2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition

2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details

Dates	20 February – 1 May 2010
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (2nd win)
Captain	Jonny Cooper
Manager	Jim Gavin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Donegal
Captain	Michael Murphy
Manager	Jim McGuinness
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Donegal
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Rory O'Carroll
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The All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship is an under 21 Gaelic football inter county competition between the 32 counties of Ireland. Four competitions are contested in each province and the winners of each provincial championship enters the all-Ireland series.

Leinster Under 21 Championship

Round 1

February 20, 2010 Round 1	Louth	4-16 - 0-08	Wexford	Dundalk Referee: D Brazil (Offaly)
	J McEneaney 2-3 (2-0 pen, 0-3f), K Rogers 0-4 (0-2f), P Smith, D Maguire 1-1 each, J Califf (0-2f) 0-2, J Clarke, C O'Hanlon, N Conlon, B O'Hare, S McCann 0-1 each		K O'Grady 0-4 (0-2f), P Kelly, A Shore, C Carty (0-1f), T Foley 0-1 each	Dundalk Referee: D Brazil (Offaly)

February 20, 2010 Round 1	Westmeath	1-06 - 0-06	Kildare	Mullingar Referee: P Finnegan (Louth)
	J Durkan 1-0, C McCormack 0-3, I Coffey, C Lynam (0-1f), J Heslin 0-1 each	Report	K Cribben (0-1f), D Mullhall (0-1f) 0-2 each, D O'Keeffe, S Hanafin 0-1 each	Mullingar Referee: P Finnegan (Louth)

February 21, 2010 Round 1	Wicklow	3-13 - 0-10	Longford	Aughrim Referee: Brendan Hickey (Kildare)
	D Siney 0-7 (0-4f), S Carthy 2-1, A McLoughlin 1-0, C Murphy, C Foley, P Burke, P Cunningham and C Walsh 0-1 each	Report	R McGoldrick 0-5 (0-4f), B Farrell 0-2 (0-1f), W Crawford, P Gill, P McKeon 0-1 each	Aughrim Referee: Brendan Hickey (Kildare)

March 6, 2010 Round 1	Offaly	1-15 - 2-14	Carlow	Tullamore Referee: P Kneel (Louth)
	M Brazil 1-2, B Allen 0-5 (2f), N Dunne 0-4 (0-1f), A Sullivan 0-2, L Hiney and N Graham 0-1 each	Report	E Byrne 1-2, D Murphy 0-5 (0-2f), D St Ledger 0-4 (0-1f), B Murphy 1-1, J Lowry and C Walsh 0-1 each	Tullamore Referee: P Kneel (Louth)

Quarter finals

March 6, 2010 Quarter Final	Louth	0-00 - 0-00	Dublin	Dundalk Referee: F Kelly (Longford).
	J McEneaney 1-2 (0-1f), J Califf 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 45), P Smith (f), N Conlon, B O Hehir 0-1 each	Report	D Rock 1-4 (0-3f), D Quinn (Lucan) 0-3 (0-1f), J Cooper, G McIntyre, G Sweeney 0-2 each, B Ó Ruairc 0-1	Dundalk Referee: F Kelly (Longford).

March 6, 2010 Quarter Final	Westmeath	2-14 - 1-11	Meath	Mullingar Referee: B O'Shea (Dublin).
	J Heslin 0-5 (0-4f, 0-1s), J Durkan 1-1, P Sharry 1-0, C Lynam 0-3 (0-1f), J Egan, L Smyth 0-2 each, I Coffey 0-1	Report	B Sheridan 0-7 (0-5f), M Newman 1-0, M Collins 0-2, C Berrigan, S Dalton 0-1 each	Mullingar Referee: B O'Shea (Dublin).

March 6, 2010 Quarter Final	Wicklow	0-00 - 0-00	Laois	Aughrim Referee: G McCormick (Dublin)
	D Siney 0-4 (0-2f), C Walsh (0-1f), A Merriman, B McGarr, Se Carthy, P Burke, P Cunningham 0-1 each	Report	P Cahillane 0-6 (0-2f), G Walsh (0-1f), J Booth, D Kingston 0-2 each, B Smith 0-1	Aughrim Referee: G McCormick (Dublin)

March 10, 2010 Quarter Final	Carlow	1-16 - 0-03	Kilkenny	Dundalk
	D Murphy 1-5 (0-3f), B Murphy 0-5, M Ware (0-1 '45), M Clowry 0-2 each, C Walshe, C Murphy 0-1 each	Report	J Culleton, K Bergin, P Naughton 0-1 each	Dundalk

Semi finals

March 17, 2010 Semi Final	Dublin	0-14 (AET) 0-13	Carlow	Dr Cullen Park Referee: J Curley (Meath)
	D Rock 0-4 (0-3f), B O'Rourke 0-3, D Quinn (Na Fianna), G Sweeney 0-2 each, D Quinn (Lucan Sarsfields), C Dorney, E Keogh 0-1 each	Report	B Murphy, D Foley (0-3f), D Murphy (0-3f) 0-3 each, D Bambrick, D Kinsella, E Byrne, C Coughlan 0-1 each	Dr Cullen Park Referee: J Curley (Meath)

March 17, 2010 4.00 Semi Final	Westmeath	0-14 - 0-11	Laois	Mullingar Referee: F Kelly (Longford)
	I Coffey 0-6 (0-5f), P Sharry 0-2, D Corroon, J Heslin, J Egan, C Lynam, C McCormack, J Durkan 0-1 each	Report	D Kingston 0-5 (0-1 sideline, 0-2f), P Cahillane 0-4 (0-3f), A Ryan, B Smith 0-1 each	Mullingar Referee: F Kelly (Longford)

Final

April 3, 2010 Final	Dublin	1-12 - 0-9	Westmeath	Parnell Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Damien Brazil (Offaly) Man of the Match: Rory O'Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)
	Dean Rock 0-6 (0-5f), Ciaran Dorney 1-1, Jonny Cooper, James McCarthy, Barry O'Rorke (0-1f), David Quinn (Lucan), Ted Furman 0-1 each	Report	Conor Lynam 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Sharry, Callum McCormack, James Durkan 0-1 each

Ulster Under 21 Football Championship

Preliminary round

March 10, 2010 Preliminary round	Tyrone	1-07 - 0-14	Derry
	M Donnelly 1-2 (0-1f), P Harte 0-2 (0-1f), M McKenna, N McKenna, D McNulty 0-1 each	Report	A Kerrigan 1-4, J Kilet 0-5 (0-5f), L Moore 0-2, C O'Boyle, L Kennedy, E McGuckin 0-1 each

Quarter-final

March 24, 2010 Quarter Final	Derry	5-09 - 2-12	Fermanagh	Referee: S McNamee (Tyrone)
	L Moore 2-1, A Kerrigan 2-0, B Heron 1-1, L Kennedy 0-2, B Doyle, B McCallion, C O'Boyle, J Kielt (0-1f), E McGuckin 0-1 each	Report	C O'Brien 2-2 (0-1f), D Keenan 0-6 (0-3f), R Jones 0-2, T Corrigan (0-1f), K Connolly 0-1 each	Referee: S McNamee (Tyrone)

March 24, 2010 Quarter Final	Antrim	2-06 - 2-12	Monaghan	Casement Park Referee: B Cassidy (Derry)
	C Fleming 2-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), F Burke (0-1f), M Armstrong, B Neeson 0-1 each	Report	D Hahessy 0-5 (0-2f), D Millar 1-1, K Hughes 1-0, C McGuinness 0-2 (0-1f), D Hughes, D Malone), P Tavey, D McNally 0-1 each	Casement Park Referee: B Cassidy (Derry)

March 24, 2010 Quarter Final	Cavan	3-14 - 1-08	Down	Cavan Referee: F Cleary (Fermanagh)
	D McKiernan 1-3 (0-1f), C McClarey 1-1, M O'Reilly 1-0, N McDermott 0-4 (0-2f) D Givney; G McKiernan 0-2 each, B Reilly, B Murray 0-1 each	Report	Chris Duggan 1-1, Paul Devlin 0-3 (0-3f), Paul McPolin 0-2, Darren O'Hagan, Eamon Toner 0-1 each	Cavan Referee: F Cleary (Fermanagh)

March 24, 2010 Quarter Final	Armagh	0-09 - 1-09	Donegal	Brewster Park Referee: E McHugh (Tyrone)
	F Hanratty 0-4 (4f), J Clarke (0-1f), R Grugan (0-1f), M Shields, T Donnelly C Rafferty 0-1 each	Report	D Molloy 0-6 (2f), J Carroll 1-0, L McLoone 0-2, M Murphy 0-1	Brewster Park Referee: E McHugh (Tyrone)

Semi-final

March 31, 2010 Semi Final	Monaghan	1-09 - 1-10	Cavan	Enniskillen Referee: E McConnell
	D Miller 1-0, D Hahessy 0-3 (0-2f), C McGuinness 0-2 (0-1f), D Malone, K Hughes, P O'Hara, McNally 0-1 each	Report	C McClarey 1-0, (0-1f), D McKiernan 0-3 (0-2f), N McDermott, B Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, B Reilly, Maloney Derham, D Gibney 0-1 each	Enniskillen Referee: E McConnell

March 31, 2010 Semi Final	Donegal	1-11 - 0-10	Derry	Brewster Park
	M Murphy 1-3 (3f); D Molloy (2f), D McLaughlin, L McLoone 0-2 each; J Carroll, D Walsh 0-1 each	Report	J Kielt 0-7 (6f, 1 '45); L Moore 0-2 (1f); A Kerrigan 0-1	Brewster Park

Final

April 7, 2010 Semi Final	Donegal	2-08 - 0-07	Cavan	Brewster Park Referee: G Corrigan (Down)
	M Murphy 1-5 (0-2f), D Molloy 1-2 (0-1f), McFadden 0-1	Report	B Reilly 0-4 (0-2f), B Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Carroll 0-1	Brewster Park Referee: G Corrigan (Down)

Munster Under 21 Football Championship

Quarter-final

March 10, 2010 Quarter Final	Limerick	1-10 - 0-10	Clare
	E O’Connor 0-5 (0-3f), C Joyce-Power 1-1, S O’Carroll 0-2, T McMahon, E Joy 0-1 each	Report	G Leahy 0-5 (0-3f), S Brennan, P McMahon (0-1f) 0-2 each, M Malone 0-1

March 14, 2010 Quarter Final	Kerry	0-19 - 1-08	Cork
	BJ Keane 0-7 (2f); BJ Walsh 0-4 (1 '45, 2f); P Geaney 0-4 (1f); J O'Donoghue 0-3; P O'Donoghue 0-1	Report	B O'Driscoll 1-2 (1f); C Sheehan 0-2; M Collins (f), J P Murphy, E Keane, J Sexton 0-1 each

Semi-final

March 18, 2010 Semi Final	Tipperary	0-16 - 2-05	Limerick	Semple Stadium Referee: M Collins (Cork)
	S Carey 0-7 (0-1f), B O'Brien, C Sweeney (0-1f) 0-3 each, P Acheson 0-2, G Ryan 0-1	Report	E O'Connor 0-4 (0-3f), J Riordan, D Ward 1-0 each, S O'Carroll 0-1	Semple Stadium Referee: M Collins (Cork)

March 20, 2010 Semi Final	Kerry	1-18 - 0-03	Waterford	Dungarvan Referee: Micheal Meade (Limerick)
	P Geaney 1-5, BJ Walsh 0-4 (0-4f), B J Keane 0-3 (0-1f), J Lyne, J Buckley, J O'Donoghue, D Casey, E Walsh and P Curtin 0-1 each	Report	A Brophy 0-3 (0-3f)	Dungarvan Referee: Micheal Meade (Limerick)

Final

March 31, 2010 Final	Tipperary	1-07 - 1-06	Kerry	Austin Stack Park Attendance: 2.650 Referee: C Lane (Cork)
	B O'Brien 1-0, S Carey 0-2f, A Moloney 0-2 (1f), S Egan 0-2, C Sweeney 0-1f	Report	P Geaney 1-1, BJ Keane 0-2 f, BJ Walsh (f ), E Walsh and P Curtin 0-1 each	Austin Stack Park Attendance: 2.650 Referee: C Lane (Cork)

Connacht Under 21 Football Championship

Quarter-final

March 10, 2010	Leitrim	0-09 - 0-13	Mayo	Cloone
	K Conlan, A Croal, E Ward 0-2 each, W McKeon, C McCauley, S Flanagan 0-1 each	Report	N Douglas, A Freeman 0-4 each, S Nally, A O'Shea 0-2 each, R Geraghty 0-1	Cloone

Semi-final

March 17, 2010 Semi Final	Galway	0-12 - 0-13	Sligo	Tuam Stadium Referee: V Neary (Mayo)
	P Conroy (0-2f); M Martin (0-2f) 0-3 each; T Walsh; D Cummins; J Ryan; E Monahan; R Gaffney; P O Fatharta (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	David Maye 0-7 (0-6f), J Hynes 0-2; P Kelly, N Judge, A Dunne, J Clarke 0-1 each	Tuam Stadium Referee: V Neary (Mayo)

March 17, 2010 Semi Final	Roscommon	2-09 - 1-11	Mayo	Dr Hyde Park Referee: R McBrien (Leitrim).
	B Murtagh 1-1, D Shine, P Garvey 0-3 (0-2f) each, N Kilroy 1-0, N Daly, K Higgins 0-1 each.	Report	N Douglas 0-7 (0-3f), A Freeman 1-1, J Doherty, S Nally, K McLoughlin 0-1 each.	Dr Hyde Park Referee: R McBrien (Leitrim).

Final

April 3, 2010 Final	Sligo	0-04 - 1-06	Roscommon	Referee: V Neary (Mayo)
	D Maye 0-3 (2f, 1 '45), P Clarke 0-1	Report	A O'Hara 1-0; K Higgins, D Shine (2f) 0-2 each; N Kilroy, P Garvey (1f) 0-1 each	Referee: V Neary (Mayo)

All-Ireland Semi Series

April 17, 2010 7.30 Semi Final	Dublin	2-10 - 0-08	Roscommon	Kingspan, Breffni Park Referee: C Branagan (Down)
	D Rock 1-2 (1f), D Quinn 1-0, R McCarthy 0-3, N Devereux, G Sweeney, B O'Rorke, C Mullins, C Dorney 0-1 each	Report	D Shine 0-4 (4f), N Carty, K Higgins, C Shine, D McDermott 0-1 each	Kingspan, Breffni Park Referee: C Branagan (Down)

April 17, 2010 7.30 Semi Final	Donegal	0-12 - 0-04	Tipperary	Parnell Park Referee: D Brazil (Offaly)
	M Murphy 0-6 (3f), D Molloy 0-3 (1f), J Carroll 0-2, L McLoone 0-1	Report	S Carey 0-2 (1f), M O'Dwyer (1f), A Moloney 0-1 each	Parnell Park Referee: D Brazil (Offaly)

May 01, 2010 19:00 Final	Dublin	1-10 - 1-08	Donegal	Breffni Park/Kingspan Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
	G Sweeney 1-1, D Rock 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 '45), N Devereux, M Coughlan, R McCarthy, C Dorney, B O'Rorke 0-1 each.	Report	D Molloy 0-5 (4f), L McLoone 1-0, M Murphy 0-2 (0-1f), C Morrison 0-1.	Breffni Park/Kingspan Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

External links

Official Website

Recerences

White, John DT (12 April 2012). 101 Things You May Not Have Known About Gaelic Football. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-908752-71-0.
"High drama as Dublin win under-21 title". The Irish Times. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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