1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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.

1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Dates5 April - 4 October 1970
Teams31
Champions Cork (1st title)
Donal Hunt (captain)
Runners-up Fermanagh
Éamonn McPartland (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored94 (2.85 per match)
Points scored585 (17.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mickey Freyne (1-17)
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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 Under-21 Football Championship

Connacht quarter-final
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
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
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 Under-21 Football Championship

Leinster first round
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
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
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
2 August 1970 Final Louth 2-13 - 3-09 Offaly Croke Park
D Reid 1-4, R Barry 1-3, E Sheelin 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 Darcy 0-2, L O'Hanlon 0-1, K Malone 0-1.

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals
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
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
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 Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster preliminary round
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
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
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
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 Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals
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
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

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
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
  • 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
  1. "The summer of '69 when Antrim U21 footballers were kings". The Irish News. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Fifty years on from Antrim football's golden moment". GAA website. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. "Then and now: Fair Sher of success". Belfast Telegraph. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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