The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 94th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

Summary

Kerry completed a four-in-a-row with a brilliant Jack O'Shea goal.

It was the second of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1980s.

Details


Kerry

  • 1 C. Nelligan
  • 2 J. Deenihan (c)
  • 3 J. O'Keeffe
  • 4 P. Lynch
  • 5 P. Ó Sé
  • 6 T. Kennelly
  • 7 M. Spillane
  • 8 S. Walsh
  • 9 J. O'Shea
  • 10 G. Power
  • 11 D. Moran
  • 12 T. Doyle
  • 13 M. Sheehy
  • 14 E. Liston
  • 15 J. Egan
Subs used
P. Spillane for J. Egan
G. O'Keeffe for M. Spillane
Subs not used
18 T. Spillane
19 P. Sheahan
20 B. O'Sullivan
21 P. O'Mahony
Manager
M. O'Dwyer

Offaly

  • 1 M. Furlong
  • 2 M. Fitzgerald
  • 3 L. O'Connor
  • 4 C. Conroy
  • 5 P. Fitzgerald
  • 6 R. Connor (c)
  • 7 L. Currams
  • 8 T. O'Connor
  • 9 P. Dunne
  • 10 V. Henry
  • 11 G. Carroll
  • 12 A. O'Halloran
  • 13 M. Connor
  • 14 S. Lowry
  • 15 B. Lowry
Subs used
24 J. Mooney for T. Connor
21 J. Moran for V. Henry
Subs not used
16 D. Wynne
17 O. Minnock
18 S. Darby
19 M. Wright
20 T. Fitzpatrick
22 J. Guinan
23 M. Lowry
Manager
E. McGee

References


Offaly AllIreland Senior Hurling Champions 1981 GAA Print eBay

2023 GAA Football AllIreland Senior Championship SemiFinal Kerry 1

AllIreland Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter Final Draw

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AllIreland Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter Final