1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Dates

23 September 1979 – 25 May 1980

Teams

Champions

St. Finbarr's (1st title)
Christy Ryan (captain)
Pat Lougheed (manager)

Runners-up

St. Grellan's

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Top scorer(s)

Matt Connor (2-25)

← 1978–79 (Previous)

(Next) 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Castlehaven in the 1979 Cork SFC semi-final.^[1]

On 25 May 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-09 to 0-08 defeat of St. Grellan's in the All-Ireland final at Seán Treacy Park.^[2] It was their first ever championship title.

Walsh Island's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2-25.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

23 September 1979 Quarter-final	St. Mary's	0-08 - 3-13	Garrymore	MacHale Park
	H Mannix 0-3, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, T Welsh 0-1, P Flannery 0-1, P Dixon 0-1.		Jim Kent 0-7, John Kent 1-2, E Delahunt 1-2, M Walsh 1-1, M Laffey 0-1.

Semi-finals

18 November 1979 Semi-final	St. Mary's	0-07 - 1-03	Clann na nGael	Markievicz Park
	John Kent 0-3, E Delahunt 0-1, M Laffey 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, E McHale 0-1.		P Cunniffe 1-0, T McHale 0-2, P Hynes 0-1.

18 November 1979 Semi-final	Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's	2-05 - 1-12	St. Grellan's	Seán O'Heslin Memorial Park
	G Reynolds 1-1, G Darcy 1-0, P Dolan 0-2, S Crossan 0-1, O Honeyman 0-1.		P McGettigan 0-7, S Ridell 1-0, C Loftus 0-2, J Whelan 0-1, B Brennan 0-1.

Final

2 December 1979 Final	St. Mary's	0-04 - 0-04	St. Grellan's	Markievicz Park
	M Laffey 0-2, E McHale 0-2.		P Cunningham 0-1, C Loftus 0-1, J Manton 0-1, P McGettigan 0-1.

10 February 1980 Final replay	St. Grellan's	0-09 - 0-08	St. Mary's	Dunlo GAA Grounds
	J Manton 0-3, P McGettigan 0-2, G Gibbons 0-2, M Cunningham 0-1, K Mitchell 0-1.		M Laffey 0-2, John Kent 0-2, Jim Kent 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, E McHale 0-1, G Monaghan 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

21 October 1979 First round	Castletown	0-04 - 1-12	Raheens	Gorey
	J Flanagan 0-4.		G Power 1-4, P Campbell 0-2, S Power 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, N Byrne 0-1, D Flaherty 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.

21 October 1979 First round	Tinryland	2-22 - 2-04	O'Loughlin Gaels	Dr. Cullen Park
	P O'Neill 1-6, T O'Neill 1-3, P Delaney 0-4, T Dwyer 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, N Deane 0-2, T Darcy 0-1.		M Cleere 1-1, J Mulcahy 1-0, O Bergin 0-2, M McGrath 0-1.

28 October 1979 First round	Walsh Island	0-11 - 0-09	Na Fianna	O'Connor Park
	Matt Connor 0-6, L Connor 0-1, Séamus Connor 0-1, E Mulhall 0-1, Murt Connor 0-1, M Slattery 0-1.		R Neville 0-6, J Caffrey 0-1, D Gaffney 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.

4 November 1979 First round	Navan O'Mahonys	1-10 - 1-11	Portlaoise	Páirc Tailteann
	M Downes 1-6, D Dalton 0-2, R Collins 0-1, E Dunphy 0-1.		J Browne 1-4, C Browne 0-3, M Dooley 0-1, T Prendergast 0-1, L Scully 0-1, N Prendergast 0-1.

Quarter-finals

4 November 1979 Quarter-final	Tinryland	0-07 - 2-06	Young Irelands	Dr. Cullen Park
	P Delaney 0-3, P O'Neill 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, L Foster 0-1.		P McGreevy 1-3, G Nixon 1-1, E McCartan 0-2.

4 November 1979 Quarter-final	Raheens	1-09 - 1-10	Baltinglass	St. Conleth's Park
	S Power 1-1, N Byrne 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, J Winders 0-1, P Winders 0-1, B Power 0-1, P Campbell 0-1, M Jullens 0-1, G Power 0-1.		P Burke 0-6, R McHugh 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, M Owens 0-1.

4 November 1979 Quarter-final	Walsh Island	0-10 - 1-02	Athlone	O'Connor Park
	Matt Connor 0-4, R Connor 0-3, Murt Connor 0-1, T Mulhall 0-1, E Mulhall 0-1.		J Keane 1-1, P McCormack 0-1.

18 November 1979 Quarter-final	Portlaoise	1-12 - 0-05	Longford Slashers	O'Moore Park
	G Browne 0-5, T Prendergast 1-1, L Scully 0-1, G Phelan 0-1, M Dooley 0-1, C Browne 0-1, N Prendergast 0-1, B Bohane 0-1.		M Farrell 0-2, G Neenaghan 0-1, B King 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

17 November 1979 Semi-final	Walsh Island	2-15 - 1-02	Young Irelands	Páirc Tailteann
	Matt Connor 1-6, E Mulhall 1-1, L Connor 0-2, M Slattery 0-2, Seán Connor 0-1, W Connor 0-1, R Connor 0-1, Murt Connor 0-1.		M McCabe 1-0, M McGeary 0-1, K Maguire 0-1.

1 December 1979 Semi-final	Portlaoise	2-15 - 0-09	Baltinglass	Geraldine Park
	T Prendergast 1-3, L Scully 1-2, G Browne 0-4, N Prendergast 0-3, M Dooley 0-1, G Phelan 0-1, J Harding 0-1.		T Murphy 0-3, R McHugh 0-2, B Timmins 0-1, P Burke 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, M Owen 0-1.

Final

23 March 1980 Final	Walsh Island	3-02 - 1-06	Portlaoise	Geraldine Park
	Matt Connor 1-2, E Mulhall 1-0, F Williamson 1-0.		N Prendergast 1-0, C Browne 0-2, L Scully 0-2, T Prendergast 0-1, G Browne 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

4 November 1979 Quarter-final	Oola	1-06 - 2-08	Loughmore-Castleiney	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	J Ryan 0-4, D Fitzgibbon 1-0, D Burke 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.		M McGrath 1-2, T McGrath 0-4, J Maher 1-0, P McGrath 0-1, S Kearney 0-1.

10 November 1979 Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	0-09 - 1-10	Kilrush Shamrocks	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 0-3, G Power 0-2, JL McElligott 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1, D Long 0-1.		A Moloney 0-4, M O'Reilly 1-0, J O'Halloran 0-3, M Fennelly 0-1, S Moloney 0-1, S Hehir 0-1.

Semi-finals

18 November 1979 Semi-final	Kilrush Shamrocks	5-06 - 1-07	Ballinacourty	Tubridy Memorial Park
	A Mooney 3-0, S Moloney 1-1, J Hehir 1-0, J O'Halloran 0-3, M Fennell 0-1, M O'Reilly 0-1.		J O'Dwyer 0-5, J Kiely 1-0, J Burns 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1.

18 November 1979 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	1-09 - 0-06	Loughmore-Castleiney	Páirc Shíleáin
	J Barry-Murphy 1-3, F O'Mahony 0-4, R Kenny 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.		M McGrath 0-2, T McGrath 0-1, E Brennan 0-1, M Kiely 0-1, T Kiely 0-1.

Final

1 December 1979 Final	St. Finbarr's	0-10 - 0-04	Kilrush Shamrocks	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	F Twomey 0-2, J Allen 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.		J O'Halloran 0-3, S Moloney 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

28 October 1979 Preliminary round	Castlewellan	2-08 - 0-07	Laragh United	St. Malachy's Park
	P McGeown 1-1, C McGreevy 1-0, C McAlarney 0-2, B Toner 0-2, C Crilly 0-1, D Keown 0-1, B McAleenan 0-1.		D Donohue 0-4, J Carroll 0-1, A King 0-1, H Brady 0-1.

Quarter-finals

23 September 1979 Quarter-final	Scotstown	3-09 - 1-04	Carrickmore St. Colmcille's	St. Tiernach's Park
	R McDermott 1-2, J McCabe 1-2, T Moyna 1-1, S McCarville 0-3, N Moyna 0-1.		V Woods 1-0, M Harte 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, L Kelly 0-1.

14 October 1979 Quarter-final	Bellaghy	0-12 - 2-03	Erne Gaels	Dean McGlinchey Park
	P McKiernan 0-5, F O'Loane 0-3, L Diamond 0-2, P Doherty 0-1, D McMullan 0-1.		PJ Daly 1-2, P McCann 1-0, A McCafferty 0-1.

14 October 1979 Quarter-final	St. Teresa's	2-11 - 1-11	Bundoran	Casement Park
	P McGoldrick 1-1, D Maguire 0-4, G Maguire 1-0, P Magorrian 0-3, S Burns 0-1, P McCarron 0-1, J McLoughlin 0-1.		S Reilly 0-5, F Lynch 1-0, M Bourke 0-3, B Moohan 0-1, B Gavigan 0-1, J Gavigan 0-1.

4 November 1979 Quarter-final

Castlewellan

2-06 - 2-06

St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen

St. Malachy's Park

18 November 1979 Quarter-final replay	St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen	1-07 - 0-08	Castlewellan	Páirc Naomh Pádraig
	P Loughran 0-4, K McCabe 1-0, P Trainor 0-3.		A King 0-3, H Toner 0-2, G Doherty 0-1, C McAlarney 0-1, T McArdle 0-1.

Semi-finals

28 October 1979 Semi-final	Bellaghy	0-08 - 0-11	Scotstown	Dean McGlinchey Park
	P McKiernan 0-3, H McGoldrick 0-2, F O'Loane 0-1, P Doherty 0-1.		J McCabe 0-5, Séamus McCarville 0-2, G McCarville 0-2, N Moyna 0-1, C Morgan 0-1.

2 December 1979 Semi-final	St. Teresa's	1-07 - 2-08	St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen	Casement Park
	P McGorrian 1-0, D Maguire 0-2, G Maguire 0-2, T Maguire 0-1, J McKiernan 0-1.		P Loughran 0-5, L McCabe 1-0, M McPartland 1-0, P Trainor 0-2, J Loughran 0-1.

Final

9 March 1980 Final	Scotstown	0-09 - 0-08	St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen	Fr. Peter Campbell Park
	J McCabe 0-3, Seán McCarville 0-2, N Moyna 0-1, Séamus McCarville 0-1, C Morgan 0-1, T Moyna 0-1.		P Loughran 0-3, P Trainor 0-2, B Canavan 0-2, M McParland 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

6 April 1980 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-17 - 1-03	Kingdom Kerry Gaels	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Allen 2-4, J O'Callaghan 0-6, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, D Barry 0-2, P O'Mahony 0-2, F Twomey 0-1, M Lynch 0-1.		J O'Shea 1-2, J Broderick 0-1.

Semi-finals

4 May 1980 Semi-final	St. Grellan's	1-11 - 1-08	Walsh Island	Dunlo GAA Grounds
	K Mitchell 1-3, G Gibbons 0-3, B Brennan 0-2, P McGettigan 0-2, C Loftus 0-1.		Matt Connor 0-7, Murt Connor 1-0, E Mulhall 0-1.

11 May 1980 Semi-final	Scotstown	0-04 - 0-07	St. Finbarr's	St. Tiernach's Park
	J McCabe 0-2, C Morgan 0-1, G McCarville 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 0-4, F Twomey 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, M Lynch 0-1.

Final

25 May 1980 Final	St. Finbarr's	3-09 - 0-08	St. Grellan's	Seán Treacy Park
	J O'Callaghan 2-3, F O'Mahony 1-0, R Kenny 0-2, J Allen 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.		P McGettigan 0-3, M Cunningham 0-1, J Whelan 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, P Cunningham 0-1, J Manton 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Matt Connor	Walsh Island	2-25	31	5	6.20
2	James O'Callaghan	St Finbarr's	2-13	19	3	6.33
3	Gerry Browne	Portlaoise	1-14	17	4	4.25

Miscellaneous

St Grellan's won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.

References

^ O'Riordan, Ian (16 February 2001). "Nemo have that certain pedigree". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ Clerkin, Malachy (10 November 2018). "View from the summit so sweet again for St Finbarr's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships

Seasons

1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

Categories:

Hidden category:

Use dmy dates from April 2022