1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 May – 23 September 1973 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (4th win) |
| Captain | Billy Morgan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Liam Sammon |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
| Top Scorer |  Tony McTague (1-25) |
| Player of the Year |  Billy Morgan |
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The 1973 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 87th staging of the
inter-county Gaelic football
tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1973 and ended on 23 September 1973.
Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 23 September 1973, Cork won the championship following a 3-17 to 2-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first in 28 championship seasons.
Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Cork's Billy Morgan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
| 10 June 1973 Quarter-final | Tuam Stadium, Tuam | |||
| M Rooney 1-1, J Coughlan 1-1, L Sammon 1-0, J Tobin 0-3, M Burke 0-1. | M Kearins 0-5, PJ Brennan 1-0, D Pugh 0-2, J Stenson 0-1, P Kearins 0-1. | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1973 Semi-final | Leitrim | 0-3 - 7-6 | Mayo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| B Wrynne 0-2, S Flanagan 0-1. | W McGee 3-0, T O'Malley 2-2, J Gibbons 1-1, M Gannon 1-0, S Gilbride 0-2, J Morley 0-1. | Referee: J Lee (Sligo) |
| 24 June 1973 Semi-final | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon | |||
| M Freyne 1-2, T Heneghan 0-4, J O'Gara 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. | J Tobin 0-5, J Caughlan 1-1, L Sammon 0-4, W Joyce 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1, J Duggan 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Final
| 8 July 1973 Final | Mayo | 2-12 - 1-17 | Galway | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| S Gilbride 0-5, J Morley 1-0, M Gannon 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, T O'Malley 0-2, F Burns 0-1, W McGee 0-1, | M Rooney 1-2, J Tobin 0-5, M Burke 0-3, T Naughten 0-3, L Sammon 0-2, J Caughlan 0-2. | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
| 13 May 1973 First round | Louth | 0-14 - 1-3 | Carlow | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| S Mulroy 0-4, D Reid 0-4, J McLoughlin 0-1, E Sheelan 0-1, A Hoey 0-2, R Brennan 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1. | P Connolly 1-0, B McNally 0-1, JJ Canavan 0-1, B Hughes 0-1. | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
| 20 May 1973 First round | Wexford Park, Wexford | |||
| F Murray 2-1, G Wilson 1-1, S Rooney 0-4, J Keaveney 0-2, R Doyle 0-2, A Larkin 0-1. | D Noonan 0-2, D Asple 0-1, G Howlin 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
Second round
| 27 May 1973 Second round | Louth | 1-9 – 2-6 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| A Hoey 1-1, S Mulroy 0-3, B Faulkner 0-2, D Reid 0-2, R Brennan 0-1. | F Murray 1-1, P O'Brien 1-1, S Rooney 0-3, R Doyle 0-1. | Referee: P Cullen (Westmeath) |
| 10 June 1973 Second round replay | Louth | 1-8 - 0-9 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| D Reid 0-6, E Sheelan 1-0, R Brennan 0-1, L Leech 0-1. | R Doyle 0-4, D Hickey 0-2, S Rooney 0-1, E Brady 0-1, F Murray 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
Quarter-finals
| 3 June 1973 Quarter-final | Cusack Park, Mullingar | |||
| M Carley 0-4, D Murtagh 0-2, L Eggerton 0-1, V Murray 0-1. | M Kerrigan 1-0, T Brennan 0-3, B Murray 0-2, P Cromwell 0-1. | Referee: G Hoey (Louth) |
| 3 June 1973 Quarter-final | Aughrim Park, Aughrim | |||
| P Clarke 0-9, A Norton 0-1, L O'Loughlin 0-1, B Carthy 0-1, J Darcy 0-1, J Doyle 0-1. | B Miller 0-5, Willie Brennan 0-5, S Allen 1-1, H Mulhaire 1-1, B Lalor 1-0, M Buggy 0-2, J Lalor 0-1. | Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
| 10 June 1973 Quarter-final | Kildare | 0-13 – 0-8 | Longford | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| J Donnelly 0-7, P Dunny 0-2, R O'Doherty 0-2, T Carew 0-1, R Flanagan 0-1, | J Hanniffy 0-3, P Bradley 0-2, F Farrell 0-1, B Smyth 0-1, S Mulvihill 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 17 June 1973 Quarter-final | Offaly | 1-8 – 0-8 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| W Bryan 1-0, T McTague 0-3, S Cooney 0-1, M Wright 0-1, J Smith 0-1, P Fleming 0-1, K Kilmurray 0-1. | J McLoughlin 0-2, D Reid 0-2, R Barry 0-2, S Mulroy 0-1, D Nugent 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1973 Semi-final | Meath | 2-17 – 2-11 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| O O'Brien 1-4, Matt Kerrigan 1-2, T Brennan 0-3, O Geraghty 0-2, K Rennicks 0-2, P Cromwell 0-2, G Farrelly 0-1, B Murray 0-1. | W Brennan 0-5, M Fennell 1-1, S Allen 1-0, M Buggy 0-2, J Lawlor 0-2, B Lawlor 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 1 July 1973 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-15 – 2-6 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-8, S Cooney 1-4, K Kilmurray 0-2, S Evans 0-1. | T Carew 1-0, K Kelly 1-0, P Dunny 0-2, J Donnelly 0-2, B O'Doherty 0-1, H Hyland 0-1. | Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
Final
| 22 July 1973 Final | Offaly | 3-21 – 2-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Tony McTague 0-11 (0-8f), Sean Cooney 2-2, Kevin Kilmurray 1-2, Kieran Claffey 0-3, Willie Bryan 0-2, Paddy Fenning 0-1 | Ollie O'Brien 1-4 (0-3f), Mick Fay 1-0, Ken Rennicks 0-3, Gerry Farrelly 0-2, Tony Brennan 0-2f, Ollie Geraghty 0-1. | Attendance: 35,990 Referee: Brendan Hayden (Carlow) |
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
| 3 June 1973 Quarter-final | Limerick | |||
| M Keogh 0-6, B O'Reilly 0-4, M Greene 0-3, D Donnellan 0-2, S Maloney 0-2, K McGann 0-1. | J Flynn 1-2, V Kirwan 0-2, J Larkin 0-1. | Referee: T Woulfe (Limerick) |
| 3 June 1973 Quarter-final | Limerick | |||
| T Fitzgibbon 1-0, P Aherne 0-7. | P Blythe 3-3, J Cummins 0-7, M Keating 1-1, C O'Flaherty 0-2. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1973 Semi-final | Cork | 2–14 – 0–3 | Clare | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| B Field 1-8, J Barrett 1-2, R Cummins 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D Barron 0-1. | S Maloney 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1, P Dillon 0-1. | Referee: S Maloney (Tipperary) |
| 17 June 1973 Semi-final | Kerry | 3–11 – 0–5 | Tipperary | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| M O'Dwyer 1-6, M O'Sullivan 2-1, J Egan 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, B Lynch 0-1. | J Cummins 0-2, J Kehoe 0-2, C O'Flaherty 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Cork) |
Final
| 15 July 1973 Final | Cork | 5–12 – 1–15 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| Billy Field 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Jimmy Barrett 2-2, Ray Cummins 0-4, Declan Barron and Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-0 each | Mick O'Dwyer 0-6f, Donal Kavanagh 1-0, Brendan Lynch and John Egan 0-3 each, John O'Keeffe, Éamonn O'Donoghue, Jackie Walsh 0-1 each | Attendance: 28,859 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
| 10 June 1973 Preliminary round | Down | 2–10 – 2–9 | Armagh | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| S O'Neill 0-6, M Cole 1-1, C McAlarney 1-0, P Rooney 0-2, E Cole 0-1. | L Kerins 2-2, P Loughran 0-5, D Mackin 0-1, S O'Hagan 0-1. | Referee: H McPolin (Armagh) |
Quarter-finals
| 3 June 1973 Quarter-final | Castleblaney | |||
| B Brady 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, K Traynor 0-1. | F O'Loane 0-4, J O'Leary 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1, F Moran 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
| 17 June 1973 Quarter-final | Fermanagh | 3–9 – 4–4 | Antrim | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| E McPartlan 3-0, P McGannity 0-6, A Campbell 0-2, T Henderson 0-1. | G McCann 3-0, V Magee 1-0, P Armstrong 0-2, A McCallin 0-2. | Referee: P Tierney (Cavan) |
| 24 June 1973 Quarter-final | Donegal | 1-7 - 0-12 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| K Keeney 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, J Winston 0-2, S Granaghan 0-1, T Quinn 0-1, F McFeeley 0-1. | P Hetherington 0-6, AR McMahon 0-2, S Donaghy 0-1, K Teague 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1, F McGulgan 0-1. | Referee: M McPolin (Antrim) |
| 24 June 1973 Quarter-final | Down | 1–7 – 0–8 | Cavan | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| S O'Neill 1-2, M Cole 0-2, C Davey 0-1, P Hamill 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1. | O O'Keeffe 0-2, M Greenan 0-2, H McInerney 0-2, JJ Martin 0-1, R Carolan 0-1. | Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh) |
Semi-finals
| 8 July 1973 Semi-final | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones | |||
| S Donaghy 1-2, P Hetherington 0-5, F McGuigan 0-3, A McMahon 0-2, J McElroy 0-1, P McMahon 0-1, P Haig 0-1. | F Sherry 0-5, F McGinnity 0-2, PJ Treacy 0-2, E McPartland 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. | Referee: A McPollan (Antrim) |
| 15 July 1973 Semi-final | Down | 1–12 – 0–9 | Derry | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
| M Cole 0-5, E Cole 1-1, W Walsh 0-3, P Rooney 0-2, C McAlarney 0-1. | P Doherty 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, T McGuinness 0-2, T Moran 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Final
| 29 July 1973 Final | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones | |||
| S McElhattion 2-1, P Hetherington 0-6, K Teague 1-1, B Donnelly 0-3, S Donaghy 0-1, P McGuigan 0-1. | S O'Neill 0-6, D McCartan 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, P Rooney 0-2, E Cole 0-1. | Referee: H McPolin (Antrim) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
| 12 August 1973 Semi-final | Galway | 0–16 – 2–8 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Tobin 0-8, M Burke 0-2, L Sammon 0-2, M Rooney 0-1, M Hughes 0-1, T Naughton 0-1, J Duggan 0-1. | T McTague 1-3, S Evans 1-2, W Bryan 0-2, K Claffey 0-1. | Attendance: 36,705 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 19 August 1973 Semi-final | Cork | 5–10 – 2–4 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Barron 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, R Cummins 1-1, S Coughlan 1-1, J Barrett 0-2, D Long 0-1, E Kirby 0-1. | P King 1-0, J Early 1-0, K Teague 0-1, P Hetherington 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1, F McGuigan 0-1. | Attendance: 28,997 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Final
| 23 September 1973 Final | Cork | 3-17 - 2-13 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| R Cummins 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 2-1, J Barrett 1-2, D Long 0-3, E Kirby 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Barron 0-1. | M Hughes 0-7, T Naughton 1-0, J Hughes 1-0, M Burke 0-2, J Duggan 0-2, TJ Gilmore 0-1, L Sammon 0-1. | Attendance: 73,309 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Tyrone won their first Ulster title since 1957.
- Offaly win the Leinster title for the third year in succession. It is the first time in their history that they claim the coveted "three-in-a-row". It is the first time since Laois in 1938 that a team claimed three successive Leinster titles.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Tyrone was the first championship meeting between the teams.
- Cork end their second longest drought without the All Ireland title of 28 years.
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-25 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 2 | John Tobin | Galway | 0-21 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 3 | Billy Field | Cork | 2-14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| Jimmy Barrett | Cork | 4-8 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 | |
| 5 | Patsy Hetherington | Tyrone | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| 7 | Seán O'Neill | Down | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 8 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 5-1 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Damian Reid | Louth | 0-14 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Field | Cork | 1-8 | 11 | Clare |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-11 | 11 | Meath | |
| 3 | Willie McGee | Mayo | 3-0 | 9 | Meath |
| Éamonn McPartland | Fermanagh | 3-0 | 9 | Antrim | |
| Gerry McCann | Antrim | 3-0 | 9 | Fermanagh | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Billy Field | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Tommy O'Malley | Mayo | 2-2 | 8 | Antrim |
| John Cooney | Offaly | 2-2 | 8 | Meath | |
| Jimmy Barrett | Cork | 2-2 | 8 | Kerry | |
| Larry Kerins | Armagh | 2-2 | 8 | Down | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-8 | 8 | Kildare | |
| John Tobin | Galway | 0-8 | 8 | Offaly | |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 0-8 | 8 | Galway |
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Football Final 1973". millstreet.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2016.