1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kerry (26th win) |
| Captain | Ger Power |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Jack O'Shea (Kerry) |
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↠1979 1981 → | |
The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September, 1980. Roscommon finally reached the decider after 3 consecutive defeats in the semi-final but an experienced Kerry team defeated them in the final by a scoreline of 1-09 to 1-06, achieving a "Three In A Row" of All-Ireland titles
Results
Connacht
Leinster
Munster
In 1980 the Munster football championship just contained 1 Quarter-Final & same with Semi-Final as that All Ireland Champions Kerry decided to refuse an open draw and keep Munster in the seeding system as that Kerry for a few years were winning most of there matches so they were a bye to the Munster Final of course due to by 1 sided margins every year. So the rest of the draw as follows so 2 Preliminary Round Matches were played they were contested between Clare, Limerick, Tipperary & Waterford off course the winners played the Quarter-Final and the Quarter-Final winner would play Cork who were a bye team to the Semi-Final in that year.
11 May 1980 Preliminary Round |
| Tipperary | 1-15 – 2-10 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
Fraher Field,Dungarvan Referee: J. Dennigan |