1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football ChampionshipDates | 5 April - 4 October 1970 |
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Teams | 31 |
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Champions | Cork (1st title) Donal Hunt (captain) |
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Runners-up | Fermanagh Éamonn McPartland (captain) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 33 |
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Goals scored | 94 (2.85 per match) |
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Points scored | 585 (17.73 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | 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.
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 quarter-final
Roscommon v Sligo 3 May 1970 Quarter-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
Mayo v Galway 3 May 1970 Semi-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. | |
Connacht final
Roscommon v Mayo 19 July 1970 Final | 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 first round
Westmeath v Longford 5 April 1970 First 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. | |
Wicklow v Carlow 19 April 1970 First 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
Louth v Dublin 19 April 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Longford v Offaly 3 May 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Wexford v Carlow 3 May 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Meath v Kildare 27 May 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Leinster semi-finals
Louth v Kildare 9 July 1970 Semi-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. | |
Offaly v Wexford 26 July 1970 Semi-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
Louth | 2-13 - 3-09 | 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. |
| | | GK | 1 | John McGee | RCB | 2 | L. Pender | FB | 3 | J. Egan | LCB | 4 | P. Horan | RHB | 5 | Seán Lowry | CHB | 6 | Christy Dunne | LHB | 7 | O. Daly | MF | 8 | Kieran Claffey | MF | 9 | Murt Connor | RHF | 10 | David Murphy | CHF | 11 | Paddy Fenning | LHF | 12 | Freddie Grehan | RCF | 13 | Séamus Darby | FF | 14 | K. Malone | LCF | 15 | S. Coughlan | Substitutes: | | 16 | Liam Hanlon for Daly | | 17 | M. Curran for Coughlan | | 18 | P. Pender for Darby | |
Munster quarter-finals
Tipperary v Kerry 5 April 1970 Quarter-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) |
Limerick v Waterford 12 April 1970 Quarter-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) |
Waterford v Limerick 31 May 1970 Quarter-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
Clare v Limerick 12 July 1970 Semi-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. | |
Cork v Kerry 15 July 1970 Semi-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
Cork v Clare 23 August 1970 Final | 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 preliminary round
Antrim v Monaghan 24 May 1970 Preliminary 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
Cavan v Armagh 17 May 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Tyrone v Down 24 May 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Donegal v Fermanagh 24 May 1970 Quarter-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. | |
Derry v Antrim 14 June 1970 Quarter-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
Cavan v Tyrone 14 June 1970 Semi-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. | |
Fermanagh v Derry 21 June 1970 Semi-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
Fermanagh v Cavan 19 July 1970 Final | 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 semi-finals
Louth v Fermanagh 30 August 1970 Semi-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) |
Mayo v Cork 30 August 1970 Semi-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
Cork v Fermanagh 4 October 1970 Final | 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
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.
References
- ^ "The summer of '69 when Antrim U21 footballers were kings". The Irish News. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Fifty years on from Antrim football's golden moment". GAA website. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Then and now: Fair Sher of success". Belfast Telegraph. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Drama, Excitement as Louth Triumph - Under-21 Team Makes History". Drogheda Independent. 7 August 1970.
- ^ "Louth made such hard work of it". Irish Times. 3 August 1970.
- ^ "Louth capture first Leinster U-21 title in dramatic fashion". Drogheda Independent. 4 August 2010.
All-Ireland Under-21 and Under-20 Football Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1964–2017) | Championships | |
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All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship (2018–present) | Championships | |
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- Connacht Championship
- Leinster Championship
- Munster Championship
- Ulster Championship
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