1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Appearance
Dates | 5 April - 4 October 1970 | ||
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Teams | 31 | ||
Champions | ![]() Donal Hunt (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Éamonn McPartland (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 33 | ||
Goals scored | 94 (2.85 per match) | ||
Points scored | 585 (17.73 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship ran from 5 April to 4 October 1970.
Antrim entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Derry in the Ulster quarter-final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 4 October 1970 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Fermanagh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 0-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland U21 title.[3]
Roscommon's Mickey Freyne was the championship's top scorer with 1-17.
Connacht quarter-final
[edit]3 May 1970 Quarter-final | Roscommon | 1-08 - 1-07 | Sligo | Kilcoyne Park |
T Regan 1-1, M Flanagan 0-3, M McDermott 0-1, T Hunt 0-1, J Gavin 0-1, M Freyne 0-1. | J Noone 1-2, M Brennan 0-2, H Quinn 0-2, S Feeney 0-1. |
Connacht semi-finals
[edit]3 May 1970 Semi-final | Mayo | 1-08 - 0-05 | Galway | Claremorris Grounds |
D Griffith 1-3, T O'Malley 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, S Kilbride 0-1, T Holland 0-1. | G Dooley 0-3, J Hughes 0-1, F Rushe 0-1. |
10 May 1970 Semi-final | Leitrim | 1-05 - 2-14 | Roscommon | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada |
S Keegan 1-1, P Rourke 0-3, D Brennan 0-1. | M Freyne 1-8, M Flanagan 1-3, A Regan 0-2, M McDermott 0-1. |
Connacht final
[edit]19 July 1970 Final | Roscommon | 1-10 - 0-14 | Mayo | Dr. Hyde Park |
M Freyne 0-8, B O'Hara 1-1, C Keaveney 0-1. | T Holland 0-4, T O'Malley 0-2, S O'Grady 0-2, A Kelly 0-2, M McIntyre 0-1, W Henry 0-1, D Griffiths 0-1, S O'Reilly 0-1. |
Leinster first round
[edit]5 April 1970 First round | Carlow | 2-05 - 0-11 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park |
L Foster 1-1, P Doyle 1-0, K Conway 0-3, E Ellis 0-1. | G O'Toole 0-3, J Simpson 0-3, M O'Toole 0-3, T Fortune 0-2. |
5 April 1970 First round | Laois | 1-07 - 3-07 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
T O'Brien 1-6, S Allen 0-1. | S Darby 1-2, R Gleeson 1-2, P Fenning 1-1, P Moran 0-2. |
5 April 1970 First round | Westmeath | 0-02 - 0-16 | Longford | Cusack Park |
W Bray 0-1, D Hogan 0-1. | P Burke 0-8, F Sheridan 0-4, F Farrell 0-1, K Hanniffy 0-1, S Lee 0-1, TP Cashell 0-1. |
19 April 1970 First round replay | Wicklow | 1-09 - 2-08 | Carlow | Aughrim County Ground |
J Simpson 1-2, M O'Toole 0-4, G Farrell 0-1, G O'Toole 0-1, P Carthy 0-1. | K Conway 1-2, T Geoghegan 1-2, P Doyle 0-2, T Moriarty 0-1, D Power 0-1. |
Leinster quarter-finals
[edit]19 April 1970 Quarter-final | Louth | 1-10 - 1-09 | Dublin | Drogheda Park |
D Reid 0-5, D Lynch 1-1, Terry Doherty 0-2, M McDonald 0-1, R Barry 0-1. | P Leahy 0-4, K Hegarty 1-0, D Hickey 0-3, P O'Neill 0-1, V Daly 0-1. |
3 May 1970 Quarter-final | Longford | 1-07 - 1-10 | Offaly | Cusack Park |
K Hanniffy 1-2, P Burke 0-4, K Higgins 0-1. | S Darby 0-5, F Grehan 1-1, P Fenning 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, R Gleeson 0-1, S Lowry 0-1. |
3 May 1970 Quarter-final | Wexford | 8-08 - 0-06 | Carlow | Páirc Uí Shíocháin |
L Bent 2-4, M Molloy 2-1, D Carthy 2-0, L Byrne 1-2, W French 1-1. | W Cullen 0-2, L Foster 0-1, E Ellis 0-1, J Sheerin 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1. |
27 May 1970 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-09 - 1-09 | Kildare | Drumree Road |
M Costello 1-1, E Mulvihill 0-3, A Burns 0-2, M Fay 0-1, K Rennicks 0-1, B Blighe 0-1. | J Reilly 1-1, K Connolly 0-4, D Flanagan 0-2, J Balfe 0-1, A Comerford 0-1. |
24 June 1970 Quarter-final replay | Meath | 0-11 - 2-12 | Kildare | Páirc Mhuire |
Referee: D Guerin (Dublin) |
Leinster semi-finals
[edit]9 July 1970 Semi-final | Louth | 2-08 - 1-09 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann |
A McGrath 1-2, J Byrne 1-2, D Reid 0-2, R Brennan 0-1, R Barry 0-1. | J Goulding 0-6, K Connolly 1-0, J Kelly 0-2, D Flanagan 0-1. |
26 July 1970 Semi-final | Offaly | 3-08 - 2-08 | Wexford | Croke Park |
C Dunne 2-0, F Grehan 0-4, M Quirke 1-0, S Darby 0-3, V Smith 0-1. | P Cullen 1-1, M Kehoe 1-1, J Dunphy 0-4, D Carthy 0-1, G Howlin 0-1. |
Leinster final
[edit]![]() | 2-13 - 3-09 | ![]() |
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D Reid 1-4, R Barry 1-3, E Sheelan 0-2, A McGrath 0-2, T Doherty 0-1, J Boylan 0-1. | F Grehan 1-3, D Murphy 1-2, M Connor 1-0, S Darby 0-2, L Hanlon 0-1, K Malone 0-1. |
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Munster quarter-finals
[edit]5 April 1970 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 0-04 - 2-10 | Kerry | St. Ailbe's Park |
C O'Flaherty 0-2, P Coffey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. | P Lynch 0-5, B Lynch 0-4, J Galwey 1-1, M Moran 1-0. | Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary) |
12 April 1970 Quarter-final | Limerick | 0-08 - 1-05 | Waterford | FitzGerald Park |
C Cregan 0-3, S Bourke 0-2, P Geoghegan 0-2, D Enright 0-1. | J Murphy 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-2, T Doyle 0-1, J Flynn 0-1, P Morrissey 0-1. | Referee: D Twomey (Cork) |
31 May 1970 Quarter-final replay | Waterford | 2-09 - 3-08 | Limerick | Fraher Field |
P Morrissey 1-2, M Coffey 1-1, T Power 0-3, S Fitzgerald 0-2, T Doyle 0-1. | S Burke 2-0, J Landers 1-0, D Geoghegan 0-3, C Cregan 0-3, D Holmes 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. |
Munster semi-finals
[edit]12 July 1970 Semi-final | Clare | 1-10 - 0-08 | Limerick | MacDonagh Park |
J Hehir 1-4, L Friel 0-2, M Tubridy 0-1, S Moloney 0-1, E Mescall 0-1, P Friel 0-1. | D Geoghegan 0-4, J Heddigan 0-2, J Martin 0-1, D Holmes 0-1. |
15 July 1970 Semi-final | Cork | 2-13 - 0-10 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds |
J Barrett 2-1, D Long 0-5, T O'Brien 0-3, N Kirby 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D Barron 0-1. | B Lynch 0-6, N O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1. | Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary) |
Munster final
[edit]23 August 1970 Final | Cork | 5-12 - 1-07 | Clare | Fr. Con Buckley Park |
J Coleman 2-1, N Kirby 1-2, T O'Brien 0-5, J Barrett 1-1, D Hunt 1-0, T Murphy 0-2, D Barron 0-1. | S Moloney 1-3, P Friel 0-3, E Mescall 0-1. | Referee: S Moloney (Tipperary) |
Ulster preliminary round
[edit]24 May 1970 Preliminary round | Antrim | 4-11 - 0-04 | Monaghan | Casement Park |
G McCann 1-3, A Hamill 1-2, R Graffin 1-2, A McCallin 1-0, B Rainey 0-3, B Storie 0-1. | E Donnelly 0-2, M Quinn 0-1, D Beatty 0-1. |
Ulster quarter-finals
[edit]17 May 1970 Quarter-final | Cavan | 4-06 - 2-10 | Armagh | Breffni Park |
G Cusack 2-1, O Leddy 1-2, M Galligan 1-0, J Brown 0-1, T Corcoran 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1. | P Loughran 1-3, L McCabe 1-1, J Smith 0-2, C Sweeney 0-2, G Hart 0-2. |
24 May 1970 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 2-10 - 2-05 | Down | Fr. Peter Campbell Park |
F Daly 1-1, P Park 0-4, T Donnelly 1-0, E Morgan 0-2, N Barbour 0-1, W Martin 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1. | P Rooney 1-2, E Grant 1-1, J Swail 0-1, E Tomelty 0-1. |
24 May 1970 Quarter-final | Donegal | 1-04 - 1-11 | Fermanagh | MacCumhaill Park |
S Driscoll 1-0, T Bradley 0-2, M Carney 0-2. | E Treacy 1-1, A Campbell 0-3, T Boyle 0-2, P McGinnity 0-2, D McKenna 0-1, T McGrath 0-1, S Sheridan 0-1. |
14 June 1970 Quarter-final | Derry | 2-07 - 1-08 | Antrim | Rossa Park |
B Gormley 1-1, J O'Leary 0-4, H Niblock 1-0, P Doherty 0-1, B Ward 0-1. | G Gillon 1-0, A McCallin 0-3, P Storie 0-2, T Dunlop 0-2, G McCann 0-1. |
Ulster semi-finals
[edit]14 June 1970 Semi-final | Cavan | 1-15 - 3-07 | Tyrone | Breffni Park |
G Cusack 0-8, P O'Reilly 1-3, S McGuigan 0-2, J Brown 0-1, F Donnelly 0-1. | T Donnelly 2-2, N Barbour 1-0, P Park 0-2, F Daly 0-1, L Kelly 0-1, J McCarroll 0-1. |
21 June 1970 Semi-final | Fermanagh | 2-09 - 1-10 | Derry | St. Molaise Park |
E Treacy 1-2, E McPartland 0-4, A Campbell 1-0, P McGinnity 0-3. | G Forrest 1-2, JJ Rocks 0-2, M Moran 0-1, B Gormley 0-1, A McGurk 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, H Niblock 0-1, P Doherty 0-1. |
Ulster final
[edit]19 July 1970 Final | Fermanagh | 0-13 - 0-08 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park |
E Tracey 0-5, E McPartland 0-2, G Gallagher 0-2, P McGinnity 0-2, D McKenna 0-1, D Campbell 0-1. | S O'Reilly 0-3, G Cusack 0-2, M Hanna 0-1, S McGuigan 0-1, J Browne 0-1. | Referee: J Greene (Antrim) |
All-Ireland semi-finals
[edit]30 August 1970 Semi-final | Louth | 1-05 - 1-08 | Fermanagh | The Ramparts |
E Sheelan 1-1, D Reid 0-3, T Lennon 0-1. | E McParland 1-2, A Campbell 0-3, E Treacy 0-1, D Campbell 0-1, C Campbell 0-1. | Referee: P Rooney (Down) |
30 August 1970 Semi-final | Mayo | 1-13 - 1-15 | Cork | MacHale Park |
D Griffith 1-3, D Holland 0-5, D Dolan 0-2, T O'Malley 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1, M McIntyre 0-1. | D Hunt 0-6, D Barron 1-1, T O'Brien 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, D Long 0-2, D Aherne 0-1, N Kirby 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
All-Ireland final
[edit]4 October 1970 Final | Cork | 2-11 - 0-09 | Fermanagh | Croke Park |
T O'Brien 1-5, N Kirby 1-2, J Coleman 0-2, D Long 0-1, D Hunt 0-1. | E Treacy 0-3, E McPartland 0-3, D McKenna 0-1, P McGinnity 0-1, D Campbell 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mickey Freyne | Roscommon | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
2 | Eugene Treacy | Fermanagh | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
Teddy O'Brien | Cork | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
4 | Gene Cusack | Cavan | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
Damien Reid | Louth | 1-14 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | |
6 | Freddie Grehan | Offaly | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
Éamonn McPartland | Fermanagh | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 | |
8 | Ned Kirby | Cork | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
Des Griffith | Mayo | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | |
Séamus Darby | Offaly | 1-10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- In the provincial championships there were a number of firsts as Fermanagh and Louth won the respective Ulster and Leinster titles for the first time in their history.
- The All-Ireland semi-final between Louth and Fermanagh remains their only championship meeting.
References
[edit]- ^ "The summer of '69 when Antrim U21 footballers were kings". The Irish News. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Fifty years on from Antrim football's golden moment". GAA website. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Then and now: Fair Sher of success". Belfast Telegraph. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Drama, Excitement as Louth Triumph - Under-21 Team Makes History". Drogheda Independent. 7 August 1970.
- ^ "Louth made such hard work of it". Irish Times. 3 August 1970.
- ^ "Louth capture first Leinster U-21 title in dramatic fashion". Drogheda Independent. 4 August 2010.