1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates8 May – 25 September 1977
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (20th win)
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerTony Hanahoe
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamArmagh
CaptainJimmy Smyth
ManagerGerry O'Neill
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Jimmy Keaveney (2-27)
Player of the Year Jimmy Keaveney
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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.

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 1977 Quarter-final Leitrim 0-6 - 0-9 London Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
22 May 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final 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 1977 Preliminary 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 1977 Preliminary 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 1977 Preliminary 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 1977 Preliminary 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 1977 Preliminary 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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final 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 each Ken Rennicks and Gerry Farrelly (0-2f) 0-2 each, Ollie O'Brien (0-1f), John Gibbons (0-1f), Cormac Rowe, Matt Kerrigan 0-1 each Attendance: 46,044
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

15 May 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final 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 0-1 Seamus Coughlan 0-3f, Denis Long (0-1f) and Sean O'Shea 0-2 each, Dinny Allen and Jimmy Barry-Murphy 0-1 each Attendance: 46,087
Referee: Brendan Cross (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

29 May 1977 Preliminary 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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final 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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final 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)
Main article: 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 2-27 33 5 6.60
Dermot Earley Roscommon 1-30 33 5 6.60
3 Vincent Henry Offaly 1-18 21 2 10.50
4 Jimmy Smyth Armagh 1-16 19 6 3.16
5 Brendan Kelly Derry 2-11 17 4 4.25
Damien Reid Louth 1-14 17 2 8.50
7 Willie Brennan Laois 2-10 16 2 8.00
Willie Cullen Carlow 2-10 16 3 5.33
9 Barry Walsh Kerry 2-9 15 3 5.00
10 Tommy Carew Kildare 3-5 14 2 7.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 2-6 12 Armagh
2 Brendan Kelly Derry 2-5 11 Tyrone
Vincent Henry Offaly 1-8 11 Wexford
Ken Rennicks Meath 1-8 11 Laois
5 Willie Brennan Laois 2-4 10 Louth
Barry Walsh Kerry 2-4 10 Tipperary
B. McGrath Clare 1-7 10 Waterford
Vincent Henry Offaly 0-10 10 Wicklow
Damien Reid Louth 0-10 10 Laois
10 John Tobin Galway 2-3 9 London
Dermot Earley Roscommon 0-9 9 Galway

Miscellaneous

  • After 2 years in the Connacht championship London record against Leitrim was their first ever championship win.
  • Armagh qualify for the Ulster final for the first time since 1961. Their defeat of Derry in that game secures their first provincial title since 1953.
  • The All-Ireland semi-final draw between Armagh and Roscommon was the first at that stage of the competition since 1969 when Cavan and Offaly drew.
  • The attendance of 54,974 at the All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Kerry was the largest at an All-Ireland semi-final since 1962 when 60,396 watched the same teams in action.
  • Jimmy Keaveney of Dublin set a new scoring record in an All-Ireland final when he scores 2-6 for Dublin against Armagh.

References

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