1981 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

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Matt ConnorOffaly1-313456.80
2Mikey SheehyKerry1-222546.25
3Tom PrendergastLaois6-52345.75
4Eamonn McEneaneyMonaghan1-172036.66
5Eoin ListonKerry4-61844.50

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Tom PrendergastLaois3-312Kildare
1Eoin ListonKerry3-312Clare
3Donal DonohoeCavan2-511Antrim
3Gay McManusGalway0-1111Leitrim
5Kevin DaweLouth2-410Laois
5Eamonn McEneaneyMonaghan1-710Tyrone
7Matt ConnorOffaly0-99Westmeath
8Eamonn WhelanLaois2-28Louth
8Matt ConnorOffaly1-58Wexford
8Mikey SheehyKerry1-58Cork
8Eddie MahonWexford0-88Offaly
8Anto McCaulDublin0-88Laois

Miscellaneous