The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976.
Kerry were the defending champions.
On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3–8 to 0–10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons.
Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
Leitrim recorded their first win over Mayo since 1959 after a replay. Cork Athletic Grounds changed its name to Pairc Ui Chaoimh after Pádraig Ó Caoimh. 3 Provincial finals end in a draw and to a replay in the same year for the first time since 1924 (CLU) and never since (as of 2019) Connacht, Munster and Ulster. 1888, 1903 & 1915 were the only other years up to 1976 to have had multiple provincial final draws. The All-Ireland final was Dublin's first win over Kerry since the All-Ireland semi-final of 1934.
Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mikey SheehyKerry4–263857.602Jimmy KeaveneyDublin6–183657.203Brendan KellyDerry0–292955.804Steve DugganCavan1–222546.255Gerry FarrellyMeath3–122145.256Pat SpillaneKerry2–142054.007Joe McLoughlinGalway1–161944.75
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jimmy KeaveneyDublin3–413Longford2Mikey SheehyKerry3–312Derry3Joe McLoughlinGalway1–811LeitrimMikey SheehyKerry0–1111Cork5Steve DugganCavan0–1010Down6Willie BrennanLaois1–69Kildare7Gerry FarrellyMeath1–58WicklowPat SpillaneKerry1–58WaterfordJimmy KeaveneyDublin1–58GalwayBrendan KellyDerry0–88Cavan
References
External links "From the archives: Preview of 1976 Ulster SFC final between Derry and Cavan". BBC Sport. 26 April 2020.