1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates8 May – 25 September 1977
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (20th win)
Captain Tony Hanahoe
Manager Tony Hanahoe
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Armagh
Captain Jimmy Smyth
ManagerGerry O'Neill
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Armagh
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Dublin.svg Jimmy Keaveney (2–27)
Player of the Year Colours of Dublin.svg Jimmy Keaveney
1976
1978

The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1977 and ended on 25 September 1977.

Contents

Kilkenny returned to the Leinster Senior Football Championship.

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 25 September 1977, Dublin won the championship following a 5–12 to 3–6 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their 20th All-Ireland title and their second championship in succession.

Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2–27. Keaveney was also the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

15 May 1977Quarter-final Leitrim 0–6 – 0–9 London Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
22 May 1977Quarter-final Mayo 0–13 – 0–16 Roscommon MacHale Park, Castlebar
C Moynihan 0–6, G Feeney 0–4, T O'Malley 0–1, M Collins 0–1, S Weir 0–1.D Earley 0–8, M Freyne 0–3, J O'Connor 0–2, P Cox 0–1, M Menton 0–1, T McManus 0–1.Referee: J Gorman (Sligo)

Semi-finals

12 June 1977Semi-final Galway 5–13 – 1–9 London Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
J Tobin 2–3, G McManus 1–2, L Sammon 1–1, B Talty 0–4, B Joyce 1–0, TJ Gilmore 0–2, J Duggan 0–1.E O'Sullivan 1–2, M McGovern 0–2, D Keating 0–2, John O'Mahoney 0–2, F Couzens 0–1, James O'Mahoney 0–1.Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)
19 June 1977Semi-final Roscommon 2–9 – 1–6 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
J O'Connor 1–2, E McManus 1–0, P Cox 0–2, M Freyne 0–2, A McManus 0–2, D Earley 0–1.J Stenson 1–1, J Kearins 0–2, M Hoey 0–1, M Laffey 0–1, B Murphy 0–1.Referee: T Moran (Leitrim)

Final

10 July 1977Final Roscommon 1–12 – 2–8 Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
D Earley 0–9, M Freyne 1–2, T McManus 0–1.B Talty 2–1, G McManus 0–5, TJ Gilmore 0–2.Attendance: 18,000
Referee: T Moran (Leitrim)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

8 May 1977Preliminary round Offaly 0–19 – 0–7 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
V Henry 0–10, G Carroll 0–2, J Dunne 0–2, E Lowry 0–2, G Hickey 0–1, P Fenning 0–1, J Mooney 0–1.T Murphy 0–2, M Coffey 0–1, G Grehan 0–1, P O'Toole 0–1, P Quinn 0–1, F Burke 0–1.Attendance: 1500
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
8 May 1977Preliminary round Kildare 4–13 – 2–4 Kilkenny Geraldine Park, Athy
T Carew 2–2, H Hyland 1–0, P Whyte 1–0, J Geoghegan 0–3, A Whelan 0–2, J Crofton 0–2, B O'Doherty 0–1, C Feeney 0–1, A Meaney 0–1, P Mangan 0–1.K Mulhall 1–3, M Regan 1–0, G Fennelly 0–1.Referee: J Denton (Wexford)
15 May 1977Preliminary round Louth 2–9 – 0–12 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
D Reid 1–4, M McKeown 1–2, A McGrath 0–1, JP O'Kane 0–1, E Sheelin 0–1.J Gillivan 0–4, T McGuire 0–2, F Scully 0–3, G McNevin 0–1, W Lowry 0–1, A O'Halloran 0–1.Referee: R Barry (Meath)
22 May 1977Preliminary round Carlow 1–9 – 1–9 Longford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
W Cullen 1–4, P Cleere 0–2, D Byrne 0–1, T Geoghegan 0–1, J Moore 0–1.M Greene 1–1, P Mullooly 0–3, B Smith 0–2, P Burke 0–1, S Mulvihill 0–1, J Hanniffy 0–1.Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)
5 June 1977Preliminary round replay Carlow 1–10 – 1–8 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
W Cullen 1–3, P Clear 0–3, P Connolly 0–2, D Burke 0–2.J Farrell 1–2, J Hanniffy 0–3, M Casey 0–2, J Bannon 0–1.Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

Quarter-finals

29 May 1977Quarter-final Dublin 1–14 – 2–8 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
J Keaveney 0–6, B Brogan 1–1, T Hanahoe 0–2, D Hickey 0–2, B Doyle 0–2, R Kelleher 0–1.T Carew 1–3, P Mangan 1–0, M Condon 0–1, J Crofton 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1, H Hyland 0–1, J Geoghegan 0–1.Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
5 June 1977Quarter-final Wexford 4–6 – 2–10 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
M Quigley 2–0, G Howlin 2–0, J Shell 0–2, W French 0–1, P Neville 0–1, M Carty 0–1, B Furlong 0–1.V Henry 1–8, J Mooney 1–1, W Bryan 0–1.Referee: H Reilly (Louth)
12 June 1977Quarter-final Laois 4–15 – 1–16 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
W Brennan 2–4, T Prendergast 1–3, B Bohane 1–2, E Whelan 0–2, B Miller 0–2, L Scully 0–2.D Reid 0–10, A Hoey 1–0, E Marmion 0–2, J McLoughlin 0–1, JP O'Kane 0–1, B Gaughran 0–1, T Lennon 0–1.Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
19 June 1977Quarter-final Meath 1–18 – 0–7 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin
C Roe 1–4, M Kerrigan 0–5, O O'Brien 0–4, P Cromwell 0–2, C Donnegan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, D Clare 0–1.W Cullen 0–3, C Hughes 0–2, P Connelly 0–1, P Cleere 0–1.

Semi-finals

3 July 1977Semi-final Dublin 3–11 – 0–6 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Dunphy 0–4, W French 0–1, R Neville 0–1.J Keaveney 0–6, J McCarthy 1–1, T Hanahoe 1–1, B Doyle 1–0, A O'Toole 0–2, R Kelleher 0–1.Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
10 July 1977Semi-final Meath 3–20 – 1–13 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
K Rennicks 1–8, J Gibbons 2–0, O O'Brien 0–6, P Cromwell 0–3, G Farrelly 0–1, G McEntee 0–1, J Cassells 0–1.W Brennan 0–6, L Scully 1–1, PJ Costello 0–1, C Browne 0–1, B Bohane 0–1, M Fennell 0–1, B Nurney 0–1, T Prendergast 0–1.

Final

31 July 1977Final Dublin 1–9 – 0–8 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Jimmy Keaveney 0–6 (0-4f), Anton O'Toole 1–0, Bobby Doyle, John McCarthy, Fran Ryder 0–1 eachKen Rennicks and Gerry Farrelly (0-2f) 0–2 each, Ollie O'Brien (0-1f), John Gibbons (0-1f), Cormac Rowe, Matt Kerrigan 0–1 eachAttendance: 46,044
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

15 May 1977Quarter-final Waterford 3–6 – 1–18 Clare Fraher Field, Dungarvan
V Kirwan 2–1, K Power 1–0, T Keating 0–2, B Fleming 0–2, T Partridge 0–1.B McGrath 1–7, S Flanagan 1–3, A Moloney 1–3, P Curtin 0–2, M Keogh 0–1, M Downey 0–1, Martin Greene 0–1.
22 May 1977Quarter-final Limerick 1–5 – 4–10 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Kelly 1–1, G Moloney 0–2, G Brown 0–1, P Quish 0–1.H Mulhare 2–1, G McGrath 1–4, P Morrissey 1–0, D Ryan 0–3, E Webster 0–1, T McGrath 0–1.Referee: A Fogarty (Kerry)

Semi-finals

12 June 1977Semi-final Clare 1–5 – 3–12 Cork Cusack Park, Ennis
S Flanagan 1–0, T Curtin 0–2, M Downes 0–1, A Moloney 0–1, B O'Reilly 0–1.D Long 0–4, D Allen 1–0, J Barry-Murphy 1–0, M Mullins 1–0, S Murphy 0–3, S Coughlan 0–3, D McCarthy 0–1, C O'Rourke 0–1.Referee: J Landers (Waterford)
3 July 1977Semi-final Kerry 3–14 – 0–9 Tipperary Austin Stack Park, Tralee
B Walsh 2–4, P Spillane 1–0, J Egan 0–3, P Ó Sé 0–3, S Walsh 0–2, J O'Keeffe 0–1, G Power 0–1.G McGrath 0–5, T McGrath 0–1, H Mulhare 0–1, D Ryan 0–1, S Kearney 0–1.Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

24 July 1977Final Kerry 3–15 – 0–9 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Pat Spillane 1–3, Barry Walsh 0–5 (0-2f), Sean Walsh 1–1, John Egan 1–0, Mikey Sheehy 0–3 (0-2f), Jack O'Shea 0–2, Paudie Lynch 0–1Seamus Coughlan 0-3f, Denis Long (0-1f) and Sean O'Shea 0–2 each, Dinny Allen and Jimmy Barry-Murphy 0–1 eachAttendance: 46,087
Referee: Brendan Cross (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

29 May 1977Preliminary round Donegal 0–12 – 1–12 Derry MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
M Carney 0–7, H McClafferty 0–2, D Doherty 0–1, S Harput 0–1, C Keeney 0–1.S Lagan 1–5, T McGuinness 0–2, B Kelly 0–2, M Lynch 0–1, M Moran 0–1, G O'Loughlin 0–1.Referee: L McGovern (Fermanagh)

Quarter-finals

29 May 1977Quarter-final Monaghan 0–10 – 0–6 Antrim St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
D Mulligan 0–2, C Caddaher 0–1, K Treanor 0–1, DJ Finlay 0–1, E Hughes 0–1, B Brady 0–1, G McMeel 0–1, G Brannigan 0–1, M Quinn 0–1.G O'Kane 0–2, G McCann 0–1, Darragh 0–1, J McKiernan 0–1, M Donaghy 0–1.Referee: G McCabe (County Tyrone)
5 June 1977Quarter-final Armagh 2–14 – 1–12 Cavan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
C McKinstry 1–1, P Moriarty 1–0, F Toman 0–3, E O'Neill 0–3, N Marley 0–2, L Kearins 0–2, J Smyth 0–2, K Rafferty 0–1.S Duggan 1–5, J Cusack 0–3, K O'Keeffe 0–2, O Brady 0–2.Referee: M Devlin (County Tyrone)
12 June 1977Quarter-final Down 3–9 – 0–7 Fermanagh Páirc Esler, Newry
B Gardiner 1–1, J McParland 1–1, P Rooney 1–0, V McGovern 0–3, M Slevin 0–3, C McAlarney 0–1.I McManus 0–4, G Lynch 0–1, V Connolly 0–1, C Corrigan 0–1.Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
19 June 1977Quarter-final Derry 3–10 – 1–11 Tyrone The Playing Fields, Lurgan
B Kelly 2–5, E Laverty 1–0, T McGuinness 0–2, G McElhinney 0–1, A Dallas 0–1, M Lynch 0–1.E McKenna 0–6, B Donnelly 1–1, T Donnelly 0–2, G Taggart 0–1, K McCabe 0–1.Referee: H Duggan (Armagh)

Semi-finals

26 June 1977Semi-final Armagh 2–12 – 3–5 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon
E O'Neill 1–1, P Trainor 1–1, P Loughran 0–3, F Tornan 0–3, J Smyth 0–2, S Daly 0–1, J Kernan 0–1.E Tavey 1–0, G Fitzpatrick 1–1, K Treanor 1–0, K Finlay 0–1, E Hughes 0–1, R Brady 0–1, G Brannigan 0–1.Referee: H McPolin (Antrim)
3 July 1977Semi-final Down 0–8 – 0–10 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
V McGovern 0–4, W Walsh 0–3, C McAlarney 0–1.B Kelly 0–4, G O'Loughlin 0–3, M Lynch 0–2, T McGuinness 0–1.Referee: P Greene (Antrim)

Final

24 July 1977Final Armagh 3–10 – 1–5 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
N Marley 1–2, P Moriarty 1–1, L Kearins 1–0, P Trainor 0–2, J Smyth 0–2, P Loughran 0–1, J Donnelly 0–1, C McKinstry 0–1.G Keane 1–1, G McElhinney 0–1, C Faulkner 0–1, E Laverty 0–1, M Lynch 0–1.Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

14 August 1977Semi-final Armagh 3–9 – 2–12 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
J Smyth 1–4, P Moriarty 1–1, P Trainor 1–0, P Loughran 0–3, J Kernan 0–1.D Earley 1–5, E McManus 1–1, P Cox 0–2, M Menton 0–1, J O'Gara 0–1, A McManus 0–1, M Freyne 0–1.Attendance: 32,601
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
21 August 1977Semi-final Dublin 3–12 – 1–13 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
D Hickey 1–1, J McCarthy 1–0, B Brogan 1–0, J Keaveney 0–3, A O'Toole 0–4, T Hanahoe 0–3, B Doyle 0–1.M Sheehy 0–7, S Walsh 1–2, J Egan 0–2, J O'Keeffe 0–1, P Lynch 0–1.Attendance: 54,974
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
28 August 1977Semi-final replay Armagh 0–15 – 0–14 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
J Smyth 0–5, P Loughran 0–5, S Devlin 0–2, P Trainor 0–2, L Kerins 0–1.D Earley 0–7, A McManus 0–3, E McManus 0–2, P Cox 0–1, M Finneran 0–1.Attendance: 43,322
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

25 September 1977Final Dublin 5–12 – 3–6 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 2–6, B Doyle 2–2, J McCarthy 1–2, D Hickey 0–1, A O'Toole 0–1.J Kernan 2–1, P Moriarty 1–0, P Loughran 0–2, J Smyth 0–1, S Devlin 0–1, P Trainor 0–1.Attendance: 66,542
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 2–273356.60
Dermot Earley Roscommon 1–303356.60
3Vincent Henry Offaly 1–1821210.50
4 Jimmy Smyth Armagh 1–161963.16
5Brendan Kelly Derry 2–111744.25
Damien Reid Louth 1–141728.50
7Willie Brennan Laois 2–101628.00
Willie Cullen Carlow 2–101635.33
9Barry Walsh Kerry 2–91535.00
10Tommy Carew Kildare 3–51427.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 2–612 Armagh
2Brendan Kelly Derry 2–511 Tyrone
Vincent Henry Offaly 1–811 Wexford
Ken Rennicks Meath 1–811 Laois
5Willie Brennan Laois 2–410 Louth
Barry Walsh Kerry 2–410 Tipperary
B. McGrath Clare 1–710 Waterford
Vincent Henry Offaly 0–1010 Wicklow
Damien Reid Louth 0–1010 Laois
10John Tobin Galway 2–39 London
Dermot Earley Roscommon 0–99 Galway

Miscellaneous

References

  1. O'Riordan, Ian (28 August 2002). "Reflecting on past Armagh hurt". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2015.