1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship April 2022 1977 8 May – 25 September 1977 33 Roscommon Kerry Dublin Armagh 33 border|20px Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 20th Tony Hanahoe Tony Hanahoe Armagh Jimmy Smyth Gerry O'Neill border|20px Jimmy Keaveney (2–27) 1976 1978 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.http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/reflecting-on-past-armagh-hurt-1.1093442 Reflecting on past Armagh hurt RTÉ Sport 30 October 2015 28 August 2002 Ian O'Riordan 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 football 0–6 – 0–9 London football Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon 22 May 1977 Quarter-final Mayo football 0–13 – 0–16 Roscommon football 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. MacHale Park, Castlebar J Gorman (Sligo) Semi-finals 12 June 1977 Semi-final Galway football 5–13 – 1–9 London football 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. Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe PJ McGrath (Mayo) 19 June 1977 Semi-final Roscommon football 2–9 – 1–6 Sligo football 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. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon T Moran (Leitrim) Final 10 July 1977 Final Roscommon football 1–12 – 2–8 Galway football D Earley 0–9, M Freyne 1–2, T McManus 0–1. B Talty 2–1, G McManus 0–5, TJ Gilmore 0–2. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon T Moran (Leitrim) 18,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round 8 May 1977 Preliminary round Offaly football 0–19 – 0–7 Wicklow football 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 1500 8 May 1977 Preliminary round Kildare football 4–13 – 2–4 Kilkenny football 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. Geraldine Park, Athy J Denton (Wexford) 15 May 1977 Preliminary round Louth football 2–9 – 0–12 Westmeath football 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. Páirc Tailteann, Navan R Barry (Meath) 22 May 1977 Preliminary round Carlow football 1–9 – 1–9 Longford football 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. O'Connor Park, Tullamore J Gunning (Offaly) 5 June 1977 Preliminary round replay Carlow football 1–10 – 1–8 Longford football 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise J Gunning (Offaly) Quarter-finals 29 May 1977 Quarter-final Dublin football 1–14 – 2–8 Kildare football 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. Páirc Tailteann, Navan P Collins (Westmeath) 5 June 1977 Quarter-final Wexford football 4–6 – 2–10 Offaly football 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. Croke Park, Dublin H Reilly (Louth) 12 June 1977 Quarter-final Laois football 4–15 – 1–16 Louth football 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. Croke Park, Dublin S Aldridge (Kildare) 19 June 1977 Quarter-final Meath football 1–18 – 0–7 Carlow football 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. Croke Park, Dublin Semi-finals 3 July 1977 Semi-final Dublin football 3–11 – 0–6 Wexford football 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. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow S Aldridge (Kildare) 10 July 1977 Semi-final Meath football 3–20 – 1–13 Laois football 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. Croke Park, Dublin Final 31 July 1977 Final Dublin football 1–9 – 0–8 Meath football 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 Croke Park, Dublin Seamus Aldridge (Kildare) 46,044 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals 15 May 1977 Quarter-final Waterford football 3–6 – 1–18 Clare football 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. Fraher Field, Dungarvan 22 May 1977 Quarter-final Limerick football 1–5 – 4–10 Tipperary football 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. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick A Fogarty (Kerry) Semi-finals 12 June 1977 Semi-final Clare football 1–5 – 3–12 Cork football 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. Cusack Park, Ennis J Landers (Waterford) 3 July 1977 Semi-final Kerry football 3–14 – 0–9 Tipperary football 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. Austin Stack Park, Tralee F Halbert (Cork) Final 24 July 1977 Final Kerry football 3–15 – 0–9 Cork football 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 Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Brendan Cross (Limerick) 46,087 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round 29 May 1977 Preliminary round Derry football 0–12 – 1–12 Donegal football 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. MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey L McGovern (Fermanagh) Quarter-finals 29 May 1977 Quarter-final Monaghan football 0–10 – 0–6 Antrim football 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. St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney G McCabe (County Tyrone) 5 June 1977 Quarter-final Armagh football 2–14 – 1–12 Cavan football 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. Athletic Grounds, Armagh M Devlin (County Tyrone) 12 June 1977 Quarter-final Down football 3–9 – 0–7 Fermanagh football 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. Páirc Esler, Newry S Murray (Monaghan) 19 June 1977 Quarter-final Derry football 3–10 – 1–11 Tyrone football 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. The Playing Fields, Lurgan H Duggan (Armagh) Semi-finals 26 June 1977 Semi-final Armagh football 2–12 – 3–5 Monaghan football 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. O'Neill Park, Dungannon H McPolin (Antrim) 3 July 1977 Semi-final Down football 0–8 – 0–10 Derry football 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. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones P Greene (Antrim) Final 24 July 1977 Final Armagh football 3–10 – 1–5 Derry football 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. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones S Murray (Monaghan) 25,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals 14 August 1977 Semi-final Armagh 3–9 – 2–12 Roscommon 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Collins (Westmeath) 32,601 21 August 1977 Semi-final Dublin 3–12 – 1–13 Kerry 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. Croke Park, Dublin S Murray (Monaghan) 54,974 28 August 1977 Semi-final replay Armagh 0–15 – 0–14 Roscommon 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Collins (Westmeath) 43,322 Final 25 September 1977 Final Dublin 5–12 – 3–6 Armagh 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. Croke Park, Dublin John Moloney (Tipperary) 66,542 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin2–273356.60Dermot EarleyRoscommon1–303356.603Vincent HenryOffaly1–1821210.504Jimmy SmythArmagh1–161963.165Brendan KellyDerry2–111744.25Damien ReidLouth1–141728.507Willie BrennanLaois2–101628.00Willie CullenCarlow2–101635.339Barry WalshKerry2–91535.0010Tommy CarewKildare3–51427.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin2–612Armagh2Brendan KellyDerry2–511TyroneVincent HenryOffaly1–811WexfordKen RennicksMeath1–811Laois5Willie BrennanLaois2–410LouthBarry WalshKerry2–410TipperaryB. McGrathClare1–710WaterfordVincent HenryOffaly0–1010WicklowDamien ReidLouth0–1010Laois10John TobinGalway2–39LondonDermot 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 External links Haughey, Jimmy. "My Greatest Game: Former Armagh captain Jimmy Smyth relives 1977 Ulster Final". BBC Sport. 16 May 2020. All-Ireland Senior Football Championship