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1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (2nd win)
CaptainSéamus Looney
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamFermanagh
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterFermanagh
ConnachtMayo

The 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.

On 19 September 1971, Cork won the championship following a 3-10 to 0-3 defeat of Fermanagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Clare v Kerry
23 May 1971 Quarter-final Clare 2-04 - 3-14 Kerry Páirc Uí Seancháin
O Devitt 1-1, M O'Gorman 1-0, J McMahon 0-1, L Friel 0-1, S Moloney 0-1. G Coffey 2-4, P Lynch 1-1, G Horan 0-4, J Power 0-3, M Tarpey 0-1, J Egan 0-1.
Tipperary v Limerick
1 June 1971 Quarter-final Tipperary 3-12 - 3-06 Limerick Seán Treacy Park
P O'Sullivan 1-4, C O'Flaherty 1-1, E Brennan 1-0, V O'Donnell 0-3, AB Kennedy 0-2, J Williams 0-1, M Hynes 0-1. M Carroll 2-2, L Moloney 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, M Williams 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

Tipperary v Waterford
6 July 1971 Semi-final Tipperary 0-12 - 2-11 Waterford Páirc Daibhín
P Sullivan 0-6, C Flaherty 0-3, J Stapleton 0-2, J Williams 0-1. J Ahearne 1-7, T Moore 0-4, J Walsh 1-0.
Kerry v Cork
8 July 1971 Semi-final Kerry 1-12 - 3-06 Cork FitzGerald Stadium
J Walsh 1-3, G Power 0-3, P Horan 0-2, J Egan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2. B Cogan 1-0, D Curran 1-0, D Murray 1-0, E Fitzpatrick 0-3, D Allen 0-2, D Barron 0-1.
Cork v Kerry
4 August 1971 Semi-final replay Cork 3-09 - 2-03 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds
J Walsh 1-1, J Egan 1-0, P Horan 0-2.

Munster final

Cork v Waterford
12 August 1971 Final Cork 1-10 - 2-05 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Fermanagh v Offaly
29 August 1971 Semi-final Fermanagh 3-05 - 1-05 Offaly St. Molaise Park
B Reilly 2-1, G Gallagher 1-0, E Treacy 0-4. F Grehan 1-3, P Fanning 0-1, T Clavin 0-1.
Cork v Mayo
29 August 1971 Semi-final Cork 4-11 - 0-05 Mayo Cork Athletic Grounds
B Daly 1-6, B Cogan 2-1, J Lynch 1-0, D Allen 0-2, T Murphy 0-2. M Padden 0-2, N Moloney 0-1, S Kilbride 0-1, D Griffith 0-1.

All-Ireland final

Cork v Fermanagh
19 September 1971 Final Cork 3-10 - 0-03 Fermanagh Croke Park
B Cogan 2-0, D Barron 1-2, D Curran 0-3, B Daly 0-3, T Murphy 0-2. E Treacy 0-2, P McGinnity 0-1.

Statistics

  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Fermanagh and Offaly remains their only championship meeting.

References

  1. "Ultra-marathoner Goes the Distance for Croí". croi.ie. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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