Event | 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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Date | 16 September 1979 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Hugh Duggan (Armagh) [1] | ||||||
Attendance | 72,185 | ||||||
The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 92nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Kerry had Páidí Ó Sé sent off but still won by 11 points. [2]
It was the fourth of four All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1970s. [3]
16 September 1979 Final | Kerry | 3-13 – 1-8 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 72,185 Referee: Hugh Duggan (Armagh) |
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. |
Kerry | Dublin |
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