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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 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 |  Tony McTague (1-35) |
| Player of the Year | Eugene Mulligan |
← 1970 1972 → | |
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.
Leinster Championship format change
editThe Second Round returns to Leinster football championship this year.
Results
editQuarter-final
| 13 June 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Final | 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 1971 Final 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 1971 First round | Wicklow | 2-8 - 0-6 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 2 May 1971 First 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 1971 Second 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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Final | 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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Final | 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 1971 Preliminary 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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Quarter-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Final | 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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Semi-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 1971 Final | 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) |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- On 13 June 1971, the Ulster quarter final meeting of Cavan and Monaghan was the first game to be played at Pearse Park, Ballybay in 45 years.
- There were a number of first-time championship meetings;
- The All Ireland semi-final between Offaly and Cork was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
- The All-Ireland final between Offaly and Galway was the first to be broadcast in colour by Telefís Éireann. It was also the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
- By claiming their first championship, Offaly become the 15th team to win the All-Ireland title who the last before Donegal in 1992 to do so.
Top scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Glory days". Meath GAA website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Offaly heroes of 1971 and 1972 to be honoured". Offaly GAA website. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.