1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	13 May – 23 September 1984
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (28th win)
Captain	Ambrose O'Donovan
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Dublin
Captain	Tommy Drumm
Manager	Kevin Heffernan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	34
Top Scorer	Barney Rock (5-24)
Player of the Year	Jack O'Shea
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 98th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1984 and ended on 23 September 1984.

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 23 September 1984, Kerry won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title.

Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 5-24. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Centenary year

1984 was a special year in the annals of Gaelic games as it was the centenary of the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Because of this a series of events celebrating the occasion were planned to take place throughout the year. The festivities were officially launched on 18 March at the Michael Cusack cottage in Carron, County Clare. Ash trees were planted to mark the occasion and a plaque was also unveiled in memory of the founder of the association. The Railway Cup finals were later played in Cusack Park, Ennis.

A £100,000 film was also commissioned by the centenary committee. Made by Louis Marcus the film was designed to be a portrait rather than a chronological history of the GAA.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

London v Galway

3 June 1984 Quarter-final	London	0-10 – 3-16	Galway	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	B O'Dwyer 0-3, J McPartland 0-2, D Diggins 0-1, F McHale 0-1, B Vaughan 0-1, B Grealish 0-1, P Canavan 0-1.		S Joyce 0-8, K Clancy 2-0, V Daly 1-0, M Brennan 0-3, L Higgins 0-2, P Conroy 0-2, B Talty 0-1.	Referee: P Egan (Leitrim)

Leitrim v Sligo

10 June 1984 Quarter-final	Leitrim	1-14 – 0-9	Sligo	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	M Martin 1-3, K McKeown 0-4, F Smith 0-2, J Reynolds 0-2, S Mulhern 0-1, M Quinn 0-1, J Ward 0-1.		T Mahon 0-5, S Durkin 0-1, John Kent 0-1, J Stenson 0-1, M McCarrick 0-1.	Referee: S MacManamon (Galway)

Semi-finals

Galway v Roscommon

17 June 1984 Semi-final	Galway	1-17 – 0-7	Roscommon	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	B O'Donnell 0-4, K Clancy 1-0, G McManus 0-3, S Joyce 0-3, V Daly 0-3, M Brennan 0-1, T Tierney 0-1, B Talty 0-1, P Conroy 0-1.		D Earley 0-5, S Hayden 0-1, T McManus 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M Kearins (Sligo)

Mayo v Leitrim

24 June 1984 Semi-final	Mayo	3-16 – 1-8	Leitrim	McHale Park, Castlebar
	A Finnerty 2-2, T Byrne 1-5, K McStay 0-5, H Gavin 0-3, D Flanagan 0-1.		M Quinn 1-0, J Reynolds 0-3, R Dolan 0-2, J Ward 0-1, S McManus 0-1, S Mulhern 0-1.	Attendance: 12,832 Referee: S Mullaney (Roscommon)

Final

Galway v Mayo

8 July 1984 Final	Galway	2-13 – 2-9	Mayo	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	S Joyce 1-5, B Talty 1-1, M Brennan 0-3, B O'Donnell 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, G McManus 0-1.		K McStay 1-7, J Burke 1-0, H Gavin 0-1, M Carney 0-1.	Attendance: 17,560 Referee: M Kearins (Sligo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Carlow v Laois

13 May 1984 Preliminary round	Carlow	1-6 – 1-12	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Owens 1-1, T Dwyer 0-3, W Cullen 0-1, W Doyle 0-1.		S Ramsbottom 0-9, P Doran 1-0, C Browne 0-1, S Dempsey 0-1, E Whelan 0-1.	Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)

Wicklow v Longford

20 May 1984 Preliminary round	Wicklow	1-9 – 4-4	Longford	Aughrim Park, Aughrim
	P Baker 0-5, P Tyrrell 1-1, P O'Byrne 0-2, J Lynch 0-1.		J McCormack 2-2, E McCormack 1-1, K O'Rourke 1-0, M O'Hara 0-1.

Westmeath v Meath

27 May 1984 Preliminary round	Westmeath	1-5 – 2-15	Meath	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	W Lowry 1-1, E Coughlan 0-2, M Lowry 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.		C O'Rourke 1-2, JJ McCormack 1-2, L Smith 0-3, F Murtagh 0-3, C Coyle 0-2, M McCabe 0-2, B Flynn 0-1.	Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

Quarter-finals

Kildare v Laois

3 June 1984 Quarter-final	Kildare	0-7 – 1-10	Laois	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	L Tompkins 0-4, G Power 0-2, G Donnelly 0-1.		P Doran 1-4, J Ramsbottom 0-4, G Browne 0-1, B Miller 0-1.	Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Meath v Louth

3 June 1984 Quarter-final	Meath	1-12 – 0-10	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	L Smith 1-4, F Murtagh 0-3, C O'Rourke 0-2, L Hayes 0-1, G McEntee 0-1, M McCabe 0-1.		J McDonnell 0-5, R Culhane 0-2, R Quinn 0-2, E Cluskey 0-1.	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: C Buckley (Offaly)

Longford v Offaly

10 June 1984 Quarter-final	Longford	0-15 – 1-12	Offaly	Pearse Park, Longford
	J McCormack 0-7, K O'Rourke 0-4, G Clarke 0-2, M O'Hara 0-1, M Duggan 0-1.		M Connor 0-9, J Mooney 1-2, A O'Halloran 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Dublin v Wexford

10 June 1984 Quarter-final	Dublin	4-12 – 0-9	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 2-4, K Duff 1-2, J McNally 1-1, T Conroy 0-2, J Ronayne 0-1, B Mullins 0-1, J Caffrey 0-1.		E Mahon 0-2, G O'Connor 0-2, N Swords 0-2, M Quigley 0-1, James McGovern 0-1, M Henrick 0-1.	Attendance: 16,025 Referee: K Campbell (Meath)

Offaly v Longford

17 June 1984 Quarter-final replay	Offaly	3-15 – 3-10	Longford	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Connor 2-5, B Lowry 1-4, A O'Halloran 0-2, S Darby 0-2, J Mooney 0-1, P Dunne 0-1.		J McCormack 0-7, F McNamee 2-0, D Barry 1-1, M O'Hara 0-2.	Attendance: 33,061 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

Dublin v Offaly

24 June 1984 Semi-final	Dublin	0-13 – 0-5	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 0-4, K Duff 0-2, A O'Toole 0-2, J McNally 0-1, T Conroy 0-1, B Mullins 0-1, PJ Buckley 0-1, J Ronayne 0-1.		M Connor 0-3, B Lowry 0-1, J Mooney 0-1.	Attendance: 38,101 Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Meath v Laois

24 June 1984 Semi-final	Meath	3-15 – 3-10	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	F Murtagh 0-8, M McCabe 1-3, C O'Rourke 1-3, B Tansey 1-0, L Smith 0-1.		C Browne 2-0, S Dempsey 1-2, J Ramsbottom 0-4, G Lawlor 0-2, G Browne 0-1, R Miller 0-1.	Attendance: 38,101 Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

Final

Dublin v Meath

22 July 1984 Final	Dublin	2-10 – 1-9	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	Barney Rock 1-4 (0-3f), Kieran Duff 1-4, Anton O'Toole and Joe McNally 0-1 each		Ben Tansey 1-0, Liam Smith 0-3f, Mattie McCabe 0-2, Martin O'Connell (1 '50), Liam Hayes, Colm O'Rourke, Bernard Flynn 0-1 each	Attendance: 56,051 Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Waterford v Tipperary

20 May 1984 Quarter-final	Waterford	1-6 – 0-9	Tipperary	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	P Whyte 1-1, J Maher 0-3, E O'Brien 0-1, M Hogan 0-1.		F Kelly 0-3, O Maher 0-2, T Carr 0-2, J O'Donnell 0-1, B Conway 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Cork)

Tipperary v Waterford

27 May 1984 Quarter-final replay	Tipperary	4-13 – 0-10	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	B Conway 1-4, F Kelly 1-4, E O'Dwyer 1-2, J O'Donnell 1-0, O Maher 0-2, K Barron 0-1.		J Maher 0-4, J Casey 0-3, E O'Brien 0-1, P Keating 0-1, C McGrath 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Cork)

Clare v Limerick

27 May 1984 Quarter-final	Clare	0-10 – 1-7	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	N Normoyle 0-3, Pat McNamara 0-2, T Tubridy 0-2, P Burke 0-1, J Roche 0-1, D Casey 0-1.		M Quish 1-2, F Ryan 0-2, R Doherty 0-1, P Barrett 0-1, T Lenihan 0-1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Limerick v Clare

3 June 1984 Quarter-final replay	Limerick	0-10 – 2-5	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	R O'Doherty 0-3, F Ryan 0-2, D Fitzgibbon 0-1, M Quish 0-1, F Brosnahan 0-1, T Browne 0-1, T Cummins 0-1.		P McNamara 0-4, D O'Loughlin 1-0, P Burke 1-0, T Tubridy 0-1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Semi-finals

Kerry v Tipperary

10 June 1984 Semi-final	Kerry	0-23 – 0-6	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	J Kennedy 0-6, T O'Dowd 0-4, M Sheehy 0-4, E Liston 0-4, P Spillane 0-3, J O'Shea 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1.		J O'Donnell 0-2, F Kelly 0-2, O Maher 0-1, B Conway 0-1.	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: R Moloney (Limerick)

Cork v Clare

17 June 1984 Semi-final	Cork	3-11 – 1-5	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Allen 2-0, E O'Mahony 1-3, D Barry 0-3, J Cleary 0-3, M Lynch 0-1, T Nation 0-1.		G Killeen 1-0, P McNamara 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, N Normoyle 0-1, P Burke 0-1, F Mescall 0-1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

Final

Kerry v Cork

1 July 1984 Final	Kerry	3-14 – 2-10	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	P Spillane 2-0, J Kennedy 0-4, W Maher 1-0, M Sheehy 0-3, D Moran 0-2, G Power 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, T Spillane 0-1, E Liston 0-1.		D Barry 1-4, B Coffey 1-0, M Burns 0-2, C Corrigan 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1, D Allen 0-1, J Allen 0-1.	Attendance: 36,258 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Cavan v Derry

27 May 1984 Preliminary round	Cavan	0-13 – 1-13	Derry	Breffni Park, Cavan
	D Donohoe 0-3, M McEntee 0-3, M Faulkner 0-2, J Reilly 0-1, B Tierney 0-1, R Cullivan 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1, A King 0-1.		G Bradley 1-3, D Cassidy 0-5, Dermot McNicholl 0-2, D Barron 0-1, E Young 0-1, Declan McNicholl 0-1.	Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)

Quarter-finals

Down v Fermanagh

20 May 1984 Quarter-final	Down	3-6 – 0-8	Fermanagh	Pairc Esler, Newry
	B Mason 1-1, L Austin 1-1, L Heaney 1-0, J Treanor 0-2, M Linden 0-2.		P McGinnity 0-4, T Maguire 0-2, Dom Corrigan 0-1, K Corrigan 0-1.

Antrim v Monaghan

27 May 1984 Quarter-final	Antrim	1-6 – 2-17	Monaghan	Casement Park, Belfast
	A McQuillan 1-1, K Gough 0-2, M Darragh 0-1, K McAllister 0-1, G Higgins 0-1.		B Murray 1-4, R McDermott 1-1, R McCarron 0-4, E Hughes 0-3, E McEneaney 0-2, M Caulfield 0-2, H Clerkin 0-1.

Armagh v Donegal

3 June 1984 Quarter-final	Armagh	1-10 – 0-12	Donegal	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	J Corvan 0-5, G Houlihan 1-1, B Hughes 0-1, P Rafferty 0-1, T Coleman 0-1, C Harney 0-1.		G Curran 0-5, S Maguire 0-3, B Murray 0-2, M Lafferty 0-1, D Reid 0-1.	Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Derry v Tyrone

10 June 1984 Quarter-final	Derry	3-4 – 1-13	Tyrone	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
	G Bradley 2-0, Dermot McNicholl 1-1, D CAssidy 0-2, Declan McNicholl 0-1.		F McGUigan 0-6, D O'Hagan 1-2, E McKenna 0-3, P O'Neill 0-1, K McCabe 0-1.	Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

Semi-finals

Armagh v Monaghan

17 June 1984 Semi-final	Armagh	2-8 – 0-9	Monaghan	Breffni Park, Cavan
	Coleman 1-0, G Houlihan 1-0, J Corvan 0-2, F McMahon 0-2, Kiernan 0-2, J McCorry 0-1, Hughes 0-1.		McCarron 0-3, Finlay 0-2, Hughes 0-2, Murphy 0-1, Clerkin 0-1.	Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

Tyrone v Down

24 June 1984 Semi-final	Tyrone	0-10 – 0-5	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	D O'Hagan 0-5, P Kerlin 0-2, F McGuigan 0-2, S Daly 0-1.		J Treanor 0-2, P Browne 0-1, G Blaney 0-1, A Rodgers 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: M Greenan (Cavan)

Final

Tyrone v Armagh

15 July 1984 Final	Tyrone	0-15 – 1-7	Armagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	F McGuigan 0-11, E McKenna 0-1, P Kerlin 0-1, C Donaghy 0-1, N McGlinn 0-1.		G Houlihan 1-1, J Corvan 0-3, F McMahon 0-1, J McCorry 0-1, J McKerr 0-1.	Attendance: 25,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Kerry v Galway

12 August 1984 Semi-final	Kerry	2-17 – 0-11	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Sheehy 1-4, J Egan 1-2, J O'Shea 0-5, P Spillane 0-3, K Kennedy 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, T Spillane 0-1.		T Tierney 0-3, P Kelly 0-2, V Daly 0-2, G McMnaus 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, P Conory 0-1, B O'Donnell 0-1.	Attendance: 19,248 Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Dublin v Tyrone

22 August 1984 Semi-final	Dublin	2-11 – 0-8	Tyrone	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 1-7, J McNally 1-0, B Mullins 0-1, T Conroy 0-1, C Duff 0-1, C Sutton 0-1.		F McGuigan 0-4, E McKenna 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, C Donaghy 0-1.	Attendance: 39,915 Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)

Final

Kerry v Dublin

23 September 1984 Final	Kerry	0-14 – 1-6	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Kennedy 0-5, P Spillane 0-4, E Liston 0-3, J O'Shea 0-1, D Moran 0-1.		B Rock 1-5, T Conroy 0-1.	Attendance: 68,365 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Main article: 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

For the first time in years there were 2 draws and replays in the Munster football championship Quarter-finals.
Tyrone are Ulster champions for the first time since 1973.
The All Ireland semi-final between Dublin vs Tyrone was their first championship meeting.

Scoring

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Barney Rock	Dublin	5-24	39	5	7.80
2	Matt Connor	Offaly	2-17	26	3	8.66
3	Frank McGuigan	Tyrone	0-23	23	4	5.75
4	John McCormack	Longford	2-16	22	3	7.33
5	Stephen Joyce	Galway	1-16	19	4	4.75
6	John Ramsbottom	Laois	0-17	17	3	5.66
7	John Kennedy	Kerry	0-16	16	4	4.00
8	Kieran Duff	Dublin	2-9	15	5	3.00
8	Kevin McStay	Mayo	1-12	15	2	7.50
10	Finian Murtagh	Meath	0-14	14	3	4.66
10	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	1-11	14	4	3.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Matt Connor	Offaly	2-5	11	Longford
1	Frank McGuigan	Tyrone	0-11	11	Armagh
3	Barney Rock	Dublin	2-4	10	Wexford
	Kevin McStay	Mayo	1-7	10	Galway
	Barney Rock	Dublin	1-7	10	Tyrone
6	John Ramsbottom	Laois	0-9	9	Carlow
6	Matt Connor	Offaly	0-9	9	Longford
8	Anthony Finnerty	Mayo	2-2	8	Leitrim
	John McCormack	Longford	2-2	8	Wicklow
	Barney Rock	Dublin	1-5	8	Kerry
	Tom Byrne	Mayo	1-5	8	Leitrim
	Stephen Joyce	Galway	1-5	8	Mayo
	Finian Murtagh	Meath	0-8	8	Laois
	Stephen Joyce	Galway	0-8	8	London

References

"Kerry win Sam Maguire". RTÉ Archives. 24 September 1984. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Pre-1928

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Beginning of
Sam Maguire

Seasons

Finals

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Qualifiers and
quarter-finals era

Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Associated competitions

Provincial Championships
Tailteann Cup
Tommy Murphy Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards

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