| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 May – 20 September 1981 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (27th win) |
| Captain | Jimmy Deenihan |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Offaly |
| Captain | Richie Connor |
| Manager | Eugene McGee |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer |  Matt Connor (1-31) |
| Player of the Year |  Jack O'Shea |
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The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 95th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 10 May 1981 and ended on 20 September 1981.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions and were hoping to win a record-equalling fourth successive championship title.
On 20 September 1981, Kerry won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-8 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 27th All-Ireland title and their fourth championship in succession.
Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 1-31. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
- ^ "Minister reveals how he lost Sam in 1981". The Irish Echo. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2016.