1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 11 May 1980 and ended on 21 September 1980.

1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates11 May – 21 September 1980
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (26th win)
CaptainGer Power
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamRoscommon
CaptainDanny Murray
ManagerTom Heneghan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played33
Top Scorer Matt Connor (5-31)
Player of the Year Jack O'Shea
1979
1981

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 September 1980, Kerry won the championship following a 1-9 to 1-6 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 26th All-Ireland title and their third in succession.

Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 5-31. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Munster Championship format change

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Following a number of one-sided results in the Munster Championship in the late 1970s, the Munster Council changed the format in 1980. Kerry, long regarded as the standard bearers in the province, were given a bye to the Munster final. Cork, who had been second to Kerry since 1975, were given a bye to a lone semi-final. The other four "weaker" teams (Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford) were paired against each other in two preliminary round games. The winners of these two games faced each other in a lone quarter-final with the winners of that game qualifying to meet Cork in the lone semi-final. This format was previously used in 1941 and lasted only one season.

Results

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Quarter-finals

1 June 1980 Quarter-final Roscommon 9–19 – 1–10 London Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Finneran 3-3, T McManus 3-3, D Earley 1-5, J O'Connor 1-3, M Dolphin 1-1, E McManus 0-4. E Blake 0-4, D Barrett 1-0, J Keoghan 0-2, S Hehir 0-1, J Dunne 0-1, B McCamley 0-1, P Cavavan 0-1. Referee: J Lee (Sligo)
8 June 1980 Quarter-final Sligo 1–7 – 2–11 Mayo Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Laffey 1-5, F Henry 0-1, J Kearins 0-1. T O'Malley 1-2, G Farragher 1-1, M Kearney 0-4, TJ Kilgallon 0-1, J Bourke 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, G Feeney 0-1. Referee: T Moran (Leitrim)

Semi-finals

15 June 1980 Semi-final Galway 0–10 – 1–14 Roscommon Tuam Stadium, Tuam
S Joyce 0-5, G McManus 0-2, S Burke 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, B Joyce 0-1. T McManus 1-2, D Earley 0-3, M Finneran 0-3, J O'Connor 0-3, G Connellan 0-2, E McManus 0-1. Referee: P Gorman (Sligo)
22 June 1980 Semi-final Mayo 1–17 – 1–8 Leitrim St. Tiernach's Park, Crossmolina
J McGrath 0-8, J Burke 1-1, G Farragher 0-4, T O'Malley 0-3, J Maughan 0-1. M martin 1-5, O Honeyman 0-2, D McNulty 0-1. Referee: T Cunningham (Galway)

Final

13 July 1980 Final Roscommon 3–13 – 0–8 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Finneran 1-5, J O'Connor 1-3, T McManus 1-1, E McManus 0-2, D Earley 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1. J McGrath 0-5, M Carney 0-2, G Farragher 0-1. Attendance: 17,880
Referee: M Kearins (Sligo)

First round

11 May 1980 First round Westmeath 2–15 – 0–4 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
11 May 1980 First round Carlow 2–11 – 2–17 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
W Cullen 2-5, P Delaney 0-2, N Bambrick 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, C Hughes 0-1. T Shaw 1-4, T Carew 1-2, P O'Flaherty 0-5, N Byrne 0-2, J O'Rourke 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, G Power 0-1. Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)
18 May 1980 First round Laois 5–12 – 1–10 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
18 May 1980 First round Wexford 1–13 – 3–10 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
S Fitzhenry 1-2, G Byrne 0-2, T Wright 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1. J McDonnell 2-4, JP Kane 1-1, A Wiseman 0-2, K Dawe 0-2 E Marmian 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, P Lennon 0-1. Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

1 June 1980 Quarter-final Kildare 1–13 – 0–4 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
T Shaw 1-6, P Flaherty 0-2, M Moore 0-2, M Condon 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, G Power 0-1. P Byrne 0-1, P O'Toole 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Baker 0-1. Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)
1 June 1980 Quarter-final Offaly 0–13 – 0–7 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
M Connor 0-7, P Fenning 0-4, J Mooney 0-2. K Dawe 0-3, A Wiseman 0-2, P Lennon 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1. Attendance: 13,303
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
8 June 1980 Quarter-final Dublin 2–14 – 2–8 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
C Duff 0-5, D Hickey 1-0, B Mullins 1-0, A O'Toole 0-2, A Roche 0-2, J Caffrey 0-2, B Brogan 0-1, J Ronayne 0-1, PJ Buckley 0-1. T Prendergast 0-5, J Hovendon 1-0, J Costello 1-0, W Brennan 0-2, B Miller 0-1. Attendance: 17,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
15 June 1980 Quarter-final Meath 4–12 – 1–5 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
F Barry 1-5, W Smith 1-1, F O'Sullivan 0-4, P Finnerty 1-0, J Cassells 1-0, C Reilly 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1. C Flanagan 1-0, W Lowry 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, E Coughlan 0-1, D Corrigan 0-1, J Keane 0-1. Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Semi-finals

29 June 1980 Semi-final Offaly 2–14 – 1–10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
M Connor 2-8, A O'Halloran 0-4, K Kilmurray 0-1, S Lalor 0-1. G Power 1-1, T Carew 0-2, N Byrne 0-2, M Moore 0-1, T Shaw 0-1, P Flaherty 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, D Bergin 0-1. Attendance: 13,046
Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)
6 July 1980 Semi-final Meath 2–7 – 3–13 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
E Barry 1-2, L Smyth 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-1. B Doyle 1-3, J Ronayne 1-2, B Brogan 1-1, A O'Toole 0-2, C Duff 0-2, B Rock 0-1, K Moran 0-1, PJ Buckley 0-1. Referee: H Reilly (Louth)

Final

27 July 1980 Final Offaly 1–10 – 1–8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Matt Connor 1-7 (0-3f), Aiden O'Halloran 0-2, Gerry Carroll 0-1. Bobby Doyle 1-1, Barney Rock 0-3f, Tommy Drumm, Anton O'Toole, David Hickey, John Caffrey 0-1 each Attendance: 50,276
Referee: Paddy Kavanagh (Meath)

Preliminary round

11 May 1980 Preliminary round Waterford 2–10 – 1–15 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Hackett 1-2, S Aherne 0-4, J Hennessy 1-0, J Moloney 0-2, L Looby 0-1, T Hayes 0-1. M Downes 0-5, H Mulcaire 1-1, S Sherlock 0-4, C Flaherty 0-2, B kennedy 0-2, E McGrath 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)
11 May 1980 Preliminary round Clare 1–11 – 1–11 Limerick Páirc Uí Seancháin, Doonbeg
N Roche 0-4, M Keogh 1-0, B Reilly 0-3, S Moloney 0-3, T Curtin 0-1. A Moran 0-5, F Ryan 1-1, C Walsh 0-2, G Collins 0-2, P Ryan 0-1.
25 May 1980 Preliminary round replay Limerick 0–10 – 0–9 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
A Moran 0-7, C Walsh 0-2, G Collins 0-1. B O'Reilly 0-3, N Normoyle 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, M Downes 0-1, S O'Doherty 0-1, P Garry 0-1, T Curtis 0-1. Referee: J Conway (Kerry)

Quarter-final

1 June 1980 Quarter-final Tipperary 2–7 – 1–11 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
K Barron 1-1, M Keating 1-1, C McGrath 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2. A Moran 0-6, K Hanley 1-1, C Walsh 0-3. Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Semi-final

8 June 1980 Semi-final Cork 5–19 – 1–6 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Allen 2-4, T Dalton 1-6, D Barry 1-3, J Allen 1-0, S Murphy 0-3, C Ryan 0-1, D Barron 0-1, T Creedon 0-1. P Ryan 1-0, A Moran 0-3, C Walsh 0-1, T Cummins 0-1, K Hanley 0-1. Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Final

6 July 1980 Final Cork 0–12 – 3–13 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Dinny Allen 0-5 (0-2f), Tom Creedon 0-3f, Tadhg O'Reilly 0-2, Christy Ryan and Tim Dalton 0-1 each Eoin Liston 2-1, Ger Power 1-2, Pat Spillane 0-5, Mikey Sheehy 0-3f, Tommy Doyle and John Egan 0-1 each Attendance: 43,360
Referee: Pat Lane (Limerick)

Preliminary round

18 May 1980 Preliminary round Antrim 1–7 – 1–8 Tyrone Casement Park, Belfast

Quarter-finals

25 May 1980 Quarter-final Down 1–4 – 0–13 Monaghan Pairc Esler, Newry
L Austin 1-0, D Morgan 0-2, J McCartan 0-2. K Finlay 0-8, B Brady 0-3, D Mulligan 0-1, G McCarville 0-1. Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
1 June 1980 Quarter-final Fermanagh 1–4 – 3–8 Armagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
F Sherry 1-0, J Cleary 0-3, B O'Reilly 0-1. S Devlin 1-2, J Smyth 1-2, C McKinstrey 1-0, P Moriarty 0-1, D McCoy 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, B Canavan 0-1. Referee: S Curry (Cavan)
8 June 1980 Quarter-final Derry 2–7 – 2–9 Cavan Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
C McKee 1-1, M Moran 1-1, I Doherty 0-1, G McElhinney 0-1, B McGoldrick 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, A McGurk 0-1. P McNamee 2-2, S Cole 0-3, D Donohoe 0-2, F McDonagh 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1. Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
15 June 1980 Quarter-final Donegal 0–8 – 1–17 Tyrone St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
S Reilly 0-6, S Bonner 0-2. M Harte 0-5, P Hetherington 0-5, A Hamilton 1-0, P Donnelly 0-3, D O'Hagan 0-2, P Kerlin 0-2. Referee: H Duggan (Armagh)

Semi-finals

22 June 1980 Semi-final Monaghan 0–5 – 0–12 Armagh Breffni Park, Cavan
K Finlay 0-3, G McCarville 0-1, K Treanor 0-1. P Loughran 0-4, S Devlin 0-3, N Marley 0-1, J Kernan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, F McMahon 0-1, B Hughes 0-1. Attendance: 17,224
Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
29 June 1980 Semi-final Tyrone 2–12 – 1–9 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Kerlin 2-1, P Hetherington 0-4, D O'Hagan 0-3, K McCabe 0-2, G Taggart 0-1, M Harte 0-1. C O'Keeffe 1-1, P McNamee 0-3, D Donoghue 0-2, P McGill 0-1, O Martin 0-1, B Tierney 0-1. Attendance: 10,000
Referee: S McManus (Fermanagh)

Final

20 July 1980 Final Tyrone 4–7 – 4–10 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
D O'Hagan 2-1, P Hetherington 1-2, P Kerlin 1-0, G Taggart 0-2, M Harte 0-2. J Kernan 2-1, P Loughran 0-5, B Hughes 1-1, H Kernan 1-0, J Smyth 0-2, N Marley 0-1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

10 August 1980 Semi-final Roscommon 2–20 – 3–11 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
M Finneran 1-8, A McManus 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4, D Earley 0-3, J O'Gara 0-1, A Dooley 0-1, D Murray 0-1. P Loughran 1-4, M Murphy 1-2, J Smyth 1-0, B Canavan 0-2, J Kernan 0-2, B Hughes 0-1. Attendance: 36,043
Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)
24 August 1980 Semi-final Kerry 4–15 – 4–10 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
P Spillane 2-2, J Egan 1-4, M Sheehy 1-3, G Power 0-2, T Doyle 0-2, D Moran 0-1, E Liston 0-1. M Connor 2-9, G Carroll 2-1. Attendance: 36,125
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

21 September 1980 Final Kerry 1–9 – 1–6 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
M Sheehy 1-6, J O'Shea 0-1, G Power 0-1, P Spillane 0-1. J O'Connor 1-2, D Earley 0-1, S Hayden 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1, M Finneran 0-1. Attendance: 65,898
Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Matt Connor Offaly 5-31 46 4 11.50
2 Michael Finneran Roscommon 5-20 35 5 7.00
3 Tony McManus Roscommon 6-8 26 5 5.20
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Matt Connor Offaly 2-9 15 Kerry
2 Matt Connor Offaly 2-8 14 Kildare
3 Michael Finneran Roscommon 3-3 12 London
Tony McManus Roscommon 3-3 12 London
5 Willie Cullen Carlow 2-5 11 Kildare
Michael Finneran Roscommon 1-8 11 Armagh
7 Jim McDonnell Louth 2-4 10 Wexford
Dinny Allen Cork 2-4 10 Limerick
Matt Connor Offaly 1-7 10 Dublin
10 Tom Shaw Kildare 1-6 9 Wicklow
Tim Dalton Cork 1-6 9 Limerick
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 1-6 9 Roscommon

Miscellaneous

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  • Limerick beat Clare for the first time since 1945 after a replay.
  • At the Munster final between Cork and Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Secretary of the Cork County Board Frank Murphy delivered an oration in honour of Tom Barry, a guerrilla leader during the War of Independence. Barry had died in the week leading up to the game.
  • Roscommon win the Connacht title for the fourth year in a row being the only time its happened not to be Galway/Mayo.
  • Offaly stop Dublin to 7 Leinster titles in a row in the Leinster final.
  • Roscommon play in the All Ireland final for the first time since 1962.
  • The All Ireland semifinal between Kerry and Offaly sets a new record for goals (8) in a semifinal. It would not be equalled until 2020 and as of July 2022, it has not been surpassed.

References

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  1. ^ "Rossies lead way in '80s team". Irish Independent. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2016.