1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship


The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Castlehaven in the 1979 Cork SFC semi-final.
On 25 May 1980, St Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-9 to 0-8 defeat of St Grellan's in the All-Ireland final at Seán Treacy Park. It was their first ever championship title.
Matt Connor of Walsh Island was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 2-25.

Semi-finals

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Matt ConnorWalsh Island2-253156.20
2James O'CallaghanSt Finbarr's2-131936.33
3Gerry BrownePortlaoise1-141744.25

Miscellaneous