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. 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.
Rule change
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.
Leinster Championship format change
The Second Round dropped from the Leinster football championship this year.
Results Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
On 12 July 1970, the Connacht final between Galway and Roscommon becomes the first championship game to be played over the course of 80 minutes. Kerry win their 5th 2 in a row as All Ireland Champions.
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Tony BrennanMeath0–333356.602Tony McTagueOffaly1–273047.503Mick O'DwyerKerry0–262646.504Andy McCallinAntrim3–152446.005Denis CoughlanCork3–1423211.506Jim HanniffyLongford1–182137.0Seán O'ConnellDerry2–152145.258Mickey FayMeath2–142054.09John KeenanGalway0–191936.33Brendan LynchKerry0–191944.75
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Denis CoughlanCork1–1013Tipperary2Michael "Babs" KeatingTipperary3–110CorkMickey FreyneRoscommon2–410LeitrimDenis CoughlanCork2–410KerryTom Joe BradleyLaois1–710WestmeathTony BrennanMeath0–1010OffalyMickey FayMeath0–1010Kerry8Murt ConnorOffaly2–39MeathTony McTagueOffaly1–69WestmeathJackie DevineLongford1–69OffalyTony McTagueOffaly0–99LongfordMick O'DwyerKerry0–99Derry
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