1977 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

Championship statistics

Top scorers

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

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

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