The 1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 20th 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.
Kerry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 23 September 1951, Roscommon won the championship following a 2-7 to 1-5 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in seven championship seasons.
Results Connacht Minor Football Championship
(Roscommon awarded title after objection)
Quarter-final
Mayo 1-4 Sligo 0-5 Ballymote.
Semi-finals
Roscommon 3-5 Mayo 0-2
Galway 2-8 Leitrim 2-5
Final
Leinster Minor Football Championship
GK1 Pat McMahon (Dowdallshill)RCB2 George Carroll (St Dominic's)FB3 Fintan Wynne (St Bride's)LCB4 Brendan Donohue (Dundalk Gaels)RHB5 Eugene King (St Dominic's)CHB6 Michael Brennan (Ardee Minors) (c)LHB7 Peter Judge (Newtown Blues) MF8 Benny Toal (Clan na Gael)MF9 Pat McKevitt (Clan na Gael)RHF10 Harry Rogers (Ardee Minors)CHF11 Seán Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)LHF12 Kevin Beahan (Ardee Minors)RCF13 Niall Craven (Roche Emmets)FF14 Peter McDonnell (Ardee Minors)LCF15 Phil Hearty (Dundalk Young Irelands)Substitutes: GK1 J. Reynolds (Athlone)RCB2 P. Hughes (Fore)FB3 L. Moran (Tubberclair)LCB4 E. Cahill (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)RHB5 D. Egan (St Finian's College)CHB6 J. Clarke (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)LHB7 G. Burke (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)MF8 J. Butler (Athlone)MF9 F. Eivers (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)RHF10 M. Gunning (Moate All Whites)CHF11 P. Dunne (Kinnegad)LHF12 J. Kirrane (Ballymore)RCF13 D. O'Sullivan (Mullingar)FF14 J. Quinn (Athlone)LCF15 P. Walshe (Mullingar)Substitutes: 16 A. Kiernan (St Finian's College) for Cahill
Munster Minor Football Championship
Final
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals
(Armagh/Kerry went to a replay)
Final (Croke Park, Dublin)
GK1 P. Muldoon RCB2 O. MurrayFB3 J. LynchLCB4 E. O'ConnorRHB5 B. Molloy (c)CHB6 T. FinneganLHB7 G. HealyMF8 H. ConnollyMF9 J. RaffertyRHF10 J. O'BrienCHF11 J. CampbellLHF12 E. DuignanRCF13 L. DuffyFF14 M. ShivnanLCF15 H. PennySubstitutes: 16 M. Kelly GK1 G. MurphyRCB2 G. DonnellyFB3 B. SeeleyLCB4 T. MooreRHB5 D. SkeltonCHB6 E. QuinnLHB7 M. GrimleyMF8 S. McCreeshMF9 B. O'NeillRHF10 T. DillonCHF11 J. HanrattyLHF12 J. CrosseyRCF13 J. KiernanFF14 P. McArdleLCF15 D. McCorrySubstitutes:
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