1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Dates5 April - 4 October 1970
Teams31
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Cork (1st title)
Donal Hunt (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
Éamonn McPartland (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored94 (2.85 per match)
Points scored585 (17.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Roscommon.svg Mickey Freyne (1-17)
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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. The championship ran from 5 April to 4 October 1970.

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Antrim entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Derry in the Ulster quarter-final. [1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 4 October 1970 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Fermanagh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 0-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland U21 title. [3]

Roscommon's Mickey Freyne was the championship's top scorer with 1-17.

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Connacht quarter-final

3 May 1970Quarter-final Roscommon 1-08 - 1-07 Sligo Kilcoyne Park
T Regan 1-1, M Flanagan 0-3, M McDermott 0-1, T Hunt 0-1, J Gavin 0-1, M Freyne 0-1.J Noone 1-2, M Brennan 0-2, H Quinn 0-2, S Feeney 0-1.

Connacht semi-finals

3 May 1970Semi-final Mayo 1-08 - 0-05 Galway Claremorris Grounds
D Griffith 1-3, T O'Malley 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, S Kilbride 0-1, T Holland 0-1.G Dooley 0-3, J Hughes 0-1, F Rushe 0-1.
10 May 1970Semi-final Leitrim 1-05 - 2-14 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
S Keegan 1-1, P Rourke 0-3, D Brennan 0-1.M Freyne 1-8, M Flanagan 1-3, A Regan 0-2, M McDermott 0-1.

Connacht final

19 July 1970Final Roscommon 1-10 - 0-14 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park
M Freyne 0-8, B O'Hara 1-1, C Keaveney 0-1.T Holland 0-4, T O'Malley 0-2, S O'Grady 0-2, A Kelly 0-2, M McIntyre 0-1, W Henry 0-1, D Griffiths 0-1, S O'Reilly 0-1.

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

Leinster first round

5 April 1970First round Carlow 2-05 - 0-11 Wicklow Dr. Cullen Park
L Foster 1-1, P Doyle 1-0, K Conway 0-3, E Ellis 0-1.G O'Toole 0-3, J Simpson 0-3, M O'Toole 0-3, T Fortune 0-2.
5 April 1970First round Laois 1-07 - 3-07 Offaly O'Moore Park
T O'Brien 1-6, S Allen 0-1.S Darby 1-2, R Gleeson 1-2, P Fenning 1-1, P Moran 0-2.
5 April 1970First round Westmeath 0-02 - 0-16 Longford Cusack Park
W Bray 0-1, D Hogan 0-1.P Burke 0-8, F Sheridan 0-4, F Farrell 0-1, K Hanniffy 0-1, S Lee 0-1, TP Cashell 0-1.
19 April 1970First round replay Wicklow 1-09 - 2-08 Carlow Aughrim County Ground
J Simpson 1-2, M O'Toole 0-4, G Farrell 0-1, G O'Toole 0-1, P Carthy 0-1.K Conway 1-2, T Geoghegan 1-2, P Doyle 0-2, T Moriarty 0-1, D Power 0-1.

Leinster quarter-finals

19 April 1970Quarter-final Louth 1-10 - 1-09 Dublin Drogheda Park
D Reid 0-5, D Lynch 1-1, Terry Doherty 0-2, M McDonald 0-1, R Barry 0-1.P Leahy 0-4, K Hegarty 1-0, D Hickey 0-3, P O'Neill 0-1, V Daly 0-1.
3 May 1970Quarter-final Longford 1-07 - 1-10 Offaly Cusack Park
K Hanniffy 1-2, P Burke 0-4, K Higgins 0-1.S Darby 0-5, F Grehan 1-1, P Fenning 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, R Gleeson 0-1, S Lowry 0-1.
3 May 1970Quarter-final Wexford 8-08 - 0-06 Carlow Páirc Uí Shíocháin
L Bent 2-4, M Molloy 2-1, D Carthy 2-0, L Byrne 1-2, W French 1-1.W Cullen 0-2, L Foster 0-1, E Ellis 0-1, J Sheerin 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1.
27 May 1970Quarter-final Meath 1-09 - 1-09 Kildare Drumree Road
M Costello 1-1, E Mulvihill 0-3, A Burns 0-2, M Fay 0-1, K Rennicks 0-1, B Blighe 0-1.J Reilly 1-1, K Connolly 0-4, D Flanagan 0-2, J Balfe 0-1, A Comerford 0-1.
24 June 1970Quarter-final replay Meath 0-11 - 2-12 Kildare Páirc Mhuire
Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Leinster semi-finals

9 July 1970Semi-final Louth 2-08 - 1-09 Kildare Páirc Tailteann
A McGrath 1-2, J Byrne 1-2, D Reid 0-2, R Brennan 0-1, R Barry 0-1.J Goulding 0-6, K Connolly 1-0, J Kelly 0-2, D Flanagan 0-1.
26 July 1970Semi-final Offaly 3-08 - 2-08 Wexford Croke Park
C Dunne 2-0, F Grehan 0-4, M Quirke 1-0, S Darby 0-3, V Smith 0-1.P Cullen 1-1, M Kehoe 1-1, J Dunphy 0-4, D Carthy 0-1, G Howlin 0-1.

Leinster final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-13 - 3-09 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
D Reid 1-4, R Barry 1-3, E Sheelan 0-2, A McGrath 0-2, T Doherty 0-1, J Boylan 0-1.F Grehan 1-3, D Murphy 1-2, M Connor 1-0, S Darby 0-2, L Hanlon 0-1, K Malone 0-1.
Croke Park, Dublin
GK1Paddy Bird (Naomh Mhuire)
RCB2Paddy Oliver (St Patrick's)
FB3Terry Lennon (St Bride's) (c)
LCB4Gerry Carroll (St Patrick's)
RHB5Davy Byrne (Newtown Blues)
CHB6Gerry Sheridan (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Jack Curran (Dowdallshill)
MF8John Boylan (St Kevin's)
MF9Eugene Sheelan (St Patrick's)
RHF10Richie Barry (Dowdallshill)
CHF11Denis Lynch (Oliver Plunketts)
LHF12Terry Doherty (Dundalk Gaels)
RCF13Damien Reid (Mattock Rangers)
FF14Richie Brennan (Glyde Rangers)
LCF15Alo McGrath (Cooley Kickhams)
Substitutes:
16Larry Muckian (Clan na Gael) for Lynch
17Pat Murphy (St Patrick's) for Doherty
18Peter Lennon (St Bride's) for Muckian
GK1John McGee
RCB2L. Pender
FB3J. Egan
LCB4P. Horan
RHB5 Seán Lowry
CHB6Christy Dunne
LHB7O. Daly
MF8 Kieran Claffey
MF9 Murt Connor
RHF10David Murphy
CHF11 Paddy Fenning
LHF12Freddie Grehan
RCF13 Séamus Darby
FF14K. Malone
LCF15S. Coughlan
Substitutes:
16Liam Hanlon for Daly
17M. Curran for Coughlan
18P. Pender for Darby

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

5 April 1970Quarter-final Tipperary 0-04 - 2-10 Kerry St. Ailbe's Park
C O'Flaherty 0-2, P Coffey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.P Lynch 0-5, B Lynch 0-4, J Galwey 1-1, M Moran 1-0.Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary)
12 April 1970Quarter-final Limerick 0-08 - 1-05 Waterford FitzGerald Park
C Cregan 0-3, S Bourke 0-2, P Geoghegan 0-2, D Enright 0-1.J Murphy 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-2, T Doyle 0-1, J Flynn 0-1, P Morrissey 0-1.Referee: D Twomey (Cork)
31 May 1970Quarter-final replay Waterford 2-09 - 3-08 Limerick Fraher Field
P Morrissey 1-2, M Coffey 1-1, T Power 0-3, S Fitzgerald 0-2, T Doyle 0-1.S Burke 2-0, J Landers 1-0, D Geoghegan 0-3, C Cregan 0-3, D Holmes 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

12 July 1970Semi-final Clare 1-10 - 0-08 Limerick MacDonagh Park
J Hehir 1-4, L Friel 0-2, M Tubridy 0-1, S Moloney 0-1, E Mescall 0-1, P Friel 0-1.D Geoghegan 0-4, J Heddigan 0-2, J Martin 0-1, D Holmes 0-1.
15 July 1970Semi-final Cork 2-13 - 0-10 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds
J Barrett 2-1, D Long 0-5, T O'Brien 0-3, N Kirby 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D Barron 0-1.B Lynch 0-6, N O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1.Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary)

Munster final

23 August 1970Final Cork 5-12 - 1-07 Clare Fr. Con Buckley Park
J Coleman 2-1, N Kirby 1-2, T O'Brien 0-5, J Barrett 1-1, D Hunt 1-0, T Murphy 0-2, D Barron 0-1.S Moloney 1-3, P Friel 0-3, E Mescall 0-1.Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster preliminary round

24 May 1970Preliminary round Antrim 4-11 - 0-04 Monaghan Casement Park
G McCann 1-3, A Hamill 1-2, R Graffin 1-2, A McCallin 1-0, B Rainey 0-3, B Storie 0-1.E Donnelly 0-2, M Quinn 0-1, D Beatty 0-1.

Ulster quarter-finals

17 May 1970Quarter-final Cavan 4-06 - 2-10 Armagh Breffni Park
G Cusack 2-1, O Leddy 1-2, M Galligan 1-0, J Brown 0-1, T Corcoran 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1.P Loughran 1-3, L McCabe 1-1, J Smith 0-2, C Sweeney 0-2, G Hart 0-2.
24 May 1970Quarter-final Tyrone 2-10 - 2-05 Down Fr. Peter Campbell Park
F Daly 1-1, P Park 0-4, T Donnelly 1-0, E Morgan 0-2, N Barbour 0-1, W Martin 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1.P Rooney 1-2, E Grant 1-1, J Swail 0-1, E Tomelty 0-1.
24 May 1970Quarter-final Donegal 1-04 - 1-11 Fermanagh MacCumhaill Park
S Driscoll 1-0, T Bradley 0-2, M Carney 0-2.E Treacy 1-1, A Campbell 0-3, T Boyle 0-2, P McGinnity 0-2, D McKenna 0-1, T McGrath 0-1, S Sheridan 0-1.
14 June 1970Quarter-final Derry 2-07 - 1-08 Antrim Rossa Park
B Gormley 1-1, J O'Leary 0-4, H Niblock 1-0, P Doherty 0-1, B Ward 0-1.G Gillon 1-0, A McCallin 0-3, P Storie 0-2, T Dunlop 0-2, G McCann 0-1.

Ulster semi-finals

14 June 1970Semi-final Cavan 1-15 - 3-07 Tyrone Breffni Park
G Cusack 0-8, P O'Reilly 1-3, S McGuigan 0-2, J Brown 0-1, F Donnelly 0-1.T Donnelly 2-2, N Barbour 1-0, P Park 0-2, F Daly 0-1, L Kelly 0-1, J McCarroll 0-1.
21 June 1970Semi-final Fermanagh 2-09 - 1-10 Derry St. Molaise Park
E Treacy 1-2, E McPartland 0-4, A Campbell 1-0, P McGinnity 0-3.G Forrest 1-2, JJ Rocks 0-2, M Moran 0-1, B Gormley 0-1, A McGurk 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, H Niblock 0-1, P Doherty 0-1.

Ulster final

19 July 1970Final Fermanagh 0-13 - 0-08 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park
E Tracey 0-5, E McPartland 0-2, G Gallagher 0-2, P McGinnity 0-2, D McKenna 0-1, D Campbell 0-1.S O'Reilly 0-3, G Cusack 0-2, M Hanna 0-1, S McGuigan 0-1, J Browne 0-1.Referee: J Greene (Antrim)

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

30 August 1970Semi-final Louth 1-05 - 1-08 Fermanagh The Ramparts
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 1970Semi-final Mayo 1-13 - 1-15 Cork MacHale Park
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)

All-Ireland final

4 October 1970Final Cork 2-11 - 0-09 Fermanagh Croke Park
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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Mickey Freyne Roscommon 1-172036.66
2Eugene Treacy Fermanagh 2-121853.60
Teddy O'Brien Cork 1-151844.50
4Gene Cusack Cavan 2-111735.66
Damien Reid Louth 1-141744.25
6Freddie Grehan Offaly 2-081434.66
Éamonn McPartland Fermanagh 1-111443.50
8 Ned Kirby Cork 2-071343.25
Des Griffith Mayo 2-071334.33
Séamus Darby Offaly 1-101334.33

Miscellaneous

  • In the provincial championships there were a number of firsts as Fermanagh and Louth won 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.

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