| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Mayo (4th win) |
| Captain | John P. Kean |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 40th 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.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo on a scoreline of 1-7 to 0-9 in the Connacht semi-final. [1] [2]
On 26 September 1971, Mayo won the championship following a 2-15 to 2-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. [3] This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
| 4 July 1971 Quarter-Final | Mayo | 5-18 – 0-02 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Semi-Finals
| 4 July 1971 Semi-Final | Roscommon | 2-10 – 0-10 | Sligo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 11 July 1971 Semi-Final | Mayo | 1-07 – 0-09 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Final
| 25 July 1971 Final | Mayo | 2-12 – 1-08 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
| 1971 Quarter-Final | Clare | 3-12 – 1-03 | Limerick | Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay |
| 1971 Quarter-Final | Waterford | 0-07 – 1-07 | Tipperary | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Semi-Finals
| 1971 Semi-Final | Cork | 5-12 – 0-04 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Final
| 18 July 1971 Final | Cork | 2-13 – 1-02 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
First round
| 1971 First round |
Carlow | 0-05 – 3-15 |
Laois | Geraldine Park, Athy |
Second round
| 1971 Second round |
Meath | 2-07 – 0-09 |
Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 1971 Second round |
Laois | 3-12 – 2-09 |
Wexford | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
Quarter-Finals
| 1971 Quarter-Final |
Offaly | 1-07 – 0-09 |
Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 1971 Quarter-Final |
Wexford | 2-12 – 1-02 |
Kilkenny | St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy |
| 1971 Quarter-Final |
Dublin | 0-13 – 0-10 |
Laois | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Semi-Finals
| 1971 Semi-Final |
Meath | 2-06 – 1-12 |
Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1971 Semi-Final |
Dublin | 1-14 – 0-08 |
Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 25 July 1971 Final [4] [5] |
Dublin | 2-07 – 0-04 |
Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| A. Hoey (0-3, 3f), S. Ross (0-1) | Referee: P. Clandillon ( Wicklow) |
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Ulster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
| 1971 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 1-06 – 5-08 | Down | St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Semi-Final
| 1971 Semi-Final | Cavan | 2-11 – 0-09 | Down | Pearse Park, Ballybay |
Final
| 25 July 1971 Final | Tyrone | 0-19 – 0-07 | Fermanagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
| 8 August 1971 Semi-Final |
Mayo | 3-08 - 0-13 |
Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 22 August 1971 Semi-Final |
Cork | 2-13 - 1-10 |
Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Referee: S. Martin ( Roscommon) |
Final
| 26 September 1971 Final |
Mayo | 2-15 - 2-07 |
Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
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.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Kenny, Tom (9 June 2011). "Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (24 September 1999). "Kean's minor success a sideline boost for Mayo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Louth fail to topple a far superior Dublin side". Drogheda Independent. 30 July 1971.
- ^ "Double blow for Louth GAA fans". The Argus. 27 July 2011.