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1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football tournament

Field	Value
year	1981
dates	10 May – 20 September 1981
teams	33
connacht	Mayo
munster	Kerry
leinster	Offaly
ulster	Down
matches	34
poty	[[File: Colours of Kerry.svg	border	20px]] Jack O'Shea
team	Kerry
titles	27th
captain	Jimmy Deenihan
manager	Mick O'Dwyer
team2	Offaly
captain2	Richie Connor
manager2	Eugene McGee
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Offaly.svg	border	20px]] Matt Connor (1–31)
previous	[1980](1980-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next	[1982](1982-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 95th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 10 May 1981 and ended on 20 September 1981.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions and were hoping to win a record-equalling fourth successive championship title.

On 20 September 1981, Kerry won the championship following a 1–12 to 0–8 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their 27th All-Ireland title and their fourth championship in succession.

Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 1–31. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Munster Championship format change

The normal system of 2 Quarter-final's and 2 Semi-final's is back.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Matt Connor	Offaly	1–31	34	5	6.80
2	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	1–22	25	4	6.25
3	Tom Prendergast	Laois	6–5	23	4	5.75
4	Eamonn McEneaney	Monaghan	1–17	20	3	6.66
5	Eoin Liston	Kerry	4–6	18	4	4.50

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tom Prendergast	Laois	3–3	12	Kildare
Eoin Liston	Kerry	3–3	12	Clare
3	Donal Donohoe	Cavan	2–5	11	Antrim
Gay McManus	Galway	0–11	11	Leitrim
5	Kevin Dawe	Louth	2–4	10	Laois
Eamonn McEneaney	Monaghan	1–7	10	Tyrone
7	Matt Connor	Offaly	0–9	9	Westmeath
8	Eamonn Whelan	Laois	2–2	8	Louth
Matt Connor	Offaly	1–5	8	Wexford
Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	1–5	8	Cork
Eddie Mahon	Wexford	0–8	8	Offaly
Anto McCaul	Dublin	0–8	8	Laois

Miscellaneous

London after six years in the Connacht championship play their games this year on home ground at Ruislip.
Mayo won their first Connacht title since 1969.
Kerry become the third team in the history of the championship to win four All-Ireland titles in-a-row. They equalled the record set by Wexford (1915–1918) and Kerry (1929–1932). Lasted until Dublin winning six in a row (2015–2020).

References

(21 December 2011). "Minister reveals how he lost Sam in 1981". The Irish Echo.

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