1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	25 April 1971 - 26 September 1971
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Offaly (1st win)
Captain	Willie Bryan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Liam Sammon
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	32
Top Scorer	Tony McTague (1-35)
Player of the Year	Eugene Mulligan
← 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.^[1]

On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.^[2] 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.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

13 June 1971 Quarter-final	Mayo	5-7 – 2-4	Leitrim	Fr. O'Hara Park
	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.	Referee: P O'Connor (Roscommon)

20 June 1971 Semi-final	Roscommon	1-5 - 0-10	Sligo	Dr. Hyde Park
	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.	Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo)

27 June 1971 Semi-final	Galway	1-7 – 0-7	Mayo	Tuam Stadium
	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.	Referee: R Barry (Meath)

11 July 1971 Final	Galway	2-15 – 2-15	Sligo	MacHale Park
	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.	Attendance: 19,764 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

25 July 1971 Final replay	Galway	1-17 – 3-10	Sligo	MacHale Park
	S Leyden 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.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

25 April 1971 First round	Wicklow	2-8 - 0-6	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park

2 May 1971 First round	Laois	4-12 - 2-7	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park
	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.	Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

2 May 1971 Quarter-final	Meath	1-14 – 0-9	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
	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.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

9 May 1971 Quarter-final	Offaly	1-7 – 0-3	Longford	Cusack Park
	T McTague 0-7, S Cooney 1-0.		J Hanniffy 0-2, P Burke 0-1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

23 May 1971 Second round	Laois	2-9 - 2-5	Wicklow	Dr. Cullen Park
	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.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

30 May 1971 Quarter-final	Louth	1-7 - 1-7	Kildare	Croke Park
	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.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

6 June 1971 Quarter-final	Laois	3-8 – 0-13	Dublin	Dr. Cullen Park
	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.	Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

13 June 1971 Quarter-final replay	Kildare	0-11 - 1-5	Louth	Croke Park
	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.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

27 June 1971 Semi-final	Kildare	4-8 - 2-12	Meath	Croke Park
	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.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

4 July 1971 Semi-final	Laois	0-10 - 2-12	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	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.	Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)

18 July 1971 Final	Offaly	2-14 – 0-6	Kildare	Croke Park
	T McTague 0-9, M Connor 2-1, K Kilmurray 0-4.		P Dunny 0-2, T Carew 0-2, H Hyland 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.	Attendance: 34,255 Referee: P Kelly

Munster Senior Football Championship

6 June 1971 Quarter-final	Clare	1-9 – 3-2	Limerick	Hennessy Memorial Park
	P Cotter 1-1, M Moloney 0-4, J Hehir 0-3, M Chambers 0-1.		T Madigan 2-1, É Cregan 1-1.	Referee: P Vernon (Tipperary)

6 June 1971 Quarter-final	Tipperary	1-14 – 1-9	Waterford	Clonmel GAA Ground
	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.	Referee: P Finnegan (Cork)

13 June 1971 Semi-final	Clare	0-5 - 2-10	Cork	Páirc Uí Seancháin
	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.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

13 June 1971 Semi-final	Kerry	1-14 – 1-7	Tipperary	Fitzgerald Stadium
	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.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

18 July 1971 Final	Cork	0-25 – 0-14	Kerry	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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.	Attendance: 28,347 Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

6 June 1971 Preliminary round	Derry	4-10 – 1-10	Fermanagh	Dean McGlinchey Park
	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.	Referee: F Greene (Antrim)

6 June 1971 Quarter-final	Armagh	4-9 – 2-10	Tyrone	The Playing Fields
	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.	Referee: B Treanor (Down)

13 June 1971 Quarter-final	Antrim	0-4 - 0-8	Derry	Casement Park
	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.	Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

13 June 1971 Quarter-final	Monaghan	1-12 - 2-10	Cavan	Pearse Park
	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.	Referee: P Kelly (Down)

20 June 1971 Quarter-final	Down	3-14– 3-6	Donegal	Páirc Esler
	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.	Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)

4 July 1971 Semi-final	Derry	3-12 – 1-10	Armagh	Casement Park
	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.	Referee: F Greene (Antrim)

11 July 1971 Semi-final	Down	0-11 – 2-3	Cavan	St. Mary's Park
	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.	Referee: T Johnson (Fermanagh)

25 July 1971 Final	Down	4-15 – 4-11	Derry	Casement Park
	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.	Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

8 August 1971 Semi-final	Galway	3-11 - 2-7	Down	Croke Park
	S Leyden 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.	Attendance: 36,052 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)

22 August 1971 Semi-final	Offaly	1-16 - 1-11	Cork	Croke Park
	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.	Attendance: 38,000 Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)

26 September 1971 Final	Offaly	1-14 - 2-8	Galway	Croke Park
	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 Leyden 2-3, F Canavan 0-3, L Smamon 0-2.	Attendance: 70,798 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

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Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tony McTague	Offaly	1-35	38	5	7.60
2	Seamus Leydon	Galway	4-19	31	5	6.20
3	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0-27	27	3	9.00
4	Denis Coughlan	Cork	1-20	23	3	7.66
5	Mickey Niblock	Derry	4-8	20	4	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0-13	13	Galway
2	Tony Brennan	Meath	2-6	12	Kildare
3	Mickey Niblock	Derry	2-4	10	Down
	Patsy Barrett	Tyrone	1-7	10	Armagh
	Enda Condron	Laois	1-7	10	Carlow
	Seamus Leydon	Galway	1-7	10	Sligo
	Denis Coughlan	Cork	0-10	10	Kerry
8	Seamus Leydon	Galway	2-3	9	Offaly
	Denis Coughlan	Cork	1-6	9	Clare
	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	1-6	9	Tipperary
	Tony McTague	Offaly	0-9	9	Kildare
	Paudie Blythe	Tipperary	0-9	9	Waterford
	Declan McCabe	Monaghan	0-9	9	Cavan
	Tony McTague	Offaly	0-9	9	Cork

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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.

References

↑ "Glory days". Meath GAA website. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "Offaly heroes of 1971 and 1972 to be honoured". Offaly GAA website. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

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