1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship April 2022 1971 25 April – 26 September 1971 31 Galway Cork Offaly Down 32 border|20px Eugene Mulligan Offaly 1st Willie Bryan Fr. Tom Scully Galway Liam Sammon John "Tull" Dunne border|20px Tony McTague (1–35) 1970 1972 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. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.http://meath.gaa.ie/history/glory-days/ Glory days Meath GAA website 28 October 2015 1 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151201062514/http://meath.gaa.ie/history/glory-days/ dead On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1–14 to 2–8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/offalyheroesof1971and1972tobehonoredonsundayathalftimeintullamorecourthotelseniorfootballfinal Offaly heroes of 1971 and 1972 to be honoured Offaly GAA website 29 October 2015 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312144744/http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/offalyheroesof1971and1972tobehonoredonsundayathalftimeintullamorecourthotelseniorfootballfinal 2016-03-12 dead 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 The Second Round returns to Leinster football championship this year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final 13 June 1971 Quarter-final Mayo football 5–7 – 2–4 Leitrim football 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. Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown P O'Connor (Roscommon) Semi-finals 20 June 1971 Semi-final Roscommon football 1–5 – 0–10 Sligo football 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. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon M Connaughton (Mayo) 27 June 1971 Semi-final Galway football 1–7 – 0–7 Mayo football 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. Tuam Stadium, Tuam R Barry (Meath) Finals 11 July 1971 Final Galway football 2–15 – 2–15 Sligo football 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. MacHale Park, Castlebar J Martin (Roscommon) 19,764 25 July 1971 Final replay Galway football 1–17 – 3–10 Sligo football 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. MacHale Park, Castlebar J Martin (Roscommon) 20,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship First round 25 April 1971 First round Wicklow football 2–8 – 0–6 Wexford football Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow 2 May 1971 First round Laois football 4–12 – 2–7 Carlow football 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. St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge M Spain (Offaly) Second round 23 May 1971 Second round Laois football 2–9 – 2–5 Wicklow football 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. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow P Kelly (Dublin) Quarter-finals 2 May 1971 Quarter-final Meath football 1–14 – 0–9 Westmeath football 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. O'Connor Park, Tullamore P Kelly (Dublin) 9 May 1971 Quarter-final Offaly football 1–7 – 0–3 Longford football T McTague 0–7, S Cooney 1–0. J Hanniffy 0–2, P Burke 0–1. Cusack Park, Mullingar P Kelly (Dublin) 30 May 1971 Quarter-final Louth football 1–7 – 1–7 Kildare football 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 6 June 1971 Quarter-final Laois football 3–8 – 0–13 Dublin football 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. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow M Spain (Offaly) 13 June 1971 Quarter-final replay Kildare football 0–11 – 1–5 Louth football 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) Semi-finals 27 June 1971 Semi-final Kildare football 4–8 – 2–12 Meath football 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 4 July 1971 Semi-final Laois football 0–10 – 2–12 Offaly football 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise B Hayden (Carlow) 23055 Final 18 July 1971 Final Offaly football 2–14 – 0–6 Kildare football 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 34,255 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals 6 June 1971 Quarter-final Clare football 1–9 – 3–2 Limerick football P Cotter 1–1, M Moloney 0–4, J Hehir 0–3, M Chambers 0–1. T Madigan 2–1, É Cregan 1–1. Hennessy Memorial Park, Milltown Malbay P Vernon (Tipperary) 6 June 1971 Quarter-final Tipperary football 1–14 – 1–9 Waterford football 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. Ned Hall Park, Clonmel P Finnegan (Cork) Semi-finals 13 June 1971 Semi-final Clare football 0–5 – 2–10 Cork football 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. Páirc Uí Seancháin, Doonbeg J Moloney (Tipperary) 13 June 1971 Semi-final Kerry football 1–14 – 1–7 Tipperary football 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. Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney N Dalton (Waterford) Final 18 July 1971 Final Cork football 0–25 – 0–14 Kerry football 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork S O'Connor (Limerick) 28,347 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round 6 June 1971 Preliminary round Derry football 4–10 – 1–10 Fermanagh football 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. Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen F Greene (Antrim) Quarter-finals 6 June 1971 Quarter-final Armagh football 4–9 – 2–10 Tyrone football 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. The Playing Fields, Lurgan B Treanor (Down) 13 June 1971 Quarter-final Antrim football 0–4 – 0–8 Derry football 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. Casement Park, Belfast P Devlin (Tyrone) 13 June 1971 Quarter-final Monaghan football 1–12 – 2–10 Cavan football 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. Pearse Park, Ballybay P Kelly (Down) 20 June 1971 Quarter-final Down football 3-14– 3–6 Donegal football 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. Páirc Esler, Newry F Tierney (Cavan) Semi-finals 4 July 1971 Semi-final Derry football 3–12 – 1–10 Armagh football 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. Casement Park, Belfast F Greene (Antrim) 11 July 1971 Semi-final Down football 0–11 – 2–3 Cavan football 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. St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney T Johnson (Fermanagh) Final 25 July 1971 Final Down football 4–15 – 4–11 Derry football 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. Casement Park, Belfast P Devlin (Tyrone) All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals 8 August 1971 Semi-final Galway 3–11 – 2–7 Down 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. Croke Park, Dublin B Hayden (Carlow) 36,052 22 August 1971 Semi-final Offaly 1–16 – 1–11 Cork 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. Croke Park, Dublin L Maguire (Monaghan) 38,000 Final 26 September 1971 Final Offaly 1–14 – 2–8 Galway 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 70,798 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous 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. Belfast hosted the Ulster final last time until 2004 not played at Clones. 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 Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Tony McTagueOffaly1–353857.602Seamus LeydonGalway4–193156.203Mickey KearnsSligo0–272739.004Denis CoughlanCork1–202337.665Mickey NiblockDerry4–82045.006Enda CondronLaois1–161944.757Mick O'DwyerKerry1–131628.00James MorganDown0–161644.009Murt ConnorOffaly3–61553.0010Tony BrennanMeath2–81427.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Mickey KearnsSligo0–1313Galway2Tony BrennanMeath2–612Kildare3Mickey NiblockDerry2–410DownPatsy BarrettTyrone1–710ArmaghEnda CondronLaois1–710CarlowSeamus LeydonGalway1–710SligoDenis CoughlanCork0–1010Kerry8Seamus LeydonGalway2–39OffalyDenis CoughlanCork1–69ClareMick O'DwyerKerry1–69TipperaryTony McTagueOffaly0–99KildarePaudie BlytheTipperary0–99WaterfordDeclan McCabeMonaghan0–99CavanTony McTagueOffaly0–99Cork References