1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 11 May 1980 and ended on 21 September 1980.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 May – 21 September 1980 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (26th win) |
| Captain | Ger Power |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Roscommon |
| Captain | Danny Murray |
| Manager | Tom Heneghan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 33 |
| Top Scorer | Matt Connor (5-31) |
| Player of the Year | Jack O'Shea |
← 1979 1981 → | |
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 21 September 1980, Kerry won the championship following a 1-9 to 1-6 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final. This was their 26th All-Ireland title and their third in succession.
Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 5-31. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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