1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May – 24 September 1978 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (24th win) |
| Captain | Denis "Ógie" Moran |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Tony Hanahoe |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Keaveney (2–31) |
| Player of the Year | Pat Spillane |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1978 and ended on 24 September 1978.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 24 September 1978, Kerry won the championship following a 5–11 to 0–9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.
Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2–31.