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1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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The 1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the ninth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams33
Champions Nemo Rangers (2nd title)
Brian Murphy (captain)
Runners-up Scotstown
Cormac Morgan (captain)
← 1977–78 (Previous) (Next) 1979–80 →

Thomond College were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being between in the Limerick County Championship.[1]

On 17 March 1979, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-09 to 1-03 defeat of Scotstown in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1973.[3]

Connacht

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Leinster

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Munster

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First round

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29 October 1978 First round Kilrush Shamrocks 1-11 - 0-07 Fethard The Cricket Field
12 November 1978 First round Austin Stacks 1-12 - 0-05 Monaleen Austin Stack Park
M Sheehy 0-6, B Carroll 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, JL McEligott 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1, J Power 0-1. N Moloney 0-2, N Bridgeman 0-2, W Cremin 0-1.

Semi-finals

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12 November 1978 Semi-final Ballinacourty 3-03 - 1-10 Kilrush Shamrocks Fraher Field
J O'Dwyer 1-1, J Kiely 1-0, M Hanrahan 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-2. S Roche 0-5, S Moloney 1-0, B O'Reilly 0-3, M O'Reilly 0-2.
26 November 1978 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 1-11 - 2-08 Austin Stacks Páirc Uí Chaoimh
T Dalton 1-3, D Allen 0-4, D Gaery 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, K Collins 0-1. M Sheehy 2-4, B O'Sullivan 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1.
17 December 1978 Semi-final replay Austin Stacks 2-08 - 1-12 Nemo Rangers Austin Stack Park
M Sheehy 2-4, P McCarthy 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, JL McEligott 0-1. D Allen 1-7, K Brady 0-1, N Morgan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, T Dalton 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.

Final

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4 February 1979 Final Kilrush Shamrocks 0-05 - 0-08 Nemo Rangers The Cricket Field
S Moloney 0-2, A Moloney 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Keogh 0-1. D Linehan 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, D Allen 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, T Dalton 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.

Ulster

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Quarter-final

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Quarter-final Killererin w/o - scr. Kingdom

Semi-finals

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4 March 1979 Semi-final Killererin 1-06 - 3-06 Nemo Rangers Tuam Stadium
4 March 1979 Semi-final Walsh Island 0-08 - 3-04 Scotstown O'Connor Park

Final

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17 March 1979 Final Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 1-03 Scotstown Croke Park

Statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ↑ "Fethard confident of their strengths". Irish Times. 13 December 1977. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (16 February 2001). "Nemo have that certain pedigree". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (23 February 2008). "Geary enjoying doing things the Nemo way". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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