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1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Football championship

FieldValue
year1970
dates10 May – 27 September 1970
teams31
connachtGalway
munsterKerry
leinsterMeath
ulsterDerry
matches31
poty[[File: Colours of Kerry.svgborder20px]] Tom Prendergast
teamKerry
titles22nd
captainDonie O'Sullivan
managerJackie Lyne
team2Meath
captain2Jack Quinn
totalgoals91 (2.9 per game)
totalpoints654 (21.0 per game)
topscorer[[File: Colours of Meath.svgborder20px]] Tony Brennan (0–33)
previous[1969](1969-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next[1971](1971-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)

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. 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 extended to 80 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were sixty minutes in duration. Lasted until 1974.

Leinster Championship format change

The Second Round dropped from the Leinster football championship this year.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

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.
  • Kerry win their 5th 2 in a row as All Ireland Champions.

Top scorers

;Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Tony BrennanMeath0–333356.60
2Tony McTagueOffaly1–273047.50
3Mick O'DwyerKerry0–262646.50
4Andy McCallinAntrim3–152446.00
5Denis CoughlanCork3–1423211.50
6Jim HanniffyLongford1–182137.0
Seán O'ConnellDerry2–152145.25
8Mickey FayMeath2–142054.0
9John KeenanGalway0–191936.33
Brendan LynchKerry0–191944.75

;Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Denis CoughlanCork1–1013Tipperary
2Michael "Babs" KeatingTipperary3–110Cork
Mickey FreyneRoscommon2–410Leitrim
Denis CoughlanCork2–410Kerry
Tom Joe BradleyLaois1–710Westmeath
Tony BrennanMeath0–1010Offaly
Mickey FayMeath0–1010Kerry
8Murt ConnorOffaly2–39Meath
Tony McTagueOffaly1–69Westmeath
Jackie DevineLongford1–69Offaly
Tony McTagueOffaly0–99Longford
Mick O'DwyerKerry0–99Derry

References

References

  1. "Glory days". Meath GAA website.
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