1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 May – 26 September 1976 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (19 win) |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | John O'Keeffe |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Mikey Sheehy (4-26) |
| Player of the Year |  Jimmy Keaveney |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976.
Kerry were the defending champions.
On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3-8 to 0-10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons.
Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Quarter-finals
| 23 May 1976 Quarter-final | Mayo | 0-11 – 0-11 | Leitrim | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
| R Bell (0-2), JP Kean (0-2), S Kilbride (0-3); G Farragher (0-2) & W Fitzpatrick (0-2). |
| 30 May 1976 Quarter-final replay | Leitrim | 2-8 – 0-10 | Mayo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| E McHale 1-0, N Mahon 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, T Dolan 0-2, M Martin 0-1, S Flanagan 0-1, F Bohan 0-1, T Mulvey 0-1. | JP Kean 0-4, S Kilbride 0-1, M Sweeney 0-1, G Farragher 0-1, M Dixon 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1, R Bell 0-1. | Referee: J Lee (Sligo) |
| 30 May 1976 Quarter-final | Roscommon | 2-18 – 1-7 | London | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| M Freyne 0-7, J O'Connor 1-3, H Griffin 1-0, T Donnellan 0-3, J Finnegan 0-2, P Cox 0-1, D Watson 0-1, E McManus 0-1. | K Maguire 1-0, D Keating 0-4, J Mahoney 0-1, G Nellis 0-1, J Coffey 0-1. | Referee: J O'Gorman (Sligo) |
Semi-finals
| 6 June 1976 Semi-final | Leitrim | 0-8 – 3-21 | Galway | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| M Martin 0-5, S Flanagan 0-1, T Dolan 0-1, E McHale 0-1. | J McLoughlin 1-8, J Duggan 1-2, J Barrett 1-1, B Talty 0-3, L Sammon 0-3, T Naughton 0-2, W Joyce 0-1, D Smyth 0-1. | Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo) |
| 13 June 1976 Semi-final | Sligo | 0-7 – 2-10 | Roscommon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| M Kearins 0-6, J Stenson 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, P Cox 0-2, N Freyne 0-1, G Beirne 0-1, J Finnegan 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1. | Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Finals
| 4 July 1976 Final | Roscommon | 1-8 – 1-8 | Galway | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| J O'Gara 1-1, J O'Connor 0-2, T Donnellan 0-1, P Cox 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, E McManus 0-1, M Freyne 0-1. | J Duggan 1-1, D Smith 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-2, J Tobin 0-1, B Talty 0-1, S McHugh 0-1. | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
| 18 July 1976 Final replay | Galway | 1-14 – 0-9 | Roscommon | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| J McLoughlin 0-6, J Duggan 1-0, K Clancy 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, T Naughton 0-2, L O'Neill 0-1, J Hughes 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-4, J O'Gara 0-1, T Donnellan 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, M Freyne 0-1, G Beirne 0-1. | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
First round
| 9 May 1976 First round | Meath | 2-13 – 1-10 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
| G Farrelly 1-5, C Rowe 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, K Rennicks 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. | M O'Toole 0-6, E Dunne 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-1, T Foley 0-1, G Farrell 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 9 May 1976 First round | Wexford | 2-11 – 0-14 | Westmeath | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| M Quigley 1-3, E Waters 1-2, M Carty 0-2, D Clancy 0-2, G Howling 0-1, J Dunphy 0-1. | D Smith 0-7, J Keane 0-3, W Lowry 0-2, M Scally 0-1, P Halligan 0-1. | Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
| 23 May 1976 First round | Laois | 2-12 – 0-8 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 30 May 1976 First round | Longford | 3-21 – 0-5 | Kilkenny | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-finals
| 6 June 1976 Quarter-final | Offaly | 0-8 – 3-8 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| L Hanlon 0-3, S Lowry 0-2, P Fenning 0-1, W Bryan 0-1, M Wright 0-1. | G Farrelly 1-4, C O'Rourke 1-0, M Kerrigan 1-0, C Rowe 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 20 June 1976 Quarter-final | Wexford | 0-15 – 1-8 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| E Waters 0-7, M Carthy 0-2, B Rowesome 0-2, M Miller 0-1, G Howlin 0-1, W French 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. | A Hoey 1-1, P McPartland 0-2, G Nixon 0-1, F Brennan 0-1, D McCoy 0-1, D Reid 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 20 June 1976 Quarter-final | Laois | 1-13 – 0-12 | Kildare | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| W Brennan 1-6, T McCague 0-3, P Brophy 0-2, M Fennell 0-1, S Allen 0-1. | T Shaw 0-6, P Dunny 0-3, P Swords 0-1, B O'Doherty 0-1, T Carew 0-1. | Attendance: M Meally (Kilkenny) |
| 27 June 1976 Quarter-final | Dublin | 5-16 – 0-7 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| J Keaveney 3-4, P Gogarty 1-3, A O'Toole 1-1, K Moran 0-3, D Hickey 0-3, B Mullins 0-1, B Doyle 0-1. | L Tierney 0-3, J Hanniffy 0-2, P Mullooly 0-1, T McCormick 0-1. | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
Semi-finals
| 4 July 1976 Semi-final | Wexford | 1-9 – 2-14 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| G Howlin 1-1, D Clancy 0-3, M Miller 0-2, M Carthy 0-1, W French 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. | M Kerrigan 0-5, G Farrelly 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, PJ O'Halloran 1-0, C Rowe 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, J Gibbons 0-1. | Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
| 11 July 1976 Semi-Final | Dublin | 3-12 – 0-11 | Laois | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| J Keaveney 1-3, P Gogarty 1-2, B Mullins 1-2, A O'Toole 0-2, B Doyle 0-2. | W Brennan 0-5, T Prendergast 0-3, M Fennell 0-2, T McCague 0-1. | Referee: H O'Reilly (Louth) |
Final
| 25 July 1976 Final | Dublin | 2-8 – 1-9 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Jimmy Keaveny 0-4 (0-1f, 1 '50), Anton O'Toole and Tony Hanahoe 1-0 each, David Hickey 0-2, Bobby Doyle and Paddy Gogarty 0-1 each | Colm O'Rourke 1-2 (0-1f), Gerry Farrelly 0-2f, John Gibbons (0-1f), Mick Ryan, Cormac Rowe, Mattie Kerrigan, Ollie O'Brien (0-1f) 0-1 each | Attendance: 38,955 Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
Quarter-finals
| 9 May 1976 Quarter-final | Waterford | 5-11 – 1-11 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| J Galvin 0-6, V Kirwan 1-1, M Power 1-1, R Ahearn 1-0, S Ahern 1-0, T Moore 1-0, J Hennessy 0-2, B Fleming 0-1. | H Mulhaire 1-4, C O'Flaherty 0-4, G McGrath 0-1, J Cummins 0-1, J Williams 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Cork) |
| 16 May 1976 Quarter-final | Limerick | 2-4 – 1-6 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| M Greene 1-1, S Clanagan 1-0, C Buckley 0-1, J McMahon 0-1, M Downes 0-1. | G Browne 1-2, T Kennedy 0-2, S Holmes 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. | Referee: B O'Grady (Kerry) |
Semi-finals
| 20 June 1976 Semi-final | Waterford | 0-6 – 3-17 | Kerry | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| J Hennessy 0-2, E Halloran 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, R Dunford 0-1, D Conway 0-1. | P Spillane 1-5, M Sheehy 1-4, B Lynch 1-2, D Moran 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Egan 0-2. | Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary) |
| 20 June 1976 Semi-final | Cork | 2-15 – 1-10 | Clare | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| S Coughlan 1-3, S O'Shea 1-0, B Fields 0-3, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, D Long 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1. | J McMahon 0-6, S Flanagan 1-0, C Buckley 0-1, Martin Greene 0-1, S Moloney 0-1, | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Finals
| 11 July 1976 Final | Cork | 0-10 - 0-10 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| Denis Long (0-2f), Billy Field (0-2f), Dinny Allen 0-2 each, Seamus Coughlan, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Declan Barron, Sean Murphy (0-1f) 0-1 each | Mikey Sheehy 0-5 (0-3f), Pat McCarthy and Pat Spillane 0-2, Sean Walsh 0-1 | Attendance: 40,600 Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 25 July 1976 Final replay | Cork | 2-19 – 3-20 (a.e.t.) | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1-3, Sean Murphy 0-5 (0-1f), Colman O'Rourke 0-4 (0-1f), Seamus Coughlan 1-0, Declan Barron 0-3, Denis Long, Dave McCarthy, Dinny Allen, Billy Field 0-1 each | Mikey Sheehy 0-11 (0-5f), Pat Spillane and Sean Walsh 1-3 each, Mickey O'Sullivan 1-2, John Egan 0-1 | Attendance: 45,235 Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary) |
Preliminary round
| 23 May 1976 Preliminary round | Armagh | 1-13 – 1-12 | Fermanagh | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
Quarter-finals
| 30 May 1976 Quarter-final | Cavan | 1-9 – 0-8 | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| C O'Keeffe 1-1, O Brady 0-3, S Duggan 0-2, N Smith 0-1, D Meade 0-1, G Cusack 0-1. | S Granaghan 0-3, M Lafferty 0-2, M Carney 0-2, H McClafferty 0-1. | Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh) |
| 6 June 1976 Quarter-final | Antrim | 2-6 – 0-14 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| G McCann 1-0, A McCallion 0-2, JP O'Kane 0-1, P Armstrong 0-1, S McGourty 0-1, A Hamill 0-1. | W Walsh 0-5, P Rooney 0-3, B Fitzsimons 0-2, B Bardner 0-2, V McGovern 0-1, D Rodgers 0-1. | Referee: G Fagan (Antrim) |
| 6 June 1976 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 2-10 – 1-10 | Monaghan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| 13 June 1976 Quarter-final | Derry | 1-19 – 2-1 | Armagh | Healy Park, Omagh |
| B Kelly 0-7, A McGuckin 1-2, T McGuinness 0-2, G McElhinney 0-2, J O'Leary 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, P Stevenson 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, A McGurk 0-1. | D McCoy 2-0, P Loughran 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Semi-finals
| 20 June 1976 Semi-final | Down | 0-10 – 1-18 | Cavan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| D Rodgers 0-3, W Walsh 0-3, P Rooney 0-1, B Fitzsimons 0-1, L Austin 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1. | S Duggan 0-10, O Martin 1-1, G Cusack 0-3, N Smith 0-2, O Leddy 0-1, C O'Dea 0-1. |
| 27 June 1976 Semi-final | Tyrone | 0-8 – 0-12 | Derry | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| P McGuigan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, G Taggart 0-1, M Hughes 0-1, E Devlin 0-1, E McKenna 0-1. | B Kelly 0-6, M Lynch 0-2, A McGuckin 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. | Referee: H McPoland (Antrim) |
Finals
| 18 July 1976 Final | Derry | 1-8 – 1-8 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| B Kelly 0-4, J O'Leary 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. | S Duggan 1-3, A King 0-1, O Brady 0-1, E Martin 0-1, G Cusack 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: G Fagan (Armagh) |
| 25 July 1976 Final replay | Derry | 0-22 – 1-16 (a.e.t.) | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| B Kelly 0-8, M Lynch 0-4, F McCloskey 0-3, G McElhinney 0-2, A McGurk 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Moran 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. | S Duggan 0-7, J Dwyer 1-3, O Brady 0-2, E Martin 0-2, E Cusack 0-1, O Leddy 0-1. | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G Fagan (Armagh) |
Semi-finals
| 8 August 1976 Semi-final | Kerry | 5-14 – 1-10 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Sheehy 3-3, S Walsh 1-1, G O'Driscoll 1-0, B Lynch 0-3, J Egan 0-2, P Spillane 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, D Moran 0-1. | B Kelly 0-4, P Stevenson 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, F McCloskey 0-1, L Diamond 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1. | Attendance: 30,963 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
| 29 August 1976 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-8 – 0-8 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Keaveney 1-5, T Hanahoe 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1. | J Hughes 0-2, W Joyce 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, L Sammon 0-1, B Talty 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Cork) |
Final
| 26 September 1976 Final | Dublin | 3-8 – 0-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Keaveney 1-2, J McCarthy 1-1, B Mullins 1-1, B Brogan 0-1, A O'Toole 0-1, T Hanahoe 0-1, D Hickey 0-1. | M Sheehy 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, D Moran 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, B Lynch 0-1, J Egan 0-1. | Attendance: 73,588 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Leitrim recorded their first win over Mayo since 1959 after a replay.
- Cork Athletic Grounds changed its name to Pairc Ui Chaoimh after Pádraig Ó Caoimh.
- 3 Provincial finals end in a draw and to a replay in the same year for the first time since 1924 (CLU) and never since (as of 2019) Connacht, Munster and Ulster. 1888, 1903 & 1915 were the only other years up to 1976 to have had multiple provincial final draws.
- The All-Ireland final was Dublin's first win over Kerry since the All-Ireland semi-final of 1934.
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 4-26 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
| 2 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 6-18 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 3 | Brendan Kelly | Derry | 0-29 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 4 | Steve Duggan | Cavan | 1-22 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 5 | Gerry Farrelly | Meath | 3-12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | 2-14 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Joe McLoughlin | Galway | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 3-4 | 13 | Longford |
| 2 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 3-3 | 12 | Derry |
| 3 | Joe McLoughlin | Galway | 1-8 | 11 | Leitrim |
| Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | Cork | |
| 5 | Steve Duggan | Cavan | 0-10 | 10 | Down |
| 6 | Willie Brennan | Laois | 1-6 | 9 | Kildare |
| 7 | Gerry Farrelly | Meath | 1-5 | 8 | Wicklow |
| Pat Spillane | Kerry | 1-5 | 8 | Waterford | |
| Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 1-5 | 8 | Galway | |
| Brendan Kelly | Derry | 0-8 | 8 | Cavan |
References
- ^ "Five Epics: The Best of Dublin v Kerry". GAA website. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.