1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates19 May – 22 September 1974
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (18 win)
CaptainSeán Doherty
ManagerKevin Heffernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainGay Mitchell
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played32
Top Scorer Jimmy Keaveney (1–36)
Player of the Year Kevin Heffernan
1973
1975

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.[1] 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

Team Colours Stadium Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial National League
Antrim Saffron and white Casement Park 1951
Armagh Orange and white Athletic Grounds 1953
Carlow Red, green and gold Dr. Cullen Park 1944
Cavan Royal blue and white Breffni Park 1952 1969 1947–48
Clare Yellow and blue Cusack Park 1917
Cork Red and white Cork Athletic Grounds 1973 1973 1955–56
Derry White and red Celtic Park 1970 1946–47
Donegal Gold and green MacCumhaill Park 1972
Down Red and black Páirc Esler 1968 1971 1967–68
Dublin Sky blue and navy Parnell Park 1963 1965 1957–58
Fermanagh Green and white Brewster Park
Galway Maroon and white Pearse Stadium 1966 1973 1964–65
Kerry Green and gold Fitzgerald Stadium 1970 1972 1973–74
Kildare White Páirc Tailteann 1928 1956
Kilkenny Black and amber Nowlan Park 1911
Laois Blue and white O'Moore Park 1946 1925–26
Leitrim Green and gold Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 1927
Limerick Green and white Gaelic Grounds 1896 1896
London Green and white Emerald GAA Grounds
Longford Royal blue and gold Pearse Park 1968 1965–66
Louth Red and white Drogheda Park 1957 1957
Mayo Green and red MacHale Park 1951 1969 1969–70
Meath Green and gold Páirc Tailteann 1967 1970 1950–51
Monaghan White and blue St. Tiernach's Park 1938
Offaly Green, white and gold O'Connor Park 1972 1973
Roscommon Primrose and blue Dr. Hyde Park 1944 1972
Sligo Black and white Markievicz Park 1928
Tipperary Blue and gold Semple Stadium 1920 1935
Tyrone White and red Healy Park 1973
Waterford White and blue Fraher Field 1898
Westmeath Maroon and white Cusack Park
Wexford Purple and gold Wexford Park 1918 1945
Wicklow Blue and gold Pearse Park

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

9 June 1974 Quarter-final Leitrim 1–6 – 3–12 Sligo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
B Wrynne 0–4, S Kavanagh 1–0, T Mulvey 0–1, B Burns 0–1. M Laffey 2–4, P Henry 1–1, M Kearins 0–3, T Colleary 0–1, H Quinn 0–1, J Kearins 0–1, J Stenson 0–1.

Semi-finals

16 June 1974 Semi-final Galway 3–11 – 0–13 Mayo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
J Tobin 0–5, P Sands 1–1, J Duggan 1–1, C McDonagh 1–0, T Naughton 0–2, L O'Neill 0–1, J Burke 0–1. T O'Malley 0–4, M Higgins 0–2, S O'Grady 0–2, JP Keane 0–1, W McGee 0–1, T Webb 0–1, MT Higgins 0–1, J Gibbons 0–1. Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)
23 June 1974 Semi-final Sligo 1–11 – 2–8 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Kearins 0–9, J Kearins 1–0, F Henry 0–2. J Finnegan 1–4, D Earley 1–2, M Freyne 0–1, J O'Gara 0–1. Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)
7 July 1974 Semi-final replay Roscommon 0–13 – 0–8 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
D Early 0–7, J O'Graa 0–2, M McNamara 0–1, M Freyne 0–1, J Kelly 0–1, J Kerrane 0–1. M Kearins 0–7, J Kearins 0–1. Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

14 July 1974 Final Galway 2–14 – 0–8 Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
J Tobin 0–9, L Sammon 2–0, J Duggan 0–2, M Hughes 0–1, T Naughton 0–1, W Joyce 0–1. D Earley 0–3, M Frayne 0–3, D Watson 0–1, J Kelly 0–1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

19 May 1974 First round Carlow 3–7 – 3–14 Louth Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
W Cullen 2–1, T Geoghegan 1–1, B McNally 0–2, D Byrne 0–2, C Hughes 0–1. D Reid 0–8, S Mulroy 1–1, M McKeown 1–1, R Brennan 1–0, B Gaughran 0–2, E Sheelan 0–1, J McLoughlin 0–1. Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)
26 May 1974 First round Dublin 3–9 – 0–6 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
R Doyle 2–1, T Hanahoe 1–1, S Rooney 0–3, D Hickey 0–2, A O'Toole 0–2. D Grennell 0–2, D O'Brien 0–2, M Quigley 0–1, J O'Shaughnessy 0–1. Referee: R Barry (Meath)

Second round

2 June 1974 Second round Dublin 2–11 – 1–9 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
J Keaveney 0–6, D Hickey 1–2, B Mullins 1–0, A O'Toole 0–3. D Reid 0–4, G Grehan 1–0, S Mulroy 0–1, E Sheelin 0–1, P Gallagher 0–1, B Gaughran 0–1, M McKeown 0–1. Attendance: 7,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

9 June 1974 Quarter-final Laois 3–6 – 0–2 Wicklow O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
S Delaney 2–0, E Condron 0–5, S Fleming 0–1. H Mulhaire 1–0 og, P Clarke 0–1, J Doyle 0–1. Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)
9 June 1974 Quarter-final Meath 3–8 – 0–7 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
G Farrelly 1–2, K Rennicks 1–1, P Cromwell 1–1, M Fay 0–1, M Kerrigan 0–1, D Murtagh 0–1, P McManus 0–1. D Smyth 0–2, M Carley 0–2, R Keoghan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, V Murray 0–1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
16 June 1974 Quarter-final Kildare 2–10 – 0–11 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
R O'Sullivan 1–2, M Moore 1–0, J Donnelly 0–3, P Dunny 0–2, P Mangan 0–1, P Kelly 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1. S Kilroy 0–6, B Smyth 0–2, H McGovern 0–1, TP Cashell 0–1, J Flynn 0–1. Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
16 June 1974 Quarter-final Dublin 1–11 – 0–13 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 0–5, L Deegan 1–1, T O'Toole 0–1, S Rooney 0–1, B Mullins 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1, D Hickey 0–1. T McTague 0–7, K Kilmurray 0–2, M Connor 0–1, S Draby 0–1, M Wright 0–1, W Bryan 0–1. Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

30 June 1974 Semi-final Meath 1–14 – 0–7 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
G Farrelly 1–4, P Cromwell 0–4, M Fay 0–2, M Kerigan 0–2, C Roe 0–1, K Rennicks 0–1. R Miller 0–5, S Delaney 0–1, H Mulhaire 0–1. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
14 July 1974 Semi-final Dublin 1–13 – 0–10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 0–5, B Mullins 1–0, P Gogarty 0–3, A O'Toole 0–2, R Doyle 0–1, D Hickey 0–1, G Wilson 0–1. J Donnelly 0–3, P Dunny 0–2, R O'Sullivan 0–1, M Moore 0–1, P Carew 0–1, B O'Doherty 0–1, P Swords 0–1. Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

28 July 1974 Final Dublin 1–14 – 1–9 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 1–8, A O'Toole 0–3, D Hickey 0–2, S Rooney 0–1. M Fay 1–1, O O'Brien 0–3, K Rennicks 0–2, M Kerrigan 0–2, G Farrelly 0–1. Attendance: 37,067
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

26 May 1974 Quarter-final Clare 1–4 – 1–9 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J O'Halloran 1–1, S Moloney 0–1, P Dillon 0–1, M Keogh 0–1. L Myles 0–4, S McCarthy 1–0, J Cummins 0–2, S Kearney 0–1, J White 0–1, S Conway 0–1. Referee: B Cross (Limerick)
2 June 1974 Quarter-final Waterford 1–11 – 0–5 Limerick Fraher Field, Dungarvan
V Kirwan 0–6, M Hackett 1–0, P Morrissey 0–2, S Aherne 0–1, J Hennessy 0–1, P McMahon 0–1. P Aherne 0–3, C Crean 0–1, D Burke 0–1. Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)

Semi-finals

9 June 1974 Semi-final Cork 3–14 – 2–2 Tipperary Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
R Cummins 1–4, D Barron 1–1, D McCarthy 1–1, D Long 0–3, D Coughlan 0–3, N Kirby 0–2. L Myles 1–0, S Kearney 1–0, J White 0–1, J Cummins 0–1. Referee: B Cross (Limerick)
16 June 1974 Semi-final Kerry 7–16 – 0–8 Waterford Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
S Fitzgerald 2–3, M Sheehy 2–3, J Egan 2–0, M O'Sullivan 1–3, E O'Donoghue 0–2, J O'Keeffe 0–2, B Lynch 0–1, G Power 0–1, J Long 0–1. M Hackett 0–3, T Casey 0–1, J Hennessy 0–1, L Slevin 0–1, V Kirwan 0–1, P Morrissey 0–1. Referee: F Halberg (Cork)

Final

14 July 1974 Final Kerry 0-7 - 1-11 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Mickey O'Sullivan 0–4, Paudie Lynch, Éamonn O'Donoghue, Mikey Sheehy 0–1 each Ray Cummins 0–4 (0-2f), Dave McCarthy 1–0, Jimmy Barry-Murphy 0–3, Jimmy Barrett 0–2, Ned Kirby and Declan Barron 0–1 each Attendance: 49,822
Referee: Brendan Cross (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

9 June 1974 Preliminary round Down 1–10 – 0–6 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry
M Cunningham 1–2, P Rooney 0–5, K Smith 0–2, S O'Neill 0–1. J Smith 0–2, P Loughrea 0–1, E O'Neill 0–1, S O'Hagan 0–1, T McCaughley 0–1. Referee: H McPoland (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

2 June 1974 Quarter-final Antrim 2–7 – 1–8 Fermanagh Casement Park, Belfast
A McCallin 2–0, V Magee 0–2, G McCann 0–2, A Hamill 0–2, G Armstrong 0–1. P McGinnitty 1–2, F Sherry 0–2, A Tunny 0–2, T Gallagher 0–1, E McPartland 0–1. Referee: B Trainor (Down)
9 June 1974 Quarter-final Derry 3–6 – 0–8 Monaghan Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
G O'Loughlin 1–2, M Moran 1–0, A McGuirk 1–0, H Niblock 0–1, T Quinn 0–1, P Stephenson 0–1, L Diamond 0–1. P Donnelly 0–3, B McDonald 0–2, P Kerr 0–1, G Fitzpatrick 0–1, K Trainor 0–1. Referee: G Fagan (Armagh)
16 June 1974 Quarter-final Tyrone 0–8 – 1–9 Donegal Healy Park, Omagh
A McMahon 0–2, S Coyle 0–2, P Hetherington 0–2, M Harte 0–1, P King 0–1. K Keeney 1–0, S Granaghan 0–3, N Gallagher 0–3, M Carney 0–2, J Winston 0–1. Attendance: 15,000
Referee: H Reilly (Louth)
23 June 1974 Quarter-final Down 2–8 – 0–12 Cavan Breffni Park, Cavan
W Walsh 1–0, C McAlarney 1–0, P McGrath 0–3, S O'Neill 0–2, C Ward 0–1, D Gordon 0–1, P Rooney 0–1. P Kelly 0–4, H McInerney 0–3, S Duggan 0–2, M Goldrick 0–2, C O'Keeffe 0–1. Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

7 July 1974 Semi-final Donegal 5–9 – 1–7 Antrim St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
S Bonner 4–1, P McGettigan 1–0, N Gallagher 0–3, H McClafferty 0–2, M Carney 0–2, S Granaghan 0–1. P McCallin 0–4, PJ O'Hara 1–0, V Magee 0–1, G Armstrong 0–1, A Hamill 0–1. Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Tierney (Cavan)
14 July 1974 Semi-final Down 1–12 – 0–7 Derry The Playing Fields, Lurgan
S O'Neill 1–3, P Rooney 0–3, P McGrath 0–3, Walsh 0–2, M Cunningham 0–1. F O'Loone 0–5, G O'Loughlin 0–1, P Doherty 0–1. Attendance: 6,000
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

Finals

28 July 1974 Final Donegal 1–14 – 2–11 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
S Bonner 1–2, N Gallagher 0–3, J Winston 0–3, M Carney 0–2, S Grannaghan 0–1, H McClafferty 0–1, M Carr 0–1, B McEniff 0–1. P Rooney 1–4, C Ward 1–2, S O'Neill 0–3, M Cunningham 0–2. Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)
4 August 1974 Final replay Donegal 3–9 – 1–12 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
S Bonner 2–0, N Gallagher 0–4, K Keeney 1–0, M Lafferty 0–2, M Carr 0–1, P McGhettigan 0–1, S Granaghan 0–1. S O'Neill 1–0, W Walsh 0–3, C Ward 0–3, C McAlarney 0–3, M Cunningham 0–2, P Rooney 0–1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

11 August 1974 Semi-final Dublin 2–11 – 1–8 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
B Mullins 1–1, J Keaveney 0–4, A O'Toole 1–0, J McCarthy 0–2, R Doyle 0–2, S Rooney 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1. J Barry-Murphy 1–2, R Cummins 0–4, J Barrett 0–1, D Long 0–1. Attendance: 42,190
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)
18 August 1974 Semi-final Galway 3–13 – 1–14 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
J Tobin 2–6, C McDonagh 1–1, L Sammon 0–3, T Naughton 0–2, W Joyce 0–1. N Gallagher 0–8, S Bonner 1–0, S Granaghan 0–2, PJ McGowen 0–1, H Clafferty 0–1, A Gallagher 0–1, M Lafferty 0–1. Attendance: 33,782
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

22 September 1974 Final Dublin 0–14 – 1–6 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
J Keaveney 0–8, B Mullins 0–2, D Hickey 0–2, A O'Toole 0–1, J McCarthy 0–1. M Rooney 1–1, T Naughton 0–2, J Duggan 0–1, J Tobin 0–1, J Hughes 0–1. Attendance: 71,898
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone)

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 Average
1 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1–36 39 6 6.50
2 Seamus Bonner Donegal 8–3 27 5 5.40
John Tobin Galway 2–21 27 4 6.75
4 Noel Gallagher Donegal 0–21 21 5 4.20
5 Mickey Kearns Sligo 0–19 19 3 6.33
6 Seán O'Neill Down 2–9 15 5 3.00
Dermot Earley Roscommon 1–12 15 3 5.00
Ray Cummins Cork 1–12 15 3 5.00
9 Gerry Farrelly Meath 2–7 13 3 4.33
Brian Mullins Dublin 3–4 13 5 2.60
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Seamus Bonner Donegal 4–1 13 Antrim
2 John Tobin Galway 2–6 12 Donegal
3 John Tobin Dublin 1–8 11 Meath
4 Michael Laffey Sligo 2–4 10 Leitrim
5 Séamus Mac Gearailt Kerry 2–3 9 Waterford
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 2–3 9 Waterford
Mickey Kearns Sligo 0–9 9 Roscommon
John Tobin Galway 0–9 9 Roscommon
9 Damien Reid Louth 0–8 8 Carlow
Noel Gallagher Donegal 0–8 8 Galway
Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 0–8 8 Galway

References

  1. Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1974: Cullen's penalty save kicks off Dubs' golden era". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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