The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mayo on a scoreline of 1-7 to 0-9 in the Connacht semi-final.
On 26 September 1971, Mayo won the championship following a 2-15 to 2-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Semi-Finals
Final
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Leinster Minor Football Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
GK1 Tony Fayne (Scoil Ui Chonaill)RCB2 Dave Billings (St Vincent's)FB3 Dermot Hobbs (Scoil Ui Chonaill)LCB4 Gerry McCaul (Ballymun Kickhams)RHB5 Pat Glavey (Raheny)CHB6 Vinnie Holden (Cuala)LHB7 Brendan Pocock (St Vincent's)MF8 John McCarthy (Na Fianna)MF9 Bernard Salmon (Good Counsel)RHF10 Seán McCarthy (Kilmacud Crokes)CHF11 Pat Hickey (Raheny)LHF12 Dave Redmond (St Vincent's)RCF13 Mick Hickey (Raheny)FF14 Mick Holden (Cuala) LCF15 Martin O'Donoghue (Na Fianna)Substitutes: GK1 Tom Matthews (Newtown Blues)RCB2 Andy Devine (St Mary's)FB3 Páidín O'Hare (Kilkerley Emmets)LCB4 Liam O'Neill (Oliver Plunketts)RHB5 Paul Fitzpatrick (Oliver Plunketts)CHB6 Pat Taaffe (Glyde Rangers)LHB7 Gerry Gorham (St Joseph's)MF8 Jimmy Kirk (Cooley Kickhams)MF9 Willie Kirk (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Niall O'Dowd (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)LHF12 Mickey Lynch (Newtown Blues) (c)RCF13 Declan Keegan (Wolfe Tones)FF14 Seán Ross (St Mary's)LCF15 Anthony Hoey (St Bride's)Substitutes: 16 Kevin Thornton (Cooley Kickhams) for Gorham 17 Joe O'Donoghue (Oliver Plunketts) for Hoey
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
Final
References