# 1951 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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

| GK | 1 | Pat McMahon (Dowdallshill) |
| RCB | 2 | George Carroll (St Dominic's) |
| FB | 3 | Fintan Wynne (St Bride's) |
| LCB | 4 | Brendan Donohue (Dundalk Gaels) |
| RHB | 5 | Eugene King (St Dominic's) |
| CHB | 6 | Michael Brennan (Ardee Minors) (c) |
| LHB | 7 | Peter Judge (Newtown Blues) |
| MF | 8 | Benny Toal (Clan na Gael) |
| MF | 9 | Pat McKevitt (Clan na Gael) |
| RHF | 10 | Harry Rogers (Ardee Minors) |
| CHF | 11 | Seán Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| LHF | 12 | Kevin Beahan (Ardee Minors) |
| RCF | 13 | Niall Craven (Roche Emmets) |
| FF | 14 | Peter McDonnell (Ardee Minors) |
| LCF | 15 | Phil Hearty (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | J. Reynolds (Athlone) |
| RCB | 2 | P. Hughes (Fore) |
| FB | 3 | L. Moran (Tubberclair) |
| LCB | 4 | E. Cahill (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| RHB | 5 | D. Egan (St Finian's College) |
| CHB | 6 | J. Clarke (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| LHB | 7 | G. Burke (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| MF | 8 | J. Butler (Athlone) |
| MF | 9 | F. Eivers (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| RHF | 10 | M. Gunning (Moate All Whites) |
| CHF | 11 | P. Dunne (Kinnegad) |
| LHF | 12 | J. Kirrane (Ballymore) |
| RCF | 13 | D. O'Sullivan (Mullingar) |
| FF | 14 | J. Quinn (Athlone) |
| LCF | 15 | 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)
* 16 December 1951
| Roscommon | 2–07 – 1–05 | Armagh |
| (HT: 1–04 - 1–03) |||
* Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath)
| GK | 1 | P. Muldoon |
| RCB | 2 | O. Murray |
| FB | 3 | J. Lynch |
| LCB | 4 | E. O'Connor |
| RHB | 5 | B. Molloy (c) |
| CHB | 6 | T. Finnegan |
| LHB | 7 | G. Healey |
| MF | 8 | H. Connolly |
| MF | 9 | J. Rafferty |
| RHF | 10 | J. O'Brien |
| CHF | 11 | J. Campbell |
| LHF | 12 | E. Duignan |
| RCF | 13 | L. Duffy |
| FF | 14 | M. Shivnan |
| LCF | 15 | H. Penny |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | M. Kelly |
| GK | 1 | G. Murphy |
| RCB | 2 | G. Donnelly |
| FB | 3 | B. Seeley |
| LCB | 4 | T. Moore |
| RHB | 5 | D. Skelton |
| CHB | 6 | E. Quinn |
| LHB | 7 | M. Grimley |
| MF | 8 | S. McCreesh |
| MF | 9 | B. O'Neill |
| RHF | 10 | T. Dillon |
| CHF | 11 | J. Hanratty |
| LHF | 12 | J. Crossey |
| RCF | 13 | J. Kiernan |
| FF | 14 | P. McArdle |
| LCF | 15 | D. McCorry |
| Substitutes: ||