The 1951 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the All-Ireland home final. The

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was played on 30 September 1951 at the

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, between Cork and Warwickshire, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 5–11 to 1–03 to claim their first ever championship title.

Results

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a GAA competition involving four Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams. Prior to a change in competition structure in 2021, the competition was previously for all Junior Gaelic football inte ...

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland home final

All-Ireland final

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