1975 All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipDates 11 May 1975 - 28 September 1975 Teams 33 Winning team Kerry (23 win)Captain Mickey "Ned" O'Sullivan Manager Mick O'Dwyer Losing team Dublin Captain Seán Doherty Manager Kevin Heffernan Munster Kerry Leinster Dublin Ulster Derry Connacht Sligo No. matches played 35 Goals total 101 (2.8 per game) Points total 762 (21. 7 per game) Top Scorer Jimmy Keaveney (1-38)Player of the Year John O'Keeffe
The 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 89th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 May 1975 and ended on 28 September 1975.
Dublin were the defending champions . London fielded a team in the senior championship for the first time.
On 28 September 1975, Kerry won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-11 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 23rd All-Ireland title, their first in five championship seasons.
Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1-38. Kerry's John O'Keeffe was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year .
Format [ ]
The usual knock-out four-province setup was used. London played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time.
Leinster Championship format change saw, Second round dropped this year first round winners go straight to the Quarter-finals. Kilkenny return to Leinster football for the first time since 1963.
Rule change [ ]
As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association 's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1975 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were reduced to 70 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were eighty minutes in duration for the past 5 years.
Results [ ]
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Quarter-finals
Mayo v London
25 May 1975 Quarter-final Mayo 4-12 – 1-12 London MacHale Park , Castlebar
G Feeney (0-1), T O’Malley (0-5), R Bell (1-1), G Farragher (1-1); M Henry (1-0), S Kilbride (1-2) sub E Webb (0-2).
Leitrim v Roscommon
1 June 1975 Quarter-final Leitrim 0-4 - 0-12 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada , Carrick-on-Shannon
M Martin 0-1, M Tighe 0-1, B Wrynn 0-1, N Maxwell 0-1.
E McManus 0-3, J O'Gara 0-2, J Keane 0-1, P Cox 0-1, P Lindsay 0-1, M Menton 0-1, G Mannion 0-1, J Finnegan 0-1, McNamara 0-1.
Semi-finals
Sligo v Galway
8 June 1975 Semi-final Sligo 1-13 – 0-6 Galway Markievicz Park , Sligo
M Kearins 0-10, D Kerins 1-0, M Hoey 0-2, M Laffey 0-1.
L Salmon 0-2, T Naughton 0-1, M Rooney 0-1, TJ Gilmore 0-1, M Hughes 0-1.
Referee: J Martin (Roscommon )
Roscommon v Mayo
15 June 1975 Semi-final Roscommon 1-9 - 1-12 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park , Roscommon
BT Beegan 1-0, F McManus 0-2, J Keane 0-2, J Finnegan 0-1, M Menton 0-1, D Earley 0-1, P Cox 0-1, J O'Gara 0-1.
G Farragher 1-4, T O'Mahony 0-2, JP Kean 0-2, T Welsh 0-1, W McGee 0-1, S Kilbride 0-1, R Bell 0-1.
Referee: T Moran (Leitrim )
Finals
Sligo v Mayo
6 July 1975 Final Sligo 2-10 – 1-13 Mayo Markievicz Park , Sligo
F Henry 1-3, D Kerins 1-1, M Kearins 0-4, M Laffey 0-1.
JP Kean 1-1, T O'Malley 0-3, G Farragher 0-3, E Webb 0-2, W McGee 0-1, D McGrath 0-1, G Feeney 0-1, M Higgins 0-1.
Referee: T Moran (Leitrim )
Mayo v Sligo
20 July 1975 Final replay Mayo 0-15 - 2-10 Sligo MacHale Park , Castlebar
T O'Malley 0-4, D McGrath 0-3, M Higgins 0-2, E Webb 0-2, W McGee 0-1, S Kilbride 0-1, G Farragher 0-1, J Keane 0-1.
M Kearins 1-4, D Kerins 1-1, M Hoey 0-4, J Stenson 0-1.
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First round
Wexford v Carlow
11 May 1975 First round Wexford 2-8 - 1-10 Carlow Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
W French 1-1, D Clancy 0-4, W Rowesome 1-0, P Cullen 0-2, G Howlin 0-1.
D Byrne 1-1, W Cullen 0-2, B Hennessy 0-2, S King 0-1, P Quirke 0-1, S Shields 0-1, C Hughes 0-1, C Byrne 0-1.
Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny )
Laois v Longford
25 May 1975 First round Laois 3-13 - 1-8 Longford O'Connor Park , Tullamore
L Scally 0-6, J Hovendon 1-2, D Booth 1-0, S Allen 1-0, W Brennan 0-3, J Lalor 0-2.
R Smith 1-1, J Hanniffy 0-2, S Kilroy 0-2, P Mullooly 0-1, S Lee 0-1, T McCormack 0-1.
Referee: M Spain (Offaly )
Westmeath v Kilkenny
1 June 1975 First round Westmeath 2-14 - 2-2 Kilkenny Geraldine Park , Athy
P Whelan 1-3, M Galvin 1-0, S Conroy 0-3, V Murray 0-3, S Havin 0-2, B Smith 0-2, W Lowry 0-1.
S Brennan 2-0, T Brennan 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.
Referee: E Long (Carlow )
Louth v Wicklow
8 June 1975 First round Louth 2-22 - 2-6 Wicklow Croke Park , Dublin
P McParland 0-7, P Gallagher 1-2, F Taaffe 1-1, E Shevlin 0-4, A Hoey 0-4, M McKeown 0-3, M McDonald 0-1.
M O'Toole 0-4, T Kennedy 1-0, M Coffey 1-0, P Burke 0-1, B Laide 0-1.
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin )
Quarter-finals
Dublin v Wexford
8 June 1975 Quarter-final Dublin 4-17 - 3-10 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
J Keaveney 0-10, A Hanahoe 1-1, D Hickey 1-1, M Noctor 1-1, J McCarthy 1-1, B Doyle 0-2, A O'Toole 0-1.
G Howlin 2-1, D Clancy 0-5, J Dunphy 1-0, J Cullen 0-1, W Ffrench 0-1, P Cullen 0-1, B Rowesome 0-1.
Referee: F Hayden (Carlow )
Offaly v Laois
15 June 1975 Quarter-final Offaly 0-13 - 0-13 Laois O'Connor Park , Tullamore
T McTague 0-4, S Lowry 0-3, S Darby 0-3, E Lowry 0-1, P Fanning 0-1, K Kilmurray 0-1.
L Scully 0-4, J Hovenden 0-3, J Lawlor 0-2, R Miller 0-2, S Allen 0-1, M Buggy 0-1.
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath )
Louth v Meath
22 June 1975 Quarter-final Louth 0-15 - 1-9 Meath Croke Park , Dublin
A Hoey 0-7, M McKeown 0-3, M McDonald 0-1, D Reid 0-1, P Gallagher 0-1, P McParland 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1.
O O'Brien 0-7, M Kerrigan 1-1, P Traynor 0-1.
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin )
Kildare v Westmeath
29 June 1975 Quarter-final Kildare 1-15 - 1-8 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann , Navan
A French 0-6, P Dunny 1-2, T Carew 0-4, M McKeever 0-1, H Hyland 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1.
V Murray 0-5, B Smith 1-0, P Whelan 0-2, D Smith 0-1.
Referee: R Barry (Meath )
Laois v Offaly
29 June 1975 Quarter-final replay Laois 3-7 - 3-14 Offaly O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
W Brennan 2-2, S Allen 1-1, L Scully 0-3, M Buggy 0-1.
M Connor 3-2, T McTague 0-6, P Fenning 0-2, S Darby 0-2, E Lowry 0-1, K Kilmurray 0-1.
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath )
Semi-finals
Dublin v Louth
6 July 1975 Semi-final Dublin 3-14 - 4-7 Louth Páirc Tailteann , Navan
J Keaveney 1-11, B Doyle 1-0, A O'Toole 0-2, T Hanahoe 1-0, R Kelleher 0-1.
T Hoey 1-5, P McPartland 1-1, E Sheelan 1-0, R Brennan 1-0, D Reid 0-1.
Attendance: 31,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath )
Offaly v Kildare
13 July 1975 Semi-final Offaly 0-11 - 2-11 Kildare Croke Park , Dublin
T McTague 0-9, S Darby 0-2.
J Donnelly 0-7, R O'Sullivan 1-1, P Dunny 1-0, B O'Doherty 0-2, H Hyland 0-1.
Attendance: 17,213 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin )
Final
Dublin v Kildare
27 July 1975 Final Dublin 3-13 - 0-8 Kildare Croke Park , Dublin
Brian Mullins 2-0, David Hickey 1-2, Paddy Gogarty 0-4, Bobbby Doyle and Jimmy Keaveney (0-1f) 0-2 each, Bernard Brogan Sr, Tony Hanahoe, Anton O'Toole 0-1 each
Jack Donnelly 0-3f, Pat Dunny 0-2, Jack Balfe (1 '50), Tommy Carew, Ray O'Sullivan 0-1 each
Attendance: 44,182 Referee: Brendan Hayden (Carlow )
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Quarter-finals
Tipperary v Limerick
1 June 1975 Quarter-final Tipperary 7-18 - 1-5 Limerick Emly Sportsfield , Emly
J Kehoe 4-0, M Keating 0-6, P Hanrahan 1-2, G Stapleton 1-2, J Tracey 1-0, L Myles 0-3, C O'Flherty 0-2, G McGrath 0-1.
T Bradley 1-1, P Ahern 0-2, L Lawlor 0-2.
Referee: J Dennison (Cork )
Clare v Waterford
1 June 1975 Quarter-final Clare 1-15 - 1-10 Waterford The Cricket Field , Kilrush
S Moloney 1-3, J O'Halloran 0-4, M Greene 0-4, J McMahon 0-2, T Tubridy 0-2.
M Power 1-1, V Kirwin 0-4, T Casey 0-2, S Ahern 0-1, M Hackett 0-1, J Hennessy 0-1.
Referee: PJ O'Halloran
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Kerry
15 June 1975 Semi-final Tipperary 0-9 - 3-13 Kerry Ned Hall Park , Clonmel
C O'Flaherty 0-4, L Myles 0-3, M Keating 0-2.
J Egan 2-3, B Lynch 0-5, R Prenderville 1-0, P Spillane 0-3, M Sheehy 0-2.
Referee: F Halbert (Cork )
Clare v Cork
15 June 1975 Semi-final Clare 0-7 - 1-16 Cork Páirc Uí Seancháin , Doonbeg
J McMahon 0-4, B O'Reilly 0-1, M Downes 0-1.
T Murphy 0-8, D Barron 1-3, D Long 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, J Barrett 0-1.
Referee: B Cross (Limerick )
Final
Kerry v Cork
13 July 1975 Final Kerry 1-14 - 0-7 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium , Killarney
Brendan Lynch 0-4 (0-3f), Pat Spillane 1-1, Mikey Sheehy 0-3 (0-2f), John Egan 0-2, Pat McCarthy, Mickey O'Sullivan, Denis Moran, Ger O'Driscoll 0-1 each
Dinny Allen 0-3, Ray Cummins 0-2, Tony Murphy and Declan Barron 0-1 each
Attendance: 43,295 Referee: Brendan Cross (Limerick)
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Preliminary round
Fermanagh v Armagh
1 June 1975 Preliminary round Fermanagh 0-10 – 4-6 Armagh St. Molaise Park , Irvinestown
P McGinnitty 0-4, S Reilly 0-3, F Sherry 0-2, B Keys 0-1.
S Daly 2-5, J Christie 1-0, E O'Neill 1-0, O Carty 0-1.
Referee: M Devlin (Tyrone )
Quarter-finals
Monaghan v Tyrone
1 June 1975 Quarter-final Monaghan 0-13 – 1-5 Tyrone St. Mary's Park , Castleblayney
K Finlay 0-7, G Fitzpatrick 0-2, H Clerkin 0-2, E Donnelly 0-1, D Mulligan 0-1.
E Bradley 1-0, R Beggs 0-2, J Taggart 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1, F McGuigan 0-1.
Referee: G Fagan (Armagh )
Cavan v Donegal
8 June 1975 Quarter-final Cavan 0-15 – 0-13 Donegal MacCumhaill Park , Ballybofey
S Duggan 0-7, S Leddy 0-2, H McInerney 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, D Meade 0-1, G Cusack 0-1, A King 0-1.
M Carney 0-7, M Griffin 0-3, H McClafferty 0-1, B McEniff 0-1, S Granaghan 0-1.
Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh )
Down v Antrim
15 June 1975 Quarter-final Down 3-12 – 0-7 Antrim St. Patrick's Park , Newcastle
W Walsh 1-2, P McGrath 1-1, P Rooney 1-1, D Morgan 0-4, C McAlarney 0-2, M Cunningham 0-1, D Gordon 0-1.
A McCallin 0-3, T Doherty 0-2, D Laverty 0-1, G McCann 0-1.
Derry v Armagh
22 June 1975 Quarter-final Derry 2-15 – 1-7 Armagh Healy Park , Omagh
J O'Leary 1-2, S O'Connell 0-4, S Mullan 0-4, P Chivers 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, T McGuinness 0-1.
S Daly 1-2, J Smyth 0-2, L Kerins 0-1, P Loughran 0-1, J Kernan 0-1.
Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone )
Semi-finals
Down v Cavan
29 June 1975 Semi-final Down 1-13 – 1-10 Cavan St. Mary's Park , Castleblayney
M Cunningham 0-4, S O'Neill 1-0, W Walsh 0-3, D Moran 0-2, C McAlarney 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, P Rooney 0-1.
S Duggan 0-4, D Dalton 1-0, C O'Keeffe 0-3, P McNamee 0-1, G O'Reilly 0-1, JJ Martin 0-1.
Referee: T Johnston (Fermanagh )
Monaghan v Derry
6 July 1975 Semi-final Monaghan 1-11 - 1-11 Derry O'Neill Park , Dungannon
K Finlay 0-5, G McTague 1-1, R Brady 0-2, P McEnaney 0-2, R McDonald 0-1.
S Mullan 0-4, P Stevenson 1-0, M Lynch 0-3, N Niblock 0-2, T McGuinness 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.
Monaghan v Derry
13 July 1975 Semi-final replay Monaghan 1-6 – 0-14 Derry O'Neill Park , Dungannon
K Finlay 1-4, B Brady 0-1, JJ Gorman 0-1.
S O'Connell 0-5, M Lynch 0-3, M Moran 0-2, J O'Leary 0-1, G McElihinney 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.
Referee: G Fagan (Armagh )
Final
Derry v Down
27 July 1975 Final Derry 1-16 - 2-6 Down St. Tiernach's Park , Clones
M Lynch 0-5, S O'Connell 0-5, G McElhinney 1-1, J O'Leary 0-2, TK McGuinness 0-2, E Laverty 0-1.
W Walsh 2-3, P Rooney 0-2, J Murphy 0-1.
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G Fagan (Armagh )
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship [ ]
Semi-finals
Kerry v Sligo
10 August 1975 Semi-final Kerry 3-13 - 0-5 Sligo Croke Park , Dublin
J Egan 2-2, P Spillane 1-1, P Lynch 0-4, G O'Driscoll 0-2, B Lynch 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, G Power 0-1.
M Hoey 0-3, M Kearins 0-2.
Attendance: 32,215 Referee: G Fagan (Armagh )
Dublin v Derry
24 August 1975 Semi-final Dublin 3-13 - 3-8 Derry Croke Park , Dublin
J Keaveney 0-9, A O'Toole 2-0, T Hanahoe 1-0, D Hickey 0-2, P Gogarty 0-1, B Doyle 0-1.
B Kelly 1-3, S O'Connell 1-3, J O'Leary 1-0, A McGuckin 0-1, G McElihinney 0-1.
Attendance: 44,455 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary )
Final
Kerry v Dublin
28 September 1975 Final Kerry 2-12 - 0-11 Dublin Croke Park , Dublin
M Sheehy 0-4, G O'Driscoll 1-0, J Egan 1-0, P Spillane 0-3, B Lynch 0-3, D Moran 0-2.
J Keaveney 0-6, P Gogarty 0-2, B Doyle 0-1, B Pocock 0-1, B Mullins 0-1.
Attendance: 66,346 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary )
Main article: 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Championship statistics [ ]
Miscellaneous [ ]
All championship games were reduced from eighty to seventy minutes.
London join the Connacht championship.
On 1 June 1975, The Cricket Field , Kilrush played host to its 1st championship game for 35 years as Clare play Waterford in a Munster Quarter-Final.
Louth beat Meath for the first time since 1953.
Kildare play Westmeath in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1960.
Sligo won their first Connacht title since 1928 and last until 2007.
Dublin play Kildare in the Leinster final for the first time since 1928.
Kerry -Sligo All Ireland semi-final was the first meeting between the teams.
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Jimmy Keaveney
Dublin
1-38
41
5
8.20
2
Mickey Kearns
Sligo
1-20
23
4
5.75
3
John Egan
Kerry
5-7
22
4
5.50
4
Seán O'Connell
Derry
1-17
20
5
4.00
5
Louth
1-16
19
3
6.33
Monaghan
1-16
19
3
6.33
Tony McTague
Offaly
0-19
19
3
6.33
8
Cork
3-8
17
3
5.66
9
Armagh
3-7
16
2
8.00
10
Brendan Lynch
Kerry
0-14
14
4
3.50
Single game
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Opposition
1
Murt Connor
Offaly
3-2
11
Laois
Armagh
2-5
11
Fermanagh
3
Mickey Kearns
Sligo
0-10
10
Galway
Jimmy Keaveney
Dublin
0-10
10
Wexford
5
John Egan
Kerry
2-3
9
Tipperary
Down
2-3
9
Derry
Tony McTague
Offaly
0-9
9
Kildare
Jimmy Keaveney
Dublin
0-9
9
Derry
9
Laois
2-2
8
Offaly
John Egan
Kerry
2-2
8
Sligo
Louth
1-5
8
Dublin
Tony Murphy
Cork
0-8
8
Clare
References [ ]
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Pre-1928
Beginning of Sam Maguire
Seasons Finals
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
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1962
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80-minute experiment
Post-experiment
Seasons Finals
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Qualifiers and quarter-finals era
Seasons Finals
2001
2002
2003
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2005
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2007
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2011
Associated competitions Statistics and awards
Records
List of finals
Celtic cross
Trophy
Winning captains
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