1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1979 and ended on 16 September 1979.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 16 September 1979, Kerry won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 25th All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Kerry's Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 6-18. He was also named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Leinster Championship format change

The second round of the Leinster football championship is dropped this year after 1 year.

Results

[Connacht Senior [Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Leinster Senior Football Championship]

First 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
1Mikey SheehyKerry6-183649.00
2Kieran FinlayMonaghan1-212446.00
3Pat SpillaneKerry3-132245.50
4Joe McGrathMayo5-621210.50
4Ger PowerKerry5-62137.00

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Mikey SheehyKerry3-514Monaghan
2Bernard CullenMeath4-012Kilkenny
2Pat SpillaneKerry3-312Clare
2Mikey SheehyKerry2-612Dublin
2Kieran FinlayMonaghan1-912Donegal
6Joe McGrathMayo2-511Roscommon
6M. MageeWexford2-511Carlow
8Eamon CreightonLondon3-110Galway
8Joe McGrathMayo3-110Leitrim
8Eamon BarryMeath2-410Kilkenny
8Ger PowerKerry2-410Cork
8Mick RyanMeath1-710Kildare
8Gay McManusGalway0-1010London
8Seán LowryOffaly0-1010Meath

Miscellaneous