1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams33
ChampionsThomond College (1st title)
Runners-upSt. John's
1976–77 (Previous) (Next) 1978–79

Austin Stacks were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Thomond College in the semi-final of the Munster club Championship.[1]

On 26 March 1978, Thomond College won the championship following a 2-14 to 1-03 defeat of St. John's in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It remains their only championship title.

Results

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First round

27 November 1977 First round Kilrush Shamrocks 1-04 - 3-07 Nemo Rangers The Cricket Field
L McNamara 1-0, B O'Reilly 0-2, J O'Halloran 0-1, A Moloney 0-1. S Coughlan 1-6, L Good 1-0, J Barrett 1-0, K Collins 0-1.
27 November 1977 First round Austin Stacks 0-10 - 0-03 Loughmore-Castleiney Austin Stack Park
M Sheehy 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-2, JL McEligott 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, T Sweeney 0-1, D Long 0-1, F Ryan 0-1. T Kiely 0-2, J Meagher 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 December 1977 Semi-final Thomond College 2-06 - 2-06 Austin Stacks Gaelic Grounds
G Dillon 1-1, M Kilcoyne 1-0, R Bell 0-2, J Dunne 0-2, P Spillane 0-1. M Sheehy 1-3, J Power 1-0, G Power 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, D Long 0-1.
12 December 1977 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 2-14 - 1-04 Ardmore Páirc Mac Gearailt
D Linehan 1-4, N Morgan 1-2, S Coughlan 0-3, D Allen 0-3, K Brady 0-1, L Good 0-1. D Hennessy 1-1, J Hennessy 0-1, J Dunne 0-1, F North 0-1.
18 December 1977 Semi-final replay Thomond College 1-10 - 3-04 Austin Stacks Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Sheehy 1-6, C Mangan 0-1, D Long 0-1, F Ryan 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1. J O'Connell 2-0, P Spillane 1-1, R Bell 0-1, G Dillon 0-1, J Dunne 0-1.
15 January 1978 Semi-final 2nd replay Thomond College 2-18 - 3-15
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Austin Stacks Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Kilcoyne 1-3, B Talty 0-6, P Spillane 0-5, J Dunne 1-1, J O'Connell 0-1, T Harkin 0-1, M Houston 0-1. M Sheehy 1-11, G Power 1-2, P McCarthy 1-1, JL McEligott 0-1.
15 January 1978 Semi-final 3rd replay Thomond College 3-08 - 2-05 Austin Stacks Páirc Uí Chaoimh
P Spillane 2-1, B Talty 0-5, R Bell 1-1, D Smyth 0-1. M Sheehy 1-2, JL McEligott 1-0, G Power 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1.

Final

5 February 1978 Final Nemo Rangers 1-03 - 0-12 Thomond College Páirc Uí Chaoimh
D Linehan 1-0, S Coughlan 0-2, J Barrett 0-1. J Dunne 0-5, B Talty 0-3, M Kilcoyne 0-2, M Spillane 0-1, R Bell 0-1.

Quarter-final

29 January 1978 Quarter-final St. John's 4-09 - 1-08 Kingdom Corrigan Park

Semi-finals

5 March 1978 Semi-final St. John's 4-12 - 1-08 Summerhill Corrigan Park

Final

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Legends of '70s setting the standard for Austin Stacks". Irish Independent. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Fethard confident of their strengths". Irish Times. 13 December 1977. Retrieved 30 June 2020.