1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship December 2017 1974 19 May – 22 September 1974 32 Galway Cork Dublin Donegal 32 border|20px Kevin Heffernan Dublin 18 Seán Doherty Kevin Heffernan Galway Gay Mitchell John "Tull" Dunne border|20px Jimmy Keaveney (1–36) 1973 1975 The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1974 and ended on 22 September 1974. Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 22 September 1974, Dublin won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/1974-cullens-penalty-save-kicks-off-dubs-golden-era-26681406.html 1974: Cullen's penalty save kicks off Dubs' golden era Irish Independent 25 October 2015 17 September 2010 Martin Breheny This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1–36. Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, the first time that the award went to a manager instead of a player. Team summaries TeamColoursStadiumMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialNational LeagueAntrimSaffron and whiteCasement Park1951ArmaghOrange and whiteAthletic Grounds1953CarlowRed, green and goldDr. Cullen Park1944CavanRoyal blue and whiteBreffni Park195219691947–48ClareYellow and blueCusack Park1917CorkRed and whiteCork Athletic Grounds197319731955–56DerryWhite and redCeltic Park19701946–47DonegalGold and greenMacCumhaill Park1972DownRed and blackPáirc Esler196819711967–68DublinSky blue and navyParnell Park196319651957–58FermanaghGreen and whiteBrewster ParkGalwayMaroon and whitePearse Stadium196619731964–65KerryGreen and goldFitzgerald Stadium197019721973–74KildareWhitePáirc Tailteann19281956KilkennyBlack and amberNowlan Park1911LaoisBlue and whiteO'Moore Park19461925–26LeitrimGreen and goldPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada1927LimerickGreen and whiteGaelic Grounds18961896LondonGreen and whiteEmerald GAA GroundsLongfordRoyal blue and goldPearse Park19681965–66LouthRed and whiteDrogheda Park19571957MayoGreen and redMacHale Park195119691969–70MeathGreen and goldPáirc Tailteann196719701950–51MonaghanWhite and blueSt. Tiernach's Park1938OffalyGreen, white and goldO'Connor Park19721973RoscommonPrimrose and blueDr. Hyde Park19441972SligoBlack and whiteMarkievicz Park1928TipperaryBlue and goldSemple Stadium19201935TyroneWhite and redHealy Park1973WaterfordWhite and blueFraher Field1898WestmeathMaroon and whiteCusack ParkWexfordPurple and goldWexford Park19181945WicklowBlue and goldPearse Park Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final 9 June 1974 Quarter-final Leitrim football 1–6 – 3–12 Sligo football B Wrynne 0–4, S Kavanagh 1–0, T Mulvey 0–1, B Burns 0–1. M Laffey 2–4, P Henry 1–1, M Kearins 0–3, T Colleary 0–1, H Quinn 0–1, J Kearins 0–1, J Stenson 0–1. Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon Semi-finals 16 June 1974 Semi-final Galway football 3–11 – 0–13 Mayo football J Tobin 0–5, P Sands 1–1, J Duggan 1–1, C McDonagh 1–0, T Naughton 0–2, L O'Neill 0–1, J Burke 0–1. T O'Malley 0–4, M Higgins 0–2, S O'Grady 0–2, JP Keane 0–1, W McGee 0–1, T Webb 0–1, MT Higgins 0–1, J Gibbons 0–1. Tuam Stadium, Tuam J Martin (Roscommon) 20,000 23 June 1974 Semi-final Sligo football 1–11 – 2–8 Roscommon football M Kearins 0–9, J Kearins 1–0, F Henry 0–2. J Finnegan 1–4, D Earley 1–2, M Freyne 0–1, J O'Gara 0–1. Markievicz Park, Sligo M Loftus (Mayo) 7 July 1974 Semi-final replay Roscommon football 0–13 – 0–8 Sligo football D Early 0–7, J O'Graa 0–2, M McNamara 0–1, M Freyne 0–1, J Kelly 0–1, J Kerrane 0–1. M Kearins 0–7, J Kearins 0–1. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon M Loftus (Mayo) Final 14 July 1974 Final Galway football 2–14 – 0–8 Roscommon football J Tobin 0–9, L Sammon 2–0, J Duggan 0–2, M Hughes 0–1, T Naughton 0–1, W Joyce 0–1. D Earley 0–3, M Frayne 0–3, D Watson 0–1, J Kelly 0–1. Pearse Stadium, Galway M Loftus (Mayo) 25,000 Leinster Senior Football Championship First round 19 May 1974 First round Carlow football 3–7 – 3–14 Louth football W Cullen 2–1, T Geoghegan 1–1, B McNally 0–2, D Byrne 0–2, C Hughes 0–1. D Reid 0–8, S Mulroy 1–1, M McKeown 1–1, R Brennan 1–0, B Gaughran 0–2, E Sheelan 0–1, J McLoughlin 0–1. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow M Meally (Kilkenny) 26 May 1974 First round Dublin football 3–9 – 0–6 Wexford football R Doyle 2–1, T Hanahoe 1–1, S Rooney 0–3, D Hickey 0–2, A O'Toole 0–2. D Grennell 0–2, D O'Brien 0–2, M Quigley 0–1, J O'Shaughnessy 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin R Barry (Meath) Second round 2 June 1974 Second round Dublin football 2–11 – 1–9 Louth football J Keaveney 0–6, D Hickey 1–2, B Mullins 1–0, A O'Toole 0–3. D Reid 0–4, G Grehan 1–0, S Mulroy 0–1, E Sheelin 0–1, P Gallagher 0–1, B Gaughran 0–1, M McKeown 0–1. Páirc Tailteann, Navan P Collins (Westmeath) 7,000 Quarter-finals 9 June 1974 Quarter-final Laois football 3–6 – 0–2 Wicklow football S Delaney 2–0, E Condron 0–5, S Fleming 0–1. H Mulhaire 1–0 og, P Clarke 0–1, J Doyle 0–1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise M Meally (Kilkenny) 9 June 1974 Quarter-final Meath football 3–8 – 0–7 Westmeath football G Farrelly 1–2, K Rennicks 1–1, P Cromwell 1–1, M Fay 0–1, M Kerrigan 0–1, D Murtagh 0–1, P McManus 0–1. D Smyth 0–2, M Carley 0–2, R Keoghan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, V Murray 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 16 June 1974 Quarter-final Kildare football 2–10 – 0–11 Longford football R O'Sullivan 1–2, M Moore 1–0, J Donnelly 0–3, P Dunny 0–2, P Mangan 0–1, P Kelly 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1. S Kilroy 0–6, B Smyth 0–2, H McGovern 0–1, TP Cashell 0–1, J Flynn 0–1. Pearse Park, Longford P Collins (Westmeath) 16 June 1974 Quarter-final Dublin football 1–11 – 0–13 Offaly football J Keaveney 0–5, L Deegan 1–1, T O'Toole 0–1, S Rooney 0–1, B Mullins 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1, D Hickey 0–1. T McTague 0–7, K Kilmurray 0–2, M Connor 0–1, S Draby 0–1, M Wright 0–1, W Bryan 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin M Meally (Kilkenny) Semi-finals 30 June 1974 Semi-final Meath football 1–14 – 0–7 Laois football G Farrelly 1–4, P Cromwell 0–4, M Fay 0–2, M Kerigan 0–2, C Roe 0–1, K Rennicks 0–1. R Miller 0–5, S Delaney 0–1, H Mulhaire 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Kelly (Dublin) 14 July 1974 Semi-final Dublin football 1–13 – 0–10 Kildare football J Keaveney 0–5, B Mullins 1–0, P Gogarty 0–3, A O'Toole 0–2, R Doyle 0–1, D Hickey 0–1, G Wilson 0–1. J Donnelly 0–3, P Dunny 0–2, R O'Sullivan 0–1, M Moore 0–1, P Carew 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1, P Swords 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Collins (Westmeath) Final 28 July 1974 Final Dublin football 1–14 – 1–9 Meath football J Keaveney 1–8, A O'Toole 0–3, D Hickey 0–2, S Rooney 0–1. M Fay 1–1, O O'Brien 0–3, K Rennicks 0–2, M Kerrigan 0–2, G Farrelly 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Collins (Westmeath) 37,067 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals 26 May 1974 Quarter-final Clare football 1–4 – 1–9 Tipperary football J O'Halloran 1–1, S Moloney 0–1, P Dillon 0–1, M Keogh 0–1. L Myles 0–4, S McCarthy 1–0, J Cummins 0–2, S Kearney 0–1, J White 0–1, S Conway 0–1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick B Cross (Limerick) 2 June 1974 Quarter-final Waterford football 1–11 – 0–5 Limerick football V Kirwan 0–6, M Hackett 1–0, P Morrissey 0–2, S Aherne 0–1, J Hennessy 0–1, P McMahon 0–1. P Aherne 0–3, C Crean 0–1, D Burke 0–1. Fraher Field, Dungarvan J Dennigan (Cork) Semi-finals 9 June 1974 Semi-final Cork football 3–14 – 2–2 Tipperary football R Cummins 1–4, D Barron 1–1, D McCarthy 1–1, D Long 0–3, D Coughlan 0–3, N Kirby 0–2. L Myles 1–0, S Kearney 1–0, J White 0–1, J Cummins 0–1. Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy B Cross (Limerick) 16 June 1974 Semi-final Kerry football 7–16 – 0–8 Waterford football S Fitzgerald 2–3, M Sheehy 2–3, J Egan 2–0, M O'Sullivan 1–3, E O'Donoghue 0–2, J O'Keeffe 0–2, B Lynch 0–1, G Power 0–1, J Long 0–1. M Hackett 0–3, T Casey 0–1, J Hennessy 0–1, L Slevin 0–1, V Kirwan 0–1, P Morrissey 0–1. Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney F Halberg (Cork) Final 14 July 1974 Final Kerry football 0–7 – 1–11 Cork football Mickey O'Sullivan 0–4, Paudie Lynch, Éamonn O'Donoghue, Mikey Sheehy 0–1 each Ray Cummins 0–4 (0-2f), Dave McCarthy 1–0, Jimmy Barry-Murphy 0–3, Jimmy Barrett 0–2, Ned Kirby and Declan Barron 0–1 each Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Brendan Cross (Limerick) 49,822 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round 9 June 1974 Preliminary round Down football 1–10 – 0–6 Armagh football M Cunningham 1–2, P Rooney 0–5, K Smith 0–2, S O'Neill 0–1. J Smith 0–2, P Loughrea 0–1, E O'Neill 0–1, S O'Hagan 0–1, T McCaughley 0–1. Páirc Esler, Newry H McPoland (Antrim) Quarter-finals 2 June 1974 Quarter-final Antrim football 2–7 – 1–8 Fermanagh football A McCallin 2–0, V Magee 0–2, G McCann 0–2, A Hamill 0–2, G Armstrong 0–1. P McGinnitty 1–2, F Sherry 0–2, A Tunny 0–2, T Gallagher 0–1, E McPartland 0–1. Casement Park, Belfast B Trainor (Down) 9 June 1974 Quarter-final Derry football 3–6 – 0–8 Monaghan football G O'Loughlin 1–2, M Moran 1–0, A McGuirk 1–0, H Niblock 0–1, T Quinn 0–1, P Stephenson 0–1, L Diamond 0–1. P Donnelly 0–3, B McDonald 0–2, P Kerr 0–1, G Fitzpatrick 0–1, K Trainor 0–1. Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen G Fagan (Armagh) 16 June 1974 Quarter-final Tyrone football 0–8 – 1–9 Donegal football A McMahon 0–2, S Coyle 0–2, P Hetherington 0–2, M Harte 0–1, P King 0–1. K Keeney 1–0, S Granaghan 0–3, N Gallagher 0–3, M Carney 0–2, J Winston 0–1. Healy Park, Omagh H Reilly (Louth) 15,000 23 June 1974 Quarter-final Down football 2–8 – 0–12 Cavan football W Walsh 1–0, C McAlarney 1–0, P McGrath 0–3, S O'Neill 0–2, C Ward 0–1, D Gordon 0–1, P Rooney 0–1. P Kelly 0–4, H McInerney 0–3, S Duggan 0–2, M Goldrick 0–2, C O'Keeffe 0–1. Breffni Park, Cavan S Murray (Monaghan) Semi-finals 7 July 1974 Semi-final Donegal football 5–9 – 1–7 Antrim football S Bonner 4–1, P McGettigan 1–0, N Gallagher 0–3, H McClafferty 0–2, M Carney 0–2, S Granaghan 0–1. P McCallin 0–4, PJ O'Hara 1–0, V Magee 0–1, G Armstrong 0–1, A Hamill 0–1. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones P Tierney (Cavan) 2,000 14 July 1974 Semi-final Down football 1–12 – 0–7 Derry football S O'Neill 1–3, P Rooney 0–3, P McGrath 0–3, Walsh 0–2, M Cunningham 0–1. F O'Loone 0–5, G O'Loughlin 0–1, P Doherty 0–1. The Playing Fields, Lurgan P Devlin (Tyrone) 6,000 Finals 28 July 1974 Final Donegal football 1–14 – 2–11 Down football S Bonner 1–2, N Gallagher 0–3, J Winston 0–3, M Carney 0–2, S Grannaghan 0–1, H McClafferty 0–1, M Carr 0–1, B McEniff 0–1. P Rooney 1–4, C Ward 1–2, S O'Neill 0–3, M Cunningham 0–2. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones P Devlin (Tyrone) 4 August 1974 Final replay Donegal football 3–9 – 1–12 Down football S Bonner 2–0, N Gallagher 0–4, K Keeney 1–0, M Lafferty 0–2, M Carr 0–1, P McGhettigan 0–1, S Granaghan 0–1. S O'Neill 1–0, W Walsh 0–3, C Ward 0–3, C McAlarney 0–3, M Cunningham 0–2, P Rooney 0–1. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones P Devlin (Tyrone) 25,000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals 11 August 1974 Semi-final Dublin 2–11 – 1–8 Cork B Mullins 1–1, J Keaveney 0–4, A O'Toole 1–0, J McCarthy 0–2, R Doyle 0–2, S Rooney 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1. J Barry-Murphy 1–2, R Cummins 0–4, J Barrett 0–1, D Long 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Devlin (Tyrone) 42,190 18 August 1974 Semi-final Galway 3–13 – 1–14 Donegal J Tobin 2–6, C McDonagh 1–1, L Sammon 0–3, T Naughton 0–2, W Joyce 0–1. N Gallagher 0–8, S Bonner 1–0, S Granaghan 0–2, PJ McGowen 0–1, H Clafferty 0–1, A Gallagher 0–1, M Lafferty 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Collins (Westmeath) 33,782 Final 22 September 1974 Final Dublin 0–14 – 1–6 Galway J Keaveney 0–8, B Mullins 0–2, D Hickey 0–2, A O'Toole 0–1, J McCarthy 0–1. M Rooney 1–1, T Naughton 0–2, J Duggan 0–1, J Tobin 0–1, J Hughes 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin P Devlin (Tyrone) 71,898 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous Dublin win the Leinster title for the first time since 1965. The All-Ireland semi-finals between Donegal and Galway was the very first championship meeting between the two sides, while the other was the first meeting between Dublin and Cork since the All Ireland final of 1907. Dublin win the All-Ireland title for the first time since 1963. Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin1–363966.502Seamus BonnerDonegal8–32755.40John TobinGalway2–212746.754Noel GallagherDonegal0–212154.205Mickey KearnsSligo0–191936.336Seán O'NeillDown2–91553.00Dermot EarleyRoscommon1–121535.00Ray CumminsCork1–121535.009Gerry FarrellyMeath2–71334.33Brian MullinsDublin3–41352.60 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Seamus BonnerDonegal4–113Antrim2John TobinGalway2–612Donegal3John TobinDublin1–811Meath4Michael LaffeySligo2–410Leitrim5Séamus Mac GearailtKerry2–39WaterfordMikey SheehyKerry2–39WaterfordMickey KearnsSligo0–99RoscommonJohn TobinGalway0–99Roscommon9Damien ReidLouth0–88CarlowNoel GallagherDonegal0–88GalwayJimmy KeaveneyDublin0–88Galway References