Championship details | |
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Dates | 25 April 1971 – 26 September 1971 |
Teams | 31 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Offaly (1st win) |
Captain | Willie Bryan |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Galway |
Captain | Liam Sammon |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 32 |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
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The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 85th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 26 September 1971.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final. [1]
On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-35. Offaly's Eugene Mulligan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
The Second Round returns to Leinster football championship this year.
Quarter-final
13 June 1971Quarter-final | Mayo | 5-7 – 2-4 | Leitrim | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
D Griffith 2-1, J Carey 1-1, J Corcoran 0-4, T Fitzgerald 1-0, PJ Loftus 1-0, J Gibbons 0-1. | M Doorigan 1-0, R Prendergast 1-0 og, P Dolan 0-2, B Wrynne 0-2. | Referee: P O'Connor (Roscommon) |
Semi-finals
20 June 1971Semi-final | Roscommon | 1-5 - 0-10 | Sligo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
A O'Sullivan 1-0, T Kenny 0-3, M Fallon 0-1, J Keane 0-1. | M Kearins 0-7, M Brennan 0-2, G Mitchell 0-1. | Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo) |
27 June 1971Semi-final | Galway | 1-7 – 0-7 | Mayo | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
F Canavan 1-0, L Sammon 0-3, M Ferrick 0-1, E Farrell 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, J Duggan 0-1. | J Corcoran 0-5, J Nealon 0-1, J Carey 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
Finals
11 July 1971Final | Galway | 2-15 – 2-15 | Sligo | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
J McLoughlin 0-8, S Leydon 1-3, F Canavan 1-1, P Burke 0-1, M Rooney 0-1, C McDonagh 0-1. | M Kearins 0-13, P Brennan 2-0, G Mitchell 0-1, H Quinn 0-1. | Attendance: 19,764 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
25 July 1971Final replay | Galway | 1-17 – 3-10 | Sligo | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
S Leydon 1-7, F Canavan 0-4, J McLoughlin 0-4, W Joyce 0-1, E Farrell 0-1. | G Mitchell 2-1, M Kearins 0-7, D Pugh 1-0, J Gilmartin 0-1, H Quinn 0-1. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
First round
25 April 1971First round | Wicklow | 2-8 - 0-6 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
2 May 1971First round | Laois | 4-12 - 2-7 | Carlow | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
E Condron 1-7, S Allen 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, S Lawler 1-0, J Conway 0-2, K Brennan 0-1. | B McNally 1-3, S King 1-2, B Hayden 0-1, P McNally 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Second round
23 May 1971Second round | Laois | 2-9 - 2-5 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
S Allen 1-1, B Lawlor 0-2, H Mulhaire 0-2, B Delaney 0-1, E Condron 0-1, W Miller 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1. | P Clarke 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, S Kelly 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, J Doyle 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Quarter-finals
2 May 1971Quarter-final | Meath | 1-14 – 0-9 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
N Curran 1-4, M Fay 0-2, A Burns 0-2, K Rennicks 0-2, T Brennan 0-2, M Kerrigan 0-1, M Mellett 0-1. | P Buckley 0-3, M Fagan 0-2, J Carolan 0-1, F Connaughton 0-1, M Carley 0-1, D Dolan 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
9 May 1971Quarter-final | Offaly | 1-7 – 0-3 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
T McTague 0-7, S Cooney 1-0. | J Hanniffy 0-2, P Burke 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
30 May 1971Quarter-final | Louth | 1-7 - 1-7 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
M McKeown 1-1, M Leech 0-3, B Gaughran 0-2, W Murphy 0-1. | P Dunny 1-2, J Goulding 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, T Carew 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
6 June 1971Quarter-final | Laois | 3-8 – 0-13 | Dublin | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
J Lawlor 2-2, S Allen 1-0, E Condron 0-3, B Delaney 0-2, H Mulhaire 0-1. | T O'Hanlon 0-5, J Keaveney 0-4, J O'Reilly 0-2, F Murray 0-1, D Hickey 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
13 June 1971Quarter-final replay | Kildare | 0-11 - 1-5 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
J Donnelly 0-5, T Carew 0-2, P Dunny 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, K Kelly 0-1. | M Keown 1-0, B Gaughran 0-2, M Leech 0-2, L Leech 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
27 June 1971Semi-final | Kildare | 4-8 - 2-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
T Walshe 2-1, E O'Donoghue 1-0, P Archbold 1-0, K Kelly 0-3, P Dunny 0-3, T Carew 0-1. | T Brennan 2-6, M Fay 0-3, N Curran 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
4 July 1971Semi-final | Laois | 0-10 - 2-12 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
E Condron 0-5, S Lalor 0-2, S Allen 0-1, H Mulhaire 0-1, B Millar 0-1. | T McTague 1-4, S Evans 1-0, S Cooney 0-3, M Connor 0-2, J Gunning 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-1. | Attendance: 23055 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
Final
18 July 1971Final | Offaly | 2-14 – 0-6 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Tony McTague 0-9 (0-5f), Murt Connor 2-1, Kevin Kilmurray 0-4. | Pat Dunny 0-2f, Tommy Carew 0-2, Hugh Hyland 0-1, Kevin Kelly 0-1f. | Attendance: 34,255 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Quarter-finals
6 June 1971Quarter-final | Clare | 1-9 – 3-2 | Limerick | Hennessy Memorial Park, Milltown Malbay |
P Cotter 1-1, M Moloney 0-4, J Hehir 0-3, M Chambers 0-1. | T Madigan 2-1, É Cregan 1-1. | Referee: P Vernon (Tipperary) |
6 June 1971Quarter-final | Tipperary | 1-14 – 1-9 | Waterford | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
P Blythe 0-9, V O'Donnell 1-2, M Keating 0-2, B Strang 0-1. | P Casey 1-3, T Power 0-4, L O'Rourke 0-1, V Kirwan 0-1. | Referee: P Finnegan (Cork) |
Semi-finals
13 June 1971Semi-final | Clare | 0-5 - 2-10 | Cork | Páirc Uí Seancháin, Doonbeg |
J Hehir 0-4, E O'Neill 0-1. | D Coughlan 1-6, D Hunt 1-2, B O'Neill 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
13 June 1971Semi-final | Kerry | 1-14 – 1-7 | Tipperary | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
M O'Dwyer 1-6, B Lynch 0-4, M Gleeson 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, DJ Crowley 0-1. | M Keating 1-1, P Blythe 0-4, D Burke 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Final
18 July 1971Final | Cork | 0-25 – 0-14 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
D Coughlan 0-10, R Cummins 0-6, J Barrett 0-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-2, D Hunt 0-2, E Kirby 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1. | M O'Dwyer 0-7, M Gleeson 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, B Lynch 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1. | Attendance: 28,347 Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Preliminary round
6 June 1971Preliminary round | Derry | 4-10 – 1-10 | Fermanagh | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
M Niblock 2-2, A McGuirk 1-1, E Devlin 1-0, S O'Connor 0-3, J O'Leary 0-1, A McGuckin 0-1, L Diamond 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1. | V Greene 1-1, P McGinnity 0-4, G Gallagher 0-2, A Hennerson 0-1, E McPartland 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. | Referee: F Greene (Antrim) |
Quarter-finals
6 June 1971Quarter-final | Armagh | 4-9 – 2-10 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
L McCabe 2-0, J Smith 1-2, J O'Loan 1-0, B Hanna 0-3, G O'Reilly 0-2, P Loughran 0-1, L Kerins 0-1. | P Barrett 1-7, A Mcahon 1-1, S Donaghy 0-1, J McCreesh 0-1. | Referee: B Treanor (Down) |
13 June 1971Quarter-final | Antrim | 0-4 - 0-8 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
A McCallin 0-2, E Close 0-1, A Hamill 0-1. | S O'Connell 0-5, J O'Leary 0-1, A McGuirk 0-1, M Niblock 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
13 June 1971Quarter-final | Monaghan | 1-12 - 2-10 | Cavan | Pearse Park, Ballybay |
D McCabe 0-9, G Finnegan 1-0, P Donnelly 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, S Woods 0-1. | G Cosack 0-5, P Murray 1-0, H Newman 1-0, H McInerney 0-3, S Duggan 0-2. | Referee: P Kelly (Down) |
20 June 1971Quarter-final | Down | 3-14– 3-6 | Donegal | Páirc Esler, Newry |
S O'Neill 2-1, M Cunningham 1-2, J Morgan 0-3, M Cole 0-3, C McAlarney 0-2, C Ward 0-2, P Rooney 0-1. | P McShen 1-1, S Garnnaghan 1-1, T Quinn 1-0, J Hannigan 0-3, M Carney 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
Semi-finals
4 July 1971Semi-final | Derry | 3-12 – 1-10 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
S O'Connell 1-5, S Gribben 1-2, E Coleman 1-0, M Moran 0-3, A McGuirk 0-1, M Niblock 0-1. | L McCabe 1-2, P Moriarty 0-5, J Smith 0-2, P Loughran 0-1. | Referee: F Greene (Antrim) |
11 July 1971Semi-final | Down | 0-11 – 2-3 | Cavan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
P Doherty 0-3, J Morgan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, C McAlareny 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D Gordon 0-1, T O'Hare 0-1. | G Cosack 1-3, S McGuigan 1-0. | Referee: T Johnson (Fermanagh) |
Final
25 July 1971Final | Down | 4-15 – 4-11 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
M Cunningham 2-0, J Morgan 0-6, D Davey 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, C McAlarney 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, T O'Hare 0-1, D Gordon 0-1. | M Niblock 2-4, A McGuirk 1-2, S O'Connor 0-5, E Coleman 1-0. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Semi-finals
8 August 1971Semi-final | Galway | 3-11 - 2-7 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
S Leydon 0-5, P Burke 1-1, E Farrell 1-1, J Duggan 1-0, L Sammon 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-1, W Joyce 0-1. | J Morgan 0-5, D McCartan 1-0, J Fitzsimons 1-0, D Davey 0-1, M Cunningham 0-1. | Attendance: 36,052 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
22 August 1971Semi-final | Offaly | 1-16 - 1-11 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
T McTague 0-9, K Kilmurray 1-0, J Cooney 0-3, M Connor 0-1, P Fenning 0-1, W Bryan 0-1, K Claffey 0-1. | J Barrett 1-2, D Coughlan 0-4, R Cummins 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D Long 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1. | Attendance: 38,000 Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan) |
Final
26 September 1971Final | Offaly | 1-14 - 2-8 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
T McTague 0-6, M Connor 1-2, S Evans 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-2, B Clavin 0-1, J Cooney 0-1. | S Leydon 2-3, F Canavan 0-3, L Smamon 0-2. | Attendance: 70,798 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-35 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
2 | Seamus Leydon | Galway | 4-19 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 |
3 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | 0-27 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
4 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
5 | Mickey Niblock | Derry | 4-8 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
6 | Enda Condron | Laois | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
7 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
James Morgan | Down | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | |
9 | Murt Connor | Offaly | 3-6 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
10 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | 0-13 | 13 | Galway |
2 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 2-6 | 12 | Kildare |
3 | Mickey Niblock | Derry | 2-4 | 10 | Down |
Patsy Barrett | Tyrone | 1-7 | 10 | Armagh | |
Enda Condron | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Carlow | |
Seamus Leydon | Galway | 1-7 | 10 | Sligo | |
Denis Coughlan | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Kerry | |
8 | Seamus Leydon | Galway | 2-3 | 9 | Offaly |
Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Clare | |
Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary | |
Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Kildare | |
Paudie Blythe | Tipperary | 0-9 | 9 | Waterford | |
Declan McCabe | Monaghan | 0-9 | 9 | Cavan | |
Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Cork |
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