The 1980 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 17th staging of the

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

since its establishment by the

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in 1964. Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Tyrone in the Ulster final. On 12 October 1980,

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won the championship following a 2-8 to 1-5 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in nine championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

Semi-finals Final

Statistics

Miscellaneous

* In the All-Ireland series there are a number of first-time championship meetings. The All-Ireland semi-final between

and Tyrone is a first championship meeting between the two teams, while the All-Ireland final between Cork and

is also a first.

References

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