1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1973 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1973 and ended on 23 September 1973.

1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates13 May – 23 September 1973
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (4th win)
CaptainBilly Morgan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainLiam Sammon
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played31
Top Scorer Tony McTague (1-25)
Player of the Year Billy Morgan
1972
1974

Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 23 September 1973, Cork won the championship following a 3-17 to 2-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first in 28 championship seasons.

Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Cork's Billy Morgan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

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Quarter-final

10 June 1973 Quarter-final Galway 3–6 – 1–9 Sligo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
M Rooney 1-1, J Coughlan 1-1, L Sammon 1-0, J Tobin 0-3, M Burke 0-1. M Kearins 0-5, PJ Brennan 1-0, D Pugh 0-2, J Stenson 0-1, P Kearins 0-1. Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Semi-finals

17 June 1973 Semi-final Leitrim 0-3 - 7-6 Mayo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
B Wrynne 0-2, S Flanagan 0-1. W McGee 3-0, T O'Malley 2-2, J Gibbons 1-1, M Gannon 1-0, S Gilbride 0-2, J Morley 0-1. Referee: J Lee (Sligo)
24 June 1973 Semi-final Roscommon 1–8 – 1–13 Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Freyne 1-2, T Heneghan 0-4, J O'Gara 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. J Tobin 0-5, J Caughlan 1-1, L Sammon 0-4, W Joyce 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1, J Duggan 0-1. Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Final

8 July 1973 Final Mayo 2-12 - 1-17 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
S Gilbride 0-5, J Morley 1-0, M Gannon 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, T O'Malley 0-2, F Burns 0-1, W McGee 0-1, M Rooney 1-2, J Tobin 0-5, M Burke 0-3, T Naughten 0-3, L Sammon 0-2, J Caughlan 0-2. Attendance: 30,000
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

First round

13 May 1973 First round Louth 0-14 - 1-3 Carlow Drogheda Park, Drogheda
S Mulroy 0-4, D Reid 0-4, J McLoughlin 0-1, E Sheelan 0-1, A Hoey 0-2, R Brennan 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1. P Connolly 1-0, B McNally 0-1, JJ Canavan 0-1, B Hughes 0-1. Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Barry (Meath)
20 May 1973 First round Dublin 3-11 - 0-5 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
F Murray 2-1, G Wilson 1-1, S Rooney 0-4, J Keaveney 0-2, R Doyle 0-2, A Larkin 0-1. D Noonan 0-2, D Asple 0-1, G Howlin 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. Attendance: 2,000
Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)

Second round

27 May 1973 Second round Louth 1-9 – 2-6 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
A Hoey 1-1, S Mulroy 0-3, B Faulkner 0-2, D Reid 0-2, R Brennan 0-1. F Murray 1-1, P O'Brien 1-1, S Rooney 0-3, R Doyle 0-1. Referee: P Cullen (Westmeath)
10 June 1973 Second round replay Louth 1-8 - 0-9 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
D Reid 0-6, E Sheelan 1-0, R Brennan 0-1, L Leech 0-1. R Doyle 0-4, D Hickey 0-2, S Rooney 0-1, E Brady 0-1, F Murray 0-1. Attendance: 12,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

3 June 1973 Quarter-final Westmeath 0-8 - 1-6 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
M Carley 0-4, D Murtagh 0-2, L Eggerton 0-1, V Murray 0-1. M Kerrigan 1-0, T Brennan 0-3, B Murray 0-2, P Cromwell 0-1. Referee: G Hoey (Louth)
3 June 1973 Quarter-final Wicklow 0-14 - 3-15 Laois Aughrim Park, Aughrim
P Clarke 0-9, A Norton 0-1, L O'Loughlin 0-1, B Carthy 0-1, J Darcy 0-1, J Doyle 0-1. B Miller 0-5, Willie Brennan 0-5, S Allen 1-1, H Mulhaire 1-1, B Lalor 1-0, M Buggy 0-2, J Lalor 0-1. Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)
10 June 1973 Quarter-final Kildare 0-13 – 0-8 Longford Geraldine Park, Athy
J Donnelly 0-7, P Dunny 0-2, R O'Doherty 0-2, T Carew 0-1, R Flanagan 0-1, J Hanniffy 0-3, P Bradley 0-2, F Farrell 0-1, B Smyth 0-1, S Mulvihill 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
17 June 1973 Quarter-final Offaly 1-8 – 0-8 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
W Bryan 1-0, T McTague 0-3, S Cooney 0-1, M Wright 0-1, J Smith 0-1, P Fleming 0-1, K Kilmurray 0-1. J McLoughlin 0-2, D Reid 0-2, R Barry 0-2, S Mulroy 0-1, D Nugent 0-1. Referee: R Barry (Meath)

Semi-finals

17 June 1973 Semi-final Meath 2-17 – 2-11 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
O O'Brien 1-4, Matt Kerrigan 1-2, T Brennan 0-3, O Geraghty 0-2, K Rennicks 0-2, P Cromwell 0-2, G Farrelly 0-1, B Murray 0-1. W Brennan 0-5, M Fennell 1-1, S Allen 1-0, M Buggy 0-2, J Lawlor 0-2, B Lawlor 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
1 July 1973 Semi-final Offaly 1-15 – 2-6 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
T McTague 0-8, S Cooney 1-4, K Kilmurray 0-2, S Evans 0-1. T Carew 1-0, K Kelly 1-0, P Dunny 0-2, J Donnelly 0-2, B O'Doherty 0-1, H Hyland 0-1. Referee: B Hayden (Carlow)

Final

22 July 1973 Final Offaly 3-21 – 2-12 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Tony McTague 0-11 (0-8f), Sean Cooney 2-2, Kevin Kilmurray 1-2, Kieran Claffey 0-3, Willie Bryan 0-2, Paddy Fenning 0-1 Ollie O'Brien 1-4 (0-3f), Mick Fay 1-0, Ken Rennicks 0-3, Gerry Farrelly 0-2, Tony Brennan 0-2f, Ollie Geraghty 0-1. Attendance: 35,990
Referee: Brendan Hayden (Carlow)

Quarter-finals

3 June 1973 Quarter-final Clare 0–18 – 1–5 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Keogh 0-6, B O'Reilly 0-4, M Greene 0-3, D Donnellan 0-2, S Maloney 0-2, K McGann 0-1. J Flynn 1-2, V Kirwan 0-2, J Larkin 0-1. Referee: T Woulfe (Limerick)
3 June 1973 Quarter-final Limerick 1-7 - 4-13 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Fitzgibbon 1-0, P Aherne 0-7. P Blythe 3-3, J Cummins 0-7, M Keating 1-1, C O'Flaherty 0-2. Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Semi-finals

17 June 1973 Semi-final Cork 2–14 – 0–3 Clare Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
B Field 1-8, J Barrett 1-2, R Cummins 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D Barron 0-1. S Maloney 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1, P Dillon 0-1. Referee: S Maloney (Tipperary)
17 June 1973 Semi-final Kerry 3–11 – 0–5 Tipperary Austin Stack Park, Tralee
M O'Dwyer 1-6, M O'Sullivan 2-1, J Egan 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, B Lynch 0-1. J Cummins 0-2, J Kehoe 0-2, C O'Flaherty 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

15 July 1973 Final Cork 5–12 – 1–15 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Billy Field 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Jimmy Barrett 2-2, Ray Cummins 0-4, Declan Barron and Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-0 each Mick O'Dwyer 0-6f, Donal Kavanagh 1-0, Brendan Lynch and John Egan 0-3 each, John O'Keeffe, Éamonn O'Donoghue, Jackie Walsh 0-1 each Attendance: 28,859
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Preliminary round

10 June 1973 Preliminary round Down 2–10 – 2–9 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry
S O'Neill 0-6, M Cole 1-1, C McAlarney 1-0, P Rooney 0-2, E Cole 0-1. L Kerins 2-2, P Loughran 0-5, D Mackin 0-1, S O'Hagan 0-1. Referee: H McPolin (Armagh)

Quarter-finals

3 June 1973 Quarter-final Monaghan 0-5 - 1-7 Derry St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney
B Brady 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, K Traynor 0-1. F O'Loane 0-4, J O'Leary 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1, F Moran 0-1. Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)
17 June 1973 Quarter-final Fermanagh 3–9 – 4–4 Antrim St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
E McPartlan 3-0, P McGannity 0-6, A Campbell 0-2, T Henderson 0-1. G McCann 3-0, V Magee 1-0, P Armstrong 0-2, A McCallin 0-2. Referee: P Tierney (Cavan)
24 June 1973 Quarter-final Donegal 1-7 - 0-12 Tyrone MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
K Keeney 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, J Winston 0-2, S Granaghan 0-1, T Quinn 0-1, F McFeeley 0-1. P Hetherington 0-6, AR McMahon 0-2, S Donaghy 0-1, K Teague 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1, F McGulgan 0-1. Referee: M McPolin (Antrim)
24 June 1973 Quarter-final Down 1–7 – 0–8 Cavan Páirc Esler, Newry
S O'Neill 1-2, M Cole 0-2, C Davey 0-1, P Hamill 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1. O O'Keeffe 0-2, M Greenan 0-2, H McInerney 0-2, JJ Martin 0-1, R Carolan 0-1. Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh)

Semi-finals

8 July 1973 Semi-final Tyrone 1–15 – 0–11 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
S Donaghy 1-2, P Hetherington 0-5, F McGuigan 0-3, A McMahon 0-2, J McElroy 0-1, P McMahon 0-1, P Haig 0-1. F Sherry 0-5, F McGinnity 0-2, PJ Treacy 0-2, E McPartland 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. Referee: A McPollan (Antrim)
15 July 1973 Semi-final Down 1–12 – 0–9 Derry The Playing Fields, Lurgan
M Cole 0-5, E Cole 1-1, W Walsh 0-3, P Rooney 0-2, C McAlarney 0-1. P Doherty 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, T McGuinness 0-2, T Moran 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1. Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Final

29 July 1973 Final Tyrone 3–13 – 1–11 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
S McElhattion 2-1, P Hetherington 0-6, K Teague 1-1, B Donnelly 0-3, S Donaghy 0-1, P McGuigan 0-1. S O'Neill 0-6, D McCartan 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, P Rooney 0-2, E Cole 0-1. Referee: H McPolin (Antrim)

Semi-finals

12 August 1973 Semi-final Galway 0–16 – 2–8 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
J Tobin 0-8, M Burke 0-2, L Sammon 0-2, M Rooney 0-1, M Hughes 0-1, T Naughton 0-1, J Duggan 0-1. T McTague 1-3, S Evans 1-2, W Bryan 0-2, K Claffey 0-1. Attendance: 36,705
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
19 August 1973 Semi-final Cork 5–10 – 2–4 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin
D Barron 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, R Cummins 1-1, S Coughlan 1-1, J Barrett 0-2, D Long 0-1, E Kirby 0-1. P King 1-0, J Early 1-0, K Teague 0-1, P Hetherington 0-1, S Donaghy 0-1, F McGuigan 0-1. Attendance: 28,997
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

23 September 1973 Final Cork 3-17 - 2-13 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
R Cummins 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 2-1, J Barrett 1-2, D Long 0-3, E Kirby 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Barron 0-1. M Hughes 0-7, T Naughton 1-0, J Hughes 1-0, M Burke 0-2, J Duggan 0-2, TJ Gilmore 0-1, L Sammon 0-1. Attendance: 73,309
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Tyrone won their first Ulster title since 1957.
  • Offaly win the Leinster title for the third year in succession. It is the first time in their history that they claim the coveted "three-in-a-row". It is the first time since Laois in 1938 that a team claimed three successive Leinster titles.
  • The All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Tyrone was the first championship meeting between the teams.
  • Cork end their second longest drought without the All Ireland title of 28 years.

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tony McTague Offaly 1-25 28 4 7.00
2 John Tobin Galway 0-21 21 4 5.25
3 Billy Field Cork 2-14 20 3 6.66
Jimmy Barrett Cork 4-8 20 4 5.00
5 Patsy Hetherington Tyrone 0-18 18 4 4.50
Ray Cummins Cork 0-18 18 4 4.50
7 Seán O'Neill Down 1-14 17 3 5.66
8 Mick O'Dwyer Kerry 1-12 15 2 7.50
9 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 5-1 15 3 5.00
10 Damian Reid Louth 0-14 14 4 3.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Billy Field Cork 1-8 11 Clare
Tony McTague Offaly 0-11 11 Meath
3 Willie McGee Mayo 3-0 9 Meath
Éamonn McPartland Fermanagh 3-0 9 Antrim
Gerry McCann Antrim 3-0 9 Fermanagh
Mick O'Dwyer Kerry 1-6 9 Tipperary
Billy Field Cork 1-6 9 Kerry
8 Tommy O'Malley Mayo 2-2 8 Antrim
John Cooney Offaly 2-2 8 Meath
Jimmy Barrett Cork 2-2 8 Kerry
Larry Kerins Armagh 2-2 8 Down
Tony McTague Offaly 0-8 8 Kildare
John Tobin Galway 0-8 8 Offaly
Ray Cummins Cork 0-8 8 Galway

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Football Final 1973". millstreet.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2016.