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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 May – 25 September 1977 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (20th win) |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Tony Hanahoe |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Armagh |
| Captain | Jimmy Smyth |
| Manager | Gerry O'Neill |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Jimmy Keaveney (2-27) |
| Player of the Year | Jimmy Keaveney |
← 1976 1978 → | |
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.[1] 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
editQuarter-finals
| 15 May 1977 Quarter-final | Leitrim | 0-6 - 0-9 | London | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 22 May 1977 Quarter-final | Mayo | 0-13 - 0-16 | Roscommon | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| C Moynihan 0-6, G Feeney 0-4, T O'Malley 0-1, M Collins 0-1, S Weir 0-1. | D Earley 0-8, M Freyne 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, P Cox 0-1, M Menton 0-1, T McManus 0-1. | Referee: J Gorman (Sligo) |
Semi-finals
| 12 June 1977 Semi-final | Galway | 5-13 – 1-9 | London | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| J Tobin 2-3, G McManus 1-2, L Sammon 1-1, B Talty 0-4, B Joyce 1-0, TJ Gilmore 0-2, J Duggan 0-1. | E O'Sullivan 1-2, M McGovern 0-2, D Keating 0-2, John O'Mahoney 0-2, F Couzens 0-1, James O'Mahoney 0-1. | Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo) |
| 19 June 1977 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-9 – 1-6 | Sligo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| J O'Connor 1-2, E McManus 1-0, P Cox 0-2, M Freyne 0-2, A McManus 0-2, D Earley 0-1. | J Stenson 1-1, J Kearins 0-2, M Hoey 0-1, M Laffey 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. | Referee: T Moran (Leitrim) |
Final
| 10 July 1977 Final | Roscommon | 1-12 - 2-8 | Galway | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| D Earley 0-9, M Freyne 1-2, T McManus 0-1. | B Talty 2-1, G McManus 0-5, TJ Gilmore 0-2. | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: T Moran (Leitrim) |
Preliminary round
| 8 May 1977 Preliminary round | Offaly | 0-19 – 0-7 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| V Henry 0-10, G Carroll 0-2, J Dunne 0-2, E Lowry 0-2, G Hickey 0-1, P Fenning 0-1, J Mooney 0-1. | T Murphy 0-2, M Coffey 0-1, G Grehan 0-1, P O'Toole 0-1, P Quinn 0-1, F Burke 0-1. | Attendance: 1500 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 8 May 1977 Preliminary round | Kildare | 4-13 – 2-4 | Kilkenny | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| T Carew 2-2, H Hyland 1-0, P Whyte 1-0, J Geoghegan 0-3, A Whelan 0-2, J Crofton 0-2, B O'Doherty 0-1, C Feeney 0-1, A Meaney 0-1, P Mangan 0-1. | K Mulhall 1-3, M Regan 1-0, G Fennelly 0-1. | Referee: J Denton (Wexford) |
| 15 May 1977 Preliminary round | Louth | 2-9 – 0-12 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| D Reid 1-4, M McKeown 1-2, A McGrath 0-1, JP O'Kane 0-1, E Sheelin 0-1. | J Gillivan 0-4, T McGuire 0-2, F Scully 0-3, G McNevin 0-1, W Lowry 0-1, A O'Halloran 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
| 22 May 1977 Preliminary round | Carlow | 1-9 – 1-9 | Longford | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| W Cullen 1-4, P Cleere 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, T Geoghegan 0-1, J Moore 0-1. | M Greene 1-1, P Mullooly 0-3, B Smith 0-2, P Burke 0-1, S Mulvihill 0-1, J Hanniffy 0-1. | Referee: J Gunning (Offaly) |
| 5 June 1977 Preliminary round replay | Carlow | 1-10 – 1-8 | Longford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| W Cullen 1-3, P Clear 0-3, P Connolly 0-2, D Burke 0-2. | J Farrell 1-2, J Hanniffy 0-3, M Casey 0-2, J Bannon 0-1. | Referee: J Gunning (Offaly) |
Quarter-finals
| 29 May 1977 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-14 – 2-8 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| J Keaveney 0-6, B Brogan 1-1, T Hanahoe 0-2, D Hickey 0-2, B Doyle 0-2, R Kelleher 0-1. | T Carew 1-3, P Mangan 1-0, M Condon 0-1, J Crofton 0-1, B O'Doherty 0-1, H Hyland 0-1, J Geoghegan 0-1. | Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
| 5 June 1977 Quarter-final | Wexford | 4-6 – 2-10 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Quigley 2-0, G Howlin 2-0, J Shell 0-2, W French 0-1, P Neville 0-1, M Carty 0-1, B Furlong 0-1. | V Henry 1-8, J Mooney 1-1, W Bryan 0-1. | Referee: H Reilly (Louth) |
| 12 June 1977 Quarter-final | Laois | 4-15 – 1-16 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| W Brennan 2-4, T Prendergast 1-3, B Bohane 1-2, E Whelan 0-2, B Miller 0-2, L Scully 0-2. | D Reid 0-10, A Hoey 1-0, E Marmion 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-1, JP O'Kane 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1, T Lennon 0-1. | Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
| 19 June 1977 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-18 – 0-7 | Carlow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Roe 1-4, M Kerrigan 0-5, O O'Brien 0-4, P Cromwell 0-2, C Donnegan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, D Clare 0-1. | W Cullen 0-3, C Hughes 0-2, P Connelly 0-1, P Cleere 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 3 July 1977 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-11 – 0-6 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| J Dunphy 0-4, W French 0-1, R Neville 0-1. | J Keaveney 0-6, J McCarthy 1-1, T Hanahoe 1-1, B Doyle 1-0, A O'Toole 0-2, R Kelleher 0-1. | Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
| 10 July 1977 Semi-final | Meath | 3-20 – 1-13 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
| K Rennicks 1-8, J Gibbons 2-0, O O'Brien 0-6, P Cromwell 0-3, G Farrelly 0-1, G McEntee 0-1, J Cassells 0-1. | W Brennan 0-6, L Scully 1-1, PJ Costello 0-1, C Browne 0-1, B Bohane 0-1, M Fennell 0-1, B Nurney 0-1, T Prendergast 0-1. |
Final
| 31 July 1977 Final | Dublin | 1-9 – 0-8 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Jimmy Keaveney 0-6 (0-4f), Anton O'Toole 1-0, Bobby Doyle, John McCarthy, Fran Ryder 0-1 each | Ken Rennicks and Gerry Farrelly (0-2f) 0-2 each, Ollie O'Brien (0-1f), John Gibbons (0-1f), Cormac Rowe, Matt Kerrigan 0-1 each | Attendance: 46,044 Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare) |
Quarter-finals
| 15 May 1977 Quarter-final | Waterford | 3-6 - 1-18 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| V Kirwan 2-1, K Power 1-0, T Keating 0-2, B Fleming 0-2, T Partridge 0-1. | B McGrath 1-7, S Flanagan 1-3, A Moloney 1-3, P Curtin 0-2, M Keogh 0-1, M Downey 0-1, Martin Greene 0-1. |
| 22 May 1977 Quarter-final | Limerick | 1-5 - 4-10 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| P Kelly 1-1, G Moloney 0-2, G Brown 0-1, P Quish 0-1. | H Mulhare 2-1, G McGrath 1-4, P Morrissey 1-0, D Ryan 0-3, E Webster 0-1, T McGrath 0-1. | Referee: A Fogarty (Kerry) |
Semi-finals
| 12 June 1977 Semi-final | Clare | 1-5 - 3-12 | Cork | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| S Flanagan 1-0, T Curtin 0-2, M Downes 0-1, A Moloney 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1. | D Long 0-4, D Allen 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, M Mullins 1-0, S Murphy 0-3, S Coughlan 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1. | Referee: J Landers (Waterford) |
| 3 July 1977 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-14 – 0-9 | Tipperary | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| B Walsh 2-4, P Spillane 1-0, J Egan 0-3, P Ó Sé 0-3, S Walsh 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1, G Power 0-1. | G McGrath 0-5, T McGrath 0-1, H Mulhare 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, S Kearney 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Cork) |
Final
| 24 July 1977 Final | Kerry | 3-15 – 0-9 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| Pat Spillane 1-3, Barry Walsh 0-5 (0-2f), Sean Walsh 1-1, John Egan 1-0, Mikey Sheehy 0-3 (0-2f), Jack O'Shea 0-2, Paudie Lynch 0-1 | Seamus Coughlan 0-3f, Denis Long (0-1f) and Sean O'Shea 0-2 each, Dinny Allen and Jimmy Barry-Murphy 0-1 each | Attendance: 46,087 Referee: Brendan Cross (Limerick) |
Preliminary round
| 29 May 1977 Preliminary round | Donegal | 0-12 – 1-12 | Derry | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| M Carney 0-7, H McClafferty 0-2, D Doherty 0-1, S Harput 0-1, C Keeney 0-1. | S Lagan 1-5, T McGuinness 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, M Moran 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1. | Referee: L McGovern (Fermanagh) |
Quarter-finals
| 29 May 1977 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 0-10 – 0-6 | Antrim | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| D Mulligan 0-2, C Caddaher 0-1, K Treanor 0-1, DJ Finlay 0-1, E Hughes 0-1, B Brady 0-1, G McMeel 0-1, G Brannigan 0-1, M Quinn 0-1. | G O'Kane 0-2, G McCann 0-1, Darragh 0-1, J McKiernan 0-1, M Donaghy 0-1. | Referee: G McCabe (County Tyrone) |
| 5 June 1977 Quarter-final | Armagh | 2-14 – 1-12 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| C McKinstry 1-1, P Moriarty 1-0, F Toman 0-3, E O'Neill 0-3, N Marley 0-2, L Kearins 0-2, J Smyth 0-2, K Rafferty 0-1. | S Duggan 1-5, J Cusack 0-3, K O'Keeffe 0-2, O Brady 0-2. | Referee: M Devlin (County Tyrone) |
| 12 June 1977 Quarter-final | Down | 3-9 – 0-7 | Fermanagh | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| B Gardiner 1-1, J McParland 1-1, P Rooney 1-0, V McGovern 0-3, M Slevin 0-3, C McAlarney 0-1. | I McManus 0-4, G Lynch 0-1, V Connolly 0-1, C Corrigan 0-1. | Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
| 19 June 1977 Quarter-final | Derry | 3-10 – 1-11 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
| B Kelly 2-5, E Laverty 1-0, T McGuinness 0-2, G McElhinney 0-1, A Dallas 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. | E McKenna 0-6, B Donnelly 1-1, T Donnelly 0-2, G Taggart 0-1, K McCabe 0-1. | Referee: H Duggan (Armagh) |
Semi-finals
| 26 June 1977 Semi-final | Armagh | 2-12 – 3-5 | Monaghan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| E O'Neill 1-1, P Trainor 1-1, P Loughran 0-3, F Tornan 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, S Daly 0-1, J Kernan 0-1. | E Tavey 1-0, G Fitzpatrick 1-1, K Treanor 1-0, K Finlay 0-1, E Hughes 0-1, R Brady 0-1, G Brannigan 0-1. | Referee: H McPolin (Antrim) |
| 3 July 1977 Semi-final | Down | 0-8 – 0-10 | Derry | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| V McGovern 0-4, W Walsh 0-3, C McAlarney 0-1. | B Kelly 0-4, G O'Loughlin 0-3, M Lynch 0-2, T McGuinness 0-1. | Referee: P Greene (Antrim) |
Final
| 24 July 1977 Final | Armagh | 3-10 – 1-5 | Derry | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| N Marley 1-2, P Moriarty 1-1, L Kearins 1-0, P Trainor 0-2, J Smyth 0-2, P Loughran 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1, C McKinstry 0-1. | G Keane 1-1, G McElhinney 0-1, C Faulkner 0-1, E Laverty 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
Semi-finals
| 14 August 1977 Semi-final | Armagh | 3-9 - 2-12 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Smyth 1-4, P Moriarty 1-1, P Trainor 1-0, P Loughran 0-3, J Kernan 0-1. | D Earley 1-5, E McManus 1-1, P Cox 0-2, M Menton 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1, A McManus 0-1, M Freyne 0-1. | Attendance: 32,601 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
| 21 August 1977 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-12 - 1-13 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Hickey 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, B Brogan 1-0, J Keaveney 0-3, A O'Toole 0-4, T Hanahoe 0-3, B Doyle 0-1. | M Sheehy 0-7, S Walsh 1-2, J Egan 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. | Attendance: 54,974 Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
| 28 August 1977 Semi-final replay | Armagh | 0-15 - 0-14 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Smyth 0-5, P Loughran 0-5, S Devlin 0-2, P Trainor 0-2, L Kerins 0-1. | D Earley 0-7, A McManus 0-3, E McManus 0-2, P Cox 0-1, M Finneran 0-1. | Attendance: 43,322 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
Final
| 25 September 1977 Final | Dublin | 5-12 - 3-6 | Armagh | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Keaveney 2-6, B Doyle 2-2, J McCarthy 1-2, D Hickey 0-1, A O'Toole 0-1. | J Kernan 2-1, P Moriarty 1-0, P Loughran 0-2, J Smyth 0-1, S Devlin 0-1, P Trainor 0-1. | Attendance: 66,542 Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 2-27 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| Dermot Earley | Roscommon | 1-30 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 | |
| 3 | Vincent Henry | Offaly | 1-18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Jimmy Smyth | Armagh | 1-16 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
| 5 | Brendan Kelly | Derry | 2-11 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| Damien Reid | Louth | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | |
| 7 | Willie Brennan | Laois | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Willie Cullen | Carlow | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| 9 | Barry Walsh | Kerry | 2-9 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Tommy Carew | Kildare | 3-5 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 2-6 | 12 | Armagh |
| 2 | Brendan Kelly | Derry | 2-5 | 11 | Tyrone |
| Vincent Henry | Offaly | 1-8 | 11 | Wexford | |
| Ken Rennicks | Meath | 1-8 | 11 | Laois | |
| 5 | Willie Brennan | Laois | 2-4 | 10 | Louth |
| Barry Walsh | Kerry | 2-4 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| B. McGrath | Clare | 1-7 | 10 | Waterford | |
| Vincent Henry | Offaly | 0-10 | 10 | Wicklow | |
| Damien Reid | Louth | 0-10 | 10 | Laois | |
| 10 | John Tobin | Galway | 2-3 | 9 | London |
| Dermot Earley | Roscommon | 0-9 | 9 | Galway |
Miscellaneous
edit- After 2 years in the Connacht championship London record against Leitrim was their first ever championship win.
- Armagh qualify for the Ulster final for the first time since 1961. Their defeat of Derry in that game secures their first provincial title since 1953.
- The All-Ireland semi-final draw between Armagh and Roscommon was the first at that stage of the competition since 1969 when Cavan and Offaly drew.
- The attendance of 54,974 at the All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Kerry was the largest at an All-Ireland semi-final since 1962 when 60,396 watched the same teams in action.
- Jimmy Keaveney of Dublin set a new scoring record in an All-Ireland final when he scores 2-6 for Dublin against Armagh.
References
edit- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (28 August 2002). "Reflecting on past Armagh hurt". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
External links
edit- Haughey, Jimmy. "My Greatest Game: Former Armagh captain Jimmy Smyth relives 1977 Ulster Final". BBC Sport. 16 May 2020.