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
Quarter-finals
Mayo v Roscommon
22 May 1977 Quarter-final | Mayo | 0-13 - 0-16 | Roscommon | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
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C Moynihan 0-6, G Feeney 0-4, T O'Malley 0-1, M Collins 0-1, S Weir 0-1. |
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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
Galway v London
12 June 1977 Semi-final | Galway | 5-13 – 1-9 | London | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
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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. |
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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) |
Roscommon v Sligo
19 June 1977 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-9 – 1-6 | Sligo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
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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. |
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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
Preliminary round
Offaly v Wicklow
8 May 1977 Preliminary round | Offaly | 0-19 – 0-7 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
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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. |
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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) |
Kildare v Kilkenny
8 May 1977 Preliminary round | Kildare | 4-13 – 2-4 | Kilkenny | Geraldine Park, Athy |
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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. |
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K Mulhall 1-3, M Regan 1-0, G Fennelly 0-1. |
Referee: J Denton (Wexford) |
Louth v Westmeath
15 May 1977 Preliminary round | Louth | 2-9 – 0-12 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
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D Reid 1-4, M McKeown 1-2, A McGrath 0-1, JP O'Kane 0-1, E Sheelin 0-1. |
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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) |
Carlow v Longford
22 May 1977 Preliminary round | Carlow | 1-9 – 1-9 | Longford | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
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W Cullen 1-4, P Cleere 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, T Geoghegan 0-1, J Moore 0-1. |
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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) |
Quarter-finals
Dublin v Kildare
29 May 1977 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-14 – 2-8 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
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J Keaveney 0-6, B Brogan 1-1, T Hanahoe 0-2, D Hickey 0-2, B Doyle 0-2, R Kelleher 0-1. |
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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) |
Wexford v Offaly
5 June 1977 Quarter-final | Wexford | 4-6 – 2-10 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
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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. |
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V Henry 1-8, J Mooney 1-1, W Bryan 0-1. |
Referee: H Reilly (Louth) |
Laois v Louth
12 June 1977 Quarter-final | Laois | 4-15 – 1-16 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
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W Brennan 2-4, T Prendergast 1-3, B Bohane 1-2, E Whelan 0-2, B Miller 0-2, L Scully 0-2. |
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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) |
Meath v Carlow
19 June 1977 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-18 – 0-7 | Carlow | Croke Park, Dublin |
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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. |
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W Cullen 0-3, C Hughes 0-2, P Connelly 0-1, P Cleere 0-1. |
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Semi-finals
Meath v Laois
10 July 1977 Semi-final | Meath | 3-20 – 1-13 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
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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. |
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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. |
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Final
Dublin v Meath
31 July 1977 Final | Dublin | 1-9 – 0-8 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
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Jimmy Keaveney 0-6 (0-4f), Anton O'Toole 1-0, Bobby Doyle, John McCarthy, Fran Ryder 0-1 each |
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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) |
Quarter-finals
Waterford v Clare
15 May 1977 Quarter-final | Waterford | 3-6 - 1-18 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
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V Kirwan 2-1, K Power 1-0, T Keating 0-2, B Fleming 0-2, T Partridge 0-1. |
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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. |
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Semi-finals
Clare v Cork
12 June 1977 Semi-final | Clare | 1-5 - 3-12 | Cork | Cusack Park, Ennis |
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S Flanagan 1-0, T Curtin 0-2, M Downes 0-1, A Moloney 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1. |
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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) |
Kerry v Tipperary
3 July 1977 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-14 – 0-9 | Tipperary | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
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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. |
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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
Kerry v Cork
24 July 1977 Final | Kerry | 3-15 – 0-9 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
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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 |
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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) |
Preliminary round
Donegal v Derry
29 May 1977 Preliminary round | Donegal | 0-12 – 1-12 | Derry | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
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M Carney 0-7, H McClafferty 0-2, D Doherty 0-1, S Harput 0-1, C Keeney 0-1. |
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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
Monaghan v Antrim
29 May 1977 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 0-10 – 0-6 | Antrim | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
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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. |
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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) |
Armagh v Cavan
5 June 1977 Quarter-final | Armagh | 2-14 – 1-12 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
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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. |
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S Duggan 1-5, J Cusack 0-3, K O'Keeffe 0-2, O Brady 0-2. |
Referee: M Devlin (County Tyrone) |
Down v Fermanagh
12 June 1977 Quarter-final | Down | 3-9 – 0-7 | Fermanagh | Páirc Esler, Newry |
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B Gardiner 1-1, J McParland 1-1, P Rooney 1-0, V McGovern 0-3, M Slevin 0-3, C McAlarney 0-1. |
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I McManus 0-4, G Lynch 0-1, V Connolly 0-1, C Corrigan 0-1. |
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
Derry v Tyrone
19 June 1977 Quarter-final | Derry | 3-10 – 1-11 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
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B Kelly 2-5, E Laverty 1-0, T McGuinness 0-2, G McElhinney 0-1, A Dallas 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. |
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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
Armagh v Monaghan
26 June 1977 Semi-final | Armagh | 2-12 – 3-5 | Monaghan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
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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. |
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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) |
Final
Armagh v Derry
24 July 1977 Final | Armagh | 3-10 – 1-5 | Derry | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
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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. |
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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) |
Semi-finals
Armagh v Roscommon
14 August 1977 Semi-final | Armagh | 3-9 - 2-12 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
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J Smyth 1-4, P Moriarty 1-1, P Trainor 1-0, P Loughran 0-3, J Kernan 0-1. |
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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) |
Dublin v Kerry
21 August 1977 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-12 - 1-13 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
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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. |
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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) |
Armagh v Roscommon
28 August 1977 Semi-final replay | Armagh | 0-15 - 0-14 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
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J Smyth 0-5, P Loughran 0-5, S Devlin 0-2, P Trainor 0-2, L Kerins 0-1. |
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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
Dublin v Armagh
25 September 1977 Final | Dublin | 5-12 - 3-6 | Armagh | Croke Park, Dublin |
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J Keaveney 2-6, B Doyle 2-2, J McCarthy 1-2, D Hickey 0-1, A O'Toole 0-1. |
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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 |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
- Single game
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
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