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 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-08 - 1-07 Colours of Sligo.svg 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 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-08 - 0-05 Colours of Galway.svg 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 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-05 - 2-14 Colours of Roscommon.svg 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 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-10 - 0-14 Colours of Mayo.svg 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 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2-05 - 0-11 Colours of Wicklow.svg 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 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-07 - 3-07 Colours of Offaly.svg 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 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-02 - 0-16 Colours of Longford.svg 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 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1-09 - 2-08 Colours of Carlow.svg 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 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-10 - 1-09 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Gaelic Grounds
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 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1-07 - 1-10 Colours of Offaly.svg 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 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 8-08 - 0-06 Colours of Carlow.svg 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 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-09 - 1-09 Colours of Kildare.svg 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 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-11 - 2-12 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Páirc Mhuire
Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Leinster semi-finals

9 July 1970Semi-final Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-08 - 1-09 Colours of Kildare.svg 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 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 3-08 - 2-08 Colours of Wexford.svg 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

2 August 1970 [4] [5] [6] Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-13 - 3-09 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Croke Park
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.Referee: R Barry (Meath)
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)
MF9 Eugene 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
GK1Gerry McGee (Tullamore)
RCB2Liam Pender (Edenderry)
FB3Jackie Egan (Doon)
LCB4 Pádraig Horan (St Rynagh's)
RHB5 Seán Lowry (Ferbane)
CHB6Christy Dunne (Edenderry)
LHB7Ollie Daly (Ballycumber)
MF8 Kieran Claffey (Doon)
MF9 Murt Connor (Éire Óg)
RHF10Daithí Murphy (Gracefield)
CHF11 Paddy Fenning (Tullamore) (c)
LHF12Freddie Grehan (Edenderry)
RCF13 Séamus Darby (Rhode)
FF14Kevin Malone (Rhode)
LCF15Steve Coughlan (Tullamore)
Substitutes:
16Liam Hanlon (Daingean) for Daly
17Mick Currams (Na Piarsaigh) for Coughlan
18Mick Slattery (Éire Óg) for Darby

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

5 April 1970Quarter-final Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-04 - 2-10 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 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.
12 April 1970Quarter-final Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0-08 - 1-05 Colours of Waterford.svg 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 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2-09 - 3-08 Colours of Limerick.svg 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 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1-10 - 0-08 Colours of Limerick.svg 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 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-13 - 0-10 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 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 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 5-12 - 1-07 Colours of Clare.svg 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 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 4-11 - 0-04 Colours of Monaghan.svg 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 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 4-06 - 2-10 Colours of Armagh.svg 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 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-10 - 2-05 Colours of Down.svg 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 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-04 - 1-11 Colours of Fermanagh.svg 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 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 2-07 - 1-08 Colours of Antrim.svg 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 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1-15 - 3-07 Colours of Tyrone.svg 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 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 2-09 - 1-10 Colours of Derry.svg 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 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-13 - 0-08 Colours of Cavan.svg 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 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-05 - 1-08 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh St Brigid's Park
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 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-13 - 1-15 Colours of Cork.svg 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 1970 [7] Final Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-11 - 0-09 Colours of Fermanagh.svg 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

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
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

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