1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 98th 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 1984 and ended on 23 September 1984.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 23 September 1984, Kerry won the championship following a 0-14 to 1-6 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title.
Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 5-24. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Centenary year

1984 was a special year in the annals of Gaelic games as it was the centenary of the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Because of this a series of events celebrating the occasion were planned to take place throughout the year. The festivities were officially launched on 18 March at the Michael Cusack cottage in Carron, County Clare. Ash trees were planted to mark the occasion and a plaque was also unveiled in memory of the founder of the association. The Railway Cup finals were later played in Cusack Park, Ennis.
A £100,000 film was also commissioned by the centenary committee. Made by Louis Marcus the film was designed to be a portrait rather than a chronological history of the GAA.

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

Miscellaneous

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Barney RockDublin5-243957.80
2Matt ConnorOffaly2-172638.66
3Frank McGuiganTyrone0-232345.75
4John McCormackLongford2-162237.33
5Stephen JoyceGalway1-161944.75
6John RamsbottomLaois0-171735.66
7John KennedyKerry0-161644.00
8Kieran DuffDublin2-91553.00
8Kevin McStayMayo1-121527.50
10Finian MurtaghMeath0-141434.66
10Mikey SheehyKerry1-111443.50

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Matt ConnorOffaly2-511Longford
1Frank McGuiganTyrone0-1111Armagh
3Barney RockDublin2-410Wexford
3Kevin McStayMayo1-710Galway
3Barney RockDublin1-710Tyrone
6John RamsbottomLaois0-99Carlow
6Matt ConnorOffaly0-99Longford
8Anthony FinnertyMayo2-28Leitrim
8John McCormackLongford2-28Wicklow
8Barney RockDublin1-58Kerry
8Tom ByrneMayo1-58Leitrim
8Stephen JoyceGalway1-58Mayo
8Finian MurtaghMeath0-88Laois
8Stephen JoyceGalway0-88London