Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Tyrone (3rd win) |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kildare |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kildare |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Mayo |
The 1973 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Tyrone.
On 23 September 1973, Tyrone won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-6 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in 25 championship seasons.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Galway v Sligo1973 Quarter-Final | Galway | 1-10 - 1-06 | Sligo | Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry |
Semi-Finals
Mayo v Leitrim1973 Semi-Final | Mayo | 2-10 - 0-02 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
1973 Semi-Final | Roscommon | 1-06 - 1-12 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Finals
'Home'
Mayo v Galway8 July 1973 Final | Mayo | 3-07 - 0-03 | Galway | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
'England'
Mayo v Herefordshire29 July 1973 Final | Mayo | 2-14 - 0-02 | Herefordshire | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
Clare v Waterford1973 Quarter-Final | Clare | 3–07 – 1–08 | Waterford | Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary |
1973 Quarter-Final | Tipperary | 3–07 – 2–07 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-Finals
Cork v Clare1973 Semi-Final | Cork | 3–11 – 1–04 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
1973 Semi-Final | Tipperary | 2–07 – 0–13 | Kerry | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
1973 Semi-Final Replay | Tipperary | 0–05 – 1–14 | Kerry | Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel |
Final
Cork v Kerry15 July 1973 Final | Cork | 1–13 – 3–05 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary round
Down v Monaghan1973 Preliminary round | Down | 2-06 - 0-06 | Monaghan | Carrickmacross |
Quarter-Finals
Cavan v Armagh1973 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 3-08 - 2-04 | Armagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
1973 Quarter-Final | Derry | 6-10 - 0-07 | Fermanagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
1973 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 1-06 - 1-07 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
1973 Quarter-Final | Derry | 1-12 - 1-11 | Donegal |
Semi-Finals
Cavan v Down1973 Semi-Final | Cavan | 0-05 - 0-09 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
1973 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 2-07 - 1-07 | Derry | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
Final
Tyrone v Down29 July 1973 Final | Tyrone | 1-13 - 0-09 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
First round
Kilkenny v Carlow1973 First Round | Kilkenny | 1-10 - 0-07 | Carlow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
1973 First Round | Louth | 2-09 - 1-06 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Second round
Louth v Kilkenny1973 Second Round | Louth | 7-06 - 1-03 | Kilkenny | Dundalk |
Quarter-Finals
Wexford v Dublin1973 Quarter-Final | Wexford | 1-11 - 1-11 | Dublin | Wexford Park, Wexford |
1973 Quarter-Final Replay | Wexford | 0-17 - 0-09 | Dublin | Parnell Park, Dublin |
1973 Quarter-Final | Westmeath | 1-09 - 1-08 | Meath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
1973 Quarter-Final | Laois | 4-08 - 2-03 | Wicklow | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
1973 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 1-04 - 2-13 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Semi-Finals
Kildare v Louth1973 Semi-Final | Kildare | 1-11 - 2-06 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
1973 Semi-Final | Laois | 1-03 - 3-13 | Westmeath | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
Final
Laois v Kildare22 July 1973 Final | Laois | 0-10 - 4-11 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
Mayo v Kildare12 August 1973 Semi-Final | Mayo | 0-08 - 0-09 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
19 August 1973 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-07 - 0-10 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
26 August 1973 Semi-Final Replay | Tyrone | 3-10 - 1-10 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
Tyrone v Kildare23 September 1973 Final | Tyrone | 2-11 - 1-06 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Kildare win the Leinster Championship for the first time in their history. They also qualify for their first and only All-Ireland final appearance.
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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