The 1973 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 87th staging of the

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

, the

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's premier

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tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1973 and ended on 23 September 1973.

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were the defending champions but were defeated by

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in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 23 September 1973,

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won the championship following a 3-17 to 2-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first in 28 championship seasons. Offaly's

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was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Cork's Billy Morgan was the choice for

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Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

Quarter-final Semi-finals Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

* 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

;Overall ;Single game

References

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