1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 98th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1984 and ended on 23 September 1984.
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Championship details | |
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Dates | 13 May – 23 September 1984 |
Teams | 32 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Kerry (28th win) |
Captain | Ambrose O'Donovan |
Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Dublin |
Captain | Tommy Drumm |
Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 34 |
Top Scorer | Barney Rock (5-24) |
Player of the Year | Jack O'Shea |
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Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 23 September 1984, Kerry won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 28th All-Ireland title.
Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 5-24. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.