The 1973 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 42nd 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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tyrone (3rd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kildare |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Tyrone.
On 23 September 1973, Tyrone won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-6 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in 25 championship seasons.[1]
Results
editQuarter-Final
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Galway | 1-10 - 1-06 | Sligo | Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry |
Semi-Finals
| 1973 Semi-Final | Mayo | 2-10 - 0-02 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 1973 Semi-Final | Roscommon | 1-06 - 1-12 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Finals
'Home'
| 8 July 1973 Final | Mayo | 3-07 - 0-03 | Galway | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
'England'
| 29 July 1973 Final | Mayo | 2-14 - 0-02 | Herefordshire | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Quarter-Finals
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Clare | 3–07 – 1–08 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Tipperary | 3–07 – 2–07 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-Finals
| 1973 Semi-Final | Cork | 3–11 – 1–04 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 1973 Semi-Final | Tipperary | 2–07 – 0–13 | Kerry | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| 1973 Semi-Final Replay | Tipperary | 0–05 – 1–14 | Kerry | Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel |
Final
| 15 July 1973 Final | Cork | 1–13 – 3–05 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Preliminary round
| 1973 Preliminary round | Down | 2-06 - 0-06 | Monaghan | Carrickmacross |
Quarter-Finals
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 3-08 - 2-04 | Armagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Derry | 6-10 - 0-07 | Fermanagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 1-06 - 1-07 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Semi-Finals
| 1973 Semi-Final | Cavan | 0-05 - 0-09 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 1973 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 2-07 - 1-07 | Derry | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Final
| 29 July 1973 Final | Tyrone | 1-13 - 0-09 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
First round
| 1973 First Round | Kilkenny | 1-10 - 0-07 | Carlow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| 1973 First Round | Louth | 2-09 - 1-06 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Second round
Quarter-Finals
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Wexford | 1-11 - 1-11 | Dublin | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 1973 Quarter-Final Replay | Wexford | 0-17 - 0-09 | Dublin | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Westmeath | 1-09 - 1-08 | Meath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Laois | 4-08 - 2-03 | Wicklow | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| 1973 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 1-04 - 2-13 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Semi-Finals
| 1973 Semi-Final | Kildare | 1-11 - 2-06 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 1973 Semi-Final | Laois | 1-03 - 3-13 | Westmeath | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
Final
| 22 July 1973 Final | Laois | 0-10 - 4-11 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Semi-Finals
| 12 August 1973 Semi-Final | Mayo | 0-08 - 0-09 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 19 August 1973 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-07 - 0-10 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 26 August 1973 Semi-Final Replay | Tyrone | 3-10 - 1-10 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 23 September 1973 Final | Tyrone | 2-11 - 1-06 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Kildare win the Leinster Championship for the first time in their history. They also qualify for their first and only All-Ireland final appearance.
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.