1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (23rd win)
CaptainMickey O'Sullivan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtSligo
Championship statistics
Player of the YearJohn O'Keeffe (Kerry)
1974
1976

The 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September, 1975. It was to be the start of a long and sometimes bitter rivalry between Kerry and Dublin which dominated the world of Gaelic Football in the late 70's and early 80's. The 1975 encounter was won by Kerry, by 2-11 to 0-12.

Format

The usual knock-out four-province setup was used. London played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time.

Results

Connacht

Mayo4-12 – 1-12London

Roscommon0-12 – 0-4Leitrim

Sligo1-13 – 0-6Galway

Mayo1-12 – 1-9Roscommon

Sligo2-10 – 1-13Mayo

Sligo2-10 – 0-15Mayo

Leinster

Final
Dublin3-13 - 0-08Kildare

Munster

Semi-Final
Tipperary0-09 - 3-13Kerry
J Egan 2-3, B Lynch 0-5, R Prenderville 1-0, P Spillane 0-3, M Sheehy 0-2

Final
Kerry1-14 - 0-07Cork
P Spillanne 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, M Sheehy 0-3, J Egan 0-2, M O'Sullivan, P McCarthy, D Moran, G O'Driscoll 0-1 each

Ulster

Final
Derry1-16 - 2-06Down

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-Final
Kerry3-13 - 0-05Sligo
J Egan 2-2, P Spillane 1-1, P Lynch 0-4, G O'Driscoll, B Lynch 0-2 each, M O'Sullivan, G Power 0-1 each

Semi-Final
Dublin3-13 - 3-08Derry

Main article: 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Final
Kerry2-12 - 0-11Dublin
M Sheehy 0-4, G O'Driscoll, J Egan 1-0 each, P Spillane, B Lynch 0-3 each, D Moran 0-2
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 66,346