1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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.
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