1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 May 1970 - 27 September 1970 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (22nd win) |
| Captain | Donie O'Sullivan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Captain | Jack Quinn |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
| Goals total | 91 (2.9 per game) |
| Points total | 654 (21.0 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Tony Brennan (0-33) |
| Player of the Year | Tom Prendergast |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 84th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 10 May 1970 and ended on 27 September 1970.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 27 September 1970, Kerry won the championship following a 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 22nd All-Ireland title, their second in succession.
Meath's Tony Brennan was the championship's top scorer with 0-33. Kerry's Tom Prendergast was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Rule change
As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1970 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were exteneded to 80 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were sixty minutes in duration.
Results
Quarter-final
| 7 June 1970 Quarter-final | Leitrim | 1-7 - 4-14 | Roscommon | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| P Dolan 1-1, D Gannon 0-1, F O'Carroll 0-1. | M Frayne 2-4, D Earley 2-0, M Flanagan 1-2, M Farron 0-3, J Cox 0-2, W O'Hara 0-1, MJ Keane 0-1. | Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Semi-finals
| 21 June 1970 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-10 – 1-9 | Mayo | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| M Freyne 0-5, W O'Hara 1-1, M Flanagan 1-0, D Earley 0-2, J Cox 0-1, M Fallon 0-1. | J Corcoran 0-6, J Gibbons 1-0, D Griffith 0-1, W McGee 0-1, S O'Dowd 0-1. | Referee: S McLoughlin (Galway) |
| 28 June 1970 Semi-final | Galway | 1-8 – 0-7 | Sligo | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
| J Keenan 0-7, C Dunne 1-1. | M Kearins 0-5, M Marron 0-1, D Connolly 0-1. | Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo) |
Final
| 12 July 1970 Final | Galway | 2-15 - 1-8 | Roscommon | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| J Keenan 0-7, J McLoughlin 2-0, L Sammon 0-4, C Dunne 0-3, P Donnellan 0-1. | M Flanagan 1-2, D Earley 0-2, M Fallon 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, B O'Hara 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1. | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
First round
| 10 May 1970 First round | Westmeath | 1-12 - 1-9 | Laois | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| F Connaughton 1-2, T Dolan 0-3, P Buckley 0-3, D Murtagh 0-2, M Carley 0-1, N Daly 0-1. | TJ Brady 1-7, K Brennan 0-1, D Millar 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 17 May 1970 First round | Longford | 2-14 – 3-8 | Dublin | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| J Hanniffy 0-8, M Hopkins 1-2, M Kenny 1-1, T Mulvihill 0-2, S Lee 0-1. | D Hickey 2-1, T O'Hanlon 1-0, J Keaveney 0-3, T Hanahoe 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, F Murray 0-1, J Reilly 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
| 17 May 1970 First round | Kildare | 5-8 - 1-8 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| P Dunny 2-0, J Donnelly 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-1, M Mullins 1-0, P Mangan 1-0, B Geraghty 0-1, E Donoghue 0-1. | M O'Toole 0-4, N Carty 1-0, P Clarke 0-2, M Coffey 0-1, J McDonald 0-1. | Referee: J Lennon (Louth) |
Quarter-finals
| 7 June 1970 Quarter-final | Longford | 1-12 - 1-9 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Hanniffy 0-5, S Lee 1-0, M Hopkins 0-2, H Mulvihill 0-2, Pat Burke 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, S Mulvihill 0-1. | E Sheelin 1-0, B Gaughran 0-6, J Judge 0-1, M McKeown 0-1, H McCarthy 0-1. |
| 7 June 1970 Quarter-final | Kildare | 3-10 - 1-11 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Dunny 1-4, Mullins 1-3, T Fitzgerald 1-1, J Boyne 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. | Jack Berry 0-5, S Sheridan 1-1, J Shaughnessy 0-2, A Merrigan 0-1, M Quigley 0-1, D Asple 0-1. |
| 14 June 1970 Quarter-final | Offaly | 2-12 - 1-10 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| T McTague 1-6, W Bryan 1-2, J Cooney 0-2, P Fanning 0-1, S Kilroy 0-1. | F Connaughton 1-1, P Buckley 0-3, M Carley 0-2, P Bradley 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, AN Other 0-1. |
| 21 June 1970 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-17 - 1-4 | Carlow | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| T Brennan 0-6, K Rennicks 1-2, M Kerrigan 0-3, O Shanley 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, M Fay 0-1, V Lynch 0-1. | B French 1-0, W O'Brien 0-3, S King 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
| 28 June 1970 Semi-final | Longford | 1-9 - 0-12 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Hanniffy 1-5, M Hopkins 0-3, S Lee 0-1. | T McTague 0-8, J Cooney 0-2, S Evans 0-1, J Gunning 0-1. | Referee: B Louth (Dublin) |
| 5 July 1970 Semi-final replay | Offaly | 1-13 - 1-8 | Longford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-9, E Evans 1-0, S Kilroy 0-1, P Fenning 0-1, J Cooney 0-1, W Bryan 0-1. | J Devine 1-6, S Lee 0-1, M Hopkins 0-1. | Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny) |
| 5 July 1970 Semi-final | Kildare | 1-8 - 0-13 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Donnelly 1-4, P Deasy 0-2, T Carew 0-1, M Mullins 0-1. | T Brennan 0-5, M Kerrigan 0-3, K Rennicks 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, V Lynch 0-1, M Mellett 0-1. |
Final
| 19 July 1970 Final | Meath | 2-22 - 5-12 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Brennan 0-10, M Fay 2-0, M Kerrigan 0-3, M Mellet 0-2, K Rennicks 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, V Lynch 0-1. | M O'Connor 2-3, K Claffey 1-2, W Bryan 1-1, T McTague 0-4, J Cooney 1-0, P Keenan 0-1, P Fenning 0-1. | Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
Quarter-finals
| 10 May 1970 Quarter-final | Waterford | 0-5 - 1-3 | Limerick | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| B Kirwan 0-2, P Walsh 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, M Coffey 0-1. | M Graham 1-0, M Tynan 0-3, | Referee: P Verdon (Tipperary) |
| 10 May 1970 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2-12 - 1-7 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-finals
| 5 July 1970 Semi-final | Limerick | 2-5 - 2-19 | Kerry | Páirc na nGael, Askeaton |
| S Burke 1-1, P Murphy 1-0, É Cregan 0-3, K Renninson 0-1. | M Gleeson 2-0, B Lynch 0-6, M O'Dwyer 0-4, P Griffin 0-3, E O'Donoghue 0-3, L Higgins 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1. | Referee: J Dennigan (Cork) |
| 5 July 1970 Semi-final | Tipperary | 3-9 - 2-15 | Cork | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
| M Keating 3-1, P Blythe 0-4, C Flaherty 0-1, P Dawson 0-1, S Kearney 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. | D Coughlan 1-10, T Holland 1-0, N Kirby 0-3, R Cummins 0-2. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Final
| 26 July 1970 Final | Kerry | 2-22 – 2-9 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| M O'Dwyer 0-8, M O'Connell 0-5, P Griffin 1-1, L Higgins 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, DJ Crowley 0-3. | D Coughlan 2-4, B O'Neill 0-2, D Long 0-1, D Hunt 0-1, R Cummins 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Preliminary round
| 7 June 1970 Preliminary round | Donegal | 2-6 - 3-8 | Antrim | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey |
| H McClafferty 1-2, M Griffin 1-1, S Ferriter 0-2, B McEniff 0-1. | A McCallin 2-2, T Dunlop 1-0, L Boyle 0-2, A Hamill 0-2, G Dillon 0-1, J Ward 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
| 7 June 1970 Quarter-final | Cavan | 3-13 – 1-3 | Fermanagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| G Cusack 1-5, T O'Reilly 1-2, H McInerney 1-1, O Leddy 0-2, M Galligan 0-1, S Duggan 0-1, R Carolan 0-1. | E McPartland 1-1, S Gunn 0-1, G Magee 0-1. | Referee: G Griffin (Donegal) |
| 7 June 1970 Quarter-final | Derry | 3-12 – 0-7 | Tyrone | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| S O'Connell 1-3, S Lagan 1-2, H Niblock 1-0, K Teague 0-3, E Coleman 0-1, A McGurk 0-1, B Devlin 0-1, A McGuckan 0-1. | PJ Hughes 0-4, P Parke 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1, K Teague 0-1. | Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan) |
| 14 June 1970 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 3-7 – 1-7 | Armagh | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| E Tavey 2-0, T Mahon 1-2, S Woods 0-2, F Ward 0-1, D McCabe 0-1, B McDonnell 0-1. | M Murphy 1-0, P Loughran 0-3, S Lavelle 0-1, P McCann 0-1, J Smith 0-1, J Daly 0-1. | Referee: P Greene (Antrim) |
| 21 June 1970 Quarter-final | Antrim | 2-9 – 1-6 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| A McCallin 1-4, T Dunlop 1-0, A Hamill 0-2, G McCann 0-2, L Boyle 0-1. | J Morgan 0-4, M Cole 1-0, D Davey 0-1, J Lennon 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 28 June 1970 Semi-final | Cavan | 1-5 – 1-8 | Derry | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| H McInenrey 1-1, J Duggan 0-2, D Coyle 0-1, G Cosack 0-1. | B Devlin 1-2, S O'Connell 0-3, M Niblock 0-1, E Coleman 0-1, A McGuckan 0-1. |
| 5 July 1970 Semi-final | Antrim | 2-10 – 1-8 | Monaghan | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| A Hamill 2-0, O Ruddy 0-4, G McCann 0-2, A McCallin 0-2, D McNeill 0-1, B Millar 0-1. | S Woods 0-6, B McDonald 1-0, G Fitzpatrick 0-1. |
Final
| 26 July 1970 Final | Derry | 2-13 – 1-12 | Antrim | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| S O'Connell 1-4, B Devlin 0-5, S Lagan 1-0, M Niblock 0-2, J Gribben 0-1, E Coleman 0-1. | A McCallin 0-7, F Fitzsimmons 1-0, G McCrory 0-3, O Ruddy 0-1, A Hamill 0-1. | Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan) |
Semi-finals
| 9 August 1970 Semi-final | Galway | 0-11 - 0-15 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Keenan 0-5, T Keenan 0-3, C Dunne 0-2, F Canavan 0-1. | T Brennan 0-7, M Kerrigan 0-3, M Fay 0-3, K Rennicks 0-2. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 23 August 1970 Semi-final | Kerry | 0-23 - 0-10 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M O'Dwyer 0-9, P Griffin 0-5, B Lynch 0-4, L Higgins 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, DJ Crowley 0-1. | S O'Connell 0-5, S Lagan 0-2, T Quinn 0-1, H Niblock 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Final
| 27 September 1970 Final | Kerry | 2-19 - 0-18 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| B Lynch 0-5, M O'Dwyer 0-5, M Gleeson 1-1, DJ Crowley 1-0, P Griffin 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, L Higgins 0-2. | M Fay 0-10, T Brennan 0-5, K Rennicks 0-2, V Lynch 0-1. | Attendance: 71,775 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 0-33 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-26 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Andy McCallin | Antrim | 3-15 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 3-14 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
| 6 | Jim Hanniffy | Longford | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Seán O'Connell | Derry | 2-15 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | |
| 8 | Mickey Fay | Meath | 2-14 | 20 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 9 | John Keenan | Galway | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| Brendan Lynch | Kerry | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-10 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Michael "Babs" Keating | Tipperary | 3-1 | 10 | Cork |
| Mickey Freyne | Roscommon | 2-4 | 10 | Leitrim | |
| Denis Coughlan | Cork | 2-4 | 10 | Kerry | |
| T. J. Brady | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Westmeath | |
| Tony Brennan | Meath | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly | |
| Mickey Fay | Meath | 0-10 | 10 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Murt Connor | Offaly | 2-3 | 9 | Meath |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-6 | 9 | Westmeath | |
| Jackie Devine | Longford | 1-6 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Longford | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-9 | 9 | Derry |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- On 12 July 1970, the Connacht final between Galway and Roscommon becomes the first championship game to be played over the course of 80 minutes.
References
- ^ "Glory days". Meath GAA website. Retrieved 28 October 2015.