1970 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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.
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | Joe Corcoran |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Ger Power |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1969 1971 → | |
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.[1][2] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.
Results
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-finals
| 9 August 1970 Semi-final | Galway | 3-12 - 0-10 | Dublin | Croke Park, 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. | Referee: P Greene (Antrim) |
| 23 August 1970 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-10 - 0-11 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 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. | Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo) |
Finals
| 27 September 1970 Final | Galway | 1-08 - 2-05 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 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. | Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan) |
| 25 October 1970 Final replay | Galway | 1-11 - 1-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 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. | Referee: 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.
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References
- Carney, Jim (8 December 2010). "40th anniversary of Galway Minor football team's stunning All-Ireland Final victory over Kerry". The Tuam Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- Kenny, Tom (9 June 2011). "Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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