1979

SENIOR FOOTBALL RESULTS

Connacht Championship

SEMI-FINAL: Leitrim 1-10 Mayo 3-12 (Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, 17/6/1979).  MAYO: M Webb; S Minogue, J Timoney, S Sweeney; H Gavin, A Egan, A Garvey (0-1); K Kenny (0-2), WJ Padden (0-1); L Donoghue (0-2), W Nally, P O’Brien (0-2); G Cuddy (0-3), JP Kean, J McGrath (3-1).  Subs: M Gavin for H Gavin, J Gallagher for Donoghue, T O’Malley for Kean.

FINAL: Mayo 2-10 Roscommon 3-15 (MacHale Park, 15/7/1979).  MAYO: M Webb; S Minogue, J Timoney, S Sweeney; H Gavin (0-1), W Diskin, A Garvey; K Kenny, WJ Padden; L Donoghue (0-2), W Nally, M Carney; G Cuddy (0-1, free); JP Kean, J McGrath (2-5).  Subs: M Gavin for Garvey, T O’Malley (0-1) for Cuddy.

1979/1980 NFL Division 1 North

Armagh 1-11 Mayo 2-4 (Armagh, 11/11/1979).  MAYO: M Webb; A Garvey, S Minogue, J Gallagher; M Gavin, JP Kean, M O’Toole; W Diskin, K Kenny; T O’Malley (0-3), H Gavin (0-1), M Carney; J Lyons, J Maughan (0-1), J McGrath (2-0).  Subs: W Nally for Diskin, P Corrigan for Kenny, M Flannery.

Tyrone 0-8 Mayo 2-7 (Coalisland, 25/11/1979).  MAYO: M Webb; S Minogue, J Timoney, J Gallagher; M Gavin, JP Kean, M O’Toole; W Nally, K Kenny; T O’Malley (1-1), H Gavin (1-1), M Carney (0-3); J Lyons (0-1), J Burke, J McGrath (0-1).  Subs: G Feeney for Burke, G Cuddy for O’Malley.

Mayo 2-6 Cavan 0-6 (Fr O’Hara Park, Charlestown, 9/12/1979).  MAYO: M Webb; S Minogue, J Timoney, J Gallagher;H Gavin, W Diskin, M O’Toole; W Nally, D McGrath; G Cuddy (0-1), J Maughan, K Kenny; M Carney (0-4), J Burke, J McGrath (2-0).  Subs: P O’Brien (0-1) for Cuddy, J Lyons for Feeney.

Mayo 0-6 Down 2-6 (St Tiernan’s Park, Crossmolina, 16/12/1979). MAYO: M Webb; S Minogue, J Timoney, J Gallagher; H Gavin, W Diskin, M O’Toole; W Nally, D McGrath; G Feeney (0-1), J Lyons, S Clarke; M Carney (0-3, one a free), J Burke (0-1), J McGrath (0-1).  Subs: S Sweeney for Burke, M Gavin for Sweeney.

UNDER 21 FOOTBALL RESULTS

Connacht Championship

PRELIMINARY ROUND: Mayo 0-13 Roscommon 1-10 (James Stephens Park, Ballina, 5/7/1979). MAYO: D Healy; T Reilly, S Durcan, M O’Toole; N O’Shea, E Lavin, A Garvey (0-1); WJ Padden, P Monaghan; F Noone, J Lyons (0-2), P O’Brien (0-6); A Gavin, L Higgins, S Nallen. Subs: L Duggan for O’Shea, G Cuddy (0-3) for Noone, P Corcoran (0-1) for Monaghan.

PRELIMINARY ROUND (REPLAY): Roscommon 1-15 Mayo 1-10 (Dr Hyde Park, 22/7/1979). MAYO: D Healy; T Reilly, S Durcan, M O’Toole; E Melvin, E Lavin, L Duggan; WJ Padden, L O’Malley; A Garvey, J Lyons (1-1), P O’Brien (0-2); G Cuddy (0-4), L Higgins (0-1), S Nallen (0-1). Subs: P Corcoran (0-1) for O’Malley, A Gavin for Higgins.

MINOR FOOTBALL RESULTS

Connacht Championship

SEMI-FINAL: Mayo 3-8 Sligo 2-5 (James Stephens Park, Ballina, 1/7/1979). MAYO: S Warde; S Moran, O Murphy, PJ Moran; N Heffernen, P Forde, D Gallagher; TJ Kilgallon; E Gallagher; D Flanagan, Jimmy Maughan (0-1), M O’Grady (0-2); J Lindsay, L Lyons (1-1), E Griffin (1-3). Subs: J Doherty (0-1) for E Gallagher, K Armstrong for D Gallagher, G Geraghty (1-0) for Doherty.  

FINAL: Mayo 5-11 Galway 3-6 (MacHale Park, 15/7/1979).  MAYO: S Warde; PJ Moran, O Murphy, John Maughan; N Heffernan (0-1), P Forde, P Gilvarry; TJ Kilgallon (1-1), V Healy; D Flanagan, Jimmy Maughan (1-1), M O’Grady (0-2); G Geraghty (1-1), L Lyons (0-3), E Griffin (2-1). Sub: A Finnerty (0-1) for Flanagan.

All-Ireland Championship

SEMI-FINAL: Dublin 0-8 Mayo 0-7 (Croke Park, 19/8/1979). MAYO: S Warde; PJ Moran, P Forde, O Murphy; N Heffernan, John Maughan, J Burke; TJ Kilgallon, V Healy; D Flanagan, Jimmy Maughan, M O’Grady (0-1); G Geraghty, L Lyons, E Griffin (0-6, five frees). Sub: J Lindsay for Flanagan.

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