1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates13 May – 16 September 1979
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (25th win)
Captain Tim Kennelly
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Dublin
Captain Tony Hanahoe
Manager Kevin Heffernan
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Monaghan
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played35
Top Scorer Colours of Kerry.svg Mikey Sheehy (6-18)
Player of the Year Colours of Kerry.svg Mikey Sheehy
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The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1979 and ended on 16 September 1979.

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Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 16 September 1979, Kerry won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their 25th All-Ireland title and their second in succession.

Kerry's Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 6-18. He was also named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Leinster Championship format change

The second round of the Leinster football championship is dropped this year after 1 year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

27 May 1979Quarter-final Galway 2-20 – 3-5 London Pearse Stadium, Galway
G McManus 0-10, P O'Neill 1-2, T Naughton 1-1, S Joyce 0-3, P McGettigan 0-2, P Rooney 0-1, B Talty 0-1.E Creighton 3-1, M McGovern 0-4.Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)
3 June 1979Quarter-final Sligo 0-12 – 1-13 Leitrim Markievicz Park, Sligo
J Kent 0-5, A Brennan 0-4, J Brennan 0-1, F Henry 0-1, M Laffey 0-1.F Smith 0-5, P Holohan 1-0, M Martin 0-3, L Flynn 0-1, P McPartland 0-1, S Crossan 0-1, L Kelly 0-1, M Quinn 0-1.Referee: T Cunningham (Galway)

Semi-finals

17 June 1979Semi-final Leitrim 1-10 – 3-12 Mayo Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
S Crossan 1-6, P McPartland 0-1, F Smith 0-1, M Martin 0-1, F Holohan 0-1.J McGrath 3-1, G Cuddy 0-3, C Kelly 0-2, L Donoghue 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, A Garvey 0-1, WJ Padden 0-1.Attendance: 5,500
Referee: J Geraghty (Galway)
24 June 1979Semi-final Roscommon 3-11 – 1-11 Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
A McManus 1-2, J O'Gara 1-1, S Kilbride 1-1, D Earley 0-3, M Freyne 0-2, M Menton 0-1, E McManus 0-1.G McManus 1-3, R Lee 0-3, P Talty 0-2, J Hughes 0-1, B O'Donnell 0-1, S Joyce 0-1.Attendance: 15,500

Final

15 July 1979Final Mayo 2-10 – 3-15 Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar
J McGrath 2-5, L Donoghue 0-2, G Cuddy 0-1, H Gavin 0-1, T O'Malley 0-1.T McManus 2-1, D Earley 0-5, M Finneran 1-1, J O'Connor 0-4, E McManus 0-2, M Freyne 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1.Attendance: 23,700
Referee: P Gorman (Sligo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

13 May 1979First round Meath 6-19 – 0-3 Kilkenny Páirc Tailteann, Navan
B Cullen 4-0, F Barry 2-4, M Fay 0-4, E Mahon 0-4, M Ryan 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-2, P Finnerty 0-2.G Ryan 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.
13 May 1979First round Carlow 1-16 – 4-7 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
W Cullen 0-9, P Quirke 0-4, C Byrne 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, D Byrne 0-1.M Magee 2-5, G Howling 1-0, J Wright 1-0, R Neville 0-1, P Neville 0-1.Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)
20 May 1979First round Louth 1-14 – 1-6 Longford Croke Park, Dublin
JP O'Kane 1-3, D Reid 0-3, S Reid 0-2, D Kelleher 0-2, E Sheelin 0-2, J McDonnell 0-1, G Nixon 0-1.P Mullooly 1-2, D Shanley 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, T McCormack 0-1, D Shanley 0-1.Attendance: 2,290
20 May 1979First round Laois 4-13 – 2-8 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
T O'Brien 2-3, E Condron 2-0, E Whelan 0-3, G Browne 0-2, Robert Millar 0-2, W Brennan 0-1, G Lalor 0-1, D O'LOughlin 0-1.J Farrell 1-1, M Kilcoyne 1-0, L Gillivan 0-3, W Lowry 0-1, T McCormack 0-1, J Quigley 0-1, J Mulligan 0-1.Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)
27 May 1979First round replay Wexford 2-6 – 0-12
(aet)		 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
G Howlin 1-1, G Byrne 1-0, R Neville 0-2, M McGee 0-1, J Wright 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.P Quirke 0-4, W Cullen 0-3, E Ellis 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, C Byrne 0-1, M Moore 0-1.Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)
3 June 1979First round second replay Wexford 1-12 – 0-7 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Quarter-finals

3 June 1979Quarter-final Dublin 4-16 – 0-4 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
J Keaveney 1-5, D Hickey 1-5, P Ellis 1-1, B Doyle 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, M Hickey 0-1, T Hanahoe 0-1, B Brogan 0-1.A Wiseman 0-2, P Lennon 0-2.Referee: R Barry (Meath)
10 June 1979Quarter-final Meath 0-12 – 1-9 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
M Fay 0-5, C O'Rourke 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, P Finnerty 0-1.P Mangan 0-7, M Condon 1-0, H Hyland 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)
10 June 1979Quarter-final Wicklow 3-11 – 0-13 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Lynch 2-2, T Foley 1-0, P Baker 0-3, T Murphy 0-2, P Burke 0-2, J McDonald 0-2.G O'Connor 0-6, M McGee 0-3, G Howlin 0-2, G Byrne 0-1, L Fardy 0-1.Referee: C Lally (Laois)
17 June 1979Quarter-final replay Meath 1-20 – 3-9 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
M Ryan 1-7, K Rennicks 0-5, C o'Rourke 0-4, M Fay 0-3, P Smith 0-1.G Power 2-0, P McCarthy 0-5, M Moore 1-0, P Mangan 0-3, M Condon 0-1.Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)
17 June 1979Quarter-final Offaly 1-12 – 0-13 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
S Lowry 0-5, M Connor 1-1, P Doyle 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-2, M Wright 0-1, G Carroll 0-1.A O'Brien 0-4, E Whelan 0-4, W Brennan 0-3, D O'Loughlin 0-1, M Moore 0-1.Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

1 July 1979Semi-final Dublin 3-13 – 2-7 Wicklow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
T Hanahoe 1-2, M Hickey 1-2, J Keaveney 0-5, B Mullins 1-0, P Ellis 0-2, B Brogan 0-1, F Ryder 0-1.J Lynch 1-3, P Baker 1-2, P Burke 0-1, T Foley 0-1.Attendance: 20,000
Referee: K Campbell (Meath)
8 July 1979Semi-final Meath 2-6 – 0-16 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
C O'Rourke 1-2, E Barry 1-2, M Fay 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.S Lowry 0-10, M Connor 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-1, J Mooney 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Fenning 0-1.Attendance: 21,404
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Final

29 July 1979Final Dublin 1-8 – 0-9 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Bernard Brogan Sr 1-1, Jim Ronayne 0-3, Jimmy Keaveney 0-2f, Bobby Doyle and Mick Hickey (0-1f) eachSean Lowry 0-6 (0-4f), Kevin Kilmurray 0-2, Matt Connor 0-1Attendance: 52,348
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

20 May 1979Quarter-final Limerick 1-9 – 1-15 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
20 May 1979Quarter-final Tipperary 1-14 – 0-7 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
Referee: A. Fogarty (Kerry)

Semi-finals

24 June 1979Semi-final Cork 2-18 – 0-5 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Allen 0-8, C Kearney 1-2, D Barron 1-2, P Kavanagh 0-3, J Kerrigan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1.V O'Donnell 0-1, G McGrath 0-1, T McGrath 0-1, S Kearney 0-1, K Barron 0-1.Referee: JJ Landers (Waterford)
1 July 1979Semi-final Clare 1-9 – 9-21 Kerry Hennessy Memorial Park, Milltown Malbay
S Moloney 0-4, D Casey 1-0, M Downes 0-3, N Normoyle 0-1, J McGrath 0-1.P Spillane 3-3, G Power 2-2, E Liston 2-2, M Sheehy 1-4, V O'Connor 1-2, T Doyle 0-5, J O'Shea 0-2, J Egan 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)

Final

22 July 1979Final Kerry 2-14 – 2-4 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Ger Power 2-4, Pat Spillane 0-5, Mikey Sheehy 0-3 (0-2f), Tommy Doyle and Sean Walsh 0-1 eachDinny Allen 1-2 (0-1f), Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-0, John Courtney (0-1 pen) and Christie Kearney 0-1 eachAttendance: 46,146
Referee: Pat Lane (Limerick)
Man of the Match: Ger Power

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

20 May 1979Preliminary round Tyrone 2-9 – 2-5 Antrim O'Neill Park, Dungannon
O Hetherington 0-6, K Toner 1-0, B Donnelly 1-0, E Devlin 0-1, P Bell 0-1, G Devlin 0-1.S McGourty 0-4, S Muldoon 1-0, PJ O'Hara 1-0, K McAllister 0-1.Referee: S McManus (Fermanagh)

Quarter-finals

27 May 1979Quarter-final Monaghan 0-14 – 0-10 Down St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
K Finlay 0-5, E Finnegan 0-3, K Treanor 0-2, B Brady 0-2, D Mulligan 0-2.W Walsh 0-8, V McGovern 0-1, D Watson 0-1.
3 June 1979Quarter-final Armagh 5-3 – 1-7 Fermanagh The Playing Fields, Lurgan
P Loughran 2-1, C McKinestrey 1-0, J Gernan 1-1, S Devlin 1-0, J McKerr 0-1.G McIlroy 1-3, G McGinnitty 0-4.Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
10 June 1979Quarter-final Cavan 1-13 – 2-12 Derry Breffni Park, Cavan
T Brady 1-2, D Donoghue 0-5, R Cullivan 0-3, S Duggan 0-1, P McNamee 0-1.B Kelly 1-5, J McAfee 1-2, E Young 0-1, A Dallas 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, T Doherty 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1.Referee: H Duggan (Armagh)
17 June 1979Quarter-final Donegal 1-11 – 1-9 Tyrone Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
S Flynn 0-5, M Sweeney 1-0, S Bonner 0-3, P McGeehan 0-1, M Lafferty 0-1, E Sharkey 0-1.K Toner 1-0, M Harte 0-3, O Hetherington 0-2, K McGarvey 0-2, P Donnelly 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1.

Semi-finals

24 June 1979Semi-final Monaghan 2-10 – 2-8 Armagh Breffni Park, Cavan
B Brady 1-1, D Mulligan 1-0, K Finlay 0-3, T Moyna 0-3, K Treanor 0-1, H Clerkin 0-1, G McCarville 0-1.M Murphy 2-1, P Loughran 0-4, B Canavan 0-2, J Kernan 0-1.Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
1 July 1979Semi-final Donegal 2-9 – 0-14 Derry Healy Park, Omagh
S Flynn 1-2, E Sharkey 1-0, M Gallagher 0-3, S Brennan 0-2, S Reilly 0-1, M Lafferty 0-1.B Kelly 0-6, A Dallas 0-2, P Doherty 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, J McAfee 0-1, A McGuirk 0-1, J Hargan 0-1.Referee: S McManus (Fermanagh)

Final

22 July 1979Final Monaghan 1-15 – 0-11 Donegal St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
K Finlay 1-9, D Mulligan 0-3, B Brady 0-2, H Clerkin 0-1.S Flynn 0-4, E Sharkey 0-2, S Brennan 0-2, S Harpur 0-1, S Bonnar 0-1, K Keeney 0-1.Attendance: 21,272
Referee: H Duggan (Armagh)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

12 August 1979Semi-final Kerry 5-14 - 0-7 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheehy 3-5, E Liston 1-1, G Power 1-0, J Egan 0-3, S Walsh 0-2, V O'Connor 0-1, P Spillane 0-1, D Moran 0-1.K Finlay 0-4, H Clerkin 0-1, E Hughes 0-1.Attendance: 32,254
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
19 August 1979Semi-final Dublin 0-14 - 1-10 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
M Hickey 0-9, B Doyle 0-2, A O'Toole 0-2, J Ronayne 0-1.J O'Connor 0-5, M Finneran 1-1, D Earley 0-3, A McManus 0-1.Attendance: 53,402
Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)

Final

16 September 1979Final Kerry 3-13 - 1-8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheehy 2-6, J Egan 1-1, P Spillane 0-4, E Liston 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.J Ronayne 1-0, B Doyle 0-3, T Hanahoe 0-2, D Hickey 0-2, A O'Toole 0-1.Attendance: 72,185
Referee: H Duggan (Armagh)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 6-183649.00
2Kieran Finlay Monaghan 1-212446.00
3 Pat Spillane Kerry 3-132245.50
4Joe McGrath Mayo 5-621210.50
Ger Power Kerry 5-62137.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 3-514 Monaghan
2Bernard Cullen Meath 4-012 Kilkenny
Pat Spillane Kerry 3-312 Clare
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 2-612 Dublin
Kieran Finlay Monaghan 1-912 Donegal
6Joe McGrath Mayo 2-511 Roscommon
M. Magee Wexford 2-511 Carlow
8Eamon Creighton London 3-110 Galway
Joe McGrath Mayo 3-110 Leitrim
Eamon Barry Meath 2-410 Kilkenny
Ger Power Kerry 2-410 Cork
Mick Ryan Meath 1-710 Kildare
Gay McManus Galway 0-1010 London
Seán Lowry Offaly 0-1010 Meath

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  1. ↑ "In numbers: Dublin v Kerry". RTÉ Sport. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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