1970 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1970 Galway Kerry Dublin Derry Galway 3rd Joe Corcoran Kerry Ger Power 1969 1971 The 1970 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 39th 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. Cork entered the championship as defending champions in search of a record-breaking fourth successive All-Ireland title, however, they were defeated by Kerry on a scoreline of 4–9 to 1–11 in the Munster final. On 25 October 1970, Galway won the championship following a 1–11 to 1–10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.http://www.tuamherald.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2014/03/28/4022669-40th-anniversary-of-galway-minor-football-teams-stunning--allireland-final-victory-over-kerry 40th anniversary of Galway Minor football team's stunning All-Ireland Final victory over Kerry The Tuam Herald 7 July 2017 8 December 2010 Jim CarneyFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/40559/galway-minors-all-ireland-champions-1970 Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970 Galway Advertiser 7 July 2017 9 June 2011 Tom Kenny This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons. Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-final 1970 Quarter-final Roscommon football 0-08 – 0-04 Leitrim football Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon Semi-finals 1970 Semi-final Galway football 4-12 – 2-06 Sligo football Fr O'Hara Park, Charlestown 1970 Semi-final Roscommon football 2-05 – 3-08 Mayo football Pearse Stadium, Galway Final 12 July 1970 Final Galway football 2-11 – 1-6 Mayo football Pearse Stadium, Galway Paddy O'Connor (Roscommon) Leinster Minor Football Championship Quarter-finals 1970 Quarter-final Laois football 3-12 – 0-02 Westmeath football O'Connor Park, Tullamore 1970 Quarter-final Dublin football 3-12 – 0-02 Longford football Cusack Park, Mullingar 1970 Quarter-final Wicklow football 0-11 – 0-05 Kildare football Dr Cullen Park, Carlow 1970 Quarter-final replay Wicklow football 0-12 – 1-06 Kildare football Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Semi-finals 1970 Semi-final Meath football 0-12 – 1-06 Kildare football Páirc Tailteann, Navan 1970 Semi-final Offaly football 1-05 – 3-09 Dublin football Cusack Park, Mullingar Final 19 July 1970 Final Meath football 0-13 – 2-08 Dublin football Croke Park, Dublin Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-finals 1970 Quarter-final Tyrone football 5-13 – 1-03 Monaghan football Dean McGlinchey Park, Irvinestown 1970 Quarter-final Donegal football 1-08 – 0-04 Cavan football Bundoran Semi-final 1970 Semi-final Derry football 2-11 – 0-06 Tyrone football MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Final 26 July 1970 Final Derry football 1-14 – 0-11 Fermanagh football St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Munster Minor Football Championship Quarter-final 1970 Quarter-final Limerick football 4-09 – 0-06 Waterford football Fraher Field, Dungarvan Semi-finals 5 July 1970 Semi-final Cork football 4-14 – 0-04 Tipperary football Ned Hall Park, Clonmel 5 July 1970 Semi-final Kerry football 2-10 – 0-04 Limerick football Páirc na nGael, Askeaton Final 26 July 1970 Final Kerry football 4-09 – 1-11 Cork football Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-finals 9 August 1970 Semi-final Galway 3-12 - 0-10 Dublin J Tobin 2-8, M Burke 1-1, M Rooney 0-2, I Barrett 0-1. P Hickey 0-3, PJ Reid 0-2, D Clarke 0-2, P Byrne 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin P Greene (Antrim) 23 August 1970 Semi-final Kerry 2-10 - 0-11 Derry PB Brosnan 1-2, J Murphy 0-5, G Power 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-1. S Mullan 0-5, M O'Neill 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, P Lennon 0-1, E Laverty 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin M Connaughton (Mayo) Finals 27 September 1970 Final Galway 1-08 - 2-05 Kerry S Tobin 0-5, I Barrett 1-1, M Rooney 0-2. G O'Keeffe 1-0, C O'Connell 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Lynch 0-1, J Long 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin L Maguire (Monaghan) 25 October 1970 Final replay Galway 1-11 - 1-10 Kerry J Lardner 1-3, J Tobin 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, M Rooney 0-2, P Silke 0-1. J Long 0-6, G Power 1-1, D Moore 0-2, J Egan 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin P Greene (Antrim) Championship statistics Miscellaneous The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time in its history. References 1970 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship