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1975 All Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Teams
  
33

Manager
  
Mick O'Dwyer

Winning team
  
Kerry (23 win)

Losing team
  
Dublin

Dates
  
25 May 1975 - 28 September 1975

Captain
  
Mickey "Ned" O'Sullivan

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.

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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. 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.

Miscellaneous

  • Sligo won their 1st Connacht title since 1928.
  • Games reduced to 70 minutes after 5 years of 80.
  • Top scorers

    Overall
    Single game

    References

    1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Wikipedia