# 1931 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.
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.

## Results
### Leinster Minor Football Championship

| 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) |

### All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals
Final (Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda)
* 20 September 1931
| 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 | Brendan Reidy (Austin Stacks) |
| RCB | 2 | Frank O'Neill (Austin Stacks) |
| FB | 3 | Paddy Walsh (St Mary's) |
| LCB | 4 | Ned O'Mahony (Firies) |
| RHB | 5 | D.J. McCarthy (John Mitchel's) |
| CHB | 6 | Jack O'Keeffe (Dr Crokes) |
| LHB | 7 | Tim O'Sullivan (Austin Stacks) |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy O'Gorman (Austin Stacks) (c) |
| MF | 9 | Paddy McMahon (John Mitchel's) |
| RHF | 10 | Tommy Murphy (John Mitchel's) |
| CHF | 11 | P.J. O'Sullivan (St Mary's) |
| LHF | 12 | Michael Buckley (Tarbert) |
| RCF | 13 | Ted Chute (Listowel Emmets) |
| FF | 14 | Charlie O'Sullivan (Kerins O'Rahilly's) |
| LCF | 15 | Bernard Healy (Kerins O'Rahilly's) |
| 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) |