1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	19 May – 22 September 1974
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (18 win)
Captain	Seán Doherty
Manager	Kevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Gay Mitchell
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Donegal
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	32
Top Scorer	Jimmy Keaveney (1–36)
Player of the Year	Kevin Heffernan
← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1974 and ended on 22 September 1974.

Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 22 September 1974, Dublin won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. ^[1] This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons.

Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1–36. Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, the first time that the award went to a manager instead of a player.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Stadium	Most recent success
			All-Ireland	Provincial	National League
Antrim	Saffron and white	Casement Park		1951
Armagh	Orange and white	Athletic Grounds		1953
Carlow	Red, green and gold	Dr. Cullen Park		1944
Cavan	Royal blue and white	Breffni Park	1952	1969	1947–48
Clare	Yellow and blue	Cusack Park		1917
Cork	Red and white	Cork Athletic Grounds	1973	1973	1955–56
Derry	White and red	Celtic Park		1970	1946–47
Donegal	Gold and green	MacCumhaill Park		1972
Down	Red and black	Páirc Esler	1968	1971	1967–68
Dublin	Sky blue and navy	Parnell Park	1963	1965	1957–58
Fermanagh	Green and white	Brewster Park
Galway	Maroon and white	Pearse Stadium	1966	1973	1964–65
Kerry	Green and gold	Fitzgerald Stadium	1970	1972	1973–74
Kildare	White	Páirc Tailteann	1928	1956
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Nowlan Park		1911
Laois	Blue and white	O'Moore Park		1946	1925–26
Leitrim	Green and gold	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada		1927
Limerick	Green and white	Gaelic Grounds	1896	1896
London	Green and white	Emerald GAA Grounds
Longford	Royal blue and gold	Pearse Park		1968	1965–66
Louth	Red and white	Drogheda Park	1957	1957
Mayo	Green and red	MacHale Park	1951	1969	1969–70
Meath	Green and gold	Páirc Tailteann	1967	1970	1950–51
Monaghan	White and blue	St. Tiernach's Park		1938
Offaly	Green, white and gold	O'Connor Park	1972	1973
Roscommon	Primrose and blue	Dr. Hyde Park	1944	1972
Sligo	Black and white	Markievicz Park		1928
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Semple Stadium	1920	1935
Tyrone	White and red	Healy Park		1973
Waterford	White and blue	Fraher Field		1898
Westmeath	Maroon and white	Cusack Park
Wexford	Purple and gold	Wexford Park	1918	1945
Wicklow	Blue and gold	Pearse Park

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Leitrim v Sligo

9 June 1974Quarter-final	Leitrim	1–6 – 3–12	Sligo	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	B Wrynne 0–4, S Kavanagh 1–0, T Mulvey 0–1, B Burns 0–1.		M Laffey 2–4, P Henry 1–1, M Kearins 0–3, T Colleary 0–1, H Quinn 0–1, J Kearins 0–1, J Stenson 0–1.

Semi-finals

Galway v Mayo

16 June 1974Semi-final	Galway	3–11 – 0–13	Mayo	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	J Tobin 0–5, P Sands 1–1, J Duggan 1–1, C McDonagh 1–0, T Naughton 0–2, L O'Neill 0–1, J Burke 0–1.		T O'Malley 0–4, M Higgins 0–2, S O'Grady 0–2, JP Keane 0–1, W McGee 0–1, T Webb 0–1, MT Higgins 0–1, J Gibbons 0–1.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Sligo v Roscommon

23 June 1974Semi-final	Sligo	1–11 – 2–8	Roscommon	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	M Kearins 0–9, J Kearins 1–0, F Henry 0–2.		J Finnegan 1–4, D Earley 1–2, M Freyne 0–1, J O'Gara 0–1.	Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Roscommon v Sligo

7 July 1974Semi-final replay	Roscommon	0–13 – 0–8	Sligo	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	D Early 0–7, J O'Graa 0–2, M McNamara 0–1, M Freyne 0–1, J Kelly 0–1, J Kerrane 0–1.		M Kearins 0–7, J Kearins 0–1.	Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

Galway v Roscommon

14 July 1974Final	Galway	2–14 – 0–8	Roscommon	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	J Tobin 0–9, L Sammon 2–0, J Duggan 0–2, M Hughes 0–1, T Naughton 0–1, W Joyce 0–1.		D Earley 0–3, M Frayne 0–3, D Watson 0–1, J Kelly 0–1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Carlow v Louth

19 May 1974First round	Carlow	3–7 – 3–14	Louth	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	W Cullen 2–1, T Geoghegan 1–1, B McNally 0–2, D Byrne 0–2, C Hughes 0–1.		D Reid 0–8, S Mulroy 1–1, M McKeown 1–1, R Brennan 1–0, B Gaughran 0–2, E Sheelan 0–1, J McLoughlin 0–1.	Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)

Dublin v Wexford

26 May 1974First round	Dublin	3–9 – 0–6	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Doyle 2–1, T Hanahoe 1–1, S Rooney 0–3, D Hickey 0–2, A O'Toole 0–2.		D Grennell 0–2, D O'Brien 0–2, M Quigley 0–1, J O'Shaughnessy 0–1.	Referee: R Barry (Meath)

Second round

Dublin v Louth

2 June 1974Second round	Dublin	2–11 – 1–9	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	J Keaveney 0–6, D Hickey 1–2, B Mullins 1–0, A O'Toole 0–3.		D Reid 0–4, G Grehan 1–0, S Mulroy 0–1, E Sheelin 0–1, P Gallagher 0–1, B Gaughran 0–1, M McKeown 0–1.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

Laois v Wicklow

9 June 1974Quarter-final	Laois	3–6 – 0–2	Wicklow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	S Delaney 2–0, E Condron 0–5, S Fleming 0–1.		H Mulhaire 1–0 og, P Clarke 0–1, J Doyle 0–1.	Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)

Meath v Westmeath

9 June 1974Quarter-final	Meath	3–8 – 0–7	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Farrelly 1–2, K Rennicks 1–1, P Cromwell 1–1, M Fay 0–1, M Kerrigan 0–1, D Murtagh 0–1, P McManus 0–1.		D Smyth 0–2, M Carley 0–2, R Keoghan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, V Murray 0–1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Kildare v Longford

16 June 1974Quarter-final	Kildare	2–10 – 0–11	Longford	Pearse Park, Longford
	R O'Sullivan 1–2, M Moore 1–0, J Donnelly 0–3, P Dunny 0–2, P Mangan 0–1, P Kelly 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1.		S Kilroy 0–6, B Smyth 0–2, H McGovern 0–1, TP Cashell 0–1, J Flynn 0–1.	Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Dublin v Offaly

16 June 1974Quarter-final	Dublin	1–11 – 0–13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Keaveney 0–5, L Deegan 1–1, T O'Toole 0–1, S Rooney 0–1, B Mullins 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1, D Hickey 0–1.		T McTague 0–7, K Kilmurray 0–2, M Connor 0–1, S Draby 0–1, M Wright 0–1, W Bryan 0–1.	Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

Meath v Laois

30 June 1974Semi-final	Meath	1–14 – 0–7	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Farrelly 1–4, P Cromwell 0–4, M Fay 0–2, M Kerigan 0–2, C Roe 0–1, K Rennicks 0–1.		R Miller 0–5, S Delaney 0–1, H Mulhaire 0–1.	Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Dublin v Kildare

14 July 1974Semi-final	Dublin	1–13 – 0–10	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Keaveney 0–5, B Mullins 1–0, P Gogarty 0–3, A O'Toole 0–2, R Doyle 0–1, D Hickey 0–1, G Wilson 0–1.		J Donnelly 0–3, P Dunny 0–2, R O'Sullivan 0–1, M Moore 0–1, P Carew 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1, P Swords 0–1.	Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

Dublin v Meath

28 July 1974Final	Dublin	1–14 – 1–9	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Keaveney 1–8, A O'Toole 0–3, D Hickey 0–2, S Rooney 0–1.		M Fay 1–1, O O'Brien 0–3, K Rennicks 0–2, M Kerrigan 0–2, G Farrelly 0–1.	Attendance: 37,067 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Tipperary

26 May 1974Quarter-final	Clare	1–4 – 1–9	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J O'Halloran 1–1, S Moloney 0–1, P Dillon 0–1, M Keogh 0–1.		L Myles 0–4, S McCarthy 1–0, J Cummins 0–2, S Kearney 0–1, J White 0–1, S Conway 0–1.	Referee: B Cross (Limerick)

Waterford v Limerick

2 June 1974Quarter-final	Waterford	1–11 – 0–5	Limerick	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	V Kirwan 0–6, M Hackett 1–0, P Morrissey 0–2, S Aherne 0–1, J Hennessy 0–1, P McMahon 0–1.		P Aherne 0–3, C Crean 0–1, D Burke 0–1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)

Semi-finals

Cork v Tipperary

9 June 1974Semi-final	Cork	3–14 – 2–2	Tipperary	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	R Cummins 1–4, D Barron 1–1, D McCarthy 1–1, D Long 0–3, D Coughlan 0–3, N Kirby 0–2.		L Myles 1–0, S Kearney 1–0, J White 0–1, J Cummins 0–1.	Referee: B Cross (Limerick)

Kerry v Waterford

16 June 1974Semi-final	Kerry	7–16 – 0–8	Waterford	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	S Fitzgerald 2–3, M Sheehy 2–3, J Egan 2–0, M O'Sullivan 1–3, E O'Donoghue 0–2, J O'Keeffe 0–2, B Lynch 0–1, G Power 0–1, J Long 0–1.		M Hackett 0–3, T Casey 0–1, J Hennessy 0–1, L Slevin 0–1, V Kirwan 0–1, P Morrissey 0–1.	Referee: F Halberg (Cork)

Final

Kerry v Cork

14 July 1974Final	Kerry	0-7 - 1-11	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	Mickey O'Sullivan 0–4, Paudie Lynch, Éamonn O'Donoghue, Mikey Sheehy 0–1 each		Ray Cummins 0–4 (0-2f), Dave McCarthy 1–0, Jimmy Barry-Murphy 0–3, Jimmy Barrett 0–2, Ned Kirby and Declan Barron 0–1 each	Attendance: 49,822 Referee: Brendan Cross (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Down v Armagh

9 June 1974Preliminary round	Down	1–10 – 0–6	Armagh	Páirc Esler, Newry
	M Cunningham 1–2, P Rooney 0–5, K Smith 0–2, S O'Neill 0–1.		J Smith 0–2, P Loughrea 0–1, E O'Neill 0–1, S O'Hagan 0–1, T McCaughley 0–1.	Referee: H McPoland (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

Antrim v Fermanagh

2 June 1974Quarter-final	Antrim	2–7 – 1–8	Fermanagh	Casement Park, Belfast
	A McCallin 2–0, V Magee 0–2, G McCann 0–2, A Hamill 0–2, G Armstrong 0–1.		P McGinnitty 1–2, F Sherry 0–2, A Tunny 0–2, T Gallagher 0–1, E McPartland 0–1.	Referee: B Trainor (Down)

Derry v Monaghan

9 June 1974Quarter-final	Derry	3–6 – 0–8	Monaghan	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
	G O'Loughlin 1–2, M Moran 1–0, A McGuirk 1–0, H Niblock 0–1, T Quinn 0–1, P Stephenson 0–1, L Diamond 0–1.		P Donnelly 0–3, B McDonald 0–2, P Kerr 0–1, G Fitzpatrick 0–1, K Trainor 0–1.	Referee: G Fagan (Armagh)

Tyrone v Donegal

16 June 1974Quarter-final	Tyrone	0–8 – 1–9	Donegal	Healy Park, Omagh
	A McMahon 0–2, S Coyle 0–2, P Hetherington 0–2, M Harte 0–1, P King 0–1.		K Keeney 1–0, S Granaghan 0–3, N Gallagher 0–3, M Carney 0–2, J Winston 0–1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H Reilly (Louth)

Down v Cavan

23 June 1974Quarter-final	Down	2–8 – 0–12	Cavan	Breffni Park, Cavan
	W Walsh 1–0, C McAlarney 1–0, P McGrath 0–3, S O'Neill 0–2, C Ward 0–1, D Gordon 0–1, P Rooney 0–1.		P Kelly 0–4, H McInerney 0–3, S Duggan 0–2, M Goldrick 0–2, C O'Keeffe 0–1.	Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

Donegal v Antrim

7 July 1974Semi-final	Donegal	5–9 – 1–7	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S Bonner 4–1, P McGettigan 1–0, N Gallagher 0–3, H McClafferty 0–2, M Carney 0–2, S Granaghan 0–1.		P McCallin 0–4, PJ O'Hara 1–0, V Magee 0–1, G Armstrong 0–1, A Hamill 0–1.	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: P Tierney (Cavan)

Down v Derry

14 July 1974Semi-final	Down	1–12 – 0–7	Derry	The Playing Fields, Lurgan
	S O'Neill 1–3, P Rooney 0–3, P McGrath 0–3, Walsh 0–2, M Cunningham 0–1.		F O'Loone 0–5, G O'Loughlin 0–1, P Doherty 0–1.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Finals

Donegal v Down

28 July 1974Final	Donegal	1–14 – 2–11	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S Bonner 1–2, N Gallagher 0–3, J Winston 0–3, M Carney 0–2, S Grannaghan 0–1, H McClafferty 0–1, M Carr 0–1, B McEniff 0–1.		P Rooney 1–4, C Ward 1–2, S O'Neill 0–3, M Cunningham 0–2.	Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Donegal v Down

4 August 1974Final replay	Donegal	3–9 – 1–12	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S Bonner 2–0, N Gallagher 0–4, K Keeney 1–0, M Lafferty 0–2, M Carr 0–1, P McGhettigan 0–1, S Granaghan 0–1.		S O'Neill 1–0, W Walsh 0–3, C Ward 0–3, C McAlarney 0–3, M Cunningham 0–2, P Rooney 0–1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Dublin v Cork

11 August 1974Semi-final	Dublin	2–11 – 1–8	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Mullins 1–1, J Keaveney 0–4, A O'Toole 1–0, J McCarthy 0–2, R Doyle 0–2, S Rooney 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1.		J Barry-Murphy 1–2, R Cummins 0–4, J Barrett 0–1, D Long 0–1.	Attendance: 42,190 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Galway v Donegal

18 August 1974Semi-final	Galway	3–13 – 1–14	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Tobin 2–6, C McDonagh 1–1, L Sammon 0–3, T Naughton 0–2, W Joyce 0–1.		N Gallagher 0–8, S Bonner 1–0, S Granaghan 0–2, PJ McGowen 0–1, H Clafferty 0–1, A Gallagher 0–1, M Lafferty 0–1.	Attendance: 33,782 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

Dublin v Galway

22 September 1974Final	Dublin	0–14 – 1–6	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Keaveney 0–8, B Mullins 0–2, D Hickey 0–2, A O'Toole 0–1, J McCarthy 0–1.		M Rooney 1–1, T Naughton 0–2, J Duggan 0–1, J Tobin 0–1, J Hughes 0–1.	Attendance: 71,898 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Dublin win the Leinster title for the first time since 1965.
• The All-Ireland semi-finals between Donegal and Galway was the very first championship meeting between the two sides, while the other was the first meeting between Dublin and Cork since the All Ireland final of 1907.
• Dublin win the All-Ireland title for the first time since 1963.

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Keaveney	Dublin	1–36	39	6	6.50
2	Seamus Bonner	Donegal	8–3	27	5	5.40
	John Tobin	Galway	2–21	27	4	6.75
4	Noel Gallagher	Donegal	0–21	21	5	4.20
5	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0–19	19	3	6.33
6	Seán O'Neill	Down	2–9	15	5	3.00
	Dermot Earley	Roscommon	1–12	15	3	5.00
	Ray Cummins	Cork	1–12	15	3	5.00
9	Gerry Farrelly	Meath	2–7	13	3	4.33
	Brian Mullins	Dublin	3–4	13	5	2.60

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seamus Bonner	Donegal	4–1	13	Antrim
2	John Tobin	Galway	2–6	12	Donegal
3	John Tobin	Dublin	1–8	11	Meath
4	Michael Laffey	Sligo	2–4	10	Leitrim
5	Séamus Mac Gearailt	Kerry	2–3	9	Waterford
	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	2–3	9	Waterford
	Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0–9	9	Roscommon
	John Tobin	Galway	0–9	9	Roscommon
9	Damien Reid	Louth	0–8	8	Carlow
	Noel Gallagher	Donegal	0–8	8	Galway
	Jimmy Keaveney	Dublin	0–8	8	Galway

References

1. Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1974: Cullen's penalty save kicks off Dubs' golden era". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2015.