1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (2nd win)
Captain John Coffey
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Tyrone
Connacht Mayo

The 1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo in the Connacht final.

On 16 September 1973, Kerry won the championship following a 2-13 to 0-13 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in nine championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Kerry and Offaly is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References

  1. Donnelly, Ed (30 March 2011). "Munster U21FC facts and figures". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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