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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 teamKerry (25th win)
CaptainTim Kennelly
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerKevin Heffernan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played35
Top Scorer Mikey Sheehy (6-18)
Player of the Year Mikey Sheehy
1978
1980

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.

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

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

Results

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Quarter-finals

27 May 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Final 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)

First round

13 May 1979 First 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 1979 First 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 1979 First 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 1979 First 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 1979 First 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 1979 First round second replay Wexford 1-12 – 0-7 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Quarter-finals

3 June 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Final 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) each Sean Lowry 0-6 (0-4f), Kevin Kilmurray 0-2, Matt Connor 0-1 Attendance: 52,348
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

24 June 1979 Semi-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Final 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 each Dinny Allen 1-2 (0-1f), Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-0, John Courtney (0-1 pen) and Christie Kearney 0-1 each Attendance: 46,146
Referee: Pat Lane (Limerick)
Man of the Match: Ger Power

Preliminary round

20 May 1979 Preliminary 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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Quarter-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Final 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)

Semi-finals

12 August 1979 Semi-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 1979 Semi-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 1979 Final 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

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 6-18 36 4 9.00
2 Kieran Finlay Monaghan 1-21 24 4 6.00
3 Pat Spillane Kerry 3-13 22 4 5.50
4 Joe McGrath Mayo 5-6 21 2 10.50
Ger Power Kerry 5-6 21 3 7.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 3-5 14 Monaghan
2 Bernard Cullen Meath 4-0 12 Kilkenny
Pat Spillane Kerry 3-3 12 Clare
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 2-6 12 Dublin
Kieran Finlay Monaghan 1-9 12 Donegal
6 Joe McGrath Mayo 2-5 11 Roscommon
M. Magee Wexford 2-5 11 Carlow
8 Eamon Creighton London 3-1 10 Galway
Joe McGrath Mayo 3-1 10 Leitrim
Eamon Barry Meath 2-4 10 Kilkenny
Ger Power Kerry 2-4 10 Cork
Mick Ryan Meath 1-7 10 Kildare
Gay McManus Galway 0-10 10 London
Seán Lowry Offaly 0-10 10 Meath

Miscellaneous

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  • The Munster semi-final between Kerry and Clare had the highest score in the history of the Munster championship 9-21 to 1-9.
  • Monaghan's 1-15 to 0-11 defeat of Donegal in the Ulster final gave them their first provincial title since 1938.
  • Roscommon in the Connacht final for the third year in a row only time a team not Galway/Mayo and ever done so.
  • As Dublin win their sixth Leinster title in a row they follow Wexford (1913-1918) and Kildare (1926-1931) who previously done so.

References

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