1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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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.
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Championship details | |
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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 |
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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.