1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Cork (1st win)
Captain	Donal Hunt
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Fermanagh
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Louth
Ulster	Fermanagh
Connacht	Mayo

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.

Antrim entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster quarter-final.

On 4 October 1970, Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-9 defeat of Fermanagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Louth v Fermanagh

30 August 1970 Semi-final	Louth	1-05 - 1-08	Fermanagh	The Ramparts, Dundalk
	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)

Mayo v Cork

30 August 1970 Semi-final	Mayo	1-13 - 1-15	Cork	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	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)

Final

Cork v Fermanagh

4 October 1970 Final	Cork	2-11 - 0-09	Fermanagh	Croke Park, Dublin
	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

Miscellaneous

• In the provincial championships there are a number of firsts as Fermanagh and Louth win 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.