The 2021 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929. The championship began on 26 June 2021 and ended on 28 August 2021.
The 2021 championship was the first in over 90 years to begin before the previous year's championship has concluded. Derry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Armagh in the Ulster quarter-final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 28 August 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and Tyrone, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Meath won the match by 1-12 to 1-11 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1992.
Cork's Hugh O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.
Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Connacht quarter-final
Connacht semi-finals
Connacht final
Leinster Minor Football Championship Leinster first round
Leinster quarter-finals
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Minor Football Championship Munster quarter-finals
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
Ulster Minor Football Championship Ulster preliminary round
Ulster quarter-finals
Ulster semi-finals
Ulster final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Hugh O'ConnorCork1-242746.752Cormac DevlinTyrone2-192555.00Luke MarrenSligo0-252538.334Hughie CorcoranMeath1-182145.255Ronan CassidyTyrone2-131953.80Darragh MurrayLimerick1-161936.337Kieran McArdleLouth5-031836.00Gavin ThompsonKildare2-121836.009Liam FlynnLouth2-101635.33Ronan QuinlanCarlow1-131628.00Bobby NugentRoscommon0-161635.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Kieran McArdleLouth4-0113Laois2Eoghan HassettKerry1-0912Cork3Liam FlynnLouth2-0511WestmeathRonan QuinlanCarlow1-0811WicklowLuke MarrenSligo0-1111Roscommon6Hugh O'ConnorCork1-0710Limerick7Jamie O'DriscollCork3-009WaterfordRonan CassidyTyrone2-039FermanaghHugh O'ConnorCork0-099Waterford10Paddy McElweeDonegal2-028AntrimGavin ThompsonKildare1-058LongfordHughie CorcoranMeath1-058DublinConor FeeWicklow1-058CarlowKevin McCormackDonegal1-058AntrimNiall KellyCork0-088WaterfordLuke MarrenSligo0-088LeitrimBobby NugentRoscommon0-088GalwayDarragh MurrayLimerick0-088Cork
Miscellaneous
Sligo won the Connacht Championship for the first time since 1968. Cork won the Munster Championship for the first time since 2010.
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