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1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates9 May – 26 September 1976
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (19 win)
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerKevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainJohn O'Keeffe
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
Top Scorer
 Mikey Sheehy (4-26)
Player of the Year
 Jimmy Keaveney
← 1975
1977 →

The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976.

Kerry were the defending champions.

On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3-8 to 0-10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons.

Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

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Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

23 May 1976 Quarter-final Mayo 0-11 – 0-11 Leitrim Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
R Bell (0-2), JP Kean (0-2), S Kilbride (0-3); G Farragher (0-2) & W Fitzpatrick (0-2).
30 May 1976 Quarter-final replay Leitrim 2-8 – 0-10 Mayo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
E McHale 1-0, N Mahon 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, T Dolan 0-2, M Martin 0-1, S Flanagan 0-1, F Bohan 0-1, T Mulvey 0-1. JP Kean 0-4, S Kilbride 0-1, M Sweeney 0-1, G Farragher 0-1, M Dixon 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1, R Bell 0-1. Referee: J Lee (Sligo)
30 May 1976 Quarter-final Roscommon 2-18 – 1-7 London Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Freyne 0-7, J O'Connor 1-3, H Griffin 1-0, T Donnellan 0-3, J Finnegan 0-2, P Cox 0-1, D Watson 0-1, E McManus 0-1. K Maguire 1-0, D Keating 0-4, J Mahoney 0-1, G Nellis 0-1, J Coffey 0-1. Referee: J O'Gorman (Sligo)

Semi-finals

6 June 1976 Semi-final Leitrim 0-8 – 3-21 Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
M Martin 0-5, S Flanagan 0-1, T Dolan 0-1, E McHale 0-1. J McLoughlin 1-8, J Duggan 1-2, J Barrett 1-1, B Talty 0-3, L Sammon 0-3, T Naughton 0-2, W Joyce 0-1, D Smyth 0-1. Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)
13 June 1976 Semi-final Sligo 0-7 – 2-10 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Kearins 0-6, J Stenson 0-1. J O'Connor 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, P Cox 0-2, N Freyne 0-1, G Beirne 0-1, J Finnegan 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1. Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Finals

4 July 1976 Final Roscommon 1-8 – 1-8 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
J O'Gara 1-1, J O'Connor 0-2, T Donnellan 0-1, P Cox 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, E McManus 0-1, M Freyne 0-1. J Duggan 1-1, D Smith 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-2, J Tobin 0-1, B Talty 0-1, S McHugh 0-1. Attendance: 18,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)
18 July 1976 Final replay Galway 1-14 – 0-9 Roscommon Tuam Stadium, Tuam
J McLoughlin 0-6, J Duggan 1-0, K Clancy 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, T Naughton 0-2, L O'Neill 0-1, J Hughes 0-1. J O'Connor 0-4, J O'Gara 0-1, T Donnellan 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, M Freyne 0-1, G Beirne 0-1. Attendance: 16,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

9 May 1976 First round Meath 2-13 – 1-10 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
G Farrelly 1-5, C Rowe 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, K Rennicks 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. M O'Toole 0-6, E Dunne 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-1, T Foley 0-1, G Farrell 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
9 May 1976 First round Wexford 2-11 – 0-14 Westmeath Geraldine Park, Athy
M Quigley 1-3, E Waters 1-2, M Carty 0-2, D Clancy 0-2, G Howling 0-1, J Dunphy 0-1. D Smith 0-7, J Keane 0-3, W Lowry 0-2, M Scally 0-1, P Halligan 0-1. Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
23 May 1976 First round Laois 2-12 – 0-8 Carlow Geraldine Park, Athy
30 May 1976 First round Longford 3-21 – 0-5 Kilkenny O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

6 June 1976 Quarter-final Offaly 0-8 – 3-8 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
L Hanlon 0-3, S Lowry 0-2, P Fenning 0-1, W Bryan 0-1, M Wright 0-1. G Farrelly 1-4, C O'Rourke 1-0, M Kerrigan 1-0, C Rowe 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
20 June 1976 Quarter-final Wexford 0-15 – 1-8 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
E Waters 0-7, M Carthy 0-2, B Rowesome 0-2, M Miller 0-1, G Howlin 0-1, W French 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. A Hoey 1-1, P McPartland 0-2, G Nixon 0-1, F Brennan 0-1, D McCoy 0-1, D Reid 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
20 June 1976 Quarter-final Laois 1-13 – 0-12 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
W Brennan 1-6, T McCague 0-3, P Brophy 0-2, M Fennell 0-1, S Allen 0-1. T Shaw 0-6, P Dunny 0-3, P Swords 0-1, B O'Doherty 0-1, T Carew 0-1. Attendance: M Meally (Kilkenny)
27 June 1976 Quarter-final Dublin 5-16 – 0-7 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
J Keaveney 3-4, P Gogarty 1-3, A O'Toole 1-1, K Moran 0-3, D Hickey 0-3, B Mullins 0-1, B Doyle 0-1. L Tierney 0-3, J Hanniffy 0-2, P Mullooly 0-1, T McCormick 0-1. Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

4 July 1976 Semi-final Wexford 1-9 – 2-14 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
G Howlin 1-1, D Clancy 0-3, M Miller 0-2, M Carthy 0-1, W French 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. M Kerrigan 0-5, G Farrelly 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, PJ O'Halloran 1-0, C Rowe 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1. Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
11 July 1976 Semi-Final Dublin 3-12 – 0-11 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
J Keaveney 1-3, P Gogarty 1-2, B Mullins 1-2, A O'Toole 0-2, B Doyle 0-2. W Brennan 0-5, T Prendergast 0-3, M Fennell 0-2, T McCague 0-1. Referee: H O'Reilly (Louth)

Final

25 July 1976 Final Dublin 2-8 – 1-9 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Jimmy Keaveny 0-4 (0-1f, 1 '50), Anton O'Toole and Tony Hanahoe 1-0 each, David Hickey 0-2, Bobby Doyle and Paddy Gogarty 0-1 each Colm O'Rourke 1-2 (0-1f), Gerry Farrelly 0-2f, John Gibbons (0-1f), Mick Ryan, Cormac Rowe, Mattie Kerrigan, Ollie O'Brien (0-1f) 0-1 each Attendance: 38,955
Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

9 May 1976 Quarter-final Waterford 5-11 – 1-11 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
J Galvin 0-6, V Kirwan 1-1, M Power 1-1, R Ahearn 1-0, S Ahern 1-0, T Moore 1-0, J Hennessy 0-2, B Fleming 0-1. H Mulhaire 1-4, C O'Flaherty 0-4, G McGrath 0-1, J Cummins 0-1, J Williams 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Cork)
16 May 1976 Quarter-final Limerick 2-4 – 1-6 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Greene 1-1, S Clanagan 1-0, C Buckley 0-1, J McMahon 0-1, M Downes 0-1. G Browne 1-2, T Kennedy 0-2, S Holmes 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. Referee: B O'Grady (Kerry)

Semi-finals

20 June 1976 Semi-final Waterford 0-6 – 3-17 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
J Hennessy 0-2, E Halloran 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, R Dunford 0-1, D Conway 0-1. P Spillane 1-5, M Sheehy 1-4, B Lynch 1-2, D Moran 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Egan 0-2. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
20 June 1976 Semi-final Cork 2-15 – 1-10 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
S Coughlan 1-3, S O'Shea 1-0, B Fields 0-3, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, D Long 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1. J McMahon 0-6, S Flanagan 1-0, C Buckley 0-1, Martin Greene 0-1, S Moloney 0-1, Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Finals

11 July 1976 Final Cork 0-10 - 0-10 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Denis Long (0-2f), Billy Field (0-2f), Dinny Allen 0-2 each, Seamus Coughlan, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Declan Barron, Sean Murphy (0-1f) 0-1 each Mikey Sheehy 0-5 (0-3f), Pat McCarthy and Pat Spillane 0-2, Sean Walsh 0-1 Attendance: 40,600
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)
25 July 1976 Final replay Cork 2-19 – 3-20
(a.e.t.)		 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-3, Sean Murphy 0-5 (0-1f), Colman O'Rourke 0-4 (0-1f), Seamus Coughlan 1-0, Declan Barron 0-3, Denis Long, Dave McCarthy, Dinny Allen, Billy Field 0-1 each Mikey Sheehy 0-11 (0-5f), Pat Spillane and Sean Walsh 1-3 each, Mickey O'Sullivan 1-2, John Egan 0-1 Attendance: 45,235
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

23 May 1976 Preliminary round Armagh 1-13 – 1-12 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Quarter-finals

30 May 1976 Quarter-final Cavan 1-9 – 0-8 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
C O'Keeffe 1-1, O Brady 0-3, S Duggan 0-2, N Smith 0-1, D Meade 0-1, G Cusack 0-1. S Granaghan 0-3, M Lafferty 0-2, M Carney 0-2, H McClafferty 0-1. Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh)
6 June 1976 Quarter-final Antrim 2-6 – 0-14 Down Casement Park, Belfast
G McCann 1-0, A McCallion 0-2, JP O'Kane 0-1, P Armstrong 0-1, S McGourty 0-1, A Hamill 0-1. W Walsh 0-5, P Rooney 0-3, B Fitzsimons 0-2, B Bardner 0-2, V McGovern 0-1, D Rodgers 0-1. Referee: G Fagan (Antrim)
6 June 1976 Quarter-final Tyrone 2-10 – 1-10 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon
13 June 1976 Quarter-final Derry 1-19 – 2-1 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh
B Kelly 0-7, A McGuckin 1-2, T McGuinness 0-2, G McElhinney 0-2, J O'Leary 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, P Stevenson 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, A McGurk 0-1. D McCoy 2-0, P Loughran 0-1. Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Semi-finals

20 June 1976 Semi-final Down 0-10 – 1-18 Cavan St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
D Rodgers 0-3, W Walsh 0-3, P Rooney 0-1, B Fitzsimons 0-1, L Austin 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1. S Duggan 0-10, O Martin 1-1, G Cusack 0-3, N Smith 0-2, O Leddy 0-1, C O'Dea 0-1.
27 June 1976 Semi-final Tyrone 0-8 – 0-12 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P McGuigan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, G Taggart 0-1, M Hughes 0-1, E Devlin 0-1, E McKenna 0-1. B Kelly 0-6, M Lynch 0-2, A McGuckin 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. Referee: H McPoland (Antrim)

Finals

18 July 1976 Final Derry 1-8 – 1-8 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
B Kelly 0-4, J O'Leary 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. S Duggan 1-3, A King 0-1, O Brady 0-1, E Martin 0-1, G Cusack 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1. Attendance: 20,000
Referee: G Fagan (Armagh)
25 July 1976 Final replay Derry 0-22 – 1-16
(a.e.t.)		 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
B Kelly 0-8, M Lynch 0-4, F McCloskey 0-3, G McElhinney 0-2, A McGurk 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. S Duggan 0-7, J Dwyer 1-3, O Brady 0-2, E Martin 0-2, E Cusack 0-1, O Leddy 0-1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: G Fagan (Armagh)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

8 August 1976 Semi-final Kerry 5-14 – 1-10 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheehy 3-3, S Walsh 1-1, G O'Driscoll 1-0, B Lynch 0-3, J Egan 0-2, P Spillane 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, D Moran 0-1. B Kelly 0-4, P Stevenson 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, F McCloskey 0-1, L Diamond 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. Attendance: 30,963
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
29 August 1976 Semi-final Dublin 1-8 – 0-8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 1-5, T Hanahoe 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1. J Hughes 0-2, W Joyce 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, L Sammon 0-1, B Talty 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

26 September 1976 Final Dublin 3-8 – 0-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 1-2, J McCarthy 1-1, B Mullins 1-1, B Brogan 0-1, A O'Toole 0-1, T Hanahoe 0-1, D Hickey 0-1. M Sheehy 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, D Moran 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, B Lynch 0-1, J Egan 0-1. Attendance: 73,588
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
Main article: 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Leitrim recorded their first win over Mayo since 1959 after a replay.
  • Cork Athletic Grounds changed its name to Pairc Ui Chaoimh after Pádraig Ó Caoimh.
  • 3 Provincial finals end in a draw and to a replay in the same year for the first time since 1924 (CLU) and never since (as of 2019) Connacht, Munster and Ulster. 1888, 1903 & 1915 were the only other years up to 1976 to have had multiple provincial final draws.
  • The All-Ireland final was Dublin's first win over Kerry since the All-Ireland semi-final of 1934.

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 4-26 38 5 7.60
2 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 6-18 36 5 7.20
3 Brendan Kelly Derry 0-29 29 5 5.80
4 Steve Duggan Cavan 1-22 25 4 6.25
5 Gerry Farrelly Meath 3-12 21 4 5.25
6 Pat Spillane Kerry 2-14 20 5 4.00
7 Joe McLoughlin Galway 1-16 19 4 4.75
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 3-4 13 Longford
2 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 3-3 12 Derry
3 Joe McLoughlin Galway 1-8 11 Leitrim
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 0-11 11 Cork
5 Steve Duggan Cavan 0-10 10 Down
6 Willie Brennan Laois 1-6 9 Kildare
7 Gerry Farrelly Meath 1-5 8 Wicklow
Pat Spillane Kerry 1-5 8 Waterford
Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1-5 8 Galway
Brendan Kelly Derry 0-8 8 Cavan

References

  1. ^ "Five Epics: The Best of Dublin v Kerry". GAA website. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

External links

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