| Year: | 1971 |
| Dates: | 25 April – 26 September 1971 |
| Teams: | 31 |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Offaly |
| Ulster: | Down |
| Matches: | 32 |
| Poty: | Eugene Mulligan |
| Team: | Offaly |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Captain: | Willie Bryan |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Liam Sammon |
| Topscorer: | Tony McTague (1-35) |
| Previous: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 85th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 26 September 1971.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.[1]
On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-35. Offaly's Eugene Mulligan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
The Second Round returns to Leinster football championship this year.
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Finals
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-35 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 | |
| 2 | Seamus Leydon | Galway | 4-19 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 | |
| 3 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | 0-27 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 | |
| 4 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 | |
| 5 | Mickey Niblock | Derry | 4-8 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 | |
| 6 | Enda Condron | Laois | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | |
| 7 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| James Morgan | Down | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | ||
| 9 | Murt Connor | Offaly | 3-6 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | |
| 10 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | 0-13 | 13 | Galway |
| 2 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 2-6 | 12 | Kildare |
| 3 | Mickey Niblock | Derry | 2-4 | 10 | Down |
| Patsy Barrett | Tyrone | 1-7 | 10 | Armagh | |
| Enda Condron | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Carlow | |
| Seamus Leydon | Galway | 1-7 | 10 | Sligo | |
| Denis Coughlan | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Seamus Leydon | Galway | 2-3 | 9 | Offaly |
| Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Clare | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Kildare | |
| Paudie Blythe | Tipperary | 0-9 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Declan McCabe | Monaghan | 0-9 | 9 | Cavan | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Cork |