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1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Field	Value
year	1976
dates	9 May – 26 September 1976
teams	33
connacht	Galway
munster	Kerry
leinster	Dublin
ulster	Derry
poty	[[File: Colours of Dublin.svg	border	20px]] Jimmy Keaveney
team	Dublin
titles	19
captain	Tony Hanahoe
manager	Kevin Heffernan
team2	Kerry
captain2	John O'Keeffe
manager2	Mick O'Dwyer
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Kerry.svg	border	20px]] Mikey Sheehy (4–26)
previous	[1975](1975-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next	[1977](1977-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)

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. 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.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

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

(30 August 2013). "Five Epics: The Best of Dublin v Kerry". GAA website.

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