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 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
GK1 Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors)RCB2 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill)FB3 Gerard Hearty (Clan na Gael)LCB4 Jimmy Beirne (Ardee minors)RHB5 Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones)CHB6 Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns)LHB7 Jack Kelly (O'Connells)MF8 James Caffrey (O'Connells)MF9 Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Peter Collier (O'Connells)CHF11 Ambrose Woods (Cooley Kickhams) LHF12 Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors)RCF13 Gerard Dillon (Clan na Gael)FF14 John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c)LCF15 Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers) GK1 G. Howlin (Sarsfields)RCB2 F. Sutherland (Sarsfields)FB3 T. Merriman (Starlights)LCB4 J. Forde (Gorey Blues)RHB5 M. O'Connor (Sarsfields)CHB6 L. Byrne (Starlights)LHB7 W. Connolly (Starlights)MF8 J. Quinn (Starlights)MF9 M. Swan (Ballyhogue)RHF10 E. Foley (Sarsfields)CHF11 A. Travers (Gorey Blues)LHF12 S. Carroll (Sarsfields)RCF13 J. Morris (Sarsfields)FF14 P. Quinn (Starlights)LCF15 A. Kealy (Gorey Parnells)
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Munster Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals
Final (Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda)
GK1 Brendan Reidy (Austin Stacks)RCB2 Frank O'Neill (Austin Stacks)FB3 Paddy Walsh (St Mary's)LCB4 Ned O'Mahony (Firies)RHB5 D.J. McCarthy (John Mitchel's)CHB6 Jack O'Keeffe (Dr Crokes)LHB7 Tim O'Sullivan (Austin Stacks)MF8 Jimmy O'Gorman (Austin Stacks) (c)MF9 Paddy McMahon (John Mitchel's)RHF10 Tommy Murphy (John Mitchel's)CHF11 P.J. O'Sullivan (St Mary's)LHF12 Michael Buckley (Tarbert)RCF13 Ted Chute (Listowel Emmets)FF14 Charlie O'Sullivan (Kerins O'Rahilly's)LCF15 Bernard Healy (Kerins O'Rahilly's) GK1 Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors)RCB2 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill)FB3 Gerard Hearty (Clan na Gael)LCB4 Jimmy Beirne (Ardee minors)RHB5 Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones)CHB6 Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns)LHB7 James Fearon (Cooley Kickhams)MF8 James Caffrey (O'Connells)MF9 Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Peter Collier (O'Connells)CHF11 Arthur Bradley (Ardee minors)LHF12 Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors)RCF13 Jack Kelly (O'Connells)FF14 John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c)LCF15 Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers)
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