1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1974 and ended on 22 September 1974.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 May – 22 September 1974 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (18 win) |
| Captain | Seán Doherty |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Gay Mitchell |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Keaveney (1–36) |
| Player of the Year | Kevin Heffernan |
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Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 22 September 1974, Dublin won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons.
Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1–36. Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, the first time that the award went to a manager instead of a player.