1971 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Explained

Type:Junior
Year:1971
Connacht:Mayo
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Dublin
Ulster:Down
Team:London
Titles:5th
Team2:Dublin
Previous:1970
Next:1972

The 1971 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

London entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 7 November 1971 at the New Eltham Grounds in London, between London and Dublin, in what was their fourth meeting in the final and a first meeting in 11 years. London won the match by 1–09 to 0–09 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a third title in succession.[2]

Results

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holder of two All-Ireland junior football medals with London. 31 March 2021. The Meath Chronicle. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Honouring Five Kerrymen on the Greatest London team 1960 - 2010. 18 October 2011. Terrace Talk. 18 August 2021.