on penalties to reach Connacht U20 final". The 42. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Offaly land All-Ireland U20 title after thrilling win over Roscommon". The 42. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Jack Bryant the hero as Offaly claim All-Ireland U20 title". Irish Examiner. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Offaly get the upper hand on Roscommon to win All-Ireland under-20 title". Irish Times. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.