| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 May – 16 September 1979 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (25th win) |
| Captain | Tim Kennelly |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 35 |
| Top Scorer |  Mikey Sheehy (6-18) |
| Player of the Year | Mikey Sheehy |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1979 and ended on 16 September 1979.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 16 September 1979, Kerry won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 25th All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Kerry's Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 6-18. He was also named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year.
- ^ "In numbers: Dublin v Kerry". RTÉ Sport. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.