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.
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.
Team summaries
TeamColoursStadiumMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialNational LeagueAntrimSaffron and whiteCasement Park1951ArmaghOrange and whiteAthletic Grounds1953CarlowRed, green and goldDr. Cullen Park1944CavanRoyal blue and whiteBreffni Park195219691947–48ClareYellow and blueCusack Park1917CorkRed and whiteCork Athletic Grounds197319731955–56DerryWhite and redCeltic Park19701946–47DonegalGold and greenMacCumhaill Park1972DownRed and blackPáirc Esler196819711967–68DublinSky blue and navyParnell Park196319651957–58FermanaghGreen and whiteBrewster ParkGalwayMaroon and whitePearse Stadium196619731964–65KerryGreen and goldFitzgerald Stadium197019721973–74KildareWhitePáirc Tailteann19281956KilkennyBlack and amberNowlan Park1911LaoisBlue and whiteO'Moore Park19461925–26LeitrimGreen and goldPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada1927LimerickGreen and whiteGaelic Grounds18961896LondonGreen and whiteEmerald GAA GroundsLongfordRoyal blue and goldPearse Park19681965–66LouthRed and whiteDrogheda Park19571957MayoGreen and redMacHale Park195119691969–70MeathGreen and goldPáirc Tailteann196719701950–51MonaghanWhite and blueSt. Tiernach's Park1938OffalyGreen, white and goldO'Connor Park19721973RoscommonPrimrose and blueDr. Hyde Park19441972SligoBlack and whiteMarkievicz Park1928TipperaryBlue and goldSemple Stadium19201935TyroneWhite and redHealy Park1973WaterfordWhite and blueFraher Field1898WestmeathMaroon and whiteCusack ParkWexfordPurple and goldWexford Park19181945WicklowBlue and goldPearse Park
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
Dublin win the Leinster title for the first time since 1965. The All-Ireland semi-finals between Donegal and Galway was the very first championship meeting between the two sides, while the other was the first meeting between Dublin and Cork since the All Ireland final of 1907. Dublin win the All-Ireland title for the first time since 1963.
Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin1–363966.502Seamus BonnerDonegal8–32755.40John TobinGalway2–212746.754Noel GallagherDonegal0–212154.205Mickey KearnsSligo0–191936.336Seán O'NeillDown2–91553.00Dermot EarleyRoscommon1–121535.00Ray CumminsCork1–121535.009Gerry FarrellyMeath2–71334.33Brian MullinsDublin3–41352.60
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Seamus BonnerDonegal4–113Antrim2John TobinGalway2–612Donegal3John TobinDublin1–811Meath4Michael LaffeySligo2–410Leitrim5Séamus Mac GearailtKerry2–39WaterfordMikey SheehyKerry2–39WaterfordMickey KearnsSligo0–99RoscommonJohn TobinGalway0–99Roscommon9Damien ReidLouth0–88CarlowNoel GallagherDonegal0–88GalwayJimmy KeaveneyDublin0–88Galway
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