1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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 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	Average
1	Tony Brennan	Meath	0–33	33	5	6.60
2	Tony McTague	Offaly	1–27	30	4	7.50
3	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–26	26	4	6.50
4	Andy McCallin	Antrim	3–15	24	4	6.00
5	Denis Coughlan	Cork	3–14	23	2	11.50
6	Jim Hanniffy	Longford	1–18	21	3	7.0
6	Seán O'Connell	Derry	2–15	21	4	5.25
8	Mickey Fay	Meath	2–14	20	5	4.0
9	John Keenan	Galway	0–19	19	3	6.33
9	Brendan Lynch	Kerry	0–19	19	4	4.75

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Denis Coughlan	Cork	1–10	13	Tipperary
2	Michael "Babs" Keating	Tipperary	3–1	10	Cork
2	Mickey Freyne	Roscommon	2–4	10	Leitrim
2	Denis Coughlan	Cork	2–4	10	Kerry
2	Tom Joe Bradley	Laois	1–7	10	Westmeath
2	Tony Brennan	Meath	0–10	10	Offaly
2	Mickey Fay	Meath	0–10	10	Kerry
8	Murt Connor	Offaly	2–3	9	Meath
8	Tony McTague	Offaly	1–6	9	Westmeath
8	Jackie Devine	Longford	1–6	9	Offaly
8	Tony McTague	Offaly	0–9	9	Longford
8	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–9	9	Derry