1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Mayo (4th win)
Captain	John P. Kean
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Mayo

The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo on a scoreline of 1-7 to 0-9 in the Connacht semi-final.^[1]^[2]

On 26 September 1971, Mayo won the championship following a 2-15 to 2-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.^[3] This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.

Results edit

Connacht Minor Football Championship edit

Quarter-Final

4 July 1971
Quarter-Final

Mayo

5-18 – 0-02

Leitrim

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Semi-Finals

4 July 1971
Semi-Final

Roscommon

2-10 – 0-10

Sligo

Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

11 July 1971
Semi-Final

Mayo

1-07 – 0-09

Galway

McHale Park, Castlebar

Final

25 July 1971
Final

Mayo

2-12 – 1-08

Roscommon

McHale Park, Castlebar

Munster Minor Football Championship edit

Quarter-Finals

1971
Quarter-Final

Clare

3-12 – 1-03

Limerick

Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay

1971
Quarter-Final

Waterford

0-07 – 1-07

Tipperary

Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Semi-Finals

1971
Semi-Final

Kerry

2-16 – 2-01

Tipperary

Páirc Mhic Gearailt, Fermoy

1971
Semi-Final

Cork

5-12 – 0-04

Clare

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

18 July 1971
Final

Cork

2-13 – 1-02

Kerry

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Leinster Minor Football Championship edit

First round

1971
First round

Wexford

2-12 – 2-05

Wicklow

1971
First round

Carlow

0-05 – 3-15

Laois

Geraldine Park, Athy

Second round

1971
Second round

Meath

2-07 – 0-09

Westmeath

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

1971
Second round

Laois

3-12 – 2-09

Wexford

Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Quarter-Finals

1971
Quarter-Final

Offaly

1-07 – 0-09

Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar

1971
Quarter-Final

Wexford

2-12 – 1-02

Kilkenny

St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy

1971
Quarter-Final

Dublin

0-13 – 0-10

Laois

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Semi-Finals

1971
Semi-Final

Meath

2-06 – 1-12

Louth

Croke Park, Dublin

1971
Semi-Final

Dublin

1-14 – 0-08

Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin

Final

25 July 1971 Final^[4]^[5]	Dublin	2-07 – 0-04	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
			A. Hoey (0-3, 3f), S. Ross (0-1)	Referee: P. Clandillon (Wicklow)


GK	1	Tony Fayne
RCB	2	Dave Billings
FB	3	Dermot Hobbs
LCB	4	Gerry McCaul
RHB	5	Pat Glavey
CHB	6	Vinnie Holden
LHB	7	Brendan Pocock
MF	8	John McCarthy
MF	9	Bernard Salmon
RHF	10	Seán McCarthy
CHF	11	Pat Hickey
LHF	12	Dave Redmond
RCF	13	Mick Hickey
FF	14	Mick Holden
LCF	15	Martin O'Donoghue
Substitutes:


GK	1	Tom Matthews (Newtown Blues)
RCB	2	Andy Devine (St Mary's)
FB	3	Páidín O'Hare (Kilkerley Emmets)
LCB	4	Liam O'Neill (Oliver Plunketts)
RHB	5	Paul Fitzpatrick (Oliver Plunketts)
CHB	6	Pat Taaffe (Glyde Rangers)
LHB	7	Gerry Gorham (St Joseph's)
MF	8	Jimmy Kirk (Cooley Kickhams)
MF	9	Willie Kirk (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF	10	Niall O'Dowd (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF	11	Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)
LHF	12	Mickey Lynch (Newtown Blues) c)
RCF	13	Declan Keegan (Wolfe Tones)
FF	14	Seán Ross (St Mary's)
LCF	15	Anthony Hoey (St Bride's)
Substitutes:
	16	Kevin Thornton (Cooley Kickhams) for Gorham
	17	Joe O'Donoghue (Oliver Plunketts) for Hoey