Gaelic football competition
The 1970 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 39th 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.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions in search of a record-breaking fourth successive All-Ireland title, however, they were defeated by Kerry on a scoreline of 4–9 to 1–11 in the Munster final.
On 25 October 1970, Galway won the championship following a 1–11 to 1–10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.
Results
Quarter-final
Roscommon v Leitrim
Semi-finals
Galway v Sligo
Roscommon v Mayo
Final
Galway v Mayo
Quarter-finals
Laois v Westmeath
Dublin v Longford
Wicklow v Kildare
Wicklow v Kildare
Semi-finals
Meath v Kildare
Offaly v Dublin
Final
Meath v Dublin
Quarter-finals
Tyrone v Monaghan
Donegal v Cavan
Semi-final
Derry v Tyrone
Final
Derry v Fermanagh
Quarter-final
Limerick v Waterford
Semi-finals
Cork v Tipperary
Kerry v Limerick
Final
Kerry v Cork
Semi-finals
Galway v Dublin
9 August 1970 Semi-final Galway 3-12 - 0-10 Dublin Croke Park , Dublin J Tobin 2-8, M Burke 1-1, M Rooney 0-2, I Barrett 0-1.
P Hickey 0-3, PJ Reid 0-2, D Clarke 0-2, P Byrne 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: P Greene (Antrim)
Kerry v Derry
23 August 1970 Semi-final Kerry 2-10 - 0-11 Derry Croke Park , Dublin PB Brosnan 1-2, J Murphy 0-5, G Power 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-1.
S Mullan 0-5, M O'Neill 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, P Lennon 0-1, E Laverty 0-1.
Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo)
Finals
Galway v Kerry
27 September 1970 Final Galway 1-08 - 2-05 Kerry Croke Park , Dublin S Tobin 0-5, I Barrett 1-1, M Rooney 0-2.
G O'Keeffe 1-0, C O'Connell 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Lynch 0-1, J Long 0-1.
Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan)
Galway v Kerry
25 October 1970 Final replay Galway 1-11 - 1-10 Kerry Croke Park , Dublin J Lardner 1-3, J Tobin 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, M Rooney 0-2, P Silke 0-1.
J Long 0-6, G Power 1-1, D Moore 0-2, J Egan 0-1.
Referee: P Greene (Antrim)
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time in its history. References
Carney, Jim (8 December 2010). "40th anniversary of Galway Minor football team's stunning All-Ireland Final victory over Kerry" . The Tuam Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
Kenny, Tom (9 June 2011). "Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970" . Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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