1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1978 and ended on 24 September 1978.
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Championship details | |
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Dates | 7 May – 24 September 1978 |
Teams | 33 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Kerry (24th win) |
Captain | Denis "Ógie" Moran |
Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Dublin |
Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
Manager | Tony Hanahoe |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
Top Scorer | Jimmy Keaveney (2-31) |
Player of the Year | Pat Spillane |
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Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 24 September 1978, Kerry won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 24th All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.
Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.