1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates11 May – 21 September 1980
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (26th win)
Captain Ger Power
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Roscommon
CaptainDanny Murray
ManagerTom Heneghan
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Armagh
Connacht Roscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played33
Top Scorer Colours of Offaly.svg Matt Connor (5-31)
Player of the Year Colours of Kerry.svg Jack O'Shea
1979
1981

The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 11 May 1980 and ended on 21 September 1980.

Contents

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 September 1980, Kerry won the championship following a 1-9 to 1-6 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their 26th All-Ireland title and their third in succession.

Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 5-31. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Munster Championship format change

Following a number of one-sided results in the Munster Championship in the late 1970s, the Munster Council changed the format in 1980. Kerry, long regarded as the standard bearers in the province, were given a bye to the Munster final. Cork, who had been second to Kerry since 1975, were given a bye to a lone semi-final. The other four "weaker" teams (Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford) were paired against each other in two preliminary round games. The winners of these two games faced each other in a lone quarter-final with the winners of that game qualifying to meet Cork in the lone semi-final. This format was previously used in 1941 and lasted only one season.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

1 June 1980Quarter-final Roscommon 9–19 – 1–10 London Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Finneran 3-3, T McManus 3-3, D Earley 1-5, J O'Connor 1-3, M Dolphin 1-1, E McManus 0-4.E Blake 0-4, D Barrett 1-0, J Keoghan 0-2, S Hehir 0-1, J Dunne 0-1, B McCamley 0-1, P Cavavan 0-1.Referee: J Lee (Sligo)
8 June 1980Quarter-final Sligo 1–7 – 2–11 Mayo Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Laffey 1-5, F Henry 0-1, J Kearins 0-1.T O'Malley 1-2, G Farragher 1-1, M Kearney 0-4, TJ Kilgallon 0-1, J Bourke 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, G Feeney 0-1.Referee: T Moran (Leitrim)

Semi-finals

15 June 1980Semi-final Galway 0–10 – 1–14 Roscommon Tuam Stadium, Tuam
S Joyce 0-5, G McManus 0-2, S Burke 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, B Joyce 0-1.T McManus 1-2, D Earley 0-3, M Finneran 0-3, J O'Connor 0-3, G Connellan 0-2, E McManus 0-1.Referee: P Gorman (Sligo)
22 June 1980Semi-final Mayo 1–17 – 1–8 Leitrim St. Tiernach's Park, Crossmolina
J McGrath 0-8, J Burke 1-1, G Farragher 0-4, T O'Malley 0-3, J Maughan 0-1.M martin 1-5, O Honeyman 0-2, D McNulty 0-1.Referee: T Cunningham (Galway)

Final

13 July 1980Final Roscommon 3–13 – 0–8 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Finneran 1-5, J O'Connor 1-3, T McManus 1-1, E McManus 0-2, D Earley 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1.J McGrath 0-5, M Carney 0-2, G Farragher 0-1.Attendance: 17,880
Referee: M Kearins (Sligo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

11 May 1980First round Westmeath 2–15 – 0–4 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
11 May 1980First round Carlow 2–11 – 2–17 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
W Cullen 2-5, P Delaney 0-2, N Bambrick 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, C Hughes 0-1.T Shaw 1-4, T Carew 1-2, P O'Flaherty 0-5, N Byrne 0-2, J O'Rourke 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, G Power 0-1.Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)
18 May 1980First round Laois 5–12 – 1–10 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
18 May 1980First round Wexford 1–13 – 3–10 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
S Fitzhenry 1-2, G Byrne 0-2, T Wright 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1.J McDonnell 2-4, JP Kane 1-1, A Wiseman 0-2, K Dawe 0-2 E Marmian 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, P Lennon 0-1.Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

1 June 1980Quarter-final Kildare 1–13 – 0–4 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
T Shaw 1-6, P Flaherty 0-2, M Moore 0-2, M Condon 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, G Power 0-1.P Byrne 0-1, P O'Toole 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Baker 0-1.Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)
1 June 1980Quarter-final Offaly 0–13 – 0–7 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
M Connor 0-7, P Fenning 0-4, J Mooney 0-2.K Dawe 0-3, A Wiseman 0-2, P Lennon 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1.Attendance: 13,303
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
8 June 1980Quarter-final Dublin 2–14 – 2–8 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
C Duff 0-5, D Hickey 1-0, B Mullins 1-0, A O'Toole 0-2, A Roche 0-2, J Caffrey 0-2, B Brogan 0-1, J Ronayne 0-1, PJ Buckley 0-1.T Prendergast 0-5, J Hovendon 1-0, J Costello 1-0, W Brennan 0-2, B Miller 0-1.Attendance: 17,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
15 June 1980Quarter-final Meath 4–12 – 1–5 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
F Barry 1-5, W Smith 1-1, F O'Sullivan 0-4, P Finnerty 1-0, J Cassells 1-0, C Reilly 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1.C Flanagan 1-0, W Lowry 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, E Coughlan 0-1, D Corrigan 0-1, J Keane 0-1.Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Semi-finals

29 June 1980Semi-final Offaly 2–14 – 1–10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
M Connor 2-8, A O'Halloran 0-4, K Kilmurray 0-1, S Lalor 0-1.G Power 1-1, T Carew 0-2, N Byrne 0-2, M Moore 0-1, T Shaw 0-1, P Flaherty 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, D Bergin 0-1.Attendance: 13,046
Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)
6 July 1980Semi-final Meath 2–7 – 3–13 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
E Barry 1-2, L Smyth 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-1.B Doyle 1-3, J Ronayne 1-2, B Brogan 1-1, A O'Toole 0-2, C Duff 0-2, B Rock 0-1, K Moran 0-1, PJ Buckley 0-1.Referee: H Reilly (Louth)

Final

27 July 1980Final Offaly 1–10 – 1–8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Matt Connor 1-7 (0-3f), Aiden O'Halloran 0-2, Gerry Carroll 0-1.Bobby Doyle 1-1, Barney Rock 0-3f, Tommy Drumm, Anton O'Toole, David Hickey, John Caffrey 0-1 eachAttendance: 50,276
Referee: Paddy Kavanagh (Meath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

11 May 1980Preliminary round Waterford 2–10 – 1–15 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Hackett 1-2, S Aherne 0-4, J Hennessy 1-0, J Moloney 0-2, L Looby 0-1, T Hayes 0-1.M Downes 0-5, H Mulcaire 1-1, S Sherlock 0-4, C Flaherty 0-2, B kennedy 0-2, E McGrath 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)
11 May 1980Preliminary round Clare 1–11 – 1–11 Limerick Páirc Uí Seancháin, Doonbeg
N Roche 0-4, M Keogh 1-0, B Reilly 0-3, S Moloney 0-3, T Curtin 0-1.A Moran 0-5, F Ryan 1-1, C Walsh 0-2, G Collins 0-2, P Ryan 0-1.
25 May 1980Preliminary round replay Limerick 0–10 – 0–9 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
A Moran 0-7, C Walsh 0-2, G Collins 0-1.B O'Reilly 0-3, N Normoyle 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, M Downes 0-1, S O'Doherty 0-1, P Garry 0-1, T Curtis 0-1.Referee: J Conway (Kerry)

Quarter-final

1 June 1980Quarter-final Tipperary 2–7 – 1–11 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
K Barron 1-1, M Keating 1-1, C McGrath 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2.A Moran 0-6, K Hanley 1-1, C Walsh 0-3.Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Semi-final

8 June 1980Semi-final Cork 5–19 – 1–6 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Allen 2-4, T Dalton 1-6, D Barry 1-3, J Allen 1-0, S Murphy 0-3, C Ryan 0-1, D Barron 0-1, T Creedon 0-1.P Ryan 1-0, A Moran 0-3, C Walsh 0-1, T Cummins 0-1, K Hanley 0-1.Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Final

6 July 1980Final Cork 0–12 – 3–13 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Dinny Allen 0-5 (0-2f), Tom Creedon 0-3f, Tadhg O'Reilly 0-2, Christy Ryan and Tim Dalton 0-1 eachEoin Liston 2-1, Ger Power 1-2, Pat Spillane 0-5, Mikey Sheehy 0-3f, Tommy Doyle and John Egan 0-1 eachAttendance: 43,360
Referee: Pat Lane (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

18 May 1980Preliminary round Antrim 1–7 – 1–8 Tyrone Casement Park, Belfast

Quarter-finals

25 May 1980Quarter-final Down 1–4 – 0–13 Monaghan Pairc Esler, Newry
L Austin 1-0, D Morgan 0-2, J McCartan 0-2.K Finlay 0-8, B Brady 0-3, D Mulligan 0-1, G McCarville 0-1.Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
1 June 1980Quarter-final Fermanagh 1–4 – 3–8 Armagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
F Sherry 1-0, J Cleary 0-3, B O'Reilly 0-1.S Devlin 1-2, J Smyth 1-2, C McKinstrey 1-0, P Moriarty 0-1, D McCoy 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, B Canavan 0-1.Referee: S Curry (Cavan)
8 June 1980Quarter-final Derry 2–7 – 2–9 Cavan Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
C McKee 1-1, M Moran 1-1, I Doherty 0-1, G McElhinney 0-1, B McGoldrick 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, A McGurk 0-1.P McNamee 2-2, S Cole 0-3, D Donohoe 0-2, F McDonagh 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1.Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
15 June 1980Quarter-final Donegal 0–8 – 1–17 Tyrone St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
S Reilly 0-6, S Bonner 0-2.M Harte 0-5, P Hetherington 0-5, A Hamilton 1-0, P Donnelly 0-3, D O'Hagan 0-2, P Kerlin 0-2.Referee: H Duggan (Armagh)

Semi-finals

22 June 1980Semi-final Monaghan 0–5 – 0–12 Armagh Breffni Park, Cavan
K Finlay 0-3, G McCarville 0-1, K Treanor 0-1.P Loughran 0-4, S Devlin 0-3, N Marley 0-1, J Kernan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, F McMahon 0-1, B Hughes 0-1.Attendance: 17,224
Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
29 June 1980Semi-final Tyrone 2–12 – 1–9 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Kerlin 2-1, P Hetherington 0-4, D O'Hagan 0-3, K McCabe 0-2, G Taggart 0-1, M Harte 0-1.C O'Keeffe 1-1, P McNamee 0-3, D Donoghue 0-2, P McGill 0-1, O Martin 0-1, B Tierney 0-1.Attendance: 10,000
Referee: S McManus (Fermanagh)

Final

20 July 1980Final Tyrone 4–7 – 4–10 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
D O'Hagan 2-1, P Hetherington 1-2, P Kerlin 1-0, G Taggart 0-2, M Harte 0-2.J Kernan 2-1, P Loughran 0-5, B Hughes 1-1, H Kernan 1-0, J Smyth 0-2, N Marley 0-1.Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

10 August 1980Semi-final Roscommon 2–20 – 3–11 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
M Finneran 1-8, A McManus 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4, D Earley 0-3, J O'Gara 0-1, A Dooley 0-1, D Murray 0-1.P Loughran 1-4, M Murphy 1-2, J Smyth 1-0, B Canavan 0-2, J Kernan 0-2, B Hughes 0-1.Attendance: 36,043
Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
24 August 1980Semi-final Kerry 4–15 – 4–10 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
P Spillane 2-2, J Egan 1-4, M Sheehy 1-3, G Power 0-2, T Doyle 0-2, D Moran 0-1, E Liston 0-1.M Connor 2-9, G Carroll 2-1.Attendance: 36,125
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

21 September 1980Final Kerry 1–9 – 1–6 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheehy 1-6, J O'Shea 0-1, G Power 0-1, P Spillane 0-1.J O'Connor 1-2, D Earley 0-1, S Hayden 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1, M Finneran 0-1.Attendance: 65,898
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Matt Connor Offaly 5-3146411.50
2Michael Finneran Roscommon 5-203557.00
3 Tony McManus Roscommon 6-82655.20
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Matt Connor Offaly 2-915 Kerry
2 Matt Connor Offaly 2-814 Kildare
3Michael Finneran Roscommon 3-312 London
Tony McManus Roscommon 3-312 London
5Willie Cullen Carlow 2-511 Kildare
Michael Finneran Roscommon 1-811 Armagh
7Jim McDonnell Louth 2-410 Wexford
Dinny Allen Cork 2-410 Limerick
Matt Connor Offaly 1-710 Dublin
10Tom Shaw Kildare 1-69 Wicklow
Tim Dalton Cork 1-69 Limerick
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 1-69 Roscommon

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