1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (1st win)
CaptainDonal Hunt
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamFermanagh
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLouth
UlsterFermanagh
ConnachtMayo

Antrim entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster quarter-final.

On 4 October 1970, Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-9 defeat of Fermanagh in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

30 August 1970 Semi-final Louth 1-05 - 1-08 Fermanagh The Ramparts, Dundalk
E Sheelan 1-1, D Reid 0-3, T Lennon 0-1. E McParland 1-2, A Campbell 0-3, E Treacy 0-1, D Campbell 0-1, C Campbell 0-1. Referee: P Rooney (Down)
30 August 1970 Semi-final Mayo 1-13 - 1-15 Cork MacHale Park, Castlebar
D Griffith 1-3, D Holland 0-5, D Dolan 0-2, T O'Malley 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1, M McIntyre 0-1. D Hunt 0-6, D Barron 1-1, T O'Brien 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, D Long 0-2, D Aherne 0-1, N Kirby 0-1. Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)

Final

4 October 1970 Final Cork 2-11 - 0-09 Fermanagh Croke Park, Dublin
T O'Brien 1-5, N Kirby 1-2, J Coleman 0-2, D Long 0-1, D Hunt 0-1. E Treacy 0-3, E McPartland 0-3, D McKenna 0-1, P McGinnity 0-1, D Campbell 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • In the provincial championships there are a number of firsts as Fermanagh and Louth win the respective Ulster and Leinster titles for the first time in their history.
  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Louth and Fermanagh remains their only championship meeting.

References

  1. "Ultra-marathoner Goes the Distance for CroĆ­". croi.ie. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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