1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates9 May – 26 September 1976
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (19 win)
Captain Tony Hanahoe
Manager Kevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain John O'Keeffe
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Derry
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Kerry.svg Mikey Sheehy (4-26)
Player of the Year Colours of Dublin.svg Jimmy Keaveney
1975
1977

The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976.

Contents

Kerry were the defending champions.

On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3-8 to 0-10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons.

Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

23 May 1976Quarter-final Mayo 0-11 – 0-11 Leitrim Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
R Bell (0-2), JP Kean (0-2), S Kilbride (0-3); G Farragher (0-2) & W Fitzpatrick (0-2).
30 May 1976Quarter-final replay Leitrim 2-8 – 0-10 Mayo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
E McHale 1-0, N Mahon 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, T Dolan 0-2, M Martin 0-1, S Flanagan 0-1, F Bohan 0-1, T Mulvey 0-1.JP Kean 0-4, S Kilbride 0-1, M Sweeney 0-1, G Farragher 0-1, M Dixon 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1, R Bell 0-1.Referee: J Lee (Sligo)
30 May 1976Quarter-final Roscommon 2-18 – 1-7 London Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Freyne 0-7, J O'Connor 1-3, H Griffin 1-0, T Donnellan 0-3, J Finnegan 0-2, P Cox 0-1, D Watson 0-1, E McManus 0-1.K Maguire 1-0, D Keating 0-4, J Mahoney 0-1, G Nellis 0-1, J Coffey 0-1.Referee: J O'Gorman (Sligo)

Semi-finals

6 June 1976Semi-final Leitrim 0-8 – 3-21 Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
M Martin 0-5, S Flanagan 0-1, T Dolan 0-1, E McHale 0-1.J McLoughlin 1-8, J Duggan 1-2, J Barrett 1-1, B Talty 0-3, L Sammon 0-3, T Naughton 0-2, W Joyce 0-1, D Smyth 0-1.Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)
13 June 1976Semi-final Sligo 0-7 – 2-10 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Kearins 0-6, J Stenson 0-1.J O'Connor 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, P Cox 0-2, N Freyne 0-1, G Beirne 0-1, J Finnegan 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1.Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Finals

4 July 1976Final Roscommon 1-8 – 1-8 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
J O'Gara 1-1, J O'Connor 0-2, T Donnellan 0-1, P Cox 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, E McManus 0-1, M Freyne 0-1.J Duggan 1-1, D Smith 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-2, J Tobin 0-1, B Talty 0-1, S McHugh 0-1.Attendance: 18,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)
18 July 1976Final replay Galway 1-14 – 0-9 Roscommon Tuam Stadium, Tuam
J McLoughlin 0-6, J Duggan 1-0, K Clancy 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, T Naughton 0-2, L O'Neill 0-1, J Hughes 0-1.J O'Connor 0-4, J O'Gara 0-1, T Donnellan 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, M Freyne 0-1, G Beirne 0-1.Attendance: 16,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

9 May 1976First round Meath 2-13 – 1-10 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
G Farrelly 1-5, C Rowe 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, K Rennicks 0-2, M Ryan 0-1.M O'Toole 0-6, E Dunne 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-1, T Foley 0-1, G Farrell 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
9 May 1976First round Wexford 2-11 – 0-14 Westmeath Geraldine Park, Athy
M Quigley 1-3, E Waters 1-2, M Carty 0-2, D Clancy 0-2, G Howling 0-1, J Dunphy 0-1.D Smith 0-7, J Keane 0-3, W Lowry 0-2, M Scally 0-1, P Halligan 0-1.Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
23 May 1976First round Laois 2-12 – 0-8 Carlow Geraldine Park, Athy
30 May 1976First round Longford 3-21 – 0-5 Kilkenny O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

6 June 1976Quarter-final Offaly 0-8 – 3-8 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
L Hanlon 0-3, S Lowry 0-2, P Fenning 0-1, W Bryan 0-1, M Wright 0-1.G Farrelly 1-4, C O'Rourke 1-0, M Kerrigan 1-0, C Rowe 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1.Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
20 June 1976Quarter-final Wexford 0-15 – 1-8 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
E Waters 0-7, M Carthy 0-2, B Rowesome 0-2, M Miller 0-1, G Howlin 0-1, W French 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.A Hoey 1-1, P McPartland 0-2, G Nixon 0-1, F Brennan 0-1, D McCoy 0-1, D Reid 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1.Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
20 June 1976Quarter-final Laois 1-13 – 0-12 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
W Brennan 1-6, T McCague 0-3, P Brophy 0-2, M Fennell 0-1, S Allen 0-1.T Shaw 0-6, P Dunny 0-3, P Swords 0-1, B O'Doherty 0-1, T Carew 0-1.Attendance: M Meally (Kilkenny)
27 June 1976Quarter-final Dublin 5-16 – 0-7 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
J Keaveney 3-4, P Gogarty 1-3, A O'Toole 1-1, K Moran 0-3, D Hickey 0-3, B Mullins 0-1, B Doyle 0-1.L Tierney 0-3, J Hanniffy 0-2, P Mullooly 0-1, T McCormick 0-1.Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

4 July 1976Semi-final Wexford 1-9 – 2-14 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
G Howlin 1-1, D Clancy 0-3, M Miller 0-2, M Carthy 0-1, W French 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.M Kerrigan 0-5, G Farrelly 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, PJ O'Halloran 1-0, C Rowe 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1.Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
11 July 1976Semi-Final Dublin 3-12 – 0-11 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
J Keaveney 1-3, P Gogarty 1-2, B Mullins 1-2, A O'Toole 0-2, B Doyle 0-2.W Brennan 0-5, T Prendergast 0-3, M Fennell 0-2, T McCague 0-1.Referee: H O'Reilly (Louth)

Final

25 July 1976Final Dublin 2-8 – 1-9 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Jimmy Keaveny 0-4 (0-1f, 1 '50), Anton O'Toole and Tony Hanahoe 1-0 each, David Hickey 0-2, Bobby Doyle and Paddy Gogarty 0-1 eachColm O'Rourke 1-2 (0-1f), Gerry Farrelly 0-2f, John Gibbons (0-1f), Mick Ryan, Cormac Rowe, Mattie Kerrigan, Ollie O'Brien (0-1f) 0-1 eachAttendance: 38,955
Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

9 May 1976Quarter-final Waterford 5-11 – 1-11 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
J Galvin 0-6, V Kirwan 1-1, M Power 1-1, R Ahearn 1-0, S Ahern 1-0, T Moore 1-0, J Hennessy 0-2, B Fleming 0-1.H Mulhaire 1-4, C O'Flaherty 0-4, G McGrath 0-1, J Cummins 0-1, J Williams 0-1.Referee: F Halbert (Cork)
16 May 1976Quarter-final Limerick 2-4 – 1-6 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Greene 1-1, S Clanagan 1-0, C Buckley 0-1, J McMahon 0-1, M Downes 0-1.G Browne 1-2, T Kennedy 0-2, S Holmes 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.Referee: B O'Grady (Kerry)

Semi-finals

20 June 1976Semi-final Waterford 0-6 – 3-17 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
J Hennessy 0-2, E Halloran 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, R Dunford 0-1, D Conway 0-1.P Spillane 1-5, M Sheehy 1-4, B Lynch 1-2, D Moran 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Egan 0-2.Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
20 June 1976Semi-final Cork 2-15 – 1-10 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
S Coughlan 1-3, S O'Shea 1-0, B Fields 0-3, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, D Long 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1.J McMahon 0-6, S Flanagan 1-0, C Buckley 0-1, Martin Greene 0-1, S Moloney 0-1,Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Finals

11 July 1976Final Cork 0-10 - 0-10 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Denis Long (0-2f), Billy Field (0-2f), Dinny Allen 0-2 each, Seamus Coughlan, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Declan Barron, Sean Murphy (0-1f) 0-1 eachMikey Sheehy 0-5 (0-3f), Pat McCarthy and Pat Spillane 0-2, Sean Walsh 0-1Attendance: 40,600
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)
25 July 1976Final replay Cork 2-19 – 3-20
(a.e.t.)
Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-3, Sean Murphy 0-5 (0-1f), Colman O'Rourke 0-4 (0-1f), Seamus Coughlan 1-0, Declan Barron 0-3, Denis Long, Dave McCarthy, Dinny Allen, Billy Field 0-1 eachMikey Sheehy 0-11 (0-5f), Pat Spillane and Sean Walsh 1-3 each, Mickey O'Sullivan 1-2, John Egan 0-1Attendance: 45,235
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

23 May 1976Preliminary round Armagh 1-13 – 1-12 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Quarter-finals

30 May 1976Quarter-final Cavan 1-9 – 0-8 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
C O'Keeffe 1-1, O Brady 0-3, S Duggan 0-2, N Smith 0-1, D Meade 0-1, G Cusack 0-1.S Granaghan 0-3, M Lafferty 0-2, M Carney 0-2, H McClafferty 0-1.Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh)
6 June 1976Quarter-final Antrim 2-6 – 0-14 Down Casement Park, Belfast
G McCann 1-0, A McCallion 0-2, JP O'Kane 0-1, P Armstrong 0-1, S McGourty 0-1, A Hamill 0-1.W Walsh 0-5, P Rooney 0-3, B Fitzsimons 0-2, B Bardner 0-2, V McGovern 0-1, D Rodgers 0-1.Referee: G Fagan (Antrim)
6 June 1976Quarter-final Tyrone 2-10 – 1-10 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon
13 June 1976Quarter-final Derry 1-19 – 2-1 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh
B Kelly 0-7, A McGuckin 1-2, T McGuinness 0-2, G McElhinney 0-2, J O'Leary 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, P Stevenson 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, A McGurk 0-1.D McCoy 2-0, P Loughran 0-1.Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Semi-finals

20 June 1976Semi-final Down 0-10 – 1-18 Cavan St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
D Rodgers 0-3, W Walsh 0-3, P Rooney 0-1, B Fitzsimons 0-1, L Austin 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1.S Duggan 0-10, O Martin 1-1, G Cusack 0-3, N Smith 0-2, O Leddy 0-1, C O'Dea 0-1.
27 June 1976Semi-final Tyrone 0-8 – 0-12 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P McGuigan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, G Taggart 0-1, M Hughes 0-1, E Devlin 0-1, E McKenna 0-1.B Kelly 0-6, M Lynch 0-2, A McGuckin 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1.Referee: H McPoland (Antrim)

Finals

18 July 1976Final Derry 1-8 – 1-8 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
B Kelly 0-4, J O'Leary 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1.S Duggan 1-3, A King 0-1, O Brady 0-1, E Martin 0-1, G Cusack 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1.Attendance: 20,000
Referee: G Fagan (Armagh)
25 July 1976Final replay Derry 0-22 – 1-16
(a.e.t.)
Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
B Kelly 0-8, M Lynch 0-4, F McCloskey 0-3, G McElhinney 0-2, A McGurk 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1.S Duggan 0-7, J Dwyer 1-3, O Brady 0-2, E Martin 0-2, E Cusack 0-1, O Leddy 0-1.Attendance: 25,000
Referee: G Fagan (Armagh)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

8 August 1976Semi-final Kerry 5-14 – 1-10 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheehy 3-3, S Walsh 1-1, G O'Driscoll 1-0, B Lynch 0-3, J Egan 0-2, P Spillane 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, D Moran 0-1.B Kelly 0-4, P Stevenson 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, F McCloskey 0-1, L Diamond 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1.Attendance: 30,963
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
29 August 1976Semi-final Dublin 1-8 – 0-8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 1-5, T Hanahoe 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.J Hughes 0-2, W Joyce 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, L Sammon 0-1, B Talty 0-1.Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

26 September 1976Final Dublin 3-8 – 0-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 1-2, J McCarthy 1-1, B Mullins 1-1, B Brogan 0-1, A O'Toole 0-1, T Hanahoe 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.M Sheehy 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, D Moran 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, B Lynch 0-1, J Egan 0-1.Attendance: 73,588
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 4-263857.60
2 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 6-183657.20
3Brendan Kelly Derry 0-292955.80
4Steve Duggan Cavan 1-222546.25
5Gerry Farrelly Meath 3-122145.25
6 Pat Spillane Kerry 2-142054.00
7Joe McLoughlin Galway 1-161944.75
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 3-413 Longford
2 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 3-312 Derry
3Joe McLoughlin Galway 1-811 Leitrim
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 0-1111 Cork
5Steve Duggan Cavan 0-1010 Down
6Willie Brennan Laois 1-69 Kildare
7Gerry Farrelly Meath 1-58 Wicklow
Pat Spillane Kerry 1-58 Waterford
Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1-58 Galway
Brendan Kelly Derry 0-88 Cavan

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