Rahul Sharma (Editor)

1971 All Ireland Senior Football Championship

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Teams
  
31

Captain
  
Willie Bryan

Captain
  
Liam Sammon

Winning team
  
Offaly (1st win)

Losing team
  
Galway

Dates
  
25 April 1971 - 26 September 1971

The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 85th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 26 September 1971.

Contents

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.

On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.

Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-35. Offaly's Eugene Mulligan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Top scorers

Overall
Single game

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final between Offaly and Galway was the first to be broadcast in colour by Telefís Éireann. It was also the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
  • By claiming their first championship, Offaly become the 15th team to win the All-Ireland title.

    • References

    1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA