1973 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

1973 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamTyrone (3rd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKildare
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo

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.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

1973 Quarter-Final Galway 1-10 - 1-06 Sligo Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Semi-Finals

1973 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'

8 July 1973 Final Mayo 3-07 - 0-03 Galway St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

'England'

29 July 1973 Final Mayo 2-14 - 0-02 Herefordshire McHale Park, Castlebar

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

1973 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

1973 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

15 July 1973 Final Cork 1–13 – 3–05 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary round

1973 Preliminary round Down 2-06 - 0-06 Monaghan Carrickmacross

Quarter-Finals

1973 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

1973 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

29 July 1973 Final Tyrone 1-13 - 0-09 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Leinster Minor Football Championship

First round

1973 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

1973 Second Round Louth 7-06 - 1-03 Kilkenny Dundalk

Quarter-Finals

1973 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

1973 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

22 July 1973 Final Laois 0-10 - 4-11 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

12 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

23 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
  1. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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