1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 91st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
| Event | 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Séamus Aldridge | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,503 | ||||||
| Weather | Drizzle | ||||||
Dublin had won the previous two finals and were bidding for a third consecutive victory. Kerry, their opponents, denied them to secure their own third from four All-Ireland football titles they won during the 1970s. This was Kerry's first of four consecutive championships, setting them on the streak that inspired the five in a row that never occurred.
In 2018, Martin Breheny listed this as the eighth greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. It is also noted for a famous first-half goal by Mikey Sheehy, with Sheehy lobbing the Dublin goalkeeper Paddy Cullen while Cullen argued with referee Séamus Aldridge.