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1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Football championship

FieldValue
year1977
dates8 May – 25 September 1977
teams33
connachtRoscommon
munsterKerry
leinsterDublin
ulsterArmagh
poty[[File: Colours of Dublin.svgborder20px]] Jimmy Keaveney
teamDublin
titles20th
captainTony Hanahoe
managerTony Hanahoe
team2Armagh
captain2Jimmy Smyth
manager2Gerry O'Neill
topscorer[[File: Colours of Dublin.svgborder20px]] Jimmy Keaveney (2–27)
previous[1976](1976-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next[1978](1978-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)

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. 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

Semi-finals

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin2–273356.60
Dermot EarleyRoscommon1–303356.60
3Vincent HenryOffaly1–1821210.50
4Jimmy SmythArmagh1–161963.16
5Brendan KellyDerry2–111744.25
Damien ReidLouth1–141728.50
7Willie BrennanLaois2–101628.00
Willie CullenCarlow2–101635.33
9Barry WalshKerry2–91535.00
10Tommy CarewKildare3–51427.00

;Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin2–612Armagh
2Brendan KellyDerry2–511Tyrone
Vincent HenryOffaly1–811Wexford
Ken RennicksMeath1–811Laois
5Willie BrennanLaois2–410Louth
Barry WalshKerry2–410Tipperary
B. McGrathClare1–710Waterford
Vincent HenryOffaly0–1010Wicklow
Damien ReidLouth0–1010Laois
10John TobinGalway2–39London
Dermot EarleyRoscommon0–99Galway

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

References

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