| Year: | 1976 |
| Dates: | 9 May – 26 September 1976 |
| Teams: | 33 |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Derry |
| Poty: | Jimmy Keaveney |
| Team: | Dublin |
| Titles: | 19 |
| Captain: | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager: | Kevin Heffernan |
| Team2: | Kerry |
| Captain2: | John O'Keeffe |
| Manager2: | Mick O'Dwyer |
| Topscorer: | Mikey Sheehy (4-26) |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976.
Kerry were the defending champions.
On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3-8 to 0-10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons.
Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
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Finals
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 4-26 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 | |
| 2 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 6-18 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 | |
| 3 | Brendan Kelly | Derry | 0-29 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 | |
| 4 | Steve Duggan | Cavan | 1-22 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | |
| 5 | Gerry Farrelly | Meath | 3-12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | |
| 6 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | 2-14 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 | |
| 7 | Joe McLoughlin | Galway | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 3-4 | 13 | Longford |
| 2 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 3-3 | 12 | Derry |
| 3 | Joe McLoughlin | Galway | 1-8 | 11 | Leitrim |
| Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | Cork | |
| 5 | Steve Duggan | Cavan | 0-10 | 10 | Down |
| 6 | Willie Brennan | Laois | 1-6 | 9 | Kildare |
| 7 | Gerry Farrelly | Meath | 1-5 | 8 | Wicklow |
| Pat Spillane | Kerry | 1-5 | 8 | Waterford | |
| Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 1-5 | 8 | Galway | |
| Brendan Kelly | Derry | 0-8 | 8 | Cavan |