1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (25th win)
Captain	Tim Kennelly
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Monaghan
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Mikey Sheehy (Kerry)
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September, 1979. It was another final decider between Kerry & Dublin. Kerry matched their dominance of the previous year's final by beating Dublin by 3-13 to 1-08. It was the second part of Kerry's "Four In A Row" of all All-Ireland titles

Results

Connacht

Galway v London

27 May 1979
Quarter-Final

Galway	2-20 – 3-5	London

Galway

Leitrim v Sligo

3 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Leitrim	1-13 – 0-12	Sligo

Castlebar

Mayo v Leitrim

17 June 1979
Semi-Final

Mayo	3-12 – 1-10	Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon

Roscommon v Galway

24 June 1979
Semi-Final

Roscommon	3-11 – 1-11	Galway

Roscommon

Roscommon v Mayo

15 July 1979
Final

Roscommon	3-15 – 2-10	Mayo

Castlebar
Attendance: 23,700

Leinster

Meath v Kilkenny

13 May 1979
Preliminary Round

Meath	6-19 – 0-3	Kilkenny

Navan

Carlow v Wexford

13 May 1979
Preliminary Round

Carlow	1-16 – 4-7	Wexford

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Louth v Longford

20 May 1979
Preliminary Round

Louth	1-14 – 1-6	Longford

Croke Park, Dublin

Laois v Westmeath

20 May 1979
Preliminary Round

Laois	4-13 – 2-8	Westmeath

O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: J Gunning

Wexford v Carlow

27 May 1979
Preliminary Round Replay

Wexford	2-6 – 0-12 AET	Carlow

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Wexford v Carlow

3 June 1979
Preliminary Round Replay No. 2

Wexford	1-12 – 0-7	Carlow

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Dublin v Louth

3 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Dublin	4-16 – 0-4	Louth

Navan

Meath v Kildare

10 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Meath	1-12 – 0-13	Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T Jordan

Wicklow v Wexford

10 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Wicklow	3-11 – 0-13	Wexford

Dr Cullen Park, Wexford
Referee: C Lally

Meath v Kildare

17 June 1979
Quarter-Final Replay

Meath	1-20 – 3-9	Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T Jordan

Offaly v Laois

17 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Offaly	1-12 – 0-13	Laois

O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: P Collins

Dublin v Wicklow

1 July 1979
Semi-Final

Dublin	3-13 – 2-7	Wicklow

Newbridge
Attendance: 20,000

Meath v Offaly

8 July 1979
Semi-Final

Meath	2-6 – 0-16	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 21404
Referee: P Kelly

Dublin v Offaly

29 July 1979
Final

Dublin	1-8 – 0-9	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 52348
Referee: Paddy Collins

Munster

Clare v Limerick

20 May 1979
Quarter-Final

Clare	1-15 – 1-9	Limerick

Limerick

Tipperary v Waterford

20 May 1979
Quarter-Final

Tipperary	1-14 – 0-7	Waterford

Clonmel
Referee: A. Fogarty (K)

Cork v Tipperary

24 June 1979
Semi-Final

Cork	2-17 – 1-5	Tipperary

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: J. J. Landers (W)

Kerry v Clare

1 July 1979
Semi-Final

Kerry	9-21 – 1-9	Clare

Milltown Malbay

Kerry v Cork

22 July 1979
Final

Kerry	2-14 – 2-4	Cork

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster

Tyrone v Antrim

20 May 1979
Preliminary Round

Tyrone	2-9 – 2-5	Antrim

Dungannon

Monaghan v Down

27 May 1979
Quarter-Final

Monaghan	0-14 – 0-10	Down

Castleblayney

Armagh v Fermanagh

3 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Armagh	5-3 – 1-7	Fermanagh

Lurgan

Derry v Cavan

10 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Derry	2-12 – 1-13	Cavan

Cavan

Donegal v Tyrone

17 June 1979
Quarter-Final

Donegal	1-11 – 1-9	Tyrone

Ballinascreen

Monaghan v Armagh

24 June 1979
Semi-Final

Monaghan	2-10 – 2-8	Armagh

Cavan

Donegal v Derry

1 July 1979
Semi-Final

Donegal	2-9 – 0-14	Derry

Omagh

Monaghan v Donegal

22 July 1979
Final

Monaghan	1-15 – 0-11	Donegal

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 21,272

All-Ireland

Kerry v Monaghan

12 August 1979
Semi-Final

Kerry	5-14 - 0-7	Monaghan

Croke Park, Dublin

Dublin v Roscommon

29 August 1979
Semi-Final

Dublin	0-14 - 1-10	Roscommon

Croke Park, Dublin

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Kerry v Dublin

16 September 1979
Final

Kerry	3-13 - 1-8	Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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