1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship April 2026 1973 13 May – 23 September 1973 31 Cork Offaly Tyrone Galway 31 border|20px Billy Morgan Cork 4th Billy Morgan Donie O'Donovan Galway Liam Sammon John "Tull" Dunne border|20px Tony McTague (1–25) 1972 1974 The 1973 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1973 and ended on 23 September 1973. Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 23 September 1973, Cork won the championship following a 3–17 to 2–13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.http://www.millstreet.ie/blog/2010/10/21/all-ireland-football-final-1973 All-Ireland Football Final 1973 millstreet.ie 12 June 2016 This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first in 28 championship seasons. Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1–25. Cork's Billy Morgan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final 10 June 1973 Quarter-final Galway football 3–6 – 1–9 Sligo football M Rooney 1–1, J Coughlan 1–1, L Sammon 1–0, J Tobin 0–3, M Burke 0–1. M Kearins 0–5, PJ Brennan 1–0, D Pugh 0–2, J Stenson 0–1, P Kearins 0–1. Tuam Stadium, Tuam P Devlin (Tyrone) 15,000 Semi-finals 17 June 1973 Semi-final Leitrim football 0–3 – 7–6 Mayo football B Wrynne 0–2, S Flanagan 0–1. W McGee 3–0, T O'Malley 2–2, J Gibbons 1–1, M Gannon 1–0, S Gilbride 0–2, J Morley 0–1. Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon J Lee (Sligo) 24 June 1973 Semi-final Roscommon football 1–8 – 1–13 Galway football M Freyne 1–2, T Heneghan 0–4, J O'Gara 0–1, J Kelly 0–1. J Tobin 0–5, J Caughlan 1–1, L Sammon 0–4, W Joyce 0–1, L O'Neill 0–1, J Duggan 0–1. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon P Devlin (Tyrone) Final 8 July 1973 Final Mayo football 2–12 – 1–17 Galway football S Gilbride 0–5, J Morley 1–0, M Gannon 1–0, J Corcoran 0–3, T O'Malley 0–2, F Burns 0–1, W McGee 0–1, M Rooney 1–2, J Tobin 0–5, M Burke 0–3, T Naughten 0–3, L Sammon 0–2, J Caughlan 0–2. MacHale Park, Castlebar P Devlin (Tyrone) 30,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship First round 13 May 1973 First round Louth football 0–14 – 1–3 Carlow football S Mulroy 0–4, D Reid 0–4, J McLoughlin 0–1, E Sheelan 0–1, A Hoey 0–2, R Brennan 0–1, B Gaughran 0–1. P Connolly 1–0, B McNally 0–1, JJ Canavan 0–1, B Hughes 0–1. Drogheda Park, Drogheda R Barry (Meath) 3,000 20 May 1973 First round Dublin football 3–11 – 0–5 Wexford football F Murray 2–1, G Wilson 1–1, S Rooney 0–4, J Keaveney 0–2, R Doyle 0–2, A Larkin 0–1. D Noonan 0–2, D Asple 0–1, G Howlin 0–1, M Quigley 0–1. Wexford Park, Wexford B Hayden (Carlow) 2,000 Second round 27 May 1973 Second round Louth football 1–9 – 2–6 Dublin football A Hoey 1–1, S Mulroy 0–3, B Faulkner 0–2, D Reid 0–2, R Brennan 0–1. F Murray 1–1, P O'Brien 1–1, S Rooney 0–3, R Doyle 0–1. Páirc Tailteann, Navan P Cullen (Westmeath) 10 June 1973 Second round replay Louth football 1–8 – 0–9 Dublin football D Reid 0–6, E Sheelan 1–0, R Brennan 0–1, L Leech 0–1. R Doyle 0–4, D Hickey 0–2, S Rooney 0–1, E Brady 0–1, F Murray 0–1. Páirc Tailteann, Navan P Collins (Westmeath) 12,000 Quarter-finals 3 June 1973 Quarter-final Westmeath football 0–8 – 1–6 Meath football M Carley 0–4, D Murtagh 0–2, L Eggerton 0–1, V Murray 0–1. M Kerrigan 1–0, T Brennan 0–3, B Murray 0–2, P Cromwell 0–1. Cusack Park, Mullingar G Hoey (Louth) 3 June 1973 Quarter-final Wicklow football 0–14 – 3–15 Laois football P Clarke 0–9, A Norton 0–1, L O'Loughlin 0–1, B Carthy 0–1, J Darcy 0–1, J Doyle 0–1. B Miller 0–5, Willie Brennan 0–5, S Allen 1–1, H Mulhaire 1–1, B Lalor 1–0, M Buggy 0–2, J Lalor 0–1. Aughrim Park, Aughrim B Hayden (Carlow) 10 June 1973 Quarter-final Kildare football 0–13 – 0–8 Longford football J Donnelly 0–7, P Dunny 0–2, R O'Doherty 0–2, T Carew 0–1, R Flanagan 0–1, J Hanniffy 0–3, P Bradley 0–2, F Farrell 0–1, B Smyth 0–1, S Mulvihill 0–1. Geraldine Park, Athy P Kelly (Dublin) 17 June 1973 Quarter-final Offaly football 1–8 – 0–8 Louth football W Bryan 1–0, T McTague 0–3, S Cooney 0–1, M Wright 0–1, J Smith 0–1, P Fleming 0–1, K Kilmurray 0–1. J McLoughlin 0–2, D Reid 0–2, R Barry 0–2, S Mulroy 0–1, D Nugent 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin R Barry (Meath) Semi-finals 17 June 1973 Semi-final Meath football 2–17 – 2–11 Laois football O O'Brien 1–4, Matt Kerrigan 1–2, T Brennan 0–3, O Geraghty 0–2, K Rennicks 0–2, P Cromwell 0–2, G Farrelly 0–1, B Murray 0–1. W Brennan 0–5, M Fennell 1–1, S Allen 1–0, M Buggy 0–2, J Lawlor 0–2, B Lawlor 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 1 July 1973 Semi-final Offaly football 1–15 – 2–6 Kildare football T McTague 0–8, S Cooney 1–4, K Kilmurray 0–2, S Evans 0–1. T Carew 1–0, K Kelly 1–0, P Dunny 0–2, J Donnelly 0–2, B O'Doherty 0–1, H Hyland 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin B Hayden (Carlow) Final 22 July 1973 Final Offaly football 3–21 – 2–12 Meath football Tony McTague 0–11 (0-8f), Sean Cooney 2–2, Kevin Kilmurray 1–2, Kieran Claffey 0–3, Willie Bryan 0–2, Paddy Fenning 0–1 Ollie O'Brien 1–4 (0-3f), Mick Fay 1–0, Ken Rennicks 0–3, Gerry Farrelly 0–2, Tony Brennan 0-2f, Ollie Geraghty 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin Brendan Hayden (Carlow) 35,990 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals 3 June 1973 Quarter-final Clare football 0–18 – 1–5 Waterford football M Keogh 0–6, B O'Reilly 0–4, M Greene 0–3, D Donnellan 0–2, S Maloney 0–2, K McGann 0–1. J Flynn 1–2, V Kirwan 0–2, J Larkin 0–1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick T Woulfe (Limerick) 3 June 1973 Quarter-final Limerick football 1–7 – 4–13 Tipperary football T Fitzgibbon 1–0, P Aherne 0–7. P Blythe 3–3, J Cummins 0–7, M Keating 1–1, C O'Flaherty 0–2. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick N Dalton (Waterford) Semi-finals 17 June 1973 Semi-final Cork football 2–14 – 0–3 Clare football B Field 1–8, J Barrett 1–2, R Cummins 0–2, D Hunt 0–1, D Barron 0–1. S Maloney 0–1, B O'Reilly 0–1, P Dillon 0–1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork S Maloney (Tipperary) 17 June 1973 Semi-final Kerry football 3–11 – 0–5 Tipperary football M O'Dwyer 1–6, M O'Sullivan 2–1, J Egan 0–1, D Kavanagh 0–1, J O'Keeffe 0–1, B Lynch 0–1. J Cummins 0–2, J Kehoe 0–2, C O'Flaherty 0–1. Austin Stack Park, Tralee F Halbert (Cork) Final 15 July 1973 Final Cork football 5–12 – 1–15 Kerry football Billy Field 1–6 (1–0 pen, 0-5f), Jimmy Barrett 2–2, Ray Cummins 0–4, Declan Barron and Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1–0 each Mick O'Dwyer 0-6f, Donal Kavanagh 1–0, Brendan Lynch and John Egan 0–3 each, John O'Keeffe, Éamonn O'Donoghue, Jackie Walsh 0–1 each Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork J Moloney (Tipperary) 28,859 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round 10 June 1973 Preliminary round Down football 2–10 – 2–9 Armagh football S O'Neill 0–6, M Cole 1–1, C McAlarney 1–0, P Rooney 0–2, E Cole 0–1. L Kerins 2–2, P Loughran 0–5, D Mackin 0–1, S O'Hagan 0–1. Páirc Esler, Newry H McPolin (Armagh) Quarter-finals 3 June 1973 Quarter-final Monaghan football 0–5 – 1–7 Derry football B Brady 0–2, P McCarthy 0–2, K Traynor 0–1. F O'Loane 0–4, J O'Leary 1–0, G O'Loughlin 0–1, T McGuinness 0–1, F Moran 0–1. St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney P Devlin (Tyrone) 17 June 1973 Quarter-final Fermanagh football 3–9 – 4–4 Antrim football E McPartlan 3–0, P McGannity 0–6, A Campbell 0–2, T Henderson 0–1. G McCann 3–0, V Magee 1–0, P Armstrong 0–2, A McCallin 0–2. St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown P Tierney (Cavan) 24 June 1973 Quarter-final Donegal football 1–7 – 0–12 Tyrone football K Keeney 1–0, N Gallagher 0–2, J Winston 0–2, S Granaghan 0–1, T Quinn 0–1, F McFeeley 0–1. P Hetherington 0–6, AR McMahon 0–2, S Donaghy 0–1, K Teague 0–1, B Donnelly 0–1, F McGulgan 0–1. MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey M McPolin (Antrim) 24 June 1973 Quarter-final Down football 1–7 – 0–8 Cavan football S O'Neill 1–2, M Cole 0–2, C Davey 0–1, P Hamill 0–1, C McAlarney 0–1. O O'Keeffe 0–2, M Greenan 0–2, H McInerney 0–2, JJ Martin 0–1, R Carolan 0–1. Páirc Esler, Newry T Johnston (Fermanagh) Semi-finals 8 July 1973 Semi-final Tyrone football 1–15 – 0–11 Fermanagh football S Donaghy 1–2, P Hetherington 0–5, F McGuigan 0–3, A McMahon 0–2, J McElroy 0–1, P McMahon 0–1, P Haig 0–1. F Sherry 0–5, F McGinnity 0–2, PJ Treacy 0–2, E McPartland 0–1, S McGrath 0–1. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones A McPollan (Antrim) 15 July 1973 Semi-final Down football 1–12 – 0–9 Derry football M Cole 0–5, E Cole 1–1, W Walsh 0–3, P Rooney 0–2, C McAlarney 0–1. P Doherty 0–3, J O'Leary 0–2, T McGuinness 0–2, T Moran 0–1, S Donaghy 0–1. The Playing Fields, Lurgan P Devlin (Tyrone) Final 29 July 1973 Final Tyrone football 3–13 – 1–11 Down football S McElhattion 2–1, P Hetherington 0–6, K Teague 1–1, B Donnelly 0–3, S Donaghy 0–1, P McGuigan 0–1. S O'Neill 0–6, D McCartan 1–0, J Murphy 0–2, P Rooney 0–2, E Cole 0–1. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones H McPolin (Antrim) All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals 12 August 1973 Semi-final Galway 0–16 – 2–8 Offaly J Tobin 0–8, M Burke 0–2, L Sammon 0–2, M Rooney 0–1, M Hughes 0–1, T Naughton 0–1, J Duggan 0–1. T McTague 1–3, S Evans 1–2, W Bryan 0–2, K Claffey 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin J Moloney (Tipperary) 36,705 19 August 1973 Semi-final Cork 5–10 – 2–4 Tyrone D Barron 1–4, J Barry-Murphy 2–0, R Cummins 1–1, S Coughlan 1–1, J Barrett 0–2, D Long 0–1, E Kirby 0–1. P King 1–0, J Early 1–0, K Teague 0–1, P Hetherington 0–1, S Donaghy 0–1, F McGuigan 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin M Loftus (Mayo) 28,997 Final 23 September 1973 Final Cork 3–17 – 2–13 Galway R Cummins 0–8, J Barry-Murphy 2–1, J Barrett 1–2, D Long 0–3, E Kirby 0–1, D Coughlan 0–1, D Barron 0–1. M Hughes 0–7, T Naughton 1–0, J Hughes 1–0, M Burke 0–2, J Duggan 0–2, TJ Gilmore 0–1, L Sammon 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin J Moloney (Tipperary) 73,309 1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous Tyrone won their first Ulster title since 1957. Offaly win the Leinster title for the third year in succession. It is the first time in their history that they claim the coveted "three-in-a-row". It is the first time since Laois in 1938 that a team claimed three successive Leinster titles. The All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Tyrone was the first championship meeting between the teams. Cork end their second longest drought without the All Ireland title of 28 years. Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Tony McTagueOffaly1–252847.002John TobinGalway0–212145.253Billy FieldCork2–142036.66Jimmy BarrettCork4–82045.005Patsy HetheringtonTyrone0–181844.50Ray CumminsCork0–181844.507Seán O'NeillDown1–141735.668Mick O'DwyerKerry1–121527.509Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork5–11535.0010Damian ReidLouth0–141443.50 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Billy FieldCork1–811ClareTony McTagueOffaly0–1111Meath3Willie McGeeMayo3–09MeathÉamonn McPartlandFermanagh3–09AntrimGerry McCannAntrim3–09FermanaghMick O'DwyerKerry1–69TipperaryBilly FieldCork1–69Kerry8Tommy O'MalleyMayo2–28AntrimJohn CooneyOffaly2–28MeathJimmy BarrettCork2–28KerryLarry KerinsArmagh2–28DownTony McTagueOffaly0–88KildareJohn TobinGalway0–88OffalyRay CumminsCork0–88Galway References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship