1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Mayo (4th win)
CaptainJohn P. Kean
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Cork
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Tyrone
Connacht Mayo

The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Contents

Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo on a scoreline of 1-7 to 0-9 in the Connacht semi-final. [1] [2]

On 26 September 1971, Mayo won the championship following a 2-15 to 2-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. [3] This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

4 July 1971
Quarter-Final		 Mayo 5-18 – 0-02 Leitrim Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Semi-Finals

4 July 1971
Semi-Final		 Roscommon 2-10 – 0-10 Sligo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
11 July 1971
Semi-Final		 Mayo 1-07 – 0-09 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar

Final

25 July 1971
Final		 Mayo 2-12 – 1-08 Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

1971
Quarter-Final		 Clare 3-12 – 1-03 Limerick Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay
1971
Quarter-Final		 Waterford 0-07 – 1-07 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Semi-Finals

1971
Semi-Final		 Kerry 2-16 – 2-01 Tipperary Páirc Mhic Gearailt, Fermoy
1971
Semi-Final		 Cork 5-12 – 0-04 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

18 July 1971
Final		 Cork 2-13 – 1-02 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Leinster Minor Football Championship

First round

1971
First round		 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2-12 – 2-05 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
1971
First round		 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 0-05 – 3-15 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Geraldine Park, Athy

Second round

1971
Second round		 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2-07 – 0-09 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
1971
Second round		 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 3-12 – 2-09 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Quarter-Finals

1971
Quarter-Final		 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-07 – 0-09 Colours of Longford.svg Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
1971
Quarter-Final		 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2-12 – 1-02 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy
1971
Quarter-Final		 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-13 – 0-10 Colours of Laois.svg Laois O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Semi-Finals

1971
Semi-Final		 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2-06 – 1-12 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Croke Park, Dublin
1971
Semi-Final		 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-14 – 0-08 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Final

25 July 1971
Final [4] [5] 		Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-07 – 0-04 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Croke Park, Dublin
A. Hoey (0-3, 3f), S. Ross (0-1)Referee: P. Clandillon (Wicklow)
GK1Tony Fayne
RCB2 Dave Billings
FB3Dermot Hobbs
LCB4 Gerry McCaul
RHB5Pat Glavey
CHB6Vinnie Holden
LHB7Brendan Pocock
MF8 John McCarthy
MF9Bernard Salmon
RHF10Seán McCarthy
CHF11Pat Hickey
LHF12Dave Redmond
RCF13Mick Hickey
FF14 Mick Holden
LCF15Martin O'Donoghue
Substitutes:
GK1Tom Matthews (Newtown Blues)
RCB2Andy Devine (St Mary's)
FB3Páidín O'Hare (Kilkerley Emmets)
LCB4Liam O'Neill (Oliver Plunketts)
RHB5Paul Fitzpatrick (Oliver Plunketts)
CHB6Pat Taaffe (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Gerry Gorham (St Joseph's)
MF8Jimmy Kirk (Cooley Kickhams)
MF9Willie Kirk (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10 Niall O'Dowd (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)
LHF12Mickey Lynch (Newtown Blues) c)
RCF13Declan Keegan (Wolfe Tones)
FF14Seán Ross (St Mary's)
LCF15Anthony Hoey (St Bride's)
Substitutes:
16Kevin Thornton (Cooley Kickhams) for Gorham
17Joe O'Donoghue (Oliver Plunketts) for Hoey

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

1971
Quarter-Final		 Armagh 1-06 – 5-08 Down St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Semi-Final

1971
Semi-Final		 Cavan 2-11 – 0-09 Down Pearse Park, Ballybay

Final

25 July 1971
Final		 Tyrone 0-19 – 0-07 Fermanagh Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

8 August 1971Semi-Final Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 3-08 - 0-13 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin
22 August 1971Semi-Final Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-13 - 1-10 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: S. Martin (Roscommon)

Final

26 September 1971Final Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-15 - 2-07 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Croke Park, Dublin

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References

  1. ↑ Carney, Jim (8 December 2010). "40th anniversary of Galway Minor football team's stunning All-Ireland Final victory over Kerry". The Tuam Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Kenny, Tom (9 June 2011). "Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Hickey, Paddy (24 September 1999). "Kean's minor success a sideline boost for Mayo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Louth fail to topple a far superior Dublin side". Drogheda Independent . 30 July 1971.
  5. ↑ "Double blow for Louth GAA fans". The Argus . 27 July 2011.
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