All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1973
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| All-Ireland champions | |
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| Winners | Cork (4th win) |
| Captain | Billy Morgan |
| Manager | Donie O'Donovan |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Billy Morgan (Cork) |
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The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship of 1973 was the 87th edition of Ireland’s premier Gaelic football knockout competition. The championship ran from June to September of that year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin on 23 September. The match was contested by Cork and Galway, with Cork taking the title by 3-17 to 2-13. It was Cork's first All-Ireland title since 1945.
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[edit] Format
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual, with the four winners from Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals. The draw for these games was as follows:
- Munster V. Ulster
- Connacht V. Leinster
[edit] Results
[edit] All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| August 12 Semi-Final |
Galway | 0-16 – 2-8 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
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| August 19 Semi-Final |
Cork | 5-10 – 2-4 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
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[edit] All-Ireland Final
[edit] Statistics
| 1973-09-23 15:30 BST |
Cork | 3-17 – 2-13 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 73,309 Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary) |
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MATCH RULES
- 80 minutes.
- Replay if scores level.
- Three substitutes allowed.
