Teams | 33 | ||
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Champions | Austin Stacks (1st title) | ||
Runners-up | Ballerin | ||
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The 1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71.
St. Vincent's were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Portlaoise in the second round of the Leinster Club Championship.
On 13 March 1977, Austin Stacks won the championship following a 1-13 to 2-07 defeat of Ballerin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It remains their only championship title.
Results
Munster Senior Club Football Championship
First round
Galtee Rovers v Kilrush Shamrocks17 October 1976 First round | Galtee Rovers | 2-05 - 1-10 | Kilrush Shamrocks | Canon Hayes Park |
M McCarthy 1-1, S McCarthy 0-4, J O'Connell 1-0. | J O'Halloran 0-5, L McNamara 1-1, A Moloney 0-2, T Fitzpatrick 0-1, S Doherty 0-1. |
14 November 1976 First round | Croom | 2-05 - 2-04 | John Mitchels | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
P Kiely 1-3, D Carroll 1-0, M Culhane 0-1, J Collins 0-1. | P Flynn 1-1, T Power 1-0, V Kirwan 0-2, V Murphy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
Kilrush Shamrocks v St. Finabrr's27 November 1976 Semi-final | Kilrush Shamrocks | 0-10 - 1-10 | St. Finabrr's | The Cricket Field |
28 November 1976 Semi-final | Austin Stacks | 1-13 - 0-04 | Croom | Austin Stack Park |
M Sheehy 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, P Moriarty 0-2, D Long 0-2, C Mangan 0-1, J Power 0-1, Jackie Power 0-1. | P Kiely 0-2, V Shanahan 0-1, W Dunne 0-1. |
Final
Austin Stacks v St. Finbarr's12 December 1976 Final | Austin Stacks | 1-07 - 0-08 | St. Finbarr's | Austin Stack Park |
M Sheehy 1-4, P McCarthy 0-1, G Power 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. | J Barry-Murphy 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-3, R Kenny 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Quarter-final
Austin Stacks v Kingdom30 January 1977 Quarter-final | Austin Stacks | 2-16 - 0-07 | Kingdom | Austin Stack Park |
Semi-finals
Portlaoise v Austin Stacks20 February 1977 Semi-final | Portlaoise | 2-06 - 1-14 | Austin Stacks | O'Moore Park |
20 February 1977 Semi-final | Ballerin | 5-09 - 1-04 | Killererin | Tuam Stadium |
Final
Austin Stacks v Ballerin13 March 1977 Final | Austin Stacks | 1-13 - 2-07 | Ballerin | Croke Park |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Killererin won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.
- Ballerin won the Ulster Club Championship for the first time in their history.
References
- "Recalling a journey of endless enjoyment". Irish Times. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Legends of '70s setting the standard for Austin Stacks". Irish Independent. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2020.