1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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.

1979-80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Dates	23 September 1979 - 25 May 1980
Teams	33
Champions	St. Finbarr's (1st title) Christy Ryan (captain)
Runners-up	St. Grellan's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Top scorer(s)	Matt Connor (2-25)
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Nemo Rangers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being between by Castlehaven in the 1979 Limerick County Championship.[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

St. Mary's v Garrymore

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

St. Mary's v Clann na nGael

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.

Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's v St. Grellan's

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

St. Mary's v St. Grellan's

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.

St. Grellan's v St. Mary's

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

Castletown v Raheens

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.

Tinryland v O'Loughlin Gaels

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.

Walsh Island v Na Fianna

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.

Navan O'Mahonys v Portlaoise

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

Tinryland v Young Irelands

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.

Raheens v Baltinglass

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.

Walsh Island v Athlone

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.

Portlaoise v Longford Slashers

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

Walsh Island v Young Irelands

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.

Portlaoise v Baltinglass

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

Walsh Island v Portlaoise

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

Oola v Loughmore-Castleiney

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.

Austin Stacks v Kilrush Shamrocks

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

Kilrush Shamrocks v Ballinacourty

18 November 1979 Semi-final	Kilrush Shamrocks	5-06 - 1-07	Ballinacourty	Tubridy Memoorial 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.

St. Finbarr's v Loughmore-Castleiney

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

St. Finbarr's v Kilrush Shamrocks

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

Castlewellan v Laragh United

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

Scotstown v Carrickmore St. Colmcille's

23 September 1979 Quarter-final

Scotstown

3-09 - 1-04

Carrickmore St. Colmcille's

St. Tiernach's Park

Bellaghy v Erne Gaels

14 October 1979 Quarter-final

Bellaghy

0-12 - 2-03

Erne Gaels

Dean McGlinchey Park

St. Teresa's v Bundoran

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.

Castlewellan v St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen

4 November 1979 Quarter-final

Castlewellan

2-06 - 2-06

St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen

St. Malachy's Park

St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen v Castlewellan

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

Bellaghy v Scotstown

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.

St. Teresa's v St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen

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

Scotstown v St. Patrick's Carrickcruppen

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

St. Finbarr's v Kingdom Kerry Gaels

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

St. Grellan's v Walsh Island

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.

Scotstown v St. Finbarr's

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

St. Finbarr's v St. Grellan's

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

Miscellaneous

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

References

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