The 1931 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Louth in the Leinster quarter-final.

On 20th September 1931, Kerry won the championship following a 3–04 to 0–04 defeat of Louth in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.^[1]

The final had been arranged for 6th September but Kerry failed to fulfil the fixture. The match was subsequently rescheduled to be played a fortnight later, with Louth awarded home advantage.^[2]

Results

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Final (Croke Park, Dublin)

Louth v Wexford

9 August 1931

Louth	1-05 – 0-03	Wexford
(HT: 1-04 - 0-00)

GK	1	Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors)
RCB	2	Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill)
FB	3	Gerard Hearty (Clan Na Gael)
LCB	4	Jimmy Beirne (Ardee)
RHB	5	Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones)
CHB	6	Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns)
LHB	7	Jack Kelly (O'Connells)
MF	8	James Caffrey (O'Connells)
MF	9	Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF	10	Peter Collier (St Bride's)
CHF	11	Ambrose Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF	12	Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors)
RCF	13	Gerard Dillon (Clan Na Gael)
FF	14	John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c)
LCF	15	Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers)

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Mayo

30 August 1931

Kerry

-

Mayo

Tuam Stadium

Louth v Tyrone

23 August 1931

Louth

2–06 - 1–07

Tyrone

Athletic Grounds, Dundalk

Final (Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda)

Kerry v Louth

20 September 1931

Kerry	3–04 – 0–04	Louth
(HT: 2–01 - 0–01)
Gls: Healy (1-0), P.J. O'Sullivan (1-0), Chute (1-0) Pts: McMahon (0-02), Murphy (0-01) P.J. O'Sullivan (0-01)		Pts: Collier (0-02), Caffrey (0-01), Dempsey (0-01)

Referee: Patrick Fearon (Armagh) Attendance: 5,000

GK 1 Brendan Reidy (Austin Stacks) RCB 2 Frank O'Neill (Austin Stacks) FB 3 Paddy Walsh (St Mary's) LCB 4 Ned O'Mahony (Firies) RHB 5 D.J. McCarthy (John Mitchel's) CHB 6 Jack O'Keeffe (Dr Crokes) LHB 7 Tim O'Sullivan (Austin Stacks) MF 8 Jimmy O'Gorman (Austin Stacks) (c) MF 9 Paddy McMahon (John Mitchel's) RHF 10 Tommy Murphy (John Mitchel's) CHF 11 P.J. O'Sullivan (St Mary's) LHF 12 Michael Buckley (Tarbert) RCF 13 Ted Chute (Listowel Emmets) FF 14 Charlie O'Sullivan (Kerins O'Rahilly's) LCF 15 Bernard Healy (Kerins O'Rahilly's) Substitutes:

GK 1 Peter McDonnell (Ardee minors) RCB 2 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill) FB 3 Gerard Hearty (Clan Na Gael) LCB 4 Jimmy Beirne (Ardee) RHB 5 Larry Dyas (Wolfe Tones) CHB 6 Chris Marley (Dromiskin Unknowns) LHB 7 James Fearon (Cooley Kickhams) MF 8 James Caffrey (O'Connells) MF 9 Kevin McArdle (Cooley Kickhams) RHF 10 Peter Collier (St Bride's) CHF 11 Arthur Bradley (Ardee minors) LHF 12 Arthur Dempsey (Ardee minors) RCF 13 Jack Kelly (O'Connells) FF 14 John Harlin (Ardee minors) (c) LCF 15 Gerard Watters (Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers) Substitutes:

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