| Year: | 1970 |
| Dates: | 10 May – 27 September 1970 |
| Teams: | 31 |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Leinster: | Meath |
| Ulster: | Derry |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Poty: | Tom Prendergast |
| Team: | Kerry |
| Titles: | 22nd |
| Captain: | Donie O'Sullivan |
| Team2: | Meath |
| Captain2: | Jack Quinn |
| Totalgoals: | 91 (2.9 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 654 (21.0 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Tony Brennan (0-33) |
| Previous: | 1969 |
| Next: | 1971 |
The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 84th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 10 May 1970 and ended on 27 September 1970.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 27 September 1970, Kerry won the championship following a 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 22nd All-Ireland title, their second in succession.
Meath's Tony Brennan was the championship's top scorer with 0-33. Kerry's Tom Prendergast was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1970 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were extended to 80 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were sixty minutes in duration. Lasted until 1974.
The Second Round dropped from the Leinster football championship this year.
Quarter-final
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See main article: 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 0-33 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-26 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Andy McCallin | Antrim | 3-15 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 3-14 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
| 6 | Jim Hanniffy | Longford | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Seán O'Connell | Derry | 2-15 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | |
| 8 | Mickey Fay | Meath | 2-14 | 20 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 9 | John Keenan | Galway | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| Brendan Lynch | Kerry | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-10 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Michael "Babs" Keating | Tipperary | 3-1 | 10 | Cork |
| Mickey Freyne | Roscommon | 2-4 | 10 | Leitrim | |
| Denis Coughlan | Cork | 2-4 | 10 | Kerry | |
| Tom Joe Bradley | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Westmeath | |
| Tony Brennan | Meath | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly | |
| Mickey Fay | Meath | 0-10 | 10 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Murt Connor | Offaly | 2-3 | 9 | Meath |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-6 | 9 | Westmeath | |
| Jackie Devine | Longford | 1-6 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Longford | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-9 | 9 | Derry |