1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 93rd 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 1979 and ended on 16 September 1979.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 May – 16 September 1979 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (25th win) |
| Captain | Tim Kennelly |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 35 |
| Top Scorer | Mikey Sheehy (6-18) |
| Player of the Year | Mikey Sheehy |
← 1978 1980 → | |
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 16 September 1979, Kerry won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 25th All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Kerry's Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 6-18. He was also named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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