1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Explained

1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
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Header1:Championship details
Label2:Dates
Label3:Teams
Header4:All-Ireland Champions
Label5:Winning team
Data5:Cork (2nd win)
Label6:Captain
Data6:Séamus Looney
Label7:Manager
Header8:All-Ireland Finalists
Label9:Losing team
Data9:Fermanagh
Label10:Captain
Label11:Manager
Header12:Provincial Champions
Label13:Munster
Data13:Cork
Label14:Leinster
Data14:Offaly
Label15:Ulster
Data15:Fermanagh
Label16:Connacht
Data16:Mayo

The 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.

On 19 September 1971, Cork won the championship following a 3-10 to 0-3 defeat of Fermanagh in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Munster final

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland final

Statistics

Notes and References

  1. News: Ultra-marathoner Goes the Distance for Croí. croi.ie. 15 July 2017. 9 May 2012.