Football match
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| Event | 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 16 September 1979 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Hugh Duggan (Armagh) | ||||||
| Attendance | 72,185 | ||||||
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The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 92nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Kerry had Páidí Ó Sé sent off but still won by 11 points.
It was the fourth of four All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1970s.
Match details
| 16 September 1979 Final |
Kerry | 3-13 – 1-8 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 72,185 Referee: Hugh Duggan (Armagh) |
| M Sheehy 2-6, J Egan 1-1, P Spillane 0-4, E Liston 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. | J Ronayne 1-0, B Doyle 0-3, T Hanahoe 0-2, D Hickey 0-2, A O'Toole 0-1. |
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Dublin
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References
- Harrington, John (29 August 2019). "1979 Final referee Hugh Duggan still going strong".
- High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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