1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1978 and ended on 24 September 1978.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 24 September 1978, Kerry won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.
Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.

Leinster Championship format change

In 1978 Round 2 returns to the Leinster football championship.

Results

[Connacht [Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Leinster Senior Football Championship]

First round
Second 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 KeaveneyDublin2-313757.40
2Mikey SheehyKerry5-213649.00

Miscellaneous