1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams33
Champions Austin Stacks (1st title)
Runners-up Ballerin
1975–76 (Previous) (Next) 1977–78

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.[1]

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.[2] It remains their only championship title.

Results

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Galtee Rovers v Kilrush Shamrocks
17 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.
Croom v John Mitchels
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

Austin Stacks v Croom
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's
12 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 Kingdom
30 January 1977 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 2-16 - 0-07 Kingdom Austin Stack Park

Semi-finals

Portlaoise v Austin Stacks
20 February 1977 Semi-final Portlaoise 2-06 - 1-14 Austin Stacks O'Moore Park
Ballerin v Killererin
20 February 1977 Semi-final Ballerin 5-09 - 1-04 Killererin Tuam Stadium

Final

Austin Stacks v Ballerin
13 March 1977 Final Austin Stacks 1-13 - 2-07 Ballerin Croke Park

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Recalling a journey of endless enjoyment". Irish Times. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Legends of '70s setting the standard for Austin Stacks". Irish Independent. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2020.