1970 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
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{{Infobox minor football All-Ireland
| year = 1970
| image =
| dates =
| teams =
| connacht = Galway
| munster = Kerry
| leinster = Dublin
| ulster = Derry
| matches =
| poty =
| team = Galway
| titles = 3rd
| captain = Joe Corcoran
| manager =
| team2 = Kerry
| captain2 = Ger Power
| manager2 =
| totalgoals =
| totalpoints =
| topscorer =
| previous = 1969
| next = 1971
}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.tuamherald.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2014/03/28/4022669-40th-anniversary-of-galway-minor-football-teams-stunning--allireland-final-victory-over-kerry|title=40th anniversary of Galway Minor football team's stunning All-Ireland Final victory over Kerry|publisher=The Tuam Herald|accessdate=7 July 2017|date=8 December 2010|first=Jim|last=Carney}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/40559/galway-minors-all-ireland-champions-1970|title=Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970|publisher=Galway Advertiser|accessdate=7 July 2017|date=9 June 2011|first=Tom|last=Kenny}} This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.
Results
=[[Connacht Minor Football Championship]]=
Quarter-final
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
| score = 0-08 – 0-04
| team2 = {{GG|Leitrim|football}}
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| stadium = Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
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Semi-finals
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| date = 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Galway|football}}
| score = 4-12 – 2-06
| team2 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}
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| stadium = Fr O'Hara Park, Charlestown
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| date = 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}
| score = 2-05 – 3-08
| team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
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| stadium = Pearse Stadium, Galway
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Final
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| date = 12 July 1970
| round = Final
| team1 = {{GG|Galway|football}}
| score = 2-11 – 1-6
| team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}
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| stadium = Pearse Stadium, Galway
| referee = Paddy O'Connor (Roscommon)
| attendance =
}}
=[[Leinster Minor Football Championship]]=
Quarter-finals
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Laois|football}}
| score = 3-12 – 0-02
| team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}
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| stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
| score = 3-12 – 0-02
| team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}
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| stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}
| score = 0-11 – 0-05
| team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
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| stadium = Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final replay
| team1 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}
| score = 0-12 – 1-06
| team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
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| stadium = Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
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Semi-finals
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| date = 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
| score = 0-12 – 1-06
| team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}
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| stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan
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| date = 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}
| score = 1-05 – 3-09
| team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
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| stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
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Final
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| date = 19 July 1970
| round = Final
| team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}
| score = 0-13 – 2-08
| team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}
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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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=[[Ulster Minor Football Championship]]=
Quarter-finals
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| score = 5-13 – 1-03
| team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
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| stadium = Dean McGlinchey Park, Irvinestown
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}
| score = 1-08 – 0-04
| team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}
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| stadium = Bundoran
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Semi-final
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| date = 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Derry|football}}
| score = 2-11 – 0-06
| team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
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| stadium = MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
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Final
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| date = 26 July 1970
| round = Final
| team1 = {{GG|Derry|football}}
| score = 1-14 – 0-11
| team2 = {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
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| stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
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=[[Munster Minor Football Championship]]=
Quarter-final
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| date = 1970
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}
| score = 4-09 – 0-06
| team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}
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| stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan
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Semi-finals
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| date = 5 July 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
| score = 4-14 – 0-04
| team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}
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| stadium = Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
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| date = 5 July 1970
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
| score = 2-10 – 0-04
| team2 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}
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| stadium = Páirc na nGael, Askeaton
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Final
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| date = 26 July 1970
| round = Final
| team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}
| score = 4-09 – 1-11
| team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}
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| stadium = Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
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=[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]=
Semi-finals
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| date = 9 August 1970
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Galway
| score = 3-12 - 0-10
| team2 = Dublin
| report =
| goals1 = J Tobin 2-8, M Burke 1-1, M Rooney 0-2, I Barrett 0-1.
| goals2 = P Hickey 0-3, PJ Reid 0-2, D Clarke 0-2, P Byrne 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1.
| attendance =
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = P Greene (Antrim)
}}
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| date = 23 August 1970
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Kerry
| score = 2-10 - 0-11
| team2 = Derry
| report =
| goals1 = PB Brosnan 1-2, J Murphy 0-5, G Power 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-1.
| goals2 = S Mullan 0-5, M O'Neill 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, P Lennon 0-1, E Laverty 0-1.
| attendance =
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = M Connaughton (Mayo)
}}
Finals
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| date = 27 September 1970
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Galway
| score = 1-08 - 2-05
| team2 = Kerry
| report =
| goals1 = S Tobin 0-5, I Barrett 1-1, M Rooney 0-2.
| goals2 = 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.
| attendance =
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = L Maguire (Monaghan)
}}
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| date = 25 October 1970
| round = Final replay
| time =
| team1 = Galway
| score = 1-11 - 1-10
| team2 = Kerry
| report =
| goals1 = J Lardner 1-3, J Tobin 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, M Rooney 0-2, P Silke 0-1.
| goals2 = J Long 0-6, G Power 1-1, D Moore 0-2, J Egan 0-1.
| attendance =
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| 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
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{{All-Ireland Minor Football Championship}}