1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 11 May 1980 and ended on 21 September 1980.
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Championship details | |
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Dates | 11 May – 21 September 1980 |
Teams | 33 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Kerry (26th win) |
Captain | Ger Power |
Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Roscommon |
Captain | Danny Murray |
Manager | Tom Heneghan |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Armagh |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 33 |
Top Scorer | Matt Connor (5-31) |
Player of the Year | Jack O'Shea |
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Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 21 September 1980, Kerry won the championship following a 1-9 to 1-6 defeat of Roscommon in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 26th All-Ireland title and their third in succession.
Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 5-31. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.