1970 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 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.

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

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

;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
6Seán O'ConnellDerry2-152145.25
8Mickey FayMeath2-142054.0
9John KeenanGalway0-191936.33
9Brendan LynchKerry0-191944.75

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Denis CoughlanCork1-1013Tipperary
2Michael "Babs" KeatingTipperary3-110Cork
2Mickey FreyneRoscommon2-410Leitrim
2Denis CoughlanCork2-410Kerry
2T. J. BradyLaois1-710Westmeath
2Tony BrennanMeath0-1010Offaly
2Mickey FayMeath0-1010Kerry
8Murt ConnorOffaly2-39Meath
8Tony McTagueOffaly1-69Westmeath
8Jackie DevineLongford1-69Offaly
8Tony McTagueOffaly0-99Longford
8Mick O'DwyerKerry0-99Derry