1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 26 September 1971 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Willie Bryan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Liam Sammon |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Top Scorer | Tony McTague (1-35) |
| Player of the Year | Eugene Mulligan |
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Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.
On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. 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.
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